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25 Best Things to Do in Pigeon Forge, TN (for 2021)
"The Tennessee Theater was once called a movie palace upon its opening in 1928. Since then, its iconic nature has only grown, making it one of the places to visit for entertainment and architecture!. It’s also on the National Register of Historic Places."
"Knoxville Children’s Theater is known for being one of the best places to bring youngsters if you are in town. The theater is located in the historic downtown area of Tennessee and aims to celebrate culture and the arts through a series of performances by children, for children. You can enjoy a diverse range of shows, from more serious pieces, to musicals, and if you want you can even attend a class or a workshop here."
"The Knoxville Children’s Theater can be found in the city’s downtown area and has the goal of providing fun shows for children, performed by children!. It’s one of this Tennessee city’s most wonderful things to see, with diverse show options that introduce kids to the arts in friendly and exciting ways. A big of a hidden gem, the unassuming buildings of the Children’s Theater holds a multitude of whimsy within."
"Unlike the other venues on this list, whose comedy nights are likely found by people on the Facebook events tab, shows at the Bijou Theatre are advertised on marquee signs. The theater has a seedy past, once acting as a place to see pornographic films, but has since classed up. It now hosts a variety of major comedy acts including Fred Armisen, Aziz Ansari and Michelle Wolf, all within the past six months."
"But inside is a 700-seat auditorium that is one of Knoxville’s premier performance spaces, with big-name musicians and comedians selling out shows in the historic theater."
"Then there’s the Clarence Brown Theatre on the University of Tennessee campus, which has a 500-seat auditorium that showcases its most popular stage shows. There’s also a much smaller black box theater for more experimental performances."
"The Sweet Fanny Adams Theatre stages zany comedies that are reminiscent of the Carol Burnett Show and Monty Python’s Flying Circus. The Iris Theater at the Gatlinburg Space Needle is another wonderful destination for live entertainment in Gatlinburg. The Iris is currently hosting Impossibilities: An Evening of Magic, Mindreading, and Mayhem."
"The Iris Theater at the Gatlinburg Space Needle is another wonderful destination for live entertainment in Gatlinburg. The Iris is currently hosting Impossibilities: An Evening of Magic, Mindreading, and Mayhem."
"Another breakfast institution in the area, Flapjack’s Pancake Cabin is a Tennessee mini-chain with a half dozen locations around the Smokies, all housed in literal wooden cabins. The Pigeon Forge location, right on the main U.S. 441 corridor that enters the national park from the northwest, is convenient for pregaming before a hike. Sure, you could feast on chicken fried steak or chicken biscuit skillets, but there’s no better way to fuel up for a day in the mountains than with a plate of bear cakes — bear-shaped smiley-face pancakes with a chocolate syrup smile and chocolate chip eyes."
"Pancakes are a staple breakfast food in the Smoky Mountains, so there are no shortage of pancake houses for you to choose from. Flapjack’s Pancake Cabin is one of the best places to go, and with locations in Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, and Sevierville, you can easily find one close to you!. The menu includes everything from Elkmont Egg Platters to Campfire Skillets — and of course pancakes!"
"A popular place to get the best breakfast in Gatlinburg is the Flapjacks. You can get plain pancakes and chocolate chip pancakes. There’s also crepes full of all the fresh fruits you love."
"This extravagant house is sometimes called the Confederate Memorial Hall, and it’s one of the most visited historic sites in Knoxville. It was originally gifted as a wedding present to Congressman Robert Houston Armstrong and Louise Franklin. It also served as the Confederate army headquarters during the Siege of Knoxville; bullet holes in some of the walls are a vivid reminder of its wartime past."
"James White was the founder of Knoxville, and now you can see how he would have lived by visiting his former house, known as the James White Fort. The home is the perfect place to learn all about frontier life, and you can enjoy hands on displays here like cooking, spinning, and even blacksmith workshops. There are also special holiday events here at this working life museum such as ghost tours around Halloween, so make sure to check out what is on when you are in town."
"The James White Fort was built for James White as he led an expedition into the upper Tennessee Valley to reach the land of what we know as Knoxville. The fort was chosen as the capital of the Southwest Territory in 1790 and was donated in 1791. In 1970, the place was converted to a museum and since then the place holds the tools of wars, houses and other facets of the frontier life."