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Best Western
Twin Islands
800.223.9299
865.436.5121
Best Western
Crossroads Inn
800.925.8889
865.436.5661
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Gatlinburg Attractions & Family Fun!
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 Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies: America's most visited Aquarium. Glide through the world's longest underwater aquarium tunnel surrounded by 11' sharks. Hourly dive and feeding shows. Two great restaurants and unique shopping. Open 365 days. Discount Group Rates Available. Local Phone: 865-430-8808 Toll Free: 1-888-240-1358
A Walk in the Woods: Discover the treasures of the Great Smoky Mountains with Naturalists Erik and Vesna Plakanis. Guided nature walks, day hikes, overnight trips, shuttle service, equipment rental and more. Licensed and insured.
Local Phone: 865-436-8283
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A Smokies Plane Ride: Enjoy a real adventure in the Pigeon Forge area with a plane ride high above the Smokies! Great rates for half hour and full hour rides for up to 3 people per ride. Experience the Smokies like never before! Flight instruction available.
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Bent Creek Golf Course: Located in Gatlinburg in the Cobbly Nob area. Enjoy Bent Creek Golf Course for a round or two of challenging mountain golf. Let us help you arrange a corporate retreat or family reunion golf tournament! Features a full service golf shop, golfing lessons, and golf vacation packages!
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 Camp Thunder Fun Center: It's rain-or-shine fun for families and groups! Drive at speeds up to 25 miles per hour in nascar-style, gasoline powered Go-Karts on an indoor oval slick track. Want to play a round? Enjoy eighteen challenging holes of indoor Miniature Golf, themed around the national park. "Ride the Rock" on two action-packed Motion Simulator movies. Best value is the Vacation Pass - play all three activities, then return another day to play them again for free! Located on the downtown Parkway across from Hard Rock Cafe and Ripley's Aquarium. Open daily at 10 a.m. Local Phone: 865-430-RACE
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 Fort Fun Family Entertainment Center: Rain-or-shine family and group fun featuring Laser Tag in a 2,700 square foot arena, with cool lights and pumping music - perfect for tournaments! Watch movies so realistic you can almost reach out and touch them in the Smokies' only 3-D Movie Theater, with sharks, aliens, dinosaurs, and more in five special-effect selections. Bounce and bump in every direction on futuristic circular Bumper Cars. Best value is the Vacation Pass - play all three activities, then return another day to play them all again for free! Downtown Parkway next to Old Gatlinburg Golf & Games. Local Phone: 865-436-2326
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G. Webb Artist & Art Gallery: Gatlinburg nature artists G Webb & daughter Cami Webb offer beautiful and original art. Browse through the art gallery located in the Gatlinburg Arts & Crafts Community for a very special Smoky Mountain souvenir.
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Gatlinburg Aerial Tramway: Enjoy spectacular views year-round from aboard 120 passenger Aerial Tramway. Departs regularly from downtown Gatlinburg to Ober Gatlinburg Ski Resort & Amusement Park. Local Phone: 865-436-5423
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Gatlinburg Sky Lift: Come fly up Crockett Mtn. on the best seat in Gatlinburg. Open year round. Local Phone: 865-436-4307
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 H2O Sports Watercraft Rentals - Douglas Lake Boat rentals, jet ski, waverunner, and Sea Doo rentals in Dandridge Tennessee, just outside Sevierville & Pigeon Forge. Great rental rates and discount coupon available. 423-608-0726.
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 High Country Adventures Whitewater Rafting - Tennessee Ocoee River rafting for the experienced and novice rafter! Professional High Country guides will deliver you through the wild and wooly rapids of Double Suck, Tablesaw and Broken Nose. Large group discount rates available. 800-233-8594.
