Pigeon Fort is located in the US state of Tennessee and it is part of Sevier County. The 2000 census showed that the city has a population of 5,083. It is billed as a family vacation hub and is located close to the Great Smokey Mountains National Park. Other attractions in the city include Dollywood and several malls and music theaters.

The city's name originates from an iron forge built by Isaac Love in the early 19th century. The forge was named according to its location near Little Pigeon River. The river itself is named after a flock of passing Pigeons that used to frequents its banks. The valley where the city is now located was once used by the Cherokee Indians as a hunting ground. The Indian Gap Trail, a Cherokee footpath that crossed the Great Smokies passes through Pigeon Forge.

During the early 1900s the city as isolated as a mountain hamlet because no major roads ran through it. In 1934, when the Great Smoky Mountain National Park was opened, there were no tourism oriented businesses in the city. The first campgrounds and lodges were established in the 1950s along with improvements made to the US-441. This and several more catalyst events led to the boom in the Pigeon Forge tourism industry.

The city has several attractions; these include the Dollywood Theme Park, the Country Tonight Theater, The Southern Gospel Museum Hall of Fame, Comedy Barn, Dixie Stampede, the Miracle Theater, Flyaway Indoor Skydiving, and Zorb Smokey Mountain.