Hollywood Star Cars Museum

The cars are displayed in recreated settings with sound, lights and action, rather than parked in a row. The collection includes:

• The Fast & the Furious collection: cars from the film series.
• Television and movie cars: vehicles from well-known shows and films, including some Transformers cars.
• Celebrity cars: vehicles tied to well-known names.

Many of the cars are creations of George Barris, whom the museum calls the designer of more famous Hollywood movie and TV cars than anyone. The museum lists the full lineup on its collection page, and the lineup can change, so do not plan around one specific car.

• Address: 914 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738. Phone (865) 430-7900.
• Hours: the museum's site says it is open daily from 9 AM to 9 PM. Hours can shift by season.
• Tickets: sold at the door and online; check the site for current prices and any online discounts.
• Time needed: about an hour. Gearheads and movie buffs will stay longer for the photographs.

Movie and TV fans get the most out of it, since recognizing a car from a favorite film is the whole appeal. Teenagers who like the Fast & Furious films tend to enjoy it, and younger kids like seeing familiar vehicles up close. It is indoors, so it works as a rainy-day stop in a town where many of the best things to do are outdoors.

• Ride the free Gatlinburg trolley to avoid the parking hunt on the Parkway.
• Go in the morning, or in the evening when the Parkway is busy with dinner crowds and the museum is quieter.
• Bring your phone; the staged settings make good photographs.

The museum is a short walk from other Parkway attractions, so it combines easily with a Ripley's stop or a walk through downtown.