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Hillbilly Golf: Located on Parkway. Gatlinburg. Ride the incline 300 feet above the city. Play the world's most unusual miniature golf. Two 18-hole courses with challenging mountaineer hazards. Fun for everyone. Local Phone: 865-436-7470
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 Motion Ride Movie Theater: Extreme fun in the area's wildest simulator! Virtual Reality motion simulator features four awesome movie rides for one low price... or choose one, two, or three movies only. The area's only theater where the screen actually moves as you move. Gatlinburg's most exciting ride! Also featured and located here is Bankshot Basketball, a combination of mini golf, billiards and basketball. So, come enjoy the fun at Reagan Terrace Mall where you can also play miniature golf, do laser tag, enjoy two exciting arcades and much more. Downtown Parkway next to Old Gatlinburg Golf & Games and Fort Fun. Local Phone: 865-430-8985
 Ober Gatlinburg Ski Resort & Amusement Park: Ride the 120 passenger Aerial Tramway to Go-Karts, Water Rides, Alpine Slide, Indoor Ice Skating, Black Bear Habitat, Chairlift, Shops, Restaurant/Lounge, Winter Skiing, Snowboarding, more! Local Phone: 865-436-5423
Gatlinburg Mini-Golf & Games: Folklore about the Smokies' earliest settlers comes to life on 36 holes of award-winning, authentically themed miniature golf. Romantic for couples and great fun for families, groups and tournaments. Putt through history on two beautifully landscaped courses, complete with grist mill waterwheel, settlement school house and Elkmont train station. Have your picture made in the Old Gatlinburg jail! Best value is Unlimited Play on two courses during your vacation for little more than the price of one course! Located on the downtown Parkway in the center of town near Ripley's and Guinness museums. Local Phone: 865-430-GOLF
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 Rafting in the Smokies / Pigeon River Outdoors: Dedicated to making your rafting experience in the Smoky Mountain area unforgettable, Rafting in the Smokies has an adventure for you! No experience necessary! Headquartered in Gatlinburg, TN. 25 years of excellence! Whether you’re looking for tubing, guided or unguided rafting trips, one or multi-person boat rentals, introduction or experienced level rafting trips, or a full day of surging whitewater thrills choose your river (Ocoee, Nantahala or Big Pigeon) and Come out and play! Group Discounts Available. 1-800-PRO-RAFT(1-800-776-7238)
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Rip Roaring Whitewater Adventures: Whitewater Rafting on the Big Pigeon River- 61/2 miles of beautiful scenery. No Experience Necessary. Fun for the whole family. Call for directions. Local Phone: 865-453-8349 Toll Free: 1-800-449-7238
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Scavenger Hike Adventures: Explore the Great Smoky Mountains National Park like never before with this scavenger hike book! Hikes for all ages and abilities to secret ‘treasures’ in the mountains. Excellent for large groups and family reunion activities.
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 Smoky Mountain Angler: 376 East Parkway. Oldest fly fishing shop in Gatlinburg. Full line fly shop. Featuring Sage, St. Croix, and Cortland. Professional guide service, License sales, rentals, and locally hand-tied flies. 865-436-8746
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Southland Car & Jeep Rental: Hwy 321. East Parkway. Make your tour of the Smokies a real adventure in one of a variety of Jeep rentals or a Hummer H2. Phone: 865-436-9811
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Space Needle: 115 Historic Nature Trail-Airport Road, Light #8, Gatlinburg, TN 37738. 342 Ft. observation tower, Lazer Tag. Free admission to Family Arcade. Groups Welcome. Local Phone: 865-435-4629
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 Spin City USA - Pigeon Forge Parkway, Light #4. Pigeon Forge Roller Skating Rink, Video Arcade, Cart Track, Pizza & Concessions. Theme skate nights with live DJ Friday & Saturday night. Great for Large Groups, private events and birthday parties! Call ahead for group reservations. Phone: 865-774-5998
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2008 Gatlinburg Special Events Calendar & Annual Festivals
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July 2008 Gatlinburg Special Events
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1-August 16
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Smoky Mountain Tunes & Tales tm – All summer long visitors can meet characters, hear mountain music and learn about the wildlife and plant life of the Smoky Mountains on the streets of Gatlinburg. Storytellers, musicians and cloggers perform at different locations along the Parkway every evening during this third annual event! 6-11 p.m.
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4th of July Midnight Parade – This 33rd annual showcase is the “First July Fourth Parade in the Nation!” Parade starts at 12:00 a.m. on July 4th. Floats, balloons, and marchers pay tribute to our country. See an original Red Baron Stearman Bi-Plane on Ripley’s Aquarium Plaza.
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River Raft Regatta - Enjoy a fun, unmanned, floatable object race for the whole family. Registration begins at 10 a.m. at Christus Gardens on River Road. Race begins at 12 noon and ends at Ripley’s Aquarium bridge where prizes will be awarded in several different categories. Free registration.
4th of July Fireworks Show - Join the celebration in downtown Gatlinburg to mark our nation’s “Independence Day” with a magnificent fireworks show. The City of Gatlinburg lights up the mountain skyline downtown at 10 p.m. with this grand display.
