July 2021 To visit the Chickamauga and Chattanooga sites, the best place is to go to Lookout Mountain. The drive to Lookout Mountain Battlefield in Tennessee isn't easy. You go from city streets to tight neighborhoods all while winding up a tall road higher and higher, crossing from the Tennessee to the Georgia border in …
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Dollywood, Tennessee
July 2021 Nestled in the Smoky Mountains is a full blown amusement park created by singer Dolly Parton, the biggest tourist attraction in the state. It's named Dollywood, and even if you aren't a fan of her or her music, you'll still enjoy your time at this place. It actually was Silver Dollar City amusement …
Great Smoky Mountains
July 2021 First stop on the way to the mountains is at the Gateway to the Big South Fork visitor center. It's where you can get info on Big South Fork, which is located in north central Tennessee and southeastern Kentucky in some of the most rugged terrain of the Cumberland Plateau. You can do …
Nashville, Tennessee
July 2021 Nashville: the capital of Country and Bluegrass music, known as "Music City" and its nickname rings true. I took a break from driving and paid for the Old Town Trolley Tour. It's around $60 but its worth it to sit and be taken to places instead of driving, finding parking, and fighting traffic. …
Shiloh Natl. Military Park, Fort Donelson, and Mammoth Cave
July 2021 Shiloh National Military Park and Battlefield actually covers parts of Tennessee and Mississippi. It is the site of a battle in 1862, the largest in the Mississippi campaign in the Civil War with over 23,000 casualties. The park itself is over 5000 acres, not counting the Corinth section in Mississippi. That part is …
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Graceland and Memphis, Tennessee
July 2021 To see the epitome of what Elvis Presley became, you must visit Graceland. Graceland is like an actual compound, with museums, artifacts, and all things for you to immense yourself into Elvis' world that he lived in during his short life. https://flic.kr/p/2mRAVCb Beware as the area around Graceland is very sketchy. Don't stay …
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