Location: Gatlinburg
Top Things to do in Gatlinburg
Things to do in Gatlinburg, Tennessee (TN): The Best Game & Entertainment Centers
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.
Restaurants in Gatlinburg
1. Gatlin's Escape Games
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 718 reviews
Solve puzzles, conquer challenges and work together in a 60-minute race against the clock to escape Gatlin's live action Escape Rooms, featuring high-tech props, specialty lighting and sound effects. THE LEGEND OF ATLANTIS: An epic, story-driven journey that puts you in the middle of an Indiana Jones, Hollywood style adventure. MOONSHINE HILL HOOTENANNY: You’ll hafta be crafty to break into Maw’s shack and blow her ‘shine still to smithereens! THE HAUNTING OF THE HYDE HOUSE: Abandoned by your tour guide, you’ll become trapped in the historic Hyde House and discover you are not alone.
Reviewed By 345cristac
Really enjoyed playing the Haunting of Hyde House! Ewok was a great game master and the room was super fun! Highly recommend!
2. Wild Dimensions
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 37 reviews
9D Virtual Reality Chair. Over 80 virtual reality experiences to choose from. Roller coasters, haunted hospitals, going through space and so much more. Also 3 virtual reality stations where you can interact in a virtual world. Come check us out!
3. Mysterious Mansion
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 902 reviews
We invite you to experience Gatlinburg's OLDEST and SCARIEST haunted house! Mysterious Mansion is a self guided tour of a classic "turn of the century" three story haunted mansion. Find your way through secret passageways, winding staircases, and creepy dark corridors never knowing what restless, rotting residents might be lurking around the corner in each foreboding room ahead...Or BEHIND YOU! Join us and release your screams in Gatlinburgs original Haunted House, IF YOU DARE! -Scaring Smoky Mountain visitors for over 35 years! To find us from the Parkway, walk behind McDonalds through Fountain Plaza and down to River Road OR take a short stroll along the Riverwalk from the Aquarium (about 2 blocks) We'll be waiting for you in the shadows...
Reviewed By 698jaimag
Look, I was ready for a campy mediocre experience, BUT THEN, no - this a psychological creepy, fun, and clever trip thru a haunted house. Creepy girl, freaky clown, and over all weird guy - you rock, and are true professionals. LOVED IT! All I have to say is Go! It’s appropriately long and scary fun!! Not good for young kids! Come for 20 years and first time there! Will be back.
4. Gatlin's
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 436 reviews
All new, one stop for fun, in the center of Gatlinburg! With a wide variety of exciting activities to choose from, Gatlin’s provides high-quality fun for everyone in your family or group, no matter the age! Gatlin's is home to three one of a kind escape rooms, two outdoor mini golf courses, an indoor blacklight course, the area’s largest laser tag arena, a brand new ropes course, bumper cars, and so much more! Do it all, for one low price, or mix and match any activities with Gatlin's Fun Pass and other bundle options.
Reviewed By Soyouwanttogoonatrip - Louisville, United States
$20 a person for unlimited mini golf on their 3 courses 2 outdoor and 1 blacklight indoor is great deal!! My son loves mini golf so we played probably 10 times. The outdoor courses you gotta walk up steps and play on the hillside and you get beautiful views of the parkway and mountains. Employees were very friendly and the place is very clean the mini golf is well kept the outdoors ones was maintained very well. We’ve payed $15 a person to play one round at other golf places and here you can get the deal for unlimited definitely worth it. Other mini golfs in Gatlinburg need to offer this. We will definitely be back.
5. Fannie Farkle's Family Fun Parlor
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 407 reviews
Reviewed By 298cassief - Mobile, United States
I have been coming to Gatlinburg my whole life (I'm 37). No trip to Gatlinburg is complete without a stop here. Just follow the smell of those peppers and onions. Get yourself a dog and some lemonade!
6. Arcadia
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 231 reviews
Arcadia - Win Big at Gatlinburg's Largest Family Fun Arcade Attraction. Enjoy the newest amusement games and largest Redemption Prize Center in the area. Located below the Gatlinburg Space Needle and beside Slice Pizza Bakery. Don't miss out on all the fun Arcadia has to offer you on your next visit to Gatlinburg, Tennessee!
Reviewed By emilypO776JA - Elizabethton, United States
What a great time!!! We love this place. We spent several hours because there were so many games to choose from. A great place for kids (& adults) of all ages. Also, kudos to the helpful and friendly staff for all the extra work they are doing to clean and sanitize the arcade. We will definitely be back.
7. Cosmic Comet Arcade
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 8 reviews
Reviewed By sarahG7472SP - Chattanooga, United States
We had so much fun going to this arcade and playing games that we havent played in awhile and also trying new games as well
8. Somewhere in Time
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 7 reviews
Reviewed By StarBraswell81
Some Where in Time photos in Gatlinburg (Linda Cook) was a big help in dressing & posing us, very patient and beat pictures, did the most Amazing job on photos for our wedding and honeymoon pictures.
9. 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!
10. Amazing Mirror Maze
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 501 reviews
The original & largest mirror maze in Gatlinburg featuring a state-of-the-art light & music show inside.
Reviewed By snaggedy - Jacksonville, United States
The Mirror Maze was super fun and they played great music throughout the experience. It definitely messes with your mind as it's hard to tell what's a reflection and what's a mirror. They give you gloves to put on, so it feels safe to touch the mirrors. We were in the maze for a good half hour and got completely lost, which was a lot of fun. I'm 44 years old and had a great time. It is also appropriate for young kids (accompanied by a parent), teens, couples, friends, solos, etc. I found the price to be reasonable, and you can pair it with mini-golf for about a dollar or two more.
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