What are some top things to do in Gatlinburg, Tennessee?

Gatlinburg, Tennessee, is surrounded on three sides by the Great Smoky Mountains, so visiting the national park tops almost every visitor's to-do list. Popular park activities include camping, biking, fishing, hiking, horseback riding and auto touring. The town of Gatlinburg itself also offers many attractions.

Easily walkable and attractively quaint, downtown Gatlinburg provides a variety of restaurants, arts and crafts shops, and child-pleasing attractions such as Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies, the Space Needle, and an aerial tram ride. An inexpensive trolley service is available to shuttle visitors to different attractions. Many visitors to Gatlinburg also travel to nearby destinations such as Dollywood, an extremely popular theme park, and Pigeon Forge, which offers attractions such as Titanic Pigeon Forge and several outlet malls.