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

15 Stargazing Places

15 Stargazing Places
Smoky Mountain National Park Sponsored

Explore These Smokies Towns

Explore These Smokies Towns
Looking at the night sky in Tennessee

Astro Travel in Tennessee

Astro Travel in Tennessee
A sunrise over a vast harvest field, with a silhouette barn on the left and distant trees on the horizon. Sponsored

Explore Springfield

Explore Springfield
Frozen waterfall at Fall Creek Falls State Park in Spencer, TN

Winter Hiking Camping Tennessee’s State Parks

Winter Hiking Camping Tennessee’s State Parks
Millions of lights at Christmas on the Cumberland in Clarksville, Tennessee.

Christmas Experiences 2025

Christmas Experiences 2025
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.

Guide to Ghost Towns and Haunted Places in Tennessee

Guide to Ghost Towns and Haunted Places in Tennessee
Group rafting on the Pigeon River in Hartford, TN

White Lightning

White Lightning
Downtown Fayetteville with Lincoln Theater in the distance

Slawburgers, Whiskey and a Good Time in Fayetteville, Tennessee

Slawburgers, Whiskey and a Good Time in Fayetteville, Tennessee