Interactive Attractions in Gatlinburg

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

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

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

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

Located in the heart of the beautiful Smoky Mountains of Tennessee, near both Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, the RainForest Zoo is open year round. Mixing fun with education, it features over 600 live animals, representing over 130 species! It’s perfect for any season and features both indoor and outdoor exhibits! Enjoy the petting zoo with the whole family & remember to bring your cameras! Details

Foxfire Mountain is a beautiful 150-acre adventure park nestled in the Tennessee Smoky Mountains. Whether you want to soar through the mountains on one of our 15 world-class ziplines, navigate the forest on one of our high ropes aerial adventures, or climb our 60-foot challenge wall - Foxfire Mountain has high adventures for everyone! 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

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

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 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

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

Located in Gatlinburg, Cooter's Place is a tribute to America's greatest family show, The Dukes of Hazzard! Visit the Dukes of Hazzard Museum & Shop and enjoy Cooter's fabulous collection of props, costumes, memorabilia, collectibles, and the famous 1969 Dodge Charger known as the General Lee! Play 18 holes of mini golf at the fine Hazzard Country Club with a trip down "The Dukes" memory lane! 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 — in wet rides during Summer months, or dry rides in the Fall and Winter. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Take a step back in time with props, costumes, and heirlooms from the past. From France to the Wild West, you’ll have the option to dress up in our wide selection of costumes and create memories to last a lifetime. Transform into a 1920s Gangster, a Frontier Woman, a Southern Gentleman, and more! Whether you want a solo portrait or a group photo shoot, we can do it all. It’s a blast from the past. 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

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

Experience a treetop soar and glide experience with the largest canopy tour company in the southeast! Enjoy a ziplining adventure naturally fueled by a gradual elevation change in the Smoky Mountains! It includes zips that fly you beside, above and across the Pigeon River – at heights of 120 feet! For the best value combine your ziplining with rafting, jeep tours and lunch – all in one location! Details

Adventure Park is one of the hottest new attractions in the Smoky Mountain area and is conveniently located directly across from Five Oaks Tanger Outlet Mall on the Parkway in Pigeon Forge. The zip line tour will send you soaring through the hills on seven ziplines from 450 to 2,500 feet long! One paid admission gets you rides on all SEVEN ziplines! Come and enjoy this adventure with family and friends! Details

Buckle up and grab your 3D glasses for a non-stop shoot-em-up adventure that’s fun for all ages. It’s a thrilling, seated 5D ride where you'll feel like you’re moving through a whole new reality. At every turn, you’re surrounded by sights and sounds that make you feel like you’re really inside the game. Plus, bragging rights can be yours as you compete for the highest score! This delightfully intense experience – with up to 400 movements per second – will leave you shaking with excitement and ready for more! 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, Gem Mining, two miniature golf courses, and more. Gatlin's Smoky Mountain Fun has it all! Details

Think you have what it takes to stop a worldwide viral outbreak? “Outbreak — Dread the Undead” is taking Pigeon Forge by storm. Participants are bombarded with live scares, realistic animatronic zombies, lights, sounds, and special effects as they attempt to make it through — alive! Do you dare combat the zombies and save the entire world? Or will you run away screaming? 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

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

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