Ripley Empire

While staying in one of ours Gatlinburg cabins, 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.

Robert Ripley was called the ‘modern Marco Polo” because of his lifelong obsession with travel. During his career, Ripley traveled a total of almost 200 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!

Make your Gatlinburg cabin rental vacation 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 your Gatlinburg cabin rental, 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.