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Pigeon Forge in Tennessee

Monday, 15 September 2025 - 11:00 am (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika
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🔊 Listen to this Post Pigeon Forge is a mountain resort city in Sevier County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 6,343 at the 2020 census. Situated 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Pigeon Forge is a tourist destination that caters primarily to Southern culture and country music fans. The city’s attractions include Dollywood and Dollywood’s Splash Country, WonderWorks, Alcatraz East Crime Museum, Dolly Parton’s Stampede, and numerous gift shops, outlet malls, amusement rides, and musical theaters.

The name “Pigeon Forge” comes from an iron forge built by Isaac Love (1783–1854) some time around 1820. The name of this forge referred to its location along the Little Pigeon River, in the vicinity of what became the Old Mill. The name of the river comes from the flocks of passenger pigeons that frequented its banks when the first Euro-American settlers arrived.

Pigeon Forge is located on the West Fork of the Little Pigeon River. The West Fork of the Little Pigeon River flows north from its source high on the slopes of Mount Collins through Sevier County before linking up with the Middle Fork in Sevierville. Pigeon Forge occupies a narrow valley along this river between Sevierville and Gatlinburg. High ridges surround Pigeon Forge on three sides, with Pine Mountain to the west, Shields Mountain to the east, and Cove Mountain to the south. A bend in the Little Pigeon provides the city’s northern border with Sevierville, and a narrow gorge cut by the river between Cove Mountain and Shields Mountain acts as the city’s boundary with Gatlinburg.

Besides the natural environment of the area, the attractions in Pigeon Forge draw approximately 11 million visitors each year. Attractions include the Dollywood theme park and the Stampede theater, both owned by country music superstar Dolly Parton, whose home town is Sevierville, just a few miles from Pigeon Forge.

• Buttonwillow Civil War Theater
• TopJump Trampoline & Extreme Arena
• Crave Golf Club
• Titanic Museum
• Cooter’s Place
• Alcatraz East Crime Museum
• Southern Gospel Museum and Hall of Fame
• Country Tonite Theatre
• Paula Deen’s Lumberjack Feud Supper Show & Adventure Park
• Comedy Barn Theater
• WonderWorks Children’s Museum
• The Pigeon Perch
• Hatfield and McCoy Dinner Feud
• Dolly Parton’s Stampede (Formerly Dixie Stampede)
• Biblical Times Dinner Theater
• Red Skelton Tribute Theater
• Flyaway Indoor Skydiving
• NASCAR Speedpark
• Smoky Mountain Alpine Coaster
• Jurassic Jungle Boat Ride
• Hollywood Wax Museum Pigeon Forge
• The Island in Pigeon Forge (featuring the Great Smoky Mountain Wheel)
• Tribute to Frank Sinatra & The Rat Pack
• Pigeon Forge Snow
• The Island Show Fountains
• American Oldies Theater
• Grand Majestic Dinner Theater
• Great Smoky Mountain Murder Mystery
• Ripken Experience
• Seasonal events such as Winterfest

The Pigeon Forge Parks and Recreation Department manages the Pigeon Forks Community Center along with 134 acres (54 ha) of park land and approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) of greenways.

• Pigeon Forge City Park has sports fields and courts, walking trails, and large picnic areas.
• Patriot Park has 16 acres (65,000 m²) and is the site of various special events, including Independence Day fireworks, Patriot Festival, and light displays during Winterfest.
• Wear Farm City Park is the main park for Pigeon Forge and has sports fields and courts along with playgrounds, pavilions, and concession stands.

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