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Celebrate Mother’s Day at Anakeesta

The best place in Gatlinburg to celebrate Mother’s Day is Anakeesta! Get tickets here.

What better place to celebrate family fun and joy than nestled in the Great Smoky Mountains! Anakeesta is the top attraction in Gatlinburg for families, and will make a great location for your Mother’s Day celebration.

Why?

1.) Wonderful views combined with delicious food make for a wonderful experience! At Cliff Top, enjoy an elevated dining experience Anakeesta’s Black Bear Village.  Serving modern American cuisine, guests will enjoy mouth-watering steaks, gourmet burgers, signature salads, savory appetizers, and house-made desserts. Cliff Top will have a special Mother’s Day menu which includes:

  • A Mother’s LoveSplit Lobster Tail, Savory Bread Pudding, Roasted Pepper Hollandaise

    Lobster Po’ Boy

    Fried Chunks of Lobster Claw Meat, with a Red Cabbage Slaw, Tomato, Garlic, Basil, topped with a Roasted Pepper Hollandaise.

    Sea Bass

    Roasted Sea Bass, Prosciutto wrapped Asparagus, Smashed New Potatoes, Gremolata.

    Spring Chicken Salad

    Spring Mix, Watermelon, Feta, Blueberries, Roasted Almonds, Grilled Chicken Breast.

    Port Poached Pear

    Port Poached Pear, Bruleed served in a Kataifi Pastry Nest, with Whipped Cream, & Mint

If barbecue is more to your taste, you can also try out our Smokehouse restaurant located in Firefly Village. Indulge in southern barbeque classics with unique dining overlooking downtown Gatlinburg and scenic mountain vistas. See the menu here.

2.) Have fun with family in our nature-based theme park! Your kids will enjoy our Treeventure Challenge. Climb, swing, crawl and slide your way through three levels of play in these interactive treehouses. Mothers and children and the whole family will go on an adventure together at our BearVenture Challenge. Kids will love the physical challenges of crossing this whimsical black bear themed challenge course.  Sure to delight, it is fun for families of all ages.

3.) Shop ’til you drop in Firefly Village and Black Bear Village! Enjoy mountaintop Gatlinburg shopping at the many Anakeesta has retail outlets, including The Great Outdoor Trading Company, Adventure Outpost, Catching Fireflies, and the Mercantile. Discover beautiful jewelry, melodious wind chimes, elegant candles, home goods and women’s apparel and accessories. Experience the enchantment of the forest at the whimsical Catching Fireflies boutique, or take the taste of Appalachia home or shop our variety of vintage gadgets, games and sweet treats at the Mercantile!

4. No celebration or family outing would be complete without the gorgeous views of the Great Smoky Mountains. There is no where better in downtown Gatlinburg than Anakeesta to take in the sweeping vistas of the Smokies.

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Don’t miss out on the best place to celebrate Mother’s Day in Gatlinburg! Grab your tickets here. 

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Anakeesta - There is Magic in the Mountains
  • Things To Do
    • Things To Do
    • United Tastes of America
    • Play
      • Play
      • Gondola
      • Anavista Tower
      • Treetop Skywalk
      • More…
    • Adventure Add-Ons
      • Adventure Add-Ons
      • Astra Lumina
      • Coaster Pass
      • United Tastes of America
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      • Clifftop
      • Kephart Cafe
      • Smokehouse
      • United Tastes of America
      • More…
    • Shop
      • Shop
      • Shop Official Merch
      • Own a Chair
      • Adventure Outpost
      • Willow’s Workshop
      • The Mercantile
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