Holiday Shopping in Gatlinburg: Top 10 Spots to Find Unique Gifts

Shop without stress this holiday season. Come to Gatlinburg, where you’ll find whimsical presents and beautiful Appalachian handcrafts. You won’t find any generic gift shops on this list, but you’ll find plenty of local treasures. 

1. Alewine Pottery

Watch potters at work, then shop a wide range of art pottery and practical pottery for everyday use, including mugs, bowls, and bakeware.

2. Fowler’s Clay Works

The family-owned works creates serving dishes, bakeware, cups and mugs, luminaries and more, all made to order. See the potters crafting their latest creations.   

3. Salt and Pepper Shaker Museum

Gatlinburg boasts the country’s only salt and pepper shaker museum, and its shop is like no other! Find themed shakers to tickle your friends’ funny bones or match their hobbies.

4. Moon Pie General Store

Got a friend with a sweet tooth? Stuff their stockings with Tennessee’s legendary treat. This down-home store stocks all the yummy Moon Pie flavors, plus Moon Pie-themed shirts, tins and more.

The Great Smoky Arts & Crafts Community is home to more than 80 artisan workshops. Visit to find traditional Appalachian crafters including these: 

5. The Wood Whittlers

Expert woodcarvers create everything from tiny ornaments to large mantelpieces. The Wood Whittlers are one of Gatlinburg’s oldest businesses, still carving as they did generations ago.

6. The Leather Works

The Leather works can emboss your loved ones’ names onto gifts like belts or guitar straps. Shop purses, wallets, hats, holsters, and more. 

7. Licklog Hollow Baskets

Handwoven baskets range from traditional shapes and functional baskets to one-of-a-kind art baskets and sculptures. 

The Village Shops are tucked into a charming, European-style village setting. Among the 23 shops you’ll find these: 

8. Celtic Heritage

Find gifts from the cultures of Scotland, Ireland and Wales, including jewelry, clothing from t-shirts to kilts, glassware, food, and items adorned with clan names and crests. 

9. The Day Lily

Your nature-loving family and friends will love opening up bird houses, gardening hats and accessories, bird feeders, wildflower seeds, and wind chimes.

10. The Lazy One

Give the whole family matching pajamas! The Lazy One is stocked to the rafters with colorful, all-cotton pajamas for everyone from infants to grandparents. Add silly slippers, comical boxer shorts, and adorable socks.

Take your gift haul back to your cozy Gatlinburg cabin rental and relax! You’ve conquered the holiday list. Don’t miss Gatlinburg at Christmas. Book your cabin rental now.