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Tennessee's Three Stars

The three stars on its state flag represent Tennessee’s three regions:

West Tennessee – Enlivened by river towns and gracious Southern hospitality, West Tennessee is also host to the second most visited home in the United States, Graceland, home to Elvis Presley, the King of Rock ‘n Roll.

Middle Tennessee – Holds the thriving state capital, along with horse farms and picturesque rural communities. Also home to the longest running radio show in the world, the Grand Ole Opry and the NFL’s Tennessee Titans and NHL’s Predators.

East Tennessee – Offers an Appalachian holiday with spectacular mountains and homefolk as colorful as autumn leaves in the Smokies. Headlined by two internationally known aquariums and the Bristol Motor Speedway.

Its Top Ten attractions are:

• Dollywood, Pigeon Forge

• Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies, Gatlinburg

• Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol

• Ober Gatlinburg, Gatlinburg

• Tennessee Aquarium, Chattanooga

• Memphis Zoo, Memphis

• Casey Jones Village, Jackson

• Golf & Games Family Park, Memphis

• Graceland, Memphis

• Grand Ole Opry House & Opry Museum, Nashville








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Tennessee is a fun-filled vacation destination from the Great Smoky Mountains in the East to the rolling horse country and city scapes of Middle Tennessee, to the world capital of country music in Nashville and the blues on Beale Street and Graceland in Memphis .... all amid rolling hills, mountain streams, river cities, world-renowned attractions and shopping in malls to outlet stores to antiques.

Tennessee's hotels please every type of traveler, with a choice of every level of motel and hotel, from the simply comfortable motel to the luxury hotel.

Nashville, Tennessee's capital, celebrates its deep musical roots at more than 10 music festivals held annually in Music City. Visitors can step back in time in Nashville as they explore the many historical sites the city offers like Belle Meade Plantation and Fort Nashborough.

The history and heritage of the African-American in Nashville is represented at many art galleries, plantation homes as well as African-American influences chronicled through food, exhibits, music and culture. Nashville offers something for the whole family. The Adventure Science Museum, the Nashville Zoo at Grassmere, Art Quest at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts and the Valley Fair Amusement Park are just a few places with family friendly activities.

The deep unrelenting Mississippi River seems to fill Memphis with a powerful soul that overflows into the restaurants, jukejoints, and historic sites of the city. When it comes to music, there’s simply no place like Memphis.

Memphis is where the blues were born, and it all began on Historic Beale Street, home to 25 shops and clubs and free impromptu entertainment on every corner. Ranking second only to Bourbon Street as the USA’s most popular entertainment district, Beale Street is energetic and eclectic. Graceland, the 14-acre legendary home of Elvis offers a journey into his home and career. Memphis makes an equally strong impression with its elegant southern hotels.

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Bristol The home where Tennessee Ernie Ford was born is garnished with mementos. BRISTOL HOTELS


Brownsville The West Tennessee Delta Heritage Center looks at America's past. Through The Eyes Of Cotton?. It also houses the West Tennessee Music Museum. BROWNSVILLE HOTELS


Chattanooga The capital of the Southeast Tennessee region is a thriving mid-sized city rich with history, culture and a variety of outdoor activities.
The Battles for Chattanooga Electric Map & Museum recreates the battles that sealed the fate of the Confederacy. The Tennessee Civil War Museum tells the story of the Federal and Southern soldiers who fought in the Western Theater. CHATTANOOGA HOTELS

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Visitors can ride the world’s steepest passenger railway on Lookout Mountain Incline Railway. Some 1,120 feet below the surface of Lookout Mountain is Ruby Falls, a spectacular 145ft. natural waterfall. Other attractions are Rock City, Tennessee Wildlife Center, the world’s largest freshwater Aquarium, and the vacation complex Chattanooga Choo Choo. The Dragon Dreams Museum has thousands of porcelain and other dragons.


Cleveland The Cherokee Scenic Loop Tour guides visitors along the area’s scenic and historic attractions. For Ocoee region history there is the Museum Center at Five Points. CLEVELAND HOTELS


Columbia At the heart of Plantation Country, Columbia is said to be the "Antebellum Homes Capital of Tennessee". COLUMBIA HOTELS


Crossville Located in the Upper Cumberland region, Cumberland Mountain State Park is America’s largest forested plateau. CROSSVILLE HOTELS


Dover General Grant won his first major victory at Fort Donelson National Battlefield. Attractions in the Land between the Lakes National Recreation Area include a living history farm, nature center and planetarium and wildlife viewing.


Gatlinburg The Great Smoky Mountains National Park sits at Gatlinburg’s doorstep, offering 800 square miles of flora, fauna and outdoor activity. Other attractions include the Guinness World of Records Museum, the Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museum, Ripley’s Haunted Adventure and the high-tech simulator Ripley’s Moving Theater. Visitors can ride the aerial tramway to winter sports and entertainment at the Ober Gatlinburg Ski Resort & Amusement Park. GATLINBURG HOTELS


Henning The Alex Haley House Museum is the restored boyhood home of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author.


Jackson The historic 1890s home of America’s most legendary railroad man is now the Casey Jones Home & Railroad Museum. JACKSON HOTELS


Kentucky Lake From the huge Kentucky Lake to Reelfoot Lake, Tennessee is loaded with vacation spots for all water lovers.


Knoxville Among the historic buildings in Knoxville is Blount Mansion, birthplace of Tennessee statehood in 1796. Other attractions are the East Tennessee Historical Society Museum, the East Tennessee Discovery Center, the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, and Knoxville Zoological Gardens. KNOXVILLE HOTELS


Lawrenceburg David Crockett Cabin & Museum and the David Crockett State Park are here. LAWRENCEBURG HOTELS


Lynchburg Visitors can observe every step of the sour-mash whiskey-making art at the Jack Daniel Distillery, the nation’s oldest registered distillery.


Memphis The proximity of the Mississippi River and the Delta long ago made Memphis a musical melting pot. Beale Street Historic District, the "Home of the Blues," is an entertainment district with many of the old honky-tonks, bars, and pawnshops turned into new restaurants, nightspots, theaters, and shops. Attractions include the W.C. Handy Home Museum where The ?Father of the Blues? wrote some of his most famous songs, B.B. King's Blues Club and the Center for Southern Folklore which is dedicated to Southern traditions and culture. The Sun Studio launched the careers of Elvis, BB King, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash and others. MEMPHIS HOTELS

Visitors can rock ‘n’ roll their way through Graceland, Elvis Presley’s Southern Mansion, and at the Memphis Rock'n'Soul Museum

Memphis was originally a cotton market and briefly a slave market. It is the site of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and home of the National Civil Rights Museum.

Further attractions include the Mud Island River Park, which gives visitors a taste of life on the Mississippi River, Libertyland, and a family amusement park, and Putt-Putt Family Park.

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Murfreesboro Here Cannonsburgh Village is a reconstructed Southern pioneer village. MURFREESBORO HOTELS


Nashville The state capital of Tennessee is also the country music capital of the world expressed at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. The Grand Ole Opry Museum pays tribute to Hall of Fame members and the Opry and its stars. The Music Valley Wax Museum has more than 50 lifelike wax figures of country music's greatest stars, dressed in their original outfits.

Opry Mills is a shopping and entertainment destination while Opryland Hotel is also an entