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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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Live concert stage at the Grand Ole Opry with a musician center stage, large audience, multiple band setups, and backdrop screens on a blue-lit theater.

Bucket List Concert Venues

Elvis Presley's pink Cadillac

A Weekend in Memphis and Jackson

A stream runs through Rotary Park in Clarksville, TN

Day Trip to Clarksville

A wooden deck with a metal railing overlooks a vast, forested valley and distant mountains under a dramatic cloudy sky at sunset. Sponsored

Find Your Peace in the Smokies

Kids playing at Soaky Mountain Waterpark in Sevierville

Sevierville Family Vacation

Group rafting on the Pigeon River in Hartford, TN

White Lightning

A variety of barbecue from Nashville's Martin's Bar-B-Que

Taste Your Way Through Tennessee

City street with modern building center, curved white facade, surrounding glass skyscrapers, cars, and pedestrians. Sponsored

Visit the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

Path through a manicured garden with steps leading to a white, two-story building framed by ivy archway.

Small Town Music Sites

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