Featured
Bijou Theatre
Knoxville, Knox Co. · $$$
Intimate 1909 Gay Street theater attached to the 1817 Lamar House, saved from demolition in 1974.
Arts & Entertainment
Museums, galleries, venues, theaters and things to do.
Featured
Tennessee Theatre
Knoxville, Knox Co. · $$$
The Official State Theatre of Tennessee, a restored 1928 movie palace on Gay Street.
Cave Tour Attraction
Tuckaleechee Caverns
Townsend, Blount Co. · $$
Townsend show cave with a 210-foot underground waterfall, billed as the greatest site under the Smokies.
Historic Theater
The Princess Theatre
Harriman, Roane Co. · $$
Restored downtown Harriman theater hosting films, concerts and community performances.
Performing Arts Center
Clayton Center for the Arts
Maryville, Blount Co. · $$
Maryville College performing arts complex with a 1,200-seat hall, black box and galleries.
Historic Theater & Event Venue
Capitol Theatre
Maryville, Blount Co. · $$
Family-owned historic Maryville theater with a movie-themed ice cream parlor and hidden speakeasy.
Living History Museum
Museum of Appalachia
Clinton, Anderson Co. · $$
65-acre living history village near Clinton with 35 log structures and 250,000 artifacts.
Children's Museum
Children's Museum of Oak Ridge
Oak Ridge, Anderson Co. · $$
West Outer Drive museum with hands-on exhibits including Manhattan Project-era history for kids.
Community Theater
Oak Ridge Playhouse
Oak Ridge, Anderson Co. · $$
The official state community theatre of Tennessee, on Broadway Avenue in Historic Jackson Square.
Science Museum
American Museum of Science and Energy
Oak Ridge, Anderson Co. · $$
Oak Ridge museum tracing the Manhattan Project and the science that followed, on East Main Street.
History Museum
Coal Creek Miners Museum
Rocky Top, Anderson Co. · $
Rocky Top museum on the coal mining history of Coal Creek, Fraterville and Briceville.
Art Gallery
Locally Grown Artists Gallery
Oak Ridge, Anderson Co. · $$
Oak Ridge gallery on Towne Road showing handmade art and craft by local and regional artists.
Theme Park
Mountaintop Adventure Park
Observation Attraction
Gatlinburg SkyPark
Gatlinburg, Sevier Co. · $$$
The yellow SkyLift chairlift up Crockett Mountain to North America's longest pedestrian cable bridge.
Museum
Titanic Museum Attraction
Pigeon Forge, Sevier Co. · $$$
Half-scale Titanic replica on the Pigeon Forge Parkway with authentic artifacts and a grand staircase.
Comedy Theater
The Comedy Barn Theater
Pigeon Forge, Sevier Co. · $$
Clean family comedy show on the Pigeon Forge Parkway, running since 1994.
Museum
Alcatraz East Crime Museum
Pigeon Forge, Sevier Co. · $$$
Crime and justice museum on the Pigeon Forge Parkway holding Ted Bundy's VW and O.J. Simpson's Bronco.
Distillery & Tour
Sugarlands Distilling Company
Gatlinburg, Sevier Co. · $$
Gatlinburg Parkway distillery producing moonshine, whiskey and cream liqueurs with tastings and tours.
Craft School & Gallery
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts
Gatlinburg, Sevier Co. · $$
Century-old craft school on 13 acres in Gatlinburg with free public galleries and a supply store.
Mini Golf & Family Entertainment
Crave Golf Club
Pigeon Forge, Sevier Co. · $$
Candy-themed Pigeon Forge complex with two 19-hole mini golf courses, mini bowling and escape rooms.
Indoor Amusement Park
WonderWorks Pigeon Forge
Pigeon Forge, Sevier Co. · $$$
Upside-down building on Music Road holding 100-plus hands-on science exhibits, ropes course and laser tag.
Historic House Museum
Glenmore Mansion
Jefferson City, Jefferson Co. · $
1868 Second Empire mansion in Jefferson City, the county's only public house museum.
Historic Village
Historic Rugby
Rugby, Morgan Co. · $
Restored Victorian colony on the Cumberland Plateau founded in 1880 by British author Thomas Hughes.