Great Smoky Mountain Wheel
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brwhiz
N 35° 48.167 W 083° 34.310
17S E 267606 N 3965126
This Official Local Tourism Attraction is located at 130 Island Drive in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
Waymark Code: WMHGZY
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 07/10/2013
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The Island is a new entertainment and retail center that opened in late June, 2013 with the 200-foot tall Great Smoky Mountain Wheel as its centerpiece. At the time the photos were taken construction was in its final stages. GPS coordinates are at the closest accessible point outside the construction area at the time. From the Pigeon Forge Department of Tourism web page:
The Great Smoky Mountain Wheel sits at the center of The Island in Pigeon Forge, a new shopping, dining and entertainment destination at the heart of the city. Rise 200 feet above the city for the best view of the mountains in one of the climate-controlled, enclosed gondolas on The Great Smoky Mountain Wheel! Don’t forget to stick around after dark and catch the wheel as it lights up for a spectacular LED light show!
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