Historic Gatlinburg Arts And Crafts Community. Founded in 1937, the gatlinburg arts & crafts community began as a group of area craftsman seeking to be closer to their places of creation amidst their tools and resources. There are a variety of small shops/strip malls.
For the area’s early settlers, activities like making quilts, baskets, candles and pottery were simply a way of life and a matter of survival. As such it doesn’t disappoint in the diversity of crafts you can see when you visit. Each shop offers plenty of free parking.