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Bee Rock Overlook near Cookeville, TN Sponsored

Things to Do in Cookeville

Rafting on the Pigeon River in Tennessee

Float the Pigeon River

Sprockets and gears and wheels on the wall, They click and hum when they turn, Doesn’t matter how much you go, There’s always much more to learn. Written about the Machinery Exhibit at the Discovery Center at Murfree Spring in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Middle Tennessee Spring Destinations

National Cookie Day

Visit These Local Bakeries in Tennessee

Downtown Bristol, Tennessee Sponsored

Appalachian Adventures in Bristol

Black bicycle parked on a stone railing overlook with forested valley and cliffs in the background.

Waterfall Cycling Routes

Loretta Lynn's in Hurricane Mills, TN

Small Town Music Sites

Painted white and standing tall, A place where folks can find it all, Root beer floats and pocket knives, A meat-and-three and bluegrass nights, They don’t make ‘em anymore, Like the T.B. Sutton Store. Written about the T.B. Sutton General Store in Granville, Tennessee.

Promised Land Trail

Group rafting on the Pigeon River in Hartford, TN

White Lightning

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