Ripley's Empire in Gatlinburg TN

While staying in your Gatlinburg cabin rental, a visit to one of the five 'Ripley’s Believe It or Not' attractions is an absolute must! Gatlinburg, Tennessee is home to five Ripley’s attractions, including their Believe It or Not Museum, Ripley’s Davy Crockett Mini-Golf, Ripley’s Moving Theatre, Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies, and Ripley’s Haunted House Attraction, all these attractions are just minutes away from your Gatlinburg cabin rental.

Just who is this famous Ripley, you may wonder. Robert Ripley was called the ‘modern Marco Polo” because of his lifelong obsession with travel. During his career, Ripley traveled a total of 198 countries, making his voyage a total distance of 19 trips across the globe. Although Ripley has a whole resume of jobs such as an artist, reporter, explorer and collector- he is most famous for his unique newspaper feature, “Believe It or Not!” Gatlinburg, Tennessee is fortunate to be the home to five of his amazing attractions.

While staying in a Gatlinburg cabin rental, your group can plan a tour of the famous Believe It or Not Museum and look at unique and unusual artifacts collected by Mr. Ripley himself. In addition, your group can touch an actual 500 pound meteorite, move 5 tons with one finger, and look at an actual vampire killing kit and a life sized horse made from coat hangers!

If you are wanting to golf in your Gatlinburg cabin rental, Ripley’s has that taken care of! Experience interactive golf where critters pop up through out the course and comment on your putt, chipmunks sing, and critters play band music for entertainment. Your Gatlinburg cabin rental stay will be filled with excitement in this Davy Crockett themed golf course.

Make your Gatlinburg cabin rental unique and visit one of the three Ripley’s Moving Theatre. Gatlinburg, Tennessee is one of the only three cities to host such a theatre where you can experience wind, rain, and snow and hear surround sound in thrilling rides! Your group will actually move with the theatre, and feel as if you are in the show! It’s a convenient activity for your whole group, the theatre is opened 365 days out of the year!

While staying in one of our Gatlinburg cabin rentals, one must take advantage of visiting the one of a kind, 1.4 million gallon world-class aquarium. The Ripley’s Aquarium feature s eleven-foot sharks, piranhas, and 8,000 other exotic sea creatures from around the world.

For an ultimate horror experience during your Gatlinburg cabin rental, bring your group by Ripley’s Haunted House Attraction. Gatlinburg, Tennessee is one three cities to host such a horrifying experience. But horror seekers beware- children under age 6 are not admitted!