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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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Inside the Country Music Hall of Fame, a circular room with "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" inscribed, high windows, and a visitor in a spotlight.

Country Tennessee Music Pathway

Country Tennessee Music Pathway
Children playing in Memphis, TN

Family Things to Do in Memphis

Family Things to Do in Memphis
Echoes of the empty are the only sound, Voices from the past whisper through the trees, Rustling up the dead leaves drying on the ground, Only oak and hickory growing where a small town used to be. Written about Tennessee’s Ghost Towns.

Ghost Towns Tennessee

Ghost Towns Tennessee
Two children walk hand in hand past a garden of colorful holiday lights and illuminated trees at dusk.

Gift These 13 Tennessee Experiences Holiday Season

Gift These 13 Tennessee Experiences Holiday Season
Fossil ceilings, limestone walls,  The music starts when evening falls, Ancient rock echoes modern sounds, In the cool, dark underground. Written about The Caverns in Pelham, Tennessee.

Tennessee Cumberland Plateau

Tennessee Cumberland Plateau
Andrew Jackson's The Hermitage in Nashville, TN

Tennessee Historic Sites

Tennessee Historic Sites
Black-and-white interior of the Sun Studio, featuring a large retro-style microphone in the foreground, with several guitars on stands, amplifiers, and framed portraits of musicians displayed on the walls in the background.

Cotton Junction Trail

Cotton Junction Trail
Budget-friendly travel to Tennessee at Warrior's Path State Park in Kingsport, TN

Budget-Friendly Activities in Tennessee

Budget-Friendly Activities in Tennessee
Multiple thin waterfalls streaming down a wide layered rock face, surrounded by lush green summer forest canopy.

Secret Waterfalls

Secret Waterfalls