Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near Tennessee

While in Tennessee, you might enjoy a visit to:

At last count, Three Bears had increased to five bears. Watch them eat while camera-carrying humans stand on the edge of their pit and yell, "Hey, BEAR!"
~7 miles from Gatlinburg.

But not forbidden to you. This show cave was used as a hideout to make moonshine until 1943, which perhaps explains its name.
~15 miles from Gatlinburg.

Architectural relic from the 1982 World's Fair, the tower with the gold reflector ball is part of the Knoxville skyline.
~29 miles from Gatlinburg.

A rural living museum that surprises with devil burls, angel swirls, Apocalypse signage, and a full-size perpetual motion machine. 65 acres, several buildings, 250,000 items.
~45 miles from Gatlinburg.

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