Things to Do in Tennessee
Tennessee runs from the Great Smoky Mountains to the Mississippi River, and spring blooms and fall color are the best times to explore. Use the map to pick an area, then open its guide for hours, fees and RV parking tips.
Tennessee · Volunteer State
Areas
10 on the map
1 with guides so far
Attraction guides
9
All in the Pigeon Forge area
Elevation
178–6,643 ft
Mississippi River to Clingmans Dome
Seasons
Spring & fall
Several mountain parks close in winter
Updated October 31, 2026 · Each guide covers hours, admission and RV parking
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Pigeon Forge
Dollywood, the Cades Cove loop and Great Smoky Mountains National Park, The Island, the alpine coaster and the Titanic Museum.
See things to do in Pigeon ForgeBeale Street blues, Graceland and barbecue on the Mississippi.
Cypress swamps, fishing and wintering bald eagles at a lake formed by the 1811–12 earthquakes.
Shiloh National Military Park and Pickwick Lake on the Tennessee River.
Live music downtown, the Grand Ole Opry, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Broadway honky-tonks.
Small-town Tennessee whiskey country and the Jack Daniel’s distillery.
One of the state’s largest parks, with a 256-ft waterfall on the Cumberland Plateau.
Lookout Mountain, the Tennessee Aquarium and a walkable riverfront.
The quiet side of the Smokies, close to Cades Cove.
Dollywood, the Cades Cove loop and Great Smoky Mountains National Park, The Island, the alpine coaster and the Titanic Museum.
Bristol Motor Speedway, plus lakes and mountain towns in the far northeast corner.
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Titanic Museum Attraction
A half-scale Titanic on the Parkway, with more than 400 artifacts, a Grand Staircase built to the original blueprints and a boarding pass that follows one real passenger.
Smoky Mountain Alpine Coaster
The Smokies' first mountain coaster, opened in 2013. You control your own sled down a track that runs more than a mile, day or night, about 1.4 miles off the Parkway.
Patriot Park
A city park in the Old Mill District with a half-mile walking trail past the flags of all 50 states and veterans memorials, plus the hub where every Fun Time Trolley route begins.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
America's most visited national park starts about 2 miles past Gatlinburg.
Dollywood
Roller coasters, a real steam train, live music and Smoky Mountain crafts in the foothills of Pigeon Forge.
Parrot Mountain and Gardens
Hundreds of tropical birds in about four acres of hillside gardens behind Dollywood. Hand-feed lorikeets with nectar and visit the baby-bird nursery.
Thank you to the people behind these photos. Please support them by giving their work a look. Photos: Titanic Museum Attraction: Billy Hathorn on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0); Smoky Mountain Alpine Coaster: Roller Coaster Philosophy on Flickr (CC BY 2.0); Patriot Park: BettyJean7202959 on Wikimedia Commons (CC0); Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Washuotaku on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0); Dollywood: Sarah Stierch on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0); Parrot Mountain and Gardens: Joelk75 on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0). Header photo (Cades Cove Loop Road): Lee Ann Ratledge (CC BY 4.0). Map outline from the U.S. Census Bureau; roads from OpenStreetMap contributors.
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