Interactive Attractions in Gatlinburg, Tennessee

An award-winning and top-rated aquarium in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, Ripley’s® Aquarium of the Smokies offers a variety of interactive experiences and exhibits that showcase the many thousands of exotic sea creatures that call this venue home. Guests can touch real stingrays, travel along a 340-foot moving glidepath beneath a sea of sharks, paint a piece of artwork with penguins, and much more. Details

With more than 35,000 square feet of exciting and educational entertainment, WonderWorks is a kid-friendly indoor amusement park that’s ranked one of the top things to do in Pigeon Forge. The popular attraction offers more than 100 interactive exhibits and activities that inspire imagination, logic, and creativity, and include a glow-in-the-dark indoor ropes course, a laser tag arena, and more. Details

Pigeon Forge’s newest adventure TOMB™ takes your group of archaeologists deep into an ancient Egyptian tomb for 45 minutes of excitement. Guests find themselves trapped by the spirit of an ancient Pharaoh, faced with ingenious challenges that must be completed for any chance of making it out alive. Your group must work together to find success in this battle of wits. Fun for the whole family! Details

MagiQuest is your story, your adventure, your imagination brought to life! Unlike anything you’ve ever encountered, MagiQuest lets you live the game, not simply play it. Using a Magic Wand that knows you by name and remembers everything you accomplish, you explore a world filled with amazing creatures and characters where you will gain skill and knowledge and rise to untold levels of bravery. Details

The Hollywood Wax Museum in the Smoky Mountains gives guests the opportunity to rub elbows with their favorite A-listers. This classic star-studded attraction lets you take pictures & selfies with celebrities and be part of the Hollywood scene! Learn all about their pet peeves, accomplishments, and charity work. It is also home to Outbreak, Castle of Chaos 5D Adventure and Hannah’s Maze of Mirrors. Details

Ride the 120-passenger Aerial Tramway year round and enjoy spectacular views of the Great Smoky Mountains and a mountain of fun for the whole family at Ober Gatlinburg Ski Area and Amusement Park. The Tram departs every 20 minutes for the 10-minute journey up the mountain. Ober Gatlinburg offers activities including indoor ice skating, Wildlife Encounter, Alpine Slide, and Scenic Chairlift. Details

This All Access Pass offers excitement and adventure from four different attractions including Hollywood Wax Museum, Castle of Chaos, Hannah's Maze of Mirrors and Outbreak. The Hollywood Wax Museum in the Smoky Mountains gives guests the opportunity to rub elbows with their favorite A-listers. This classic star-studded attraction lets you take pictures & selfies with celebrities and be part of the Hollywood scene! It is also home to Hannah’s Maze of Mirrors, Castle of Chaos 5D Adventure and Outbreak. Details

A one-of-a-kind Pigeon Forge attraction, The Coaster at Goats on the Roof offers exciting entertainment for the whole family. Guests can enjoy gem mining, feeding the goats, tasting homemade ice cream and fudge, and zipping around the woods at up to 30 miles per hour on a mile-long alpine coaster track. The coaster also features hand brakes so guests can control their speed while riding. Details

See the amazing Guinness Book of World Records come to life through incredible displays, cool interactive games, trivia, themed galleries and new videos! Compare your height to the Tallest Man, test your skills, take the challenge and attempt to break a World Record! Hundreds of unbelievable exhibits and authentic memorabilia from celebrity record-holders like Elvis, The Beatles and much more! Details

NASCAR SpeedPark features 24 rides and attractions for one great price. General admission includes unlimited access to 8 Go-Kart Tracks, 10 exciting family and thrill rides, a 3-story rock climbing wall, and two 18-hole mini-golf courses. One-day general admission provides unlimited use for select park attractions. Don't miss the indoor arcade, NASCAR merchandise store, and The Pit Stop Grill! Details

This interactive theatre game will get your adrenaline pumping with computer-controlled special effects. Your seats will be rising, falling, shaking, and swinging! Armed with zombie-fighting weapons and special glasses, it’s your job to take down the undead. Compete for the high score with your friends and family! The 7D Dark Ride Adventure is a no-brainer if you are in Pigeon Forge. Details

Conveniently located across from the Titanic Museum and Hatfield & McCoy Dinner Show on the Pigeon Forge Parkway, the Beyond the Lens Family Fun Museum showcases the best of pop culture! Explore hands-on exhibits like Dance With Your Favorite Celebrity, participate in Celebrity Gossip Game, watch Breaking News, and immerse yourself in Social Media. Details

Ripley's Moving Theater combines state of the art motion simulation with digital surround sound to let you experience first hand the picture on the giant three-story screen. Experience 5D done right with cutting edge, state-of-the-art motion simulator! Feel every bump, dip, turn, rush of wind and full weather effects! Ride the movie, feel the rush! Details

The Amazing Mirror Maze is Gatlinburg's largest at over 2,400 square feet. It features a state-of-the-art light and sound show. It’s fun for all ages and is stroller and handicap accessible. The Maze takes an average of 12 to 16 minutes to complete. You can go through the maze as many times as you'd like but once you leave the premises there is no re-admittance. Details

