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trip inspiration

When it comes to writing a song, or planning a trip, some of the best ideas seem to appear out of thin air. Or, from articles and itineraries we’ve already built for you.

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Sometimes the hardest part is just getting started. Here are a few trip ideas to help get you going. For better results, sort them by area or category of interest.

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You can hear every kind of music there is. From rock to jazz to country and blues, Find a Tennessee festival wherever you live. Bring your style your smile and your dancing shoes. Written about music festivals in Tennessee.

Spring and Summer Festivals

Date night in Knoxville

Foodie Guide to Knoxville

Family posing for a picture at Dickens of a Christmas in Franklin, TN

Places to Take Family Photos

People at the pond in Centennial Park in Nashville

Play and Eat in Music City

Oh if the walls and the windows could talk, What are the things they’d tell us about, Oh if this ole stoic mansion could sing, How much would it sound like a song of the south. Written about Woodruff-Fontaine Mansion in Memphis, Tennessee

Fright Tennessees Creepiest Haunted Locations

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Bleubird: An East Tennessee Roadtrip

Old Country Store & Restaurant: weathered wooden facade with large red sign reading “OLD COUNTRY STORE & RESTAURANT.” Sponsored

Step Back in Time

Can’t-miss Spots for Nashville Hot Chicken

Nashville Hot Chicken Spots

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Award-Winning Nashville Restaurants

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