Location: Gatlinburg
Top Things to do in Gatlinburg
The 6 Best Specialty Museums in Gatlinburg, Tennessee (TN)
Gatlinburg, at the heart of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, is an ideal base for a family looking to explore the park's numerous offerings. After you've gone hiking, fishing, rafting or horseback riding, ride an elevator 342 feet to the top of the Gatlinburg Space Needle for stunning views of the Smokies. There's also an amusement center next door with nifty rides and games.
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1. Hollywood Star Cars Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,376 reviews
Reviewed By Thelocal17 - Gatlinburg, United States
It wasn’t the nicest car museum you can go to around here but worth it for the price. I’m a huge car enthusiast and love the fast and furious movies, seeing Paul walkers GTR and Eclipse made my whole trip I was ecstatic to see those cars so close.
2. Salt and Pepper Shaker Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 594 reviews
The collection consists of more than 20,000 Salt and Pepper Shakers from all over the world. A labor of love of collecting for more than 30 years. See the amazing variety of animals, vegetables, people and other colorful shapes, and the creativity of all the artists that created them. Great fun for all ages!
Reviewed By 243georgeg - Boca Raton, United States
What a nice way to see a collection like none ever to be duplicated, 30,000 diffferent styled salt and pepper shakers! I was surprised how artistic they can be and wanted most of them for my home! Extremely resonable entry fee, probably the lowes in Gatlinburg and a fun time, especially if it is hot outside or rainy. The gift shop will satisfy your needs for a set or two, great gifts as well! Try it, worth an hour of your time. They allowed our 75 lb service dog and all of us had fun!
3. Gatlinburg Pinball Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 83 reviews
The best kind of museum is one where you can play with the exhibits. Our goal is to give our guests a fun, informative experience by sharing our love and passion for pinball. Our collection includes mostly Limited Editions from both modern times and dating back to the 1960’s! Some of our pinballs include: Medieval Madness, Attack From Mars, Lord of the Rings, Metallica, Dialed In, The Addams Family Gold Edition, The Walking Dead, the 1965 classic Gottlieb Sky-Line, and many more! Located off the Parkway on Historic Nature Trail, just past the Space Needle. Admission is $15 for adults and $12 for children age 10 & under.
Reviewed By Hamstersniffer - Knoxville, United States
Don't listen to the complainers about broken machines. Some of the machines in this place are older than they are and it's a miracle they work at all. And most work awesomely. A few make have a weak spring and several are marked as being display only, which is FINE CAUSE IT'S A MUSEUM. The staff is super friendly and welcoming. You pay one price, get a wrist band, and can wander in and out all day. EVERYTHING in the place is on FREE PLAY! Play as much as you want. Go eat, drive the cove, come back and play again! There are about 120 working machines, pinball and video combined. My son went for the video games, my wife for the pinball machines, and I went for BOTH!
4. Ripley's Believe It or Not! Gatlinburg
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 328 reviews
Discover the strange, the shocking, and beautiful at our newly renovated Ripley's Believe It or Not! in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Enjoy hours of family fun while you explore over 600 unbelievable exhibits, can’t miss photo ops, and hands-on interactives throughout 16 amazing themed galleries. Witness a light show like no other in a huge kaleidoscope. See a real shrunken head and many more once in a lifetime experiences!
Reviewed By jaysint2020
Lots of fun. Did this after the aquarium bought the combo pack so I could and I was glad I did. It was a very interesting place to be with some fun exhibits
5. World of Illusions
6. Glenn Cardwell Heritage Museum
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