Why Gatlinburg TN ?
Why vacation in Gatlinburg TN? It’s just a little
place. Gatlinburg is only 2 miles long and 5 miles wide.
The permanent
population is only 3,000. However, this quaint little mountain
town turns festive and welcoming throughout the four distinct
seasons. It serves as the main gateway to the Great Smoky
Mountains National Park—the most visited national
park in the country. Something big happens in Gatlinburg,
Tennessee each year as the locals prepare things for the
nine million visitors who come here each year. Southern
Living magazine readers have chosen Gatlinburg as their
favorite “Mountain Vacation Getaway”.
Attractions will appeal to everyone and are located near
each other. Just stroll down the Parkway or River Road
and a world of fun is exposed. See the eleven-foot sharks
swim above your head in the underwater tunnel at Ripley’s
Aquarium of the Smokies; gaze at the amazing mysteries
at Ripley’s Believe It or Not Museum and Guinness
World of Records Museum; enjoy the mountain bobsledding
and skiing at Ober Gatlinburg; play miniature golf on the
side of a mountain; take in an evening of entertainment
at Sweet Fanny Adams Theatre; pause at one of the family-owned
independent or franchise eateries along the way, and then
continue on a leisurely way to the many shops.
If you love shopping, Gatlinburg is the place to spend
a few days! More than 400 specialty shops, boutiques, and
galleries will draw you back to Gatlinburg TN again and
again—there’s just too much to take in one
visit.
A full range of lodging options is offered in Gatlinburg.
Traditional hotels and motels with a full range of amenities
including pool, conference facilities and dining can be
found throughout the downtown area and Parkway. You can
get pampered at one the bed and breakfast inns in Gatlinburg
TN, and of course cabin and chalet rentals are scattered
all around and above the town. From the rustic to the luxurious,
you can find a Gatlinburg cabin rental on a mountaintop,
streamside or in a pleasant and private wooded setting.
For those who don’t want the privacy and seclusion
of a cabin, try one of the hundreds of condominiums dotted
around the mountains.
The arts and crafts play a big part in the appeal of this
Southern Appalachian mountain village. Besides dozens of
shops in downtown Gatlinburg, the Great Smoky Arts and
Crafts Community, started in 1937, has the largest group
of independent artisans in North America. The shops are
located on an 8-mile loop just outside Gatlinburg, where
more than 70 artists and craftsmen demonstrate their skills
and offer their products for sale--including pottery makers,
woodcarvers, candle makers, quilters, weavers, broom makers,
and painters, among others. Downtown Gatlinburg also is
home to the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, right
across from the aquarium. Arrowmont offers spring and summer
classes on a range of skills. Their galleries are open
for touring throughout the year.
Gatlinburg is a little place, but it puts on a big show
and brings pleasure to millions of visitors annually. Whether
you have a day, weekend or a week, Gatlinburg TN has a
lot to offer any visitor. For more information, click on
the Smoky Mountain links below.
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