Wildlife Encounter
Wildlife Encounter is a zoo in Sevier, Tennessee. Wildlife Encounter is situated nearby to Bears, as well as near Otter.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sugarlands Visitor Information Center and Gatlinburg Convention Center.
Sugarlands Visitor Information Center
Tourism office
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Sugarlands Visitor Information Center is a tourism office, which is situated 1½ miles southeast of Wildlife Encounter.
Gatlinburg Convention Center
Convention center
The Gatlinburg Convention Center is a convention complex located in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, United States. The complex was recently renovated by Johnson and Galyon. Gatlinburg Convention Center is situated 2 miles east of Wildlife Encounter.
First Methodist Church, Gatlinburg
Church
Photo: Skyrunner75, CC BY-SA 3.0.
First Methodist Church, Gatlinburg, also known as Gatlinburg First United Methodist Church, in Gatlinburg, Tennessee was designed by Charles I. Barber in Late Gothic Revival style. First Methodist Church, Gatlinburg is situated 2½ miles east of Wildlife Encounter.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include The Sugarlands and Gatlinburg.
The Sugarlands
Hamlet
The Sugarlands is a valley in Tennessee within the north-central Great Smoky Mountains, located in the southeastern United States. Formerly home to a string of small Appalachian communities, the valley is now the location of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park headquarters and the Sugarlands Visitor Center. The Sugarlands is situated 2 miles southeast of Wildlife Encounter.
Gatlinburg
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gatlinburg is a resort town located in eastern Tennessee. It is a gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Downtown Gatlinburg may come as somewhat of a shock for those on their way to a nature getaway in the national park — from the Space Needle to the amusement rides, the town hasn't necessarily chosen to embrace its "nature" side.
Elkmont
Hamlet
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 2.5.
Elkmont is a region situated in the upper Little River valley of the Great Smoky Mountains of Sevier County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Throughout its history, the valley has been home to a pioneer Appalachian community, a logging town, and a resort community. Elkmont is situated 3½ miles south of Wildlife Encounter.
Wildlife Encounter
- Type: Zoo
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Sevier, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.70296° or 35° 42′ 11″ northLongitude
-83.55703° or 83° 33′ 25″ westOpen location code
867RPC3V+55OpenStreetMap ID
way 1081042958OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=zoo
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