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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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Pancakes and Where to Stay in the Smokies

Where to Sleep and Eat Smokies

Mountain top, Anakeesta, Rides and shops and ice cold brews, Fresh air feelings theme park thrills, From your head down to your shoes. Written about Anakeesta in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

12 Whimsical Places

Fall in Middle Tennessee

5 Ways to Enjoy Fall

A ballet dancer in front of Clayton Center for the Arts in Maryville, TN

Performing Arts Theaters

Brooks Shaw’s Old Country Store and Casey Jones VillageBrooks Shaw’s Old Country Store Sponsored

Step Back in Time

Winding mountain road through colorful autumn forest

How to Spend Autumn in Tennessee

Boating on Norris Lake in Tennessee

Tennessee Water Activities

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

Rafting on the Pigeon River in Tennessee

Float the Pigeon River

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