Floyd Garrett's Muscle Car Museum | Forbidden Caverns | NASCAR SpeedPark | Rainforest Adventures | Scenic Helicopter Tours | Sevier County Heritage Museum | Smoky Mountain Deer Farm & Exotic Petting Zoo | Tennessee Museum of Aviation | Tennessee Smokies Baseball
320 Winfield Dunn Parkway, Sevierville, Tennessee
www.musclecarmuseum.com
Floyd Garrett started collecting muscle cars back in the '70s and today has accumulated more than 90 classics worth approximately $5 million. Floyd defines a muscle car as simply "a car having a high performance engine." Muscle cars in the collection include a black 1970 Chevelle, 1967 Shelby Mustang, 1964 Thunderbolt, 1963 Tameless Tiger Tempest and 1969 Boss 429, as well as Elvis' first limo. Floyd Garrett's Muscle Car Museum also features a gift shop that sells T-shirts, die-cast car models and more.
455 Blowing Cave Road, Sevierville, Tennessee
www.forbiddencavern.com
Few people realize that Tennessee is home to the most caves in the United States – approximately 8,350 have been registered to date. One of the Volunteer State's most spectacular caves, Forbidden Caverns, once provided shelter for Eastern Woodland Indians and also served as a hideout for moonshiners as they manufactured illegal homemade whisky. Forbidden Caverns was opened to the public in 1967 and today provides one-hour guided walking tours along well-lighted trails to view fascinating natural rock formations and crystal-clear streams.
1545 Parkway, Sevierville, Tennessee
www.nascarspeedpark.com/sevierville.html
An official licensed property of National Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR), this entertainment facility in Sevierville features eight action-packed go-cart tracks: Baby Bristol, The Qualifier, Young Champions, Family 500, Slideways, The Competitor, The Intimidator and The Smoky Mountain Speedway. In addition to go-cart racing, the facilities at NASCAR SpeedPark include an indoor climbing wall and playground, kiddie rides, speed bumper boats and the state-of-the-art, 28,000-square-foot SpeedDome Arcade. Enjoy a quick bite to eat at the Pit Stop Grill and shop for NASCAR merchandise at the NASCAR SpeedPark gift shop.
109 NASCAR Drive, Sevierville, Tennessee
www.rfadventures.com
A 15,000-square-foot indoor reptile zoo, the fun and educational RainForest Adventures is home to more than 500 exotic animals from the rain forests of the world - including lemurs, crocodiles, alligators, giant tortoises, tree frogs, pythons and cobras. Live animal demonstrations are presented daily at RainForest Adventures, which is located in the Governor's Crossing entertainment complex behind the NASCAR Café in Sevierville.
113 Helicopter Ride Boulevard, Sevierville, Tennessee
www.scenichelicopters.com
For a once-in-a-lifetime experience that gives you the full flavor of the Smoky Mountains, consider taking a scenic helicopter tour! Eight different helicopter tours are available that will give you and your family a bird's eye view of the Smoky Mountains, including the towns of Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, as well as Douglas Lake, Bluff Mountain, Tennessee farm country, Wears Valley, the French Broad River, Pigeon Forge Valley and much more. Aerial weddings are also available! All pilots are FAA certified. The Scenic Helicopter Tours helioport is located just off Highway 66 in Sevierville.
167 Bruce Street, Sevierville, Tennessee
Housed in the Old Sevierville Post Office, the Sevier County Heritage Museum showcases the proud heritage of Sevier County, which was founded in 1795. The Sevier County Heritage Museum opened in 1995 as part of Sevierville's Bicentennial Celebration and contains interesting displays of local artifacts and memorabilia, offers genealogical research services, and hosts lectures and classes. The Sevier County Heritage Museum also houses the library of the Smoky Mountain Historical Society. Admission is free.
478 Happy Hollow Lane, Sevierville, Tennessee
www.deerfarmzoo.com
Nestled within 140 beautiful acres, the Smoky Mountain Deer Farm & Exotic Petting Zoo is home to more than 100 deer, which visitors can pet and feed, as well as zebras, camels, kangaroos, wallabies, prairie dogs, emus and other exotic animals. Billed as "Sevier County's oldest and largest zoological park," the Smoky Mountain Deer Farm & Exotic Petting Zoo also features old-fashioned pony rides, guided horse trails and a picnic area. Zoo hours are 10 AM to 5:30 PM daily.
135 Air Museum Way, Sevierville, Tennessee
www.tnairmuseum.com
The Tennessee Museum of Aviation, which is located in a 50,000-square-foot aircraft hangar at the Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport, provides a fascinating glimpse of the state's aviation history through detailed exhibits. Active flying warbird aircraft are on display here and the Flying Spirit Gift Gallery offers a variety of aviation memorabilia. Meeting space is also available at the Tennessee Museum of Aviation.
3540 Line Drive, Kodak, Tennessee
www.smokiesbaseball.com
A Class AA affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals, the Tennessee Smokies compete in the Southern League of Professional Baseball against the likes of the Chattanooga Lookouts, Greenville Braves, Carolina Mudcats and Jacksonville Suns. The state-of-the-art Tennessee Smokies ballpark, which opened in 2000, features 6,000 seats, a grass berm around most of the outfield and a full-service restaurant called the Double Play Café. In addition, a year-round visitors center can be found at the main entrance to the ballpark, which is located in Kodak, just northwest of Sevierville (Exit 407 off of Interstate 40). For a night of fun, affordable family entertainment, Tennessee Smokies baseball can't be beat!
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