Gatlinburg Tennessee

Gatlinburg, TN has the pleasure of hosting most of the eleven million visitors to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park each year. The reasons are obvious and understandable: Gatlinburg sits at the main entrance to the Park and offers diverse lodging, dining, entertainment and shopping opportunities. Gatlinburg has been a favorite for decades for families looking for a fun family vacation, family reunion, wedding and honeymoon. Plus, it's within only a days drive from half the USA's population.

Gatlinburg has four distinct seasons and offers great seasonal events for the visitor such as Springfest, Octoberfest and Winterfest to make the Smoky Mountains area the most popular visit. Events have been planned for you in case you have no idea what you might want to do! For example, Springfest offers the Annual Wildflower Pilgrimage and the Arts and Crafts Easter Show. Summer, the most visited time in Gatlinburg, highlights a July 4th fireworks show with midnight parade, and the Gatlinburg Craftsmen's Fair. In the Fall, along with nature's magnificent leaf color, you and your family can enjoy the hayrides from September through December, Smoky Mountain Harvest Festival, and another Gatlinburg craftsmen's fair. The Winter celebration finishes the year with Festival of Trees and Christmas Show and Festival of Lights.

Shopping in Gatlinburg, Tennessee is exciting! Nearly 500 unique shops in downtown Gatlinburg and the Arts & Crafts Community are a temptation for anyone. The arts and crafts community consists of an 8-mile loop of artisans that can keep shop-til-you-droppers happy for days.

Gatlinburg, Tennessee attractions include dinner theater and comedy, museums, whitewater rafting and tubing, golf, bumper cars, carnival rides for kids, skiing, the aquarium and its dead-eyed sharks, crafts, and more.

Lodging accommodations in Gatlinburg offer the best of choices: a large selection of cabin and chalet rentals and some very comfortable and affordable hotels and motels. Enjoy the spectacular mountain views from your luxury cabin, or be close to attractions and dining from the Parkway in a Gatlinburg, Tennessee hotel or motel.

More than 25,000 happy couples are married in the Smoky Mountains yearly! A Gatlinburg wedding chapel ceremony is most popular, but thousands of weddings take place outdoors or in the bride and groom's cabin or chalet rental. In fact, the Smokies are is second only to Las Vegas for a wedding ceremony.

Transportation to and around the city of Gatlinburg make a Smoky Mountain Vacation a great choice. The nearby McGee-Tyson airport in Knoxville, Tennessee or Asheville NC can set you up for a short rental car drive to Gatlinburg. And for sheer convenience and fun, use the Trolley while in town.

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