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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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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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Cyclists crossing a bridge during the USA Cycling Trials in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Cycling Events in Tennessee

Tennessee shopping

Local Shopping Stops

Rural farm scene with a dirt road, wooden barn buildings, and fences, surrounded by trees on a sunny day.

Nashville's Trace Trail

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Taste Tennessee's Top Bites

The Coalmont Cabin near Chattanooga, Tennessee

Winter Getaways in Tennessee

A who's who of music has lit up the stages, From hip hop to folk to country and blues, Bonnaroo is a place of all places, No worries, no problem, no shirt and no shoes. Written about the Bonnaroo festival in Manchester, Tennessee.

Music Festivals and Concerts 2026

Quaint stone cottage village with winding stone path, flowering gardens, and warm evening lights along a rustic resort walkway. Sponsored

Enchanting Escape

Dense green forest arch over a winding road; a natural rock arch forms a tunnel; yellow warning sign on right.

Drive Along the Sunny Side Trail

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

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