(0)After relaxing mornings submerged in the warm waters of your cabin’s hot tub and peaceful moments in your rocking chair, get out and explore the unique museums and attractions of the Smoky Mountains! Many of Cabins for YOU cabins are nestled within walking distance or just a short drive to downtown Gatlinburg, home to the Guinness World Records Adventure. Your mind has been wooed by the wonders of nature, but now it’s time to come face to face with the weirdest, most awe-inspiring, and most stupefying feats of man in one of the most unique, interactive museums you and the family will experience!
The Guinness World Records Adventure immerses you into an interactive experience of mankind’s “most” of everything you can imagine, along with exhibits that beckon a challenge! Try to pull your model gun faster than the world’s quickest sharp shooter, defy the laws of nature with 4-time Guinness World Record holder with feats against gravity, and attempt to beat the best Pac-Man score on the largest arcade game you will see in the Smokies. Laughing, learning, and playing, the family can easily spend hours of a rainy afternoon or have a nice break from the hillbilly-themed attractions with a trip to Guinness World Records Adventure in Gatlinburg!
Hundreds of pictures, authentic relics, challenging games of wit and might, entrancing displays, and so much more await through the doors under the bright yellow and blue arches of 631 Parkway, Gatlinburg. Watch the kids attempt to set their own records against the world’s best any one of the 365 days of the year!
Hours
Sunday – Thursday: 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Friday & Saturday: 10 a.m. – 12 a.m.
Ripley’s Ultimate Fun Pass
A frequent visitor to the Smoky Mountains? Consider purchasing Ripley’s Ultimate Fun Pass, gaining you unlimited access to all of Ripley’s attractions located in Tennessee for a full year!
After posing next to the world’s tallest man, standing in the jaws of the world’s largest shark, and sitting in the world’s largest tire, tour the other outstanding and interesting Ripley’s attractions in downtown Gatlinburg! Ticket deals make 2, 3, or all the attractions available for exploration at one easy, discounted price!
Check out more of the exciting curiosities that await in other Ripley’s attractions:
Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! Odditorium
800 Parkway | Gatlinburg, TN
Open 365 days a year
9 a.m. to Midnight
865.436.5096
12,500 square feet, 500 exhibits and artifacts, and 16 galleries keep you and the entire family in a constant state of, “no way!” The large cracks crawling up the sides of the brick building and giant marble ball suspended and spinning in water are hard to miss in the Alpine-inspired architecture of downtown Gatlinburg. It’s a great stop right after the Guinness World Records Adventure because, while not all the items hold records, these relics are certainly the weirdest and most interesting artifacts of their kind!
Gathered and compiled through years of traveling the continents, the collection of interesting, unique, and weird memorabilia brought back by Leroy Ripley of Santa Rosa, California, is a treat. Just like the Guinness World Records Adventure, kids and the young-at-heart can challenge their wits and senses in interactive games and trivia throughout the Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! Odditorium!
Ripley’s Haunted Adventure
908 Parkway | Gatlinburg, TN
Open 365 days a year
Sunday – Thursday: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Friday & Saturday: 10 a.m. to Midnight
Are you sure you know exactly what to do if you find yourself trapped in one of those horror films? Would you be the courageous leader or the one running for the hills? Here is your chance to find out! Ripley’s Haunted Adventure has been scaring Gatlinburg visitors for over 2 decades, giving them plenty of practice at making your jump and scream.
Push through the fresh body bags dangling ominously from the ceiling after escaping the mad scientist looking for his next test dummy. Keep a tight hold on your friends and family as you make your way through the 10,000-square-foot house of horrors, fighting the urge to abandon all hope! As long as you’re at least 6 years old and not too squeamish, enter the decrepit doors at your own will!
Ripley’s Moving Theater
904 Parkway | Gatlinburg, TN
Open 365 days a year
Sunday – Thursday: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Friday & Saturday: 10 a.m. to Midnight
Don’t let the giant teeth of the purple T-rex scare you away from this one-of-a-kind 5D theater experience! Take a seat in your state-the-art seating, equipped to excite your senses of hearing, feeling, smell, and sight! The 3D mini-movies will have the kids cracking up while they hang on to their seats’ handles!
Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies
88 River Road | Gatlinburg, TN
Open 365 days a year
Check website for seasonal hours!
This top-rated aquarium by USA Today’s Reader’s Choice Awards is so much more than fish! From behind the safety of the glass, study the entrancing colors and markings of the poisonous dart frogs of Central and South America in the Rainforest Exhibit. Let the smooth skin ripple underneath your fingers as you hold your hand in Touch-A-Ray Bay before heading to the Penguin Playhouse to watch the Antarctic’s favorite bird waddle, play, eat, and swim! Add more excitement to the experience and swim with the sting rays or pet an extremely cute penguin with a ticket to one of Ripley’s Aquarium’s unique experiences!
Ripley’s Mirror Maze
623 Parkway | Gatlinburg, TN
Open 365 days a year
Sunday – Thursday: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Friday & Saturday: 10 a.m. to Midnight
There may be infinite reflections, but there is only one way out of this deceptive maze with over 100 mirrors luring you in the wrong directions! The labyrinth of lies will trick you into coming face to face with your own reflection over and over again. Don’t feel too bad about getting lost, because the LED lights and infinite darkness confuse hundreds of poor souls every year. Search parties are sent into the maze every half hour! Treat the conquerors of the mirror maze to deliciously sweet treats in the Ripley’s Candy Factory, (or soothe the pride of a defeated stray succumbed to the maze.)
Ripley’s Mini Golf
188 Parkway | Gatlinburg, TN
Open 365 days a year (weather permitting)
Sunday – Thursday: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Friday & Saturday: 10 a.m. to Midnight
Explore the gorgeous country of the Smoky Mountains the way Tennessee’s famed Davy Crockett did, except with golf clubs in hand! Putt your way through 36 holes along 2 unique courses along babbling streams and the Great Smoky Mountains resting in the backdrop!
Want more mini-golf fun? Visit Ripley’s larger Old MacDonald’s Farm in Sevierville! This dynamic 54-hole course is filled with all your kids’ favorite barnyard friends, challenging obstacles, and gorgeous water features that will calm your frustrations when you miss that hole-in-one.
1639 Parkway | Sevierville, TN
Open 365 days a year (weather permitting)
Sunday – Thursday: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Friday & Saturday: 10 a.m. to Midnight
After hundreds of exciting exhibits and activities to divulge every curiosity, come home to the cozy retreat of your Cabins for YOU cabin to enjoy a peaceful night’s rest. For the perfect rejuvenation, hop in the relaxing waters of the hot tub or cuddle in front of a romantic fire before crawling under the covers in quiet anticipation of your next fun day in the Smoky Mountains.