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On the ancient grounds of Chucalissa, one can imagine the Native American settlement that once called Tennessee home. Climb the front steps of the Hermitage and be transported to the days of Andrew Jackson. Feel the magnitude of the Manhattan Project: Visit Oak Ridge and the Graphite Reactor at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Tennessee boasts a long and colorful history--one best told in the numerous historic sites and buildings spread across the state. Visit Sun Records; stand within the same walls that heard the first recordings of Elvis and Johnny Cash. Grab a bite to eat at Hoskins Drug Store and be sure to treat yourself to a refreshment from the old-fashioned 1940s soda fountain. Take a day to explore Tennessee's first school, founded by Sam Houston, or school yourself in the history of the Scopes Trial with a visit to the Rhea County Courthouse.
Savannah Main Street
One of Tennessee's premier Main Street Communities located on the banks of the scenic Tennessee River. ...more
Region: Southwest
City: Savannah, TN
Phone: (731) 925-3300
Scenic Drive - Lawrenceburg County
Tour the historic sites of the county in comfort, learn of their history and enjoy the scenic drive of the countryside. ...more
Region: Nashville & Surrounding Areas
City: Lawrenceburg, TN
Phone: 931-762-4231
Secret City Scenic Excursion Train
Ride 1940s train at WWII Manhattan Project facility. Tour guides, equipment displays and facility information. ...more
Region: Knoxville & Middle East
City: Oak Ridge, TN
Phone: (865) 241-2140
See Memphis, Inc.
Full-service receptive operator offering step-on guides, convention services, airport assistance, transportation and special events. ...more
Region: Memphis & Surrounding Areas
City: Memphis, TN
Phone: 901-525-4617
Sheriff Buford Pusser Home & Museum
The Buford Pusser home and museum is the real home, furnishings and memorabilia of the late Buford Pusser. ...more
Region: Southwest
City: Adamsville, TN
Phone: 731-632-4080
Slave Haven Underground Railroad Museum (Burkle Estate)
A white clapboard house built in 1849 by Jacob Burkle is rumored to have served as a way station on the Underground Railroad for runaway slaves. A tour of the house includes a visit to a small cellar where slaves waited to escape. ...more
Region: Memphis & Surrounding Areas
City: Memphis, TN
Phone: 901-527-3427
Sleepy John Estes House
This is the house where blues legend John Adam Estes resided at the time of his death in 1977. Photographs and biographies are displayed. ...more
Region: Southwest
City: Brownsville, TN
Phone: 731-779-9000
Smith County Heritage Museum
The Smith County Heritage Museum is located in Carthage, in the former W. E. ...more
Region: Upper Cumberland
City: Carthage, TN
Phone: 615-735-1104
Soldier in Grey
Dedicated on April 6, 1905, on the 43rd anniversary of the Battle of Shiloh. The hand-chiseled granite monument stands guard on the courthouse lawn at the center of Historic Court Square. ...more
Region: Northwest
City: Dyersburg, TN
Phone: 731-286-7800
South Pittsburg Historic Preservation Society, Inc.
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Region: East Tennessee
City: South Pittsburg, Tennessee, TN
Phone: 1-256-495-2217 or 1-423-837-8327
Southeast Tennessee Civil War Trail
Southeast Tennessee's Civil War Trails, Fighting for the Rails brochure provides a designated path for southeast Tennessee travelers to follow as they explore sites associated with the American Civil War in Tennessee. The brochure has 47 sites and covers 10 counties. ...more
Region: Chattanooga & Southeast
City: Chattanooga, TN
Phone: (423) 424-4267
Spring Hill Battlefield
Interpretative walking trail at site of one of the most controversial events of the Civil War. ...more
Region: Nashville & Surrounding Areas
City: Spring Hill, TN
Phone: 931-486-9037
Strawberry Plains
The site of a 1,600 foot long railroad bridge that crossed the Holston River on eleven stone piers, and an additional 500 feet of trestlework. This bridge was first burned by Colonel William P. ...more
Region: East Tennessee
City: Strawberry Plains, TN
Phone: 615-532-1550
Sullivan County Department of Archives and Tourism
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Region: Northeast
City: Blountville, TN
Phone: (423) 323-4660
Surrender House/Dover Hotel
Site of the surrender of Fort Donelson. Original structure built in 1851 was formerly the Dover Hotel. ...more
Region: Nashville & Surrounding Areas
City: Dover, TN
Phone: 931-232-5706
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