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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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You can hear every kind of music there is. From rock to jazz to country and blues, Find a Tennessee festival wherever you live. Bring your style your smile and your dancing shoes. Written about music festivals in Tennessee.

Spring and Summer Festivals

Spring and Summer Festivals
Welcome to Mayfield sign; outdoor area with benches and a brick building in background, tree shade, and garden. Sponsored

Get the Scoop on Mayfield Dairy

Get the Scoop on Mayfield Dairy
Smoky Mountain National Park Sponsored

Explore These Smokies Towns

Explore These Smokies Towns
Mountain top, Anakeesta, Rides and shops and ice cold brews, Fresh air feelings theme park thrills, From your head down to your shoes. Written about Anakeesta in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

12 Whimsical Places

12 Whimsical Places
Oh if the walls and the windows could talk, What are the things they’d tell us about, Oh if this ole stoic mansion could sing, How much would it sound like a song of the south.  Written about Woodruff-Fontaine Mansion in Memphis, Tennessee

Fright Tennessees Creepiest Haunted Locations

Fright Tennessees Creepiest Haunted Locations
Dinosaurs at Memphis Museum of Science and History in Memphis TN

15 Kid Friendly Attractions Visit Near Memphis

15 Kid Friendly Attractions Visit Near Memphis
Three penguins stand on a rock ledge by a pool, with a glass enclosure and people in the background. Sponsored

Ripley's Attractions in Tennessee

Ripley's Attractions in Tennessee
Rock in the rocks, Down in the caverns, The kick drum, the bass, the screaming guitars, The Caveman showed up and put on a show, Under the ground not under the stars. Written about a band playing at the Caverns in Pelham, Tennessee.

A Tennessee Music Roadmap

A Tennessee Music Roadmap
It’s more than a show, On more than a stage, It’s a family tradition, On radio waves,  Where dreamers and legends have always appeared,  in an unbroken circle for one hundred years. Written about the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee

Bucket List Concert Venues

Bucket List Concert Venues