Smoky Mountain Attractions - North Carolina & Tennessee

Once a year all the black bears of the Great Smoky Mountains come together in their secret mountain cave. Join the bears for a fabulous Country Feast and Fantastic Show as our talented cast of actors, singers, dancers and musicians provide the best entertainment in Pigeon Forge with dinner on us. If you listen closely, you can hear their favorite music from High Flying Country to Bluegrass as well as Gospel, 50’s and Broadway tunes.

119 Music Rd
Pigeon Forge, TN 37863
Phone Number: (865) 429-5494
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Country Tonite Theatre is the best entertainment value in the Smokies! Experience this high-energy full-scale production located in a 1500 seat multi-million dollar theatre. You're sure to understand why this spectacular show has won so many awards including "2003, 2002, 2001 Show of the Year ", "Best Live Country Show in America" and "Best Show in the Smokies"! In its seventh year in Pigeon Forge, Country Tonite continues to provide the best in quality entertainment with singing, dancing, comedy, gospel, patriotic, and more filling this two-hour show. From old country to new country, our country theater has it all. If you are want to hear classic country music, then visit this country theatre for a music experience you won't forget. Let the cast of our award winning show sing their hearts out to your country favorites. Want to hear some country tonight, visit the best country show in Pigeon Forge, COUNTRY TONITE!

129 Showplace Blvd.
Pigeon Forge, TN 37863
Phone Number: (865) 453-2003
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Enjoy a day with your family in one of America’s most beautiful water adventure parks. Experience 25 acres of fun including 16 thrilling water slides, 2 interactive children’s areas, a 25,000 sq. ft. wave pool plus a lazy river. It’s Smoky Mountain water adventure for the entire family. Open Memorial Day through Labor Day.

2146 Middle Creek Rd
Pigeon Forge, TN 37863
Phone Number: (865) 428-9488
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Dolly Parton’s 118-Acre entertainment park offers the best Music, Shows, Attractions, Crafts, Family Fun Rides, Special Events & Smoky Mountain Traditions – All brought together in one unique place. New for 2003, “KidsFest”, June 20 – August 10, 2003. It’s a summer long park-wide explosion of fun for kids of all ages.

Dollywood
1020 Dollywood Lane
Pigeon Forge, TN 37863
Phone Number: (865) 428-9488
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Bluegrass music, the Smoky Mountains, and early autumn in East Tennessee are just a portion of the atmosphere of the Dumplin Valley Bluegrass Festival. Join us in 2003 on September 18-21 for some of the finest bluegrass music around. Many of your favorite and soon-to-be favorite musicians will be performing. You are bound to have a great time here on the farm where the living is easy, the hospitality is fine, and the music is just too good to miss. So . . . bring your lawn chair, your family and friends, plus a hearty appetite, and prepare to have some good ole toe-tappin´ fun!

525 Dumplin
Valley Road, East
Kodak, TN 37876
Phone Number: (865) 397-7942
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It sounds so brutally simple. Yet that is the essence of the more than 90 ground-pounding, fire-breathing examples of American automotive culture to be found at Floyd Garrett's Muscle Car Museum! Having opened April 26, 1996 and located in the beautiful Smoky Mountain town of Sevierville, Tennessee the museum represents the dream of one man - Floyd Garrett.>

Floyd Garrett's Muscle Car Museum
320 Winfield Dunn Pkwy
Sevierville, TN 37876
Phone Number: (865) 908-0882
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Never A Dull Moment at Mandrell Show
by Mitch Moore
It's been almost six years since I first saw Louise Mandrell perform at her Pigeon Forge music theater. I still remember that show, particularly how the minutes seemed to fly by as Louise and her cast unleashed two hours' worth of song, dance and variety that set a new benchmark for entertainment in the Smokies. I've since lost count of how many times I've seen Louise perform over the years. But as I darken the theater door to catch her show for 2004, my sense of anticipation is cranked up a few notches. From the opening number-in which Louise sails in on a star with her name blazing in lights across the curtain-to the dizzying and spectacular finale, this real-life star draws you into her world and plays the ever-accommodating host as you sit back and marvel at what unfolds on stage. Louise delivers more than two dozen new songs that reflect the singer's incredible range of musical interests and abilities. Few performers are able to sing country, Latin, reggae, gospel, jazz, polka, rock, patriotic, blues and swing music all in one show, much less do all the styles justice. But when it comes to versatility, Louise Mandrell is truly a law-abiding citizen. Anyone who has ever seen her show knows that singing is just the tip of the iceberg for Louise. She is practically a one-woman band, playing everything from fiddle to drums to bass, and even the Tazmanian Devil would have his work cut out for him trying to keep up with her dance routines. And while Louise Mandrell has enough talent to be the whole package, she never fails to let her supporting cast of vocalists, dancers and musicians shine along with her. Several different segments of Louise's show manage to stand out in my mind. The Mardis Gras scene just before intermission is a veritable color explosion, showcasing dazzling new sets and lighting effects. Performers in multihued, sequined costumes make the stage sparkle, inflatable jesters spring to life, and Louise wraps up the act by flying out over the audience on gossamer wings. The second act starts strongly with a well-rounded gospel section that includes something for all tastes-from old-fashioned, hand-clapping, foot-stomping spirituals to harmonious, meditative ensemble pieces featuring flute, trumpet and violin. Throughout, Louise and her gospel choir are perfectly in synch with their rich harmonies. A star-spangled tribute to America honors not just our country's military veterans but its firefighting and law enforcement heroes. The hard-driving number "I Need A Hero" brings a misty-eyed audience to its feet and segues into a stirring re-creation of the flag-raising scene at Ground Zero. The show makes its last lap with a wide-open throttle as Louise and cast turn the theater into a party zone. A final flurry of high-energy songs and dance numbers culminate with a shower of balloons and confetti that rains down on the audience. As I exit the theater, I look at my watch, shake my head and once again wonder where the time has gone. This show was vintage Louise Mandrell- and there was never a dull moment.

