Dollywood
Dollywood is a theme park jointly owned by entertainer Dolly Parton and
Herschend Family Entertainment. It is located in the Knoxville-Smoky Mountains
metroplex in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Dollywood is the biggest "ticketed"
tourist attraction in Tennesse.
In addition to standard amusement park thrill rides, Dollywood features
traditional crafts and music of the Smoky Mountains area. The park hosts a
number of concerts and musical events each year, including appearances by Parton
and her family, as well as other national and local musical acts, and is the
site of the Southern Gospel Museum and Hall of Fame.
Alongside sister waterpark Dollywood's Splash Country (35-acre (14 ha)), and
Dollywood's DreamMore Resort (100-acre (40 ha)), and Dolly Parton's Dixie
Stampede Dinner Attraction (5 acres), Dollywood is the anchor of Parton's
295-acre (119 ha) Dollywood amusement resort.
Location
2700 Dollywood Parks Blvd
Pigeon Forge
Tennessee
USA
Getting There
The easiest way to reach Dollywood by public transportation is to take a bus
operated by the Trolley System in Pigeon Forge. The Pink Trolley route runs from
Patriot Park to Dollywood and back.
Alternatively, visitors can take a bus from Knoxville to Pigeon Forge, followed
by a connecting trolley to Dollywood. Greyhound and Megabus are two companies
that offer bus services to Knoxville from various cities in the United States.
Nearby Airports
This is a list of primary airports in Tennessee that have scheduled passenger service on commercial airlines.
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