Tennessee Must See Places

[brysdad]

Memphis Zoo is the best I’ve ever been to. The Hermitage is Andrew Jackson’s old plantation and we enjoyed it. It’s on the east side of Nashville.

[CaprockRoamer]

Land between the lakes. Check out the battle sites and the Wildlife center. Camp out somewhere, rent a boat and go fishing, or take any of the hiking trails. So many things to do and see there. I was stationed in Fort Cambell and spent many many weekends and week days out there and still didn't see or do everything I wanted to.

[NelsonV]

Lynchburg

[hunting270]

Pigeon Forge and Gatlinberg for sure especially if you have kids. Nashville was great but everywhere we went was fun

[Bassdeer]

Tagged for next year, heading up there in 2021 with 40 family members (that should be fun)

[Phillip Fields]

The observation tower on the summit of Clingmans Dome offers spectacular 360° views of the Smokies and beyond if you're willing to climb the steep half-mile walk to the tower at the top. On clear days views expand over 100 miles. It is the highest point in the Great Smoky mountains.

Oak Ridge, one of the production sites of the Manhattan Project is worth a visit.

[be12hunt]

Kids or no kids?
With kids I would say pigeon forge/gatlingbirg.
With no kids I would say to avoid those places and do more hiking and site-seeing.

[SaltwaterSlick]

One thing you can count on, is the people there ("native" Tennesseans) are the most friendly welcoming group of folks in general that you'll find anywhere! I thoroughly love visiting Tennessee and interacting with the folks there.

[Scubasteveo]

I second the Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg area. Hopefully it recovers in time from the flooding that has been going on there.

If going to Nashville the Country Music Hall of fame was OK, but the Johnny Cash museum I really liked. Lot's of cool things in Nashville to do.

[TxDispatcher]

Cade's Cove

The observation tower on the summit of Clingmans Dome offers spectacular 360° views of the Smokies and beyond if you're willing to climb the steep half-mile walk to the tower at the top. On clear days views expand over 100 miles. It is the highest point in the Great Smoky mountains.

What Phillip said

[TN_boy]

3am hike up Chimney tops for sunrise http://www.hikinginthesmokys.com/chimney.htm
Clingman's Dome https://smokymountains.com/park/hike...ans-dome-hike/
The Lost Sea https://thelostsea.com/
Cade's Cove https://smokymountains.com/park/cade.../scenic-drive/
Cherohala Skyway https://cherohala.com/
Blue Ridge Parkway https://www.blueridgeparkway.org/
Cumberland Gap Tunnel http://www.cgtunnel.com/
Big South Fork National Rec Area https://www.nps.gov/biso/index.htm

If you end up in Gatlinburg,
Ripley's Aquarium https://www.ripleyaquariums.com/gatlinburg/

Whitewater rafting the Ocoee River https://www.ocoeerafting.com/
Memphis Bass Pro Shops in Pyramid https://bit.ly/2vKbVf5
Memphis Beale Street http://www.bealestreet.com/
Ruby Falls https://www.rubyfalls.com/
Natchez Trace Parkway https://www.nps.gov/natr/index.htm

North Cumberland WMA http://www.scottcounty.com/community...umberland-wma/
Rent atvs and go wheeling on 400 miles of trails

Hike the Appalachian Trail

[DEREKG22]

i got sent to nashville for work once, it was nice but i didnt get to do much sightseeing...i did make sure to try some bbq ribs there since they like using the dry rub method

[Kevin.]

Another vote for Gatlinburg. Not sure if they completely rebuilt after the fire. But that was several years ago.

[ccolley68]

My BIL/SIL lived in Nashville while he was doing his residency at Vanderbilt, so we went to Nashville several times. I really liked the Country Music Hall of Fame, Ryman and Opryland Hotel are worth a look. That’s a **** impressive resort. I loved chilling during the day in the streets of Nashville. There are some amazing old record shops and dive bars and music joints, besides all the touristy BS. We never really left the Nashville area, but the area where all the country stars live (I think it’s called Brentwood) is neat. Like doing the a Hollywood star tours, only it’s a bunch of small ranches and big properties, not a neighborhood of homes. We didn’t do the official tour on that, just went out there on Sundays because that was where their church was.

[Radar]

My BIL/SIL lived in Nashville while he was doing his residency at Vanderbilt, so we went to Nashville several times. I really liked the Country Music Hall of Fame, Ryman and Opryland Hotel are worth a look. That’s a **** impressive resort. I loved chilling during the day in the streets of Nashville. There are some amazing old record shops and dive bars and music joints, besides all the touristy BS. We never really left the Nashville area, but the area where all the country stars live (I think it’s called Brentwood) is neat. Like doing the a Hollywood star tours, only it’s a bunch of small ranches and big properties, not a neighborhood of homes. We didn’t do the official tour on that, just went out there on Sundays because that was where their church was.

I lived in Ridgetop for a while which is north of Nashville, there are some cool places around there. Waylon had a yard sale before he got sick and my cousins went to it and bought a toaster, I laughed my azz off at them. They got a Waylon Jennings toaster and I dont