Louise Mandrell Theater
2046 Parkway
Pigeon Forge, TN 37863
Phone Number:(865) 453-3534
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Ober Gatlinburg is your destination for fun in the Smokies. From Downtown Gatlinburg, America's largest Aerial Tramway transports you to the mountain resort. Unsurpassed vistas surround you on all sides as the tram takes you high atop Mt. Harrison.

Ober Gatlinburg
1001 Parkway
Gatlinburg, TN 37738
Phone Number: (865) 436-5423
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Located in the heart of the beautiful Smoky Mountains, this all indoor RainForest is open year round. Mixing fun with education the RainForest has been themed by one of the nations finest zoological contractors, whose work includes Animal Kingdom at Disney World. Featuring over 500 live animals, representing over 150 species, we are home to unique and beautiful creatures from the Rain Forests of the world. You will also see some amazing creatures from right here in the Smoky Mountains!

RainForest Adventures
109 NASCAR Drive
Sevierville, TN 37864
Phone Number: (865) 428 4091
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Opening late in the Summer of 2000, the Aquarium of the Smokies will be one of the world's finest aquariums. You will ride a 340 foot long moving walkway through a crystal-clear acrylic tunnel along the floor of a one million gallon tank, surrounded by 10 foot sand tiger sharks, as well as, other species of sharks from around the world.
Along with over 10,000 other fish, you will see a giant Pacific octopus, stingrays, morey eels, jellyfish, and Japanese spider crabs with arm spreads of over 10 feet! You will be able to touch rays and horseshoe crabs in the special touch areas.

88 River Road
Gatlinburg, Tennessee 37738
Phone Number: (865) 430-8808
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The Sevier County Heritage Museum opened July 10, 1995, as part of Sevierville's Bicentennial Celebration. The U. S. Postal Service sold the former Sevierville Post Office building to the county, which in turn designated the building as the site for a new musem. SCHM was co-founded by Janie Hearn and Patsy Bradford, who received recognition from Gov. Don Sundquist for their efforts to preserve Sevier County's rich heritage. This museum is sponsored in part by a grant from Tennessee 200, Inc., in honor of Tennessee's Bicentennial.The museum is also a tribute to the memory of the late Rowena Emert Schmutzer, who devoted much of her time to preservation of Sevier County's history. The Museum offers much more than displays of local artifacts and memorabilia. We host lectures and classes; we transcribe and index historic documents; and we perform research services for long-distance genealogists and historians. The Museum also takes part in local commemmorations of historic events and supports a number of other like-minded organizations, such as the Smoky Mountain Historical Society and the Friends of the Great Smoky Mountains.

Sevier County Heritage Museum
167 E Bruce Street
Sevierville, TN 37862
Phone Number: (865) 453-4058
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Elmer and Faunda Dreyer originated the Smoky Mountain Jubilee in Branson, Missouri in 1977. The Dreyers followed their dream to the heart of the smokies, and decided on a perfect location in Pigeon Forge, Tennnessee. The Jubilee has prospered in beautiful Pigeon Forge for nineteen years-as a result of family team-work, the help of employees and a cast that's just like family too, and with the support from our local patrons who reside in the Smokies. Elmer, Faunda , Gayla , and grand-daughter Nikki are thankful for the chance to work together as a family, and to be able to present such a clean, family-oriented show. They invite you to join their Jubilee family for the evening...sit back,

Smoky Mountain Jubilee
PO Box 1316
Pigeon Forge, TN 37868
Phone Number: (865) 428-1836
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