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Gatlinburg Cabin Rentals - Family Fun, Part 3

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Gatlinburg also is host to a wide range of museums that will entertain you and your family. While enjoying your Gatlinburg cabin rentals be sure to check out one of these gems for their interesting, but not quite natural views

The Guinness Book of World Records Museum might provide just the view your looking for with exhibits from the Book of World Records as well as memorabilia from Elvis, the Beatles, the Batmobile, and more.

Guinness Book of World Records Museum
631 Parkway Suite B1
Gatlinburg, TN 37738
(865) 430 7800

Looking for something to catch your eye, something with a little speed? Then check out the Hollywood Star Cars Museum. With over thirty cars from famous movies and celebrities, there’s something for everyone. Check out The Fast and the Furious, Days of Thunder, Love Bug, or even K.I.T.T. from Knight Rider. You’re bound to find something you’ll enjoy.

Hollywood Star Cars Museum
914 Parkway
Gatlinburg, TN 37738
(865) 430-2200
www.starcarstn.com

You came to Gatlinburg for the Smoky Mountains, what you didn’t know is you’d be meeting the stars—wax stars that is at the Hollywood Wax Museum. Step into some of your favorite films and TV shows as you party with the celebrities.

Hollywood Wax Museum
903 Parkway, Suite 103
Gatlinburg, TN 37738
(865) 430-1800
www.hollywoodwax.com

If you’re interested in the unique then you’ve found at the world’s only Salt & Pepper Shaker Museum. With rows and rows of shakers to feast your eye on (over 20,000 to be exact) you’re bound to find one that interests you. The gift shop has over 2,000 shakers, spices, and handcrafted jewelry.

Salt & Pepper Shaker Museum
461 Brookside Village Way
Gatlinburg, TN 37738
(865) 430-5515,
www.thesaltandpeppershakermuseum.com

As you’re enjoying your Gatlinburg cabin rentals, remember to pack in the family fun. There’s plenty of memories just waiting to be created! Check out these related posts for more information on making your Gatlinburg vacation wonderful:

  1. Gatlinburg Cabin Rentals - Family Fun, Part 1
  2. Gatlinburg Cabin Rentals - Family Fun, Part 2
  3. Gatlinburg Cabin Rentals - Family Fun, Part 3

Gatlinburg Cabin Rentals - Family Fun, Part 2

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One of the major players in mainstream entertainment in Gatlinburg, TN are the people at Ripley’s. The same people who brought you the Ripley’s Believe It Or Not television show also have attractions all over the nation, including Gatlinburg. While on your stay in one of the many Gatlinburg cabin rentals you may want to consider making a trip out to see one of their many attractions in the area. Ripley’s offers great attractions for the whole family including,

Dip under the sea with a trip to Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies to see a tropical rainforest, the ocean realm, Coral Reef with hundreds of the world’s most colorful fish, and Shark Lagoon—the largest exhibit which allows you to walk through a 340-foot path featuring 12 fr. sharks.

Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies
88 River Road
Gatlinburg, TN 37738
(865) 430-8808, Toll Free: 888-240-1358
www.ripleysaquariumofthesmokies.com

Do you believe it or not? Well, it will be hard not to after visiting Ripley’s Believe It or Not Museum, which holds thousand of interesting and unique specimens. With many exhibits, cartoons, and interactive displays that will provide entertainment for the whole family!

Ripley’s Believe It or Not Museum
800 Parkway
Gatlinburg, TN 37738
(865) 436-5096
www.ripleysgatlinburg.com

Looking for a little history in your family fun? Stop by Ripley’s Davy Crockett Mini Golf for a themed course bringing you back to the days of Tennessee hero Davy Crockett. They’re open year round and the course features unique holes and interactive displays. This is a great way to get out of your Gatlinburg cabin rental and enjoy some like entertainment. And if you’re lucky you might even win a free round of play!

Ripley’s Davy Crockett Mini Golf
188 Parkway
Gatlinburg, TN 37738
(865) 430-8851
www.ripleys.com/davy.html

Add a wrong turn in your trip or maybe two. Stop by Ripley’s Marvelous Mirror Maze to wind through a maze of over 100 mirrors. Just do your best to not get lost.

