800 Parkway (Traffic Light #7), Gatlinburg, Tennesee 865-436-5096, 1-888-240-1358 Take a self-guided tour through strange exhibits and oddities secured by the museum's founder, Robert Ripley, who traveled to 1998 countries and was known as the "modern Marco Polo." Hundreds of bizarre artifacts, including genuine shrunken heads and the world-famous Fiji Mermaid, can be viewed at the three-floor Ripley's Believe It Or Not! Museum. The adjacent Ripley's Super Fun Zone contains a state-of-the-art video arcade and snack bar.
