Dollywood has been a Pigeon Forge fixture for 40 years - but the land the park occupies has been a tourist attraction for far longer than that.

Those include Dollywood, Anakeesta ... Guests also can look for gems and stones at the Coolsville Gem Mine and enjoy a few “Scooby” snacks and merchandise at the clubhouse.

Dollywood − which celebrates its 40th season ... The Pigeon Forge park opened for its second season in 1977 with a new flooded mine ride. The president of Silver Dollar City Inc. had a $9 ...