Ripley’s Marvelous Mirror Maze
623 Parkway
Gatlinburg, TN 37738
(865) 436-5096

Love a good movie, but want to feel like you’re there? Jump into Ripley’s Moving Theater for two 4D movies that will have you twisting and turning as you feel the rain, wind, and snow. The Moving Theater features digital surround sound, seats with the capability to move in eight directions, and simulator technology. Both movies are included in one price.

Ripley’s Moving Theater
904 Parkway
Gatlinburg, TN 37738
(865) 436-9763
www.ripleysmovingtheater.com

This has been the second installment in our series on family fun for your Gatlinburg vacation. Be sure to check out some of our other posts on family fun in Gatlinburg. You can find our additional posts at:

  1. Gatlinburg Cabin Rentals - Family Fun, Part 1
  2. Gatlinburg Cabin Rentals - Family Fun, Part 2
  3. Gatlinburg Cabin Rentals - Family Fun, Part 3

Gatlinburg Cabin Rentals Are Great For Honeymoons - Privacy

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Sevier County, home to Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, and Sevierville, officiates more weddings than any other county in Tennessee. The region’s scenic landscape and quiet character combined with some man made diversions make it an excellent spot to honeymoon, and especially so for those that area already making Gatlinburg their wedding destination of choice. The key benefits of a cabin rental for a honeymoon stay include privacy, comfort, and bang for your buck.

Today, I will try and focus on some of the privacy benefits of a cabin rental and leave discussing the comfort and financial benefits in a later article.

Being recently married myself, I understand how important privacy can be for the recently married couple. You simply want to enjoy your time with each other in solitude. Gatlinburg cabin rentals offer this to you and your partner in a style that other types of wilderness excursions are not able. You will find that your cabin can feel just like a home.

Like a home, many rentals have their own private driveway. But unlike most homes, these driveways often extend well beyond the main thoroughfares and lead to you to your cabin. This cabin is surrounded by trees, foliage, and other natural barriers that provide enough of the privacy you are looking for without hindering breathtaking views of the scenery. This can give the honeymooning couple the sensation of complete privacy, which is very desirable for the newly united. They can completely focus on each other.

Many cabins are also outfitted with amenities that lend themselves to a desire for complete privacy. Beds and jacuzzis inhabit many of the rentals in the area, and you definitely want to be private in your bed and jacuzzi! It is, after all, your honeymoon. The last thing you want is a crowded hotel with paper thin walls, a public jacuzzi, and kids running up and down the hallways to bring unnecessary distractions to you and your spouse.

That is the most important part of privacy that a Gatlinburg cabin will provide you - the destruction of distraction. In fact, most cabins are so well located that even though they might be within a short drive to all the Gatlinburg attractions you can handle, it feels completely removed from the hubbub of activity that these tourist destinations have. Trees and dense foliage are natural sound breakers, keeping the noise from below and the noise from within contained.

Another key component that privacy brings is the freedom of action that it provides you and your spouse. Anything is possible in a cabin of your very own. There will not be any interruptions to worry about - no maid service, no room service, no fellow travelers, not anything. If you wanted to lounge around the house in the clothes you woke up in you don’t need to worry. If you want to show your affection to your spouse spontaneously you won’t need to worry about who might see it. You will be completely free to enjoy your marital freedoms, and both husband and wife can appreciate that.

As you can see, the benefits of a Gatlinburg cabin rental are very significant in terms of the privacy that it can afford the newly married couple. Learning to enjoy your marriage is an important part of the honeymoon. Complete privacy is a very important part of this.

Gatlinburg Cabin Rentals - Family Fun, Part 1

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While you’re enjoying the quietness and solitude of a Gatlinburg cabin rental in the great Smoky Mountains, don’t forget to spark your family with a little excitement as well. Gatlinburg offers a variety of activities and fun for the whole family, from putt putt golf and go-carts to horseback riding and white water rafting. There is always something do and see in Gatlinburg.

If you’re looking for adventure,

Off Road Voyages offers tours past the scenic highways into the backyard of the great Smoky Mountains in an open air Hummer! You could even add on a rafting tour—what better way to add adventure and nature to your stay in Gatlinburg than an Off Road Voyage.

www.offroadvoyages.com

Never experienced an earthquake? What if you could have a taste at nature’s natural world tilt without the disastrous aftermath? Then head for Earthquake—The Ride, a live-action adventure ride for the whole family featuring amazing special effects.

