Ian’s Gatlinburg Adventure Guide!
Food scene
✓ 2 minutes down the hill from the house - wonderful ice-cream spot to cool-off after a long afternoon
28 locals recommend
Mad dogs creamery
731 East Pkwy✓ 2 minutes down the hill from the house - wonderful ice-cream spot to cool-off after a long afternoon
Family-friendly spot for hearty American meat & seafood dishes served in a homey log-cabin setting.
202 locals recommend
Three Jimmy's Good Time Eatery
1359 East ParkwayFamily-friendly spot for hearty American meat & seafood dishes served in a homey log-cabin setting.
Absolute favorite of ours for breakfast - get a proper home-cooked skillet, pancakes, grits and more! Top notch breakfast spot, very cool rustic ambiance and decorations. The food is delicious and affordable, and even when the lines are long you wont wait more than 15-20 minute. The French Toast is to die for!
153 locals recommend
Crockett's Breakfast Camp
1103 ParkwayAbsolute favorite of ours for breakfast - get a proper home-cooked skillet, pancakes, grits and more! Top notch breakfast spot, very cool rustic ambiance and decorations. The food is delicious and affordable, and even when the lines are long you wont wait more than 15-20 minute. The French Toast is to die for!
A must visit! Low key daytime joint with great portions and excellent prices for breakfast and lunch fare.
34 locals recommend
Little House of Pancakes
807 East PkwyA must visit! Low key daytime joint with great portions and excellent prices for breakfast and lunch fare.
✓ Wonderful environment and food without ever getting too crowded. Great food, drink, and atmosphere. Try the crab cake or their steak and lobster! (Great cocktails to boot)
63 locals recommend
Chesapeake's Seafood and Raw Bar
437 Parkway✓ Wonderful environment and food without ever getting too crowded. Great food, drink, and atmosphere. Try the crab cake or their steak and lobster! (Great cocktails to boot)
✓ If you've never tried fondue before, you are in for a treat! They offer a 3 course meal that is to die for. Be warned, come with an empty stomach!
28 locals recommend
The Melting Pot
959 Parkway✓ If you've never tried fondue before, you are in for a treat! They offer a 3 course meal that is to die for. Be warned, come with an empty stomach!
Bars
Lively, spacious eatery offering Southern & American eats alongside live music, beers & cocktails.
96 locals recommend
Ole Red
511 ParkwayLively, spacious eatery offering Southern & American eats alongside live music, beers & cocktails.
Daiquiri Shack & Grill Margaritaville
537 ParkwayShopping
Supermarket just 3 minutes down the hill from the cabin - well stocked with everything you need to make your own home-cooked meals!
153 locals recommend
Food City
1219 East PkwySupermarket just 3 minutes down the hill from the cabin - well stocked with everything you need to make your own home-cooked meals!
Check out this beautiful collection of 27 shops modeled after an old-style European village! With a storybook atmosphere, this is a great place for a sunday stroll with the family. With gift shops, children's books, dolls, toys, and accessories, you'll find plenty of surprises.
46 locals recommend
The Village Shops
634 ParkwayCheck out this beautiful collection of 27 shops modeled after an old-style European village! With a storybook atmosphere, this is a great place for a sunday stroll with the family. With gift shops, children's books, dolls, toys, and accessories, you'll find plenty of surprises.
Steak
✓ Right down the hill from the house and across from a picturesque stream, they have an amazing and affordable lunch special, delicious steaks, and an incredible cocktail list! (Try the Six Gun LIT if you're feeling brave)
87 locals recommend
Alamo Steakhouse
705 East Pkwy✓ Right down the hill from the house and across from a picturesque stream, they have an amazing and affordable lunch special, delicious steaks, and an incredible cocktail list! (Try the Six Gun LIT if you're feeling brave)
Delicious food, great barbeque, and a formidable salad bar. This is a great place to order a few different meals, and try it all out family-style. Some of the best steak in town, and at a gorgeous location right at the entrance to the national park at the end of the Gatlinburg strip.
61 locals recommend
The Park Grill
1110 ParkwayDelicious food, great barbeque, and a formidable salad bar. This is a great place to order a few different meals, and try it all out family-style. Some of the best steak in town, and at a gorgeous location right at the entrance to the national park at the end of the Gatlinburg strip.
Family-Friendly Activities
All of our favorite activities and beautiful places to see when you plan your trip to Gatlinburg!
✓ A Gatlinburg must-see! Voted the best aquarium in the country, you can see creatures from all over the world in a family friendly environment. Fun for all ages and a great way to spend the afternoon. Stay for the Penguin Parade, its a must see!
535 locals recommend
Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies
88 River Rd✓ A Gatlinburg must-see! Voted the best aquarium in the country, you can see creatures from all over the world in a family friendly environment. Fun for all ages and a great way to spend the afternoon. Stay for the Penguin Parade, its a must see!
Check out this 407 foot tall observation tower with an amazing 360 degree view of the Smokies, nestled right downtown! Very close to several excellent Ripley's attractions all within walking distance
79 locals recommend
Gatlinburg Space Needle
155 Historic Nature TrailCheck out this 407 foot tall observation tower with an amazing 360 degree view of the Smokies, nestled right downtown! Very close to several excellent Ripley's attractions all within walking distance
One of our favorite activities, the coaster will take you soaring through the treeline with great twists and turns. With handbrakes to control your speed, you have the option to take it slow, or zip along at 35 MPH. Great fun for the whole family!
