3-Day Gatlinburg itinerary guide

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Top stops to prioritize

Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Mellow Mushroom Gatlinburg
Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies
Pancake Pantry
Sugarlands Distilling Company
Crawdaddy’s Restaurant & Oyster Bar
Hollywood Star Cars Museum
The Gatlinburg Tram

Day 1: Most popular attractions

For day 1, we strategically grouped the most popular attraction, Gatlinburg Space Needle, with surrounding point of interests to start your trip off with a bang.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Hollywood Star Cars Museum
The Gatlinburg Tram
Ober Mountain

Day 2: Northwest side of town

For day 2, we recommend exploring the northwest side side of town.

Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies
Mountain Mall
The Village Shops
Anakeesta
Ripley's Mountain Coaster

Day 3: Keep it simple

For day 3, these 6 places should be enough to fill your day with something exciting to do in Gatlinburg.

Sugarlands Distilling Company
Mysterious Mansion
Gatlinburg SkyPark
Ripley's Believe It or Not!
Ole Smoky Distillery "The Holler"
Gatlinburg Scenic Overlook

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