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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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Articles and Itineraries

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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A view of the Great Smoky Mountains in a morning haze.

Fun Hikes in Great Smoky Mountains

Cyclists at Ijams Nature Center in Knoxville

Budget-Friendly Knoxville Spots

Rafting on the Pigeon River in Tennessee

Float the Pigeon River

Christmas at The Island in Pigeon Forge TN

Choose Your Own East Tennessee Winter Vacation

Echoes of the empty are the only sound, Voices from the past whisper through the trees, Rustling up the dead leaves drying on the ground, Only oak and hickory growing where a small town used to be. Written about Tennessee’s Ghost Towns.

Ghost Towns Tennessee

JC Holdway gazpacho soup in Knoxville, TN

Soup Restaurants Tennessee

Blueberry pancakes with a blueberry syrup being drizzled over warm pancakes at Pancake Pantry in Gatlinburg, TN

Pancake Houses in the Smokies

Milky Way over Center Hill Lake in Edgar Evins State Park, TN

12 Stargazing Places

Flocks of migrating sandhill cranes at Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge in Birchwood, TN

Birding in Tennessee

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