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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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Foster Falls cascades among a lush green forest into a deep pool below in Fiery Gizzard State Park in Marion, TN

Adventures Before Back to School

Smoky Mountain National Park Sponsored

Explore These Smokies Towns

People walk along a curved covered porch of a red-brick building with white columns, trees, and greenery in a campus-like scene. Sponsored

Visit the Towns in Rutherford County

Outdoor concert at Historic Rock Castle in Hendersonville TN

Outdoor Music Venues

A busy city street lined with storefronts, cars on a wet road, pedestrians walking along sidewalks.

Have Winter Romance Knoxville

Two children walk hand in hand past a garden of colorful holiday lights and illuminated trees at dusk.

Gift These 13 Tennessee Experiences Holiday Season

Elvis Presley’s Graceland in Memphis TN. Sponsored

Explore Graceland

Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest in Memphis TN

BBQ Festivals in Tennessee

Kingsport, TN Sponsored

Appalachian Adventure in Kingsport

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