Upon the recommendation of many friends and family members who live near and been to the Pigeon Forge area we decided to visit Parrot Mountain and Gardens.  It was out in the country which made for a beautiful drive. The parking is free however there should probably be more handicap parking spaces.  There is a lot of walking on very steep hills even to get to the ticket booth. If you are the least bit handicapped you may want to bring a wheelchair or an assistive device although most of it  is all nicely black topped or paved the hills are pretty extreme if you have mobility issues.

It is a beautiful and spiritual experience from start to finish but it can be very confusing if you are not lucky enough to find  one very  helpful  employee. After witnessing him helping others and him helping us in multiple areas I asked for his name to thank him personally we found out his name was Ryan.  You could tell he truly cared about the birds and those who were visiting all the while helping to make the visit the best experience possible.  Others were there to care for the the birds but other than Ryan very few were helpful understanding the experience and how to handle the birds.

When you get there you go to the ticket counter and tell them what kind of experience you would like to have, as in do you want to feed the birds, do you want to walk the tour or ride each thing is an added cost, for the 3 of us it would have been an added $60 putting the cost at nearly $200 so we opted to walk which half way through I regretted. There are restrooms available. There is a little snack area with a souvenir store too.

We truly enjoyed it, especially the nursery room and would definitely do it again if we return to the area.