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18-27
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Gatlinburg Craftsmen’s Fair at Gatlinburg Convention Center - Art, crafts and music lovers can find over 200 booths featuring some of the nation's finest work. Artisans and craftspeople are on hand to demonstrate their skills, answer questions and offer their unique art for sale. Live Country & Bluegrass entertainment. Open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily, Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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August 2008 Gatlinburg Special Events
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Smoky Mountain Tunes & Tales tm – All summer long visitors can meet characters, hear mountain music and learn about the wildlife and plant life of the Smoky Mountains on the streets of Gatlinburg. Storytellers, musicians and cloggers perform at different locations along the Parkway every evening during this third annual event! 6-11 p.m.
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September 2008 Gatlinburg Special Events
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1-December 30
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Old Fashioned Hayrides - Enjoy a unique hayride with family and friends through downtown Gatlinburg. As fall begins in the Smoky Mountains, take this fun-filled hayride and enjoy breath-taking views of our beautiful mountains. Departure is from traffic light #6 at Mountain Mall from 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, leaving approximately every 45 minutes.
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19-October 31
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Smoky Mountain Harvest Festival - Fall decorations, old fashioned hayrides, events, entertainment, and local craft exhibits. Plan to participate in the celebration of the Appalachian culture and experience the bursts of brilliant colors in the changing of the leaves. Much to see & do!
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Gatlinburg Shark Race Fundraiser for United Way - Festivities begin at Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies as rubber sharks are released into the Little Pigeon River. Enjoy Live Entertainment, food, fun & fantastic prizes.
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October 2008 Gatlinburg Special Events
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1-31
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Smoky Mountain Harvest Festival - Fall decorations, old fashioned hayrides, events, entertainment, and local craft exhibits. Plan to participate in the celebration of the Appalachian culture and experience the bursts of brilliant colors in the changing of the leaves. Much to see & do!
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1-December 30
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Old Fashioned Hayrides - Enjoy a unique hayride with family and friends through downtown Gatlinburg. As fall begins in the Smoky Mountains, take this fun-filled hayride and enjoy breath-taking views of our beautiful mountains. Departure is from traffic light #6 at Mountain Mall from 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, leaving approximately every 45 minutes.
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9-26
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Gatlinburg Craftsmen’s Fair - More than 200 booths featuring some of the nation's finest work. Artists demonstrating on site, selling art. Live music. Gatlinburg Convention Center, Downtown Gatlinburg.
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November 2008 Gatlinburg Special Events
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1-December 30
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Old Fashioned Hayrides - Enjoy a unique hayride with family and friends through downtown Gatlinburg. As fall begins in the Smoky Mountains, take this fun-filled hayride and enjoy breath-taking views of our beautiful mountains. Departure is from traffic light #6 at Mountain Mall from 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, leaving approximately every 45 minutes.
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Winter Magic Kickoff & Chili Cookoff - Gatlinburg lights up the city with millions of winter lights, an award winning chili contest, fireworks and entertainment. Come join us in downtown Gatlinburg!
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Veteran’s Day Celebration -Join Gatlinburg in saluting America's veterans. Stirring musical tribute on Ripley's Aquarium Plaza. Stay at either Best Western Twin Islands or Crossroads Inn and request your Military discount!
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28-29
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Nutcracker “Sweet” & Festival of Trees - From 4-7 p.m., you’ll be delighted by the dozens of beautifully decorated Christmas trees. Afterwards, savor the sights and sounds of the holiday season with the 7 p.m. presentation of Nutcracker "Sweet" by the Smoky Mountain Dance Theater Company. W.L. Mills Conference Center, Dowtown Gatlinburg TN.
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December 2008 Gatlinburg Special Events
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1-30
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Old Fashioned Hayrides - Enjoy a unique hayride with family and friends through downtown Gatlinburg. As fall begins in the Smoky Mountains, take this fun-filled hayride and enjoy breath-taking views of our beautiful mountains. Departure is from traffic light #6 at Mountain Mall from 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, leaving approximately every 45 minutes.
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Ogle’s Properties
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Gatlinburg TN Hotel Lodging Accommodations at Best Western Crossroads Inn & Best Western Twin Islands. Look no further for a hotel in Gatlinburg than our locations right on the Parkway & near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. We offer large group travel discount rates, discount hotel coupons, and kids stay free with paying adults. Gatlinburg attractions & Gatlinburg restaurants are within walking distance of both Gatlinburg hotels, including Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies. When planning your romantic honeymoon, family vacation, reunion or retreat, our Best Western hotels offer comfortable hotel rooms, a great location & southern hospitality.
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