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Great Smoky Arts and Crafts Community
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #4 of 35 attractions in Gatlinburg

A community of artists and artisans selling their wares where you can find everything from basket weaving, to painting and metal smithing.

Attraction type: Speciality shop; Art gallery
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Hollywood Wax Museum
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #6 of 35 attractions in Gatlinburg
Attraction type: Museum; Wax museum
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Cooter's Place
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #8 of 35 attractions in Gatlinburg
Attraction type: Speciality museum
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Gatlinburg Space Needle and Family Fun Center
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #13 of 35 attractions in Gatlinburg

You'll find double the fun here: first, a view of the Great Smoky Mountains and downtown Gatlinburg from the Needle's observation tower 342 feet above ground, and then, back on earth, a two-level amusement center for the whole family.

Attraction type: Amusement/theme park; Observation deck/tower; Architectural building; Game/entertainment centre; Landmark/point of interest
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Star Cars Museum
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #14 of 35 attractions in Gatlinburg
Attraction type: Speciality museum
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Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #20 of 35 attractions in Gatlinburg

Everything from furniture making and woodturning to pottery and marbling is taught at this comprehensive 50-year-old arts and crafts school geared to all ages and skill levels.

Attraction type: Educational site; Other
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Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 3 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #25 of 35 attractions in Gatlinburg
Attraction type: Speciality museum
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Chapel In The Glen
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #27 of 35 attractions in Gatlinburg
Attraction type: Other; Religious site
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World of Illusions
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 2.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #32 of 35 attractions in Gatlinburg
Attraction type: Speciality museum; Wax museum
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Guinness World of Record Museum
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 2 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #33 of 35 attractions in Gatlinburg
Attraction type: Speciality museum; Other
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