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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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Outdoor Adventures in Tennessee

Exhibits about desegregation, student support and more show black-and-white photographs of students in Tennessee at the Green McAdoo Cultural Center in Clinton, Tennessee

Travel the U.S. Civil Rights Trail

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Wineries around Nashville

Creekwalk Inn in Cosby, TN

Tennessee Fall Vacation Ideas

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Award-Winning Nashville Restaurants

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14 Outdoor Adventures in Elizabethton

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

Old Hickory Lake

Winter Season Sauger Fish Tennessee

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Visit the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

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