Alex Cole Cabin, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Name: Alex Cole Cabin
Address: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, United States

#32 among attractions in Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Alex Cole Cabin, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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The Alex Cole Cabin is a historic house in Sevier County, Tennessee, United States, along Roaring Fork within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The last remaining building of the community of Sugarlands community proper, it was built by Albert Alexander "Alex" Cole. The cabin was originally located at 35°40′0″N 83°31′17″W, across the Little Pigeon River from what is now the "Quiet Walkway" opposite the Huskey Gap Trailhead, just off Newfound Gap Road. After being placed on the National Register of Historic Places in the 1970s, the cabin was moved to the Jim Bales Place along the Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail. ()

Coordinates: 35°39'59"N, 83°31'22"W

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Alex Cole Cabin – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ober Gatlinburg, Museum of Salt and Pepper Shakers, Mountain Mall, Chimney Tops.

2.9 miN
Amusement, Nature and wildlife, Amusement park
Ober Gatlinburg, Gatlinburg
75 min walk • Nestled in the heart of the Smoky Mountains, Ober Gatlinburg stands as a beacon of fun and excitement in the charming city of Gatlinburg, Tennessee. This unique amusement park and ski area offers a delightful mix of outdoor adventure and family-friendly attractions...
3.6 miN
Museum, Specialty museum
Museum of Salt and Pepper Shakers, Gatlinburg
93 min walk • The Museum of Salt and Pepper Shakers is located in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. It houses more than 20,000 pairs of salt and pepper shakers from all over the world. There is also a sister museum in El Castell de Guadalest, Alicante, Spain, which displays another 20,000 pairs.
3.3 miN
35°42'48"N • 83°30'50"W
Mountain Mall, Gatlinburg
84 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
3.5 miSE
Natural attraction, Mountain, Geologic formation
Chimney Tops, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
90 min walk • Chimney Tops is a mountain in the central Great Smoky Mountains in Tennessee. It is 4,724 feet above sea level. Chimney Tops is a double-capstone knob on the eastern slope of the Sugarland Mountain massif, which stretches north-south across the north-central section of the Smokies.
3.1 miN
Tower, Observation decks and towers, View point
Gatlinburg Space Needle, Gatlinburg
79 min walk • The Gatlinburg Space Needle is a 407 feet tall observation tower in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, United States. The tower has an outdoor observation level that provides a 360 degree view of the Great Smoky Mountains and the city of Gatlinburg.
3.3 miN
35°42'51"N • 83°30'48"W
Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies, Gatlinburg
86 min walk • Aquarium, Park, Zoo
3.2 miN
35°42'46"N • 83°31'11"W
Christ in the Smokies Museum & Gardens, Gatlinburg
82 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum
3.5 miE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Trillium Gap Trail, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
90 min walk • The Trillium Gap Trail is an American hiking trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, in Sevier County, Tennessee. The trail ascends Mount Le Conte, one of the tallest mountains east of the Mississippi River and passes both Grotto Falls and Trillium Gap before reaching the LeConte Lodge, near the summit.
3.4 miN
Hiking, Hiking trail
Bullhead Trail, Gatlinburg
86 min walk • The Bullhead Trail is an American hiking trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, in Sevier County, Tennessee. The trail ascends Mount Le Conte, the tallest mountain east of the Mississippi River and offers outstanding views before joining the Rainbow Falls Trail before terminating near the LeConte Lodge.
3.2 miN
Museum, Classes and workshops
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg
82 min walk • Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts is an Arts and Crafts center in the U.S. city of Gatlinburg, Tennessee. The oldest craft school in Tennessee, Arrowmont offers workshops in arts and crafts such as painting, woodworking, drawing, glass, photography, basket weaving, ceramics, fiber arts, book arts and metalworking.
3.1 miN
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
First Methodist Church, Gatlinburg
80 min walk • 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. It was built during 1945–1950, with first worship in 1947. A second building, its education building, and a porch that joins them, was completed in 1961.