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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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Historic Main Street in Downtown Morristown, TN Sponsored

Day Trip to Morristown

Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest in Memphis TN

Barbecue Festivals

Big Bear mountain coaster roars up ahead, The hiss and the whistle - all aboard the Dollywood Express, People as sweet as the cinnamon bread, Leave it to Dolly to do it the best. Written about Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.

Amusement and Theme Parks

Outdoor patio dining at Anakeesta in Gatlinburg, TN

Must Visit Food Stops Tennessee

Loretta Lynn's in Hurricane Mills, TN

Small Town Music Sites

Upper Cumberland Tennessee waterfall Sponsored

Find Your Happy Place in the Upper Cumberland

Smoky Mountain National Park Sponsored

Explore These Smokies Towns

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

Andrew Jackson's The Hermitage in Nashville, TN

Tennessee Historic Sites

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