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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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Chattanooga, TN Sponsored

Chattanooga: An Urban-Nature Hub

Multiple thin waterfalls streaming down a wide layered rock face, surrounded by lush green summer forest canopy.

Secret Waterfalls

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

Andrew Jackson's The Hermitage in Nashville, TN

Tennessee Historic Sites

Eco-Friendly Hotels & Resorts

Lorraine Motel of the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee.

Explore the U.S. Civil Rights Trail

Great Smoky Mountains two-day itinerary in Tennessee

2 Days in the Smokies

Dolly Parton's Stampede in Pigeon Forge, TN Sponsored

Pigeon Forge Entertainment

Tea service at Enchanted Tea Lounge in Memphis, TN

Visit These Tea Rooms in Tennessee

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Etowah's Fall Arts & Crafts Festival

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Festival

Etowah's Fall Arts & Crafts Festival

Etowah

Exhibit: Tennessee Voices, American Stories

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Exhibit: Tennessee Voices, American Stories

Tennessee State Museum

Junior Caver Tour at Ruby Falls

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Family

Junior Caver Tour at Ruby Falls

・ 7:45 AM - 9:15 AM

Ruby Falls

Gentle Walking Tour at Ruby Falls

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Gentle Walking Tour at Ruby Falls

・ 7:45 AM - 9:30 AM

Ruby Falls

Lantern Tour at Ruby Falls

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Night Life

Lantern Tour at Ruby Falls

・ 9:30 PM - 11:15 PM

Ruby Falls

History Tour at Ruby Falls

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History Tour at Ruby Falls

・ 7:45 AM - 9:30 AM

Ruby Falls

Geology Tour

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Geology Tour

・ 7:45 AM - 9:15 AM

Ruby Falls

Eat & Drink

Nourish Knoxville's Restaurant Week

Knoxville

Nourish Knoxville's Restaurant Week

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Eat & Drink

Nourish Knoxville's Restaurant Week

Knoxville

A Tribute to Johnny Cash's Folsom Prison Recording

A Tribute to Johnny Cash's Folsom Prison Recording

・ 7:00 PM

Bijou Theatre

Folsom Prison Experience: An Immersive Tribute Drama Inspired by the Day Johnny Cash Recorded At Folsom Prison

Folsom Prison Experience: An Immersive Tribute Drama Inspired by the Day Johnny Cash Recorded At Folsom Prison

・ 7:00 PM

Bijou Theatre

Broadway at the Tennessee: & Juliet

Broadway at the Tennessee: & Juliet

・ 7:30 PM

Tennessee Theatre