| 1 | 1 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park
107 Park Headquarters Road
Gatlinburg, TN 37738
| 865-436-1200
nps.gov/grsm
National Park Service
| 9,008,835
| 362
168/38
156
| 800 square miles of national park with recreational and educational opportunities
| Dale Ditmanson
Superintendent
1934/NA
|
| 2 | 2 | Dollywood
2700 Dollywood Parks Blvd.
Pigeon Forge, TN 37863
| 800 DOLLYWOOD
dollywood.com
Herschend Family Entertainment
| 2,369,000
| 598
241/NA
357
| The Smoky Mountain Family Adventure
| Craig Ross
President
1986/NA
|
| 3 | 3T | Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies/Ripley's Entertainment TN
88 River Road
Gatlinburg, TN 37738
| 888-240-1358
ripleysaquariumofthesmokies.com
Ripley Entertainment Inc.
| 2,100,000
| 300
150/150
NA
| 1.4 million gallon aquarium featuring 12-ft. sharks, interactive exhibits, thousands of exotic sea creatures
| Ryan DeSear
General manager
2000/2010
|
| 4 | 3T | Cherokee National Forest
2800 Ocoee St. North
Cleveland, TN 37312
| 423-476-9700
fs.usda.gov/cherokee
USDA Forest Service
| 2,000,000
| NA
NA/NA
NA
| More than 600 miles of trails including 150 miles of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, 7 whitewater rivers, 3 large lakes, 30 developed cmapgrounds, and 45 day use sites (fees required at most developed sites.)
| Tom Speaks
Ja Sal Morris
Forest supervisors
1911/NA
|
| 5 | NR | Bristol Motor Speedway / Bristol Dragway
151 Speedway Blvd.
Bristol, TN 37620
| 423-989-6900
bristolmotorspeedway.com
Speedway Motorsports Inc.
| 1,500,000
| NA
80/NA
6,000
| One of NASCAR's most popular race tracks, BMS seats nearly 160,000 and features two Sprint Cup races a year, along with two Nationwide Series events and a Truck Series race.
| Jerry Caldwell
Executive VP, general manager
1961/2012
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