48 locals recommend
Rowdy Bear Mountain Coaster
386 ParkwayOne of our favorite activities, the coaster will take you soaring through the treeline with great twists and turns. With handbrakes to control your speed, you have the option to take it slow, or zip along at 35 MPH. Great fun for the whole family!
✓ 4 minutes away and right down the hill from the house, this course offers 54 holes themed after the settler days of Davy Crockett! With animatronic creatures and fun displays, they also offer courses of varying difficulty for every skill level.
28 locals recommend
Ripley's Davy Crockett Mini Golf
188 Parkway✓ 4 minutes away and right down the hill from the house, this course offers 54 holes themed after the settler days of Davy Crockett! With animatronic creatures and fun displays, they also offer courses of varying difficulty for every skill level.
This is an amazing family friendly 60,000 square foot waterpark with everything from an interactive treehouse, o a 350 foot long tube slide from the highest point of the park all the way down to their
pool. They also have an indoor/outdoor sauna and
hot tub to enjoy as well!
15 locals recommend
Wild Bear Falls
915 Westgate Resorts RdThis is an amazing family friendly 60,000 square foot waterpark with everything from an interactive treehouse, o a 350 foot long tube slide from the highest point of the park all the way down to their
pool. They also have an indoor/outdoor sauna and
hot tub to enjoy as well!
An absolute must see, you wont get better views of
the smoky mountains, and this is an amazing family friendly
activity. They offer two different tours including their breathtaking Mountaintop Zipline and their Treetop zipline. Your feet wont touch the ground for 2.5 hours, this is incredible!
87 locals recommend
CLIMB Works Smoky Mountains - Zipline Tour
155 Branam Hollow RdAn absolute must see, you wont get better views of
the smoky mountains, and this is an amazing family friendly
activity. They offer two different tours including their breathtaking Mountaintop Zipline and their Treetop zipline. Your feet wont touch the ground for 2.5 hours, this is incredible!
Equal parts amusement park and year-round winter wonderland, attractions such as an aerial tramway, ski slopes, an alpine slide, snow skiing, tubing areas,
and more!
500 locals recommend
Ober Gatlinburg
1339 Ski Mountain RdEqual parts amusement park and year-round winter wonderland, attractions such as an aerial tramway, ski slopes, an alpine slide, snow skiing, tubing areas,
and more!
Sightseeing
If you love waterfalls, then you have to check out
this hike! This 5.4 mile trail brings you to an 80- foot tall waterfall which is the tallest single-drop waterfall in the entire park. If you visit it on a sunny day you may see the mist induced rainbows which give it its name!
59 locals recommend
Rainbow Falls Trail
Rainbow Falls TrailIf you love waterfalls, then you have to check out
this hike! This 5.4 mile trail brings you to an 80- foot tall waterfall which is the tallest single-drop waterfall in the entire park. If you visit it on a sunny day you may see the mist induced rainbows which give it its name!
If you want to get the waterfall experience with less of the rough and rocky terrain, this is a great kid-friendly alternative. Only 2.6 miles, its shaded by a hemlock canopy which makes this a great
choice for the leisurely hiker. Plus, its the only waterfall in the park you can walk behind!
111 locals recommend
Grotto Falls
Trillium Gap TrailIf you want to get the waterfall experience with less of the rough and rocky terrain, this is a great kid-friendly alternative. Only 2.6 miles, its shaded by a hemlock canopy which makes this a great
choice for the leisurely hiker. Plus, its the only waterfall in the park you can walk behind!
This was originally a Cherokee settlement which later become a European settler area, and then a center for Tennessee’s abolitionist movement. It has both gorgeous natural beauty as well and
numerous historical landmarks such as restored churches, grist mills, and pioneer log cabins that line the train. This is a must see for any
Gatlinburg visit!
761 locals recommend
Cades Cove
This was originally a Cherokee settlement which later become a European settler area, and then a center for Tennessee’s abolitionist movement. It has both gorgeous natural beauty as well and
numerous historical landmarks such as restored churches, grist mills, and pioneer log cabins that line the train. This is a must see for any
Gatlinburg visit!
My personal favorite! This is a shorter 2.6 mile hike, but the views are incredible. Plenty of places to go for a dip in the streams, so bring a bathing suit!
24 locals recommend
Chimney Tops Trail
My personal favorite! This is a shorter 2.6 mile hike, but the views are incredible. Plenty of places to go for a dip in the streams, so bring a bathing suit!
Just under a 1 hour drive from the house, this is the highest point in the entire Smokey Mountain range at 6,643 feet - you'll get a breathtaking view of the entire mountain range. Well worth the drive, as you will see all manner of incredible sights along the way!
319 locals recommend
Clingmans Dome
Just under a 1 hour drive from the house, this is the highest point in the entire Smokey Mountain range at 6,643 feet - you'll get a breathtaking view of the entire mountain range. Well worth the drive, as you will see all manner of incredible sights along the way!