Earthquake The Ride
653 Parkway
Gatlinburg, TN 37738
(865) 436-9765

Not sure of what would appeal to the whole family? Why not stop by Smoky Mountain Fun? They’ve got something for everyone at two different locations! At Camp Thunder, enjoy indoor go-carts with speeds up to 25mph, an indoor mini golf course, and The Rock Motion Ride, an exciting virtual reality motion ride!

Don’t forget to save some time for their Reagan Terrace Attractions—another fun-filled location! There’s laser tag with four different games, mini golf, bumper cars, and even black light golf! Don’t miss their 3-D movies with five different movies and another motion ride theater offering six different movies. For the younger ones in your family, stop by Play Zone or go look for treasures at Gem Mining.

Smoky Mountain Fun
716 Parkway
Gatlinburg, TN 37738,
(865) 436-2326
www.smokymountainfun.com

Each of these adventures offers a nice excursion from the quietness and comfort of your Galtinburg cabin rental. Be sure to check out some of our other posts on family fun in Gatlinburg. You can find our additional posts at:

  1. Gatlinburg Cabin Rentals - Family Fun, Part 1
  2. Gatlinburg Cabin Rentals - Family Fun, Part 2
  3. Gatlinburg Cabin Rentals - Family Fun, Part 3

Gatlinburg Cabin Rentals Save Money

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Family trips or group vacations can be very expensive. Staying at a hotel with a with a family of six that requires that you rent three rooms in the Gatlinburg, Tennessee area will probably run you at least $300 per night. If you are taking the vacation with three families in similar situations then the bill quickly jumps to $900 per night. A stay of four nights will run you $3,600 alone - without even including food, souvenirs, day trips, or transportation. This can make your vacation very expensive!

Recently my family and I experienced this reality first hand. We made a trip out to Gatlinburg with two other families to enjoy the pleasant scenery, interesting attractions, and good food. In total we had 15 people and one dog to house and feed. Luckily, my wife and I were taken as guests so our expenses were completely paid for by our relatives. However, being a second-hand observer of the living conditions gave me an interesting perspective on the vacation experience.

If this group of people had stayed at a hotel we would have needed seven rooms to handle all the different people. That would have made our trip cost at least $700 per night, with a trip total of $2,800 four our four night stay. That is a total of$186 per person for the entire trip.

To put these numbers into perspective, $2,800 is 20% of what a minimum wage earner will take home over the course of an entire year. That means all of January, February, and half of March they would spend earning the money to pay off this vacation. And that does not even include food.

Fortunately, our group did not stay at a hotel. We chose to go with one of the many Gatlinburg cabin rentals.

The organizers of our party chose a three bedroom, three story cabin that easily housed all 15 of us.We used the four couches, three king sized beds, and one air mattress to sleep four married couples and seven young adults.A straw poll of those staying with us concluded that our stay was very comfortable and the sleeping conditions inside our Gatlinburg cabin were excellent.

What was the price tag for the entire stay in the cabin?$1,505 - that is 46% less than a stay at a hotel would have been. We spent about $100 per person to sleep in the cabin, or $25 per person per night.

However, saving on your lodging expense is not the only advantage of choosing from the Gatlinburg cabin rentals available. One of the major savings we experienced was through the ability to purchase and cook our own food. We ate breakfasts and a few dinners at our cabin, saving us a ton of money by directing us away from eating at expensive restaurants or unhealthy fast food joints. We probably even ate better than at a restaurant and were not constrained by our tables and chairs from socializing with other members of the group. We could be as loud as we wanted without worrying about bothering other patrons. It was a real pleasure.

The other benefit we experienced in our cabin was the ability to entertain ourselves for ‘free.’ The cabin had a card table, foogasball table, air hockey, a pool table, and a Jacuzzi - all for our exclusive use. At a hotel we would have had to compete with other customers for the use of these items if they even had them. If they did not we would have to have forked out additional money in Gatlinburg or Pigeon Forge to enjoy this type of entertainment.

Going with a cabin rental was definitely the way to go for our large party. Our simple though spacious three bedroom cabin housed comfortably, meeting many of our entertainment and dinning needs. It was a fine vacation worthy of a repeat.