Gatlinburg is a quaint mountain town in Tennessee, the place you will definitively stop in on your way to explore the vast 520,000-acre Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Start with climbing to the 407-ft. Space Needle, a popular observation tower where you can see the city and all surrounding area, and the Sky Lift, a 2.1-mile long aerial cable car that takes you from downtown Gatlinburg to the Ober Gatlinburg ski resort. After you are done hiking up and down Smokies and whitewater rafting on Pigeon River, take the kids to the Ripley's Davy Crockett Mini Golf and Mysterious Mansion Of Gatlinburg Haunted House! They will love to see 12-foot sharks and giant sea turtle at the Ripley's Aquarium of The Smokies.

For car lovers, there is the Hollywood Star Cars Museum with more than 40 cars belonging to movie stars, many of which took part in famous Hollywood movies.

Westgate Wild Bear Falls waterpark is a great place to cool off during the summer, while the Arcadia with over 100 exciting games is a great place to reserve for rainy days.

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