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Pigeon Forge Attractions Provide Plenty to Do For Kids of All Ages

By: Terry Burns

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There are many Pigeon Forge attractions that will provide hours of entertainment for the whole family. Whether you like amusement parks, museums, miniature golf, scenic helicopter rides, arcades, go carts, or a day of adventurous white water rafting, youll have tons of fun at Pigeon Forge. And that doesnt even include the dozens of Pigeon Forge shows.

Of course when you think about the many Pigeon Forge attractions, you cant start without talking about Dollywood Amusement Park. Named after Dolly Parton herself, Dollywood is a one of a kind theme park. Located on 125 acres at the base of the Smoky Mountains, Dollywood is the number one tourist attraction in the Pigeon Forge area. The park has many festivals throughout the year but the best time of the year that I highly recommend is the Smoky Mountain Christmas! This is one amusement park that has fun to offer for all ages.

If you like museums, there are a couple of car museums such as The Smoky Mountain Car Museum and the Muscle Car Museum in Sevierville. There is an Elvis Museum in Pigeon Forge and the Ripleys Believe it or Not Museum in Gatlinburg. And the Tennessee Museum of Aviation is located in Sevierville. Also in Pigeon Forge is the Carbo Police Museum, Debbie Reynolds Hollywood Motion Picture Museum and the Dinosaur Walk Museum.

Do you like miniature golf? There are many miniature golf places to choose from. In Pigeon Forge is Adventure Golf, Fantasy Golf, Firehouse Golf, Professor Hackers Golf and Tree House golf and games to name a few. In Sevierville, there is Ripleys Old McDonald Farm Mini Golf. Youll see pigs fly!

If you are the adventurous type then there are several different Pigeon Forge attractions that are great for you. Outdoor adventures of the Smokies provides Monster Truck Rides, Helicopter Rides, ATV Rides, Horseback Rides, Jeep Tours, Whitewater Rafting, Balloon Rides, Day Hikes and Plane Rides. For horseback riding there is Five Oaks Riding Stables. There are two places in Sevierville and one in Pigeon Forge that provide scenic helicopter rides. There is Scenic Helicopter Tours and Smoky Mountains Helicopters Inc. And in Pigeon Forge there is Helicopter Headquarters. You can take guided ATV tours through the scenic mountains at Bluff Mountain Adventures.

There are many other Pigeon Forge Attractions. Have you ever wished to go sky diving but you were afraid about jumping out of a plane? Well try indoor skydiving at Flyaway Indoor Skydiving, one of the one of a kind Pigeon Forge attractions. For loads of family fun you might want to try a restful canoe or tube trip down one of the local rivers. Enjoy the breathtaking views with a tour through Mountain View Canoe Rentals.

One of the newest Pigeon Forge attractions is called Wonderworks. It is an amusement park for the brain. Youll go inside an upside down building and inside you will see over 100 interactive exhibits. It is 55,000 square feet of fun for the entire family! Be sure to bring your camera as you wont believe some of the things you will see!

For the kids or the kids at heart, there are many arcades and go kart tracks for your entertainment. Star Tracks and Arcade offer both and the arcade also has pool tables inside. There are several Go Cart tracks which many also feature bumper cars and arcades. In Pigeon Forge there is Adventure Raceway, Fast Tracks, Rockin Raceway, Smoky Mountain Slick Track, Speed Zone Fun Park, and The Track. For the Nascar fans, Sevierville features/has Nascar Speedpark.

There are other exciting Pigeon Forge attractions to choose from like Ultrazone Lazer Tag and Lazerport is for the laser tag fans. . Rainforest Adventures is home to over 500 animals from our worlds tropical rain forests. Take a boat ride through the dinosaur infested Jurassic Park at Jurassic Jungle Boat Ride. Movie Rider is an action packed movie thrill ride.

During the summer, check out the Tennessee Smokies, a AA minor league baseball team in the St. Louis Cardinals organization. They play in a 19.4 million dollar stadium situated right off the interstate. The stadium seats over 6,000 fans and many times have free giveaways at special events. See the fireworks every Friday evening after the game!

So as you can tell there is plenty to do in town. The kids will never be bored but it wont take long for your bank account to become empty! One money saving idea is to get some vacation guide books at the local welcome centers as they have many discount coupons to many of these Pigeon Forge attractions.

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Pigeon Forge Vacation Guide, (Terry's Company) is our recommended resource for Pigeon Forge, TN vacation advice on the Internet. For Pigeon Forge, TN vacation tips and resources visit their website at www.pigeon-forge-vacation-guide.com

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