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Pick your perfect pumpkin this fall season at Flat Top Mountain Farm. The annual fall festival September-November offers hayrides, a cornmaze, pumpkin and flower picking and food trucks all with Flat Top Mountain rising to the sky in the distance.

Pumpkin Patches in Tennessee

Pumpkin Patches in Tennessee
Nelson's Green Brier Distillery, Nashville

Sip and See Tennessee Whiskey Trail

Sip and See Tennessee Whiskey Trail
The setting sun to the west casts its golden rays on Norris Lake as a speedboat races on the lake, hoping to anchor to see the skies in brilliant color. Surrounding forests and mountains can be seen in the distance.

Tennessee Water Activities

Tennessee Water Activities
Eating through Tennessee’s Upper Cumberland Area

Best Restaurants Food Tennessee Upper Cumberland

Best Restaurants Food Tennessee Upper Cumberland
A wood artist at The Outpost in Pickwick Dam, TN

Hidden Gems in West Tennessee

Hidden Gems in West Tennessee
Aerial view of Chattanooga at sunset with a river, hills in the distance, and sun rays over buildings and trees. Sponsored

A NATIONAL PARK CITY

A NATIONAL PARK CITY
Inside of Love Peace & Pho, Nashville

Vietnamese Food in Tennessee

Vietnamese Food in Tennessee
Exterior view of a distillery building at dusk with a bright neon “Dominick Distillery” sign featuring a rooster logo on top. Sponsored

Visit Old Dominick Distillery

Visit Old Dominick Distillery
The Crash Pad, LEED certified hostel, in Chattanooga TN

Glamping Near Chattanooga

Glamping Near Chattanooga