Include These Gatlinburg Activities In Your Next Vacation   by Jeremy Winters

in Travel / Destinations    (submitted 2011-10-03)

Gatlinburg, Tennessee, is a four season travel destination that is located beside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It offers a small town feel in combination with some themed ride attractions, aquariums and museums, outdoor activities as well as romantic excursions.

Whether you happen to be vacationing with family or your significant other, Gatlinburg offers attractions to suit everyone's personal preference. One of the most favorite is the Ripley's Believe It or Not attraction. It is home to a variety of different Gatlinburg activities, rides and amusements. The primary portion of Ripley's complex is a museum that displays unusual collections they're best known for. Ripley's additionally has a large aquarium filled with sharks, sting rays and various species of fish. The Moving Theater allows people to feel as if they're a part of the motion picture being watched on a large projection display.

Gatlinburg is in addition known for its exclusive museums. Hollywood Star Cars Museum presents the very best vehicles from TV programs, films and music, which includes Elvis Presley's famed Cadillacs as well as the General Lee from the TV show "Dukes of Hazzard." The Titanic Museum is known as the world's largest museum attraction dedicated to the RMS Titanic, which sank in the Atlantic in 1912. It exhibits actual items from the ship, recreated state rooms, and significant areas of the ship, which includes the grand staircase.

In case you're an outdoors enthusiast, there are plenty of Gatlinburg activities awaiting you. Visitors could choose from horseback riding along Great Smoky Mountain trails, embark on a guided hiking or kayaking journey past free-flowing waterfalls, or take an exciting zip-lining tour that traverses above the tree line, providing a birds-eye view of the nearby mountains. If you're trying to find a way to cool down in Gatlinburg on a hot day, consider a whitewater rafting adventure, or check out nearby Dollywood Splash Country Water Park for some water-soaked fun.

Vacationing or honeymooning couples can also find romantic Gatlinburg activities. Horse drawn carriage tours are a wonderful option to experience how people at one time traveled on the streets of Gatlinburg. They also permit a bit of alone time with your partner. The Gatlinburg Sky Lift is yet another way to have some romantic one-on-one time, because seats are made for two and riders will travel above the city, taking in points of interest for miles around.

Gatlinburg is known for its exceptional haunts. A few parts of town have noted paranormal activity on a regular basis. If you are a ghost hunter or just really like to learn about the paranormal, taking a Ghost and Haunt Tour or an Appalachian Ghost Walk is another exciting way for you to spend a part of your Gatlinburg trip.

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