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Attractions in Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Sights, markets, museums and nights out in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, with our top choices first and then the places readers open most.

24 places

SightMingus Mill

Cades Cove Missionary Baptist Church

MuseumCades Cove Missionary Baptist Church

Fontana Dam

SightFontana Dam

LakeFontana Lake

Cades Cove

SightCades Cove

brown wooden house in the middle of green grass field

SightCades Cove Picnic Area

a house with a steeple

SightMethodist Church

Carter Shields Cabin

LandmarkCarter Shields Cabin

ViewpointNewfound Gap

Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center

MuseumGreat Smoky Mountains Heritage Center

Mountain Farm Museum

MuseumMountain Farm Museum

Kuwohi Visitor Center

SightKuwohi Visitor Center

SightMt Le Conte

Cades Cove Primitive Baptist Church

Historic siteCades Cove Primitive Baptist Church

LandmarkThe Sinks

Elijah Oliver Place

LandmarkElijah Oliver Cabin

Rockefeller Memorial

Historic siteLaura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial

a landscape with trees and hills

SightBeech Grove School

SightTipton Place

SightJohn Oliver Place

SightCable Mill Historic Area

SightCaldwell House

SightPalmer House

ChurchPalmer Chapel Methodist Church

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