Located in Gatlinburg, TN - this full 18-hole course is 1/2 Circus Funhouse and 1/2 Mini-Golf, which equals 100% fun! Inside this action packed indoor circus adventure you'll be amazed by interactive features, computer animations, animatronic characters and custom sound effects. Make sure to hit a hole-in-one on the 18th hole for a special celebration song the whole family will love! Details

An exciting outdoor attraction that’s ideal for the whole family, Outdoor Gravity Park offers a variety of thrilling outdoor rides in a convenient Pigeon Forge location just off the parkway. Guests can enjoy riding down the 1,000-foot hill on one of three courses — the Speed Demon, the FUNnel, and the Extreme Zig-Zag — wet rides during Summer months, and dry rides when the weather drops below 50 degrees. Details

Play Gatlinburg’s most entertaining mini-golf with two amazing 18-hole state-of-the-art golf courses including interactive displays and animated animals. Themed courses replicate the ‘old days’ when a Tennessee hero named Davy Crockett roamed ‘them thar hills.’ You will find some of the world's most original golf holes complete with steep drops, over and under ramps, splits, and lots of water! Details

Enjoy this multi-million, state-of-the-art, world-class haunted attraction & Gatlinburg’s #1 Haunted House! New hauntings, special effects and live actors! Bring all your family and friends…there’s safety in numbers! Frights, fun and screams for everyone! Please be advised that you are entering at your own risk and that Ripley's assumes no responsibility for your return! Details

Pigs really do fly at Ripley’s Old MacDonald’s Farm Mini-Golf! Enjoy 54 amazing holes of interactive barnyard family fun! This course is full of interactive displays, lots of water features, and animated characters throughout. Plus…a barn-full of the latest, state-of-the-art arcade fun, coolest prizes in town! Also, savor the sweetness of Ripley’s Candy Factory! Details

Four tracks, one location! SpeedZone Fun Park offers the Great Smoky Mountains only true oval slick track that was made for racing! Grab your friends and get ready for some serious excitement! All four of the racetracks are custom built; the two twister tracks intertwine and take you around several corners and curves then bring you back to the top for a ride likely not forgotten! Details

Get your race on only at Xtreme Racing Center in the middle of Pigeon Forge! Experience serious speed in the European Sodi racing karts; the fastest go karts around! The qualification process involves driving the GT5, showing drivability & good lap time. Racing chips in the carts keep track of lap time and is kept in the system to come back again and again to beat your very own lap time! Details

This interactive theatre game will get your adrenaline pumping with computer-controlled special effects. Your seats will be rising, falling, shaking, and swinging! Armed with zombie-fighting weapons and special glasses, it’s your job to take down the undead. Compete for the high score with your friends and family! The 7D Dark Ride Adventure is a no-brainer if you are in Gatlinburg. Details

Gatlin's Smoky Mountain Fun is your one-stop spot for family entertainment! Nestled in the heart of downtown Gatlinburg, it has something for all ages. It offers a 3000 sq. ft. laser tag arena, indoor 9-hole blacklight golf, bumper cars, two miniature golf courses, and more. Gatlin's Smoky Mountain Fun has it all! Details

A unique 3,000-square-foot attraction featured at The Island entertainment district in Pigeon Forge, The Island Mirror Maze offers a mind-blowing experience the whole family can enjoy. The thoughtfully designed maze challenges visitors to escape its many psychedelic reflections, dead ends, continuous circles and more—all while wearing effect-intensifying kaleidoscope glasses. Details

Lazerport Fun Center offers a fun roller coaster style Go Cart track experience the whole family can enjoy! It also has the largest and most exciting laser tag arena in the Smokies, 18 holes of an all indoor blacklight Mini-Golf course, over 10,000 square feet of state-of-the-art video action and redemption arcade games. Enjoy a delicious creamy ice cream at the ice cream parlor Sweet Sensations! Details

Experience out-of-this-world thrills at Rowdy Bear Mountain in Gatlinburg, TN. The Mountain Glider is the first of its kind in the entire world that allows guests to sail through the treetops, while the Mountain Gravity Coaster lets you zoom around the mountain. At night, the tracks light up for a one-of-a-kind experience. Choose your adventure at Rowdy Bear Mountain! Details

With sixty minutes on the clock, you and your teammates must solve puzzles, crush challenges, and work together to escape. Think you can do it? Each room at the Escape Game Pigeon Forge boasts a different theme. From a jailbreak to a heist, you must accomplish the task at hand before time runs out! Gather your team and see if you can beat the clock and the puzzles to escape. Details

Being lost has never been so fun! The Maze offers an amazing time for the entire family! Find your way out through surprising corners, dead ends, continuous circles & rotating mirrors! Strike a pose & see infinite reflections of yourself in every direction in the Infinity Room! Never the same experience twice! Unlimited admission from the time ticket is scanned ‘til close of business (maze only). Details