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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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Autumn forested valley with colorful fall foliage on hills and a cliff formation in the distance, under a blue sky. Sponsored

Forget Your Cares in Fentress County

Barista Parlor in Nashville, Tennessee.

Cozy Tennessee Coffee Shops

Oh if the walls and the windows could talk, What are the things they’d tell us about, Oh if this ole stoic mansion could sing, How much would it sound like a song of the south. Written about Woodruff-Fontaine Mansion in Memphis, Tennessee

Fright Tennessees Creepiest Haunted Locations

Chickamauga Lake near Chattanooga

Fish on Chickamauga Lake

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

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

Several people in a white water raft hitting a rapid.

Outdoor Adventures in Tennessee

Male musician sits on a stool playing an acoustic guitar and singing into a microphone on a stage with drums behind.

Spend Summer in Jackson

Brunch at 5th & Taylor in Nashville, TN

Must-try Tennessee Brunch Spots

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