Goats on the Roof, Tennessee, United States

5iagomega 5:00 PM Jan 15, 2022

One of our family's favorite stops!
Man I love this place! And so does my 4 year old! Yes it's off the main strip but so worth the drive! You can plan to spend about a half hour to an hour here easily. So first off there's a huge gift shop! And there's an upstairs as well! I highly suggest going upstairs, mainly because there are windows that you can look out to see the goats on the roof (yes the name of the place is legit)! There's tons of local items and outside has wooden signs and metalwork garden items. There's also a little ice cream shop in the back! Next you can go to the front counter and buy goat food. I recommend the souvenir cup. You can bring it back same day or another trip for a refill price of just 99 cents. The cups once washed are also excellent sippy cups with a lid and straw for toddlers! You then go outside along the 2 sides fence to hand fees the goats or there are 2 bicycles set up where you can dump some food in a cup and peddle to bring it up to the goats that are on top of the building! They take a little oomph to get going, and they're adult sized so younger kids will have a hard time, but they're fun! Then if you continue outside to the right of the building there's a window to purchase tickets to do their mountain coaster. This is a fun electric one where you can fit 2 people on a car so the kids can ride with an adult. I believe the height limit is 38 inches? Not 100 % sure but I know my kid was 42" and was well above the height line. And my 4 year old absolutely loves it! You control it by pushing down on the handles to your side to go and pulling up to brake. But on the faster parts it does have automatic braking so there's no risk of going to fast and flying off. The ride up is long and you can take in the scenery of the area while it automatically pulls you up. There aren't too many big drop hills but it does have some good turns. It can get pretty fast, especially if you're a bigger person and have some weight in the vehicle. If you really want to go fast, and there's people ahead of you, you can ask them to wait if there's not a long line, and the staff will normally accommodate you. They're fun. You can't take anything with you like your goat cups, so you can put them in your car, or they'll hold them at the front for you. They also have souvenir photos if you want to buy one at the end. Price is normally $10 a person, including the kids. It's totally worth it in my families opinion. We've done this attraction probably 3-4 times, and would definitely come back again!

4DeeAnn M 5:00 PM Jun 28, 2022

What a hoot
This place is quite a unique experience. The goats on the roof will eat from your cup if you peddle it up there with one of the two special bikes that are located down below. Be aware that if the weather is hot the goats will stay in the shade and have very little interest in hanging out in the sun to get their treat. We were lucky enough to get a shot on the bike during times of shade when the goats started to meander. In the meantime go inside the store, which is stocked full of merchandise with something for everyone. There is a slide you can ride for a fee plus panning for gems although we never saw anyone having any luck with that. Goats on the Roof is a quirky place and a fun spot to spend a bit of time.