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Uncover a peice of the past.

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Where history lives

It's history you can feel. Walking in the footsteps of legends and feeling the reverberations of yesterday. You can't find this in a book or by listening to a podcast. This is history you have to experience. Live and in person.

A cannon at Shiloh National Military Park in Shiloh, Tennessee

Civil War Places

Downtown Jonesborough with American flags flying

Dive into Jonesborough History

Lorraine Motel of the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee.

Explore the U.S. Civil Rights Trail

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Travel the U.S. Civil Rights Trail

Andrew Jackson's The Hermitage in Nashville, TN

Tennessee Historic Sites

History reenactors at Shiloh National Military Park in Shiloh TN

History Road Trip Stops

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Civil War Heritage

Tennesse is part of the five-state Civil Wars Trails program, and home to plenty of must-see monuments and landmarks

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Civil Rights Trail

The U.S. Civil Rights Trail spans 15 states and Tennessee has 15 historic sites within its state lines you can visit.

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Arts and Culture

Paintings, performances and that’s just the opening act. Discover some of Tennessee’s top museums, theaters and art galleries.

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TRIVIA

CONGRESS APPROVED THE ADMISSION OF TENNESSEE AS THE SIXTEENTH STATE ON JUNE 1, 1796.

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