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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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Cell block at historic Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary

Meet Tennessee's Ghosts

Willow, the keeper of the forest, at Anakeesta in Gatlinburg

12 Whimsical Places

The air is as still as the water, Your kayak floats silently by, Only the sound of the paddle, Under the Tennessee sky. Written about Battle Creek in Marion County, Tennessee.

14 Secret Kayaking Spots

Great Smoky Mountains two-day itinerary in Tennessee

2 Days in the Smokies

The Tennessee State Museum in Nashville, TN Sponsored

Explore the Tennessee State Museum

Green McAdoo Cultural Center

Travel the U.S. Civil Rights Trail

Guitars and gold records, Rockabilly blues, The roots of delta music, A pair of blue suede shoes, Legendary legends waiting here for you. Written about the Legends of Tennessee Music Museum in Jackson, Tennessee.

Take A Music Journey

"I Believe in Nashville" mural

Things to Do in Nashville

Loretta Lynn's in Hurricane Mills, TN

Small Town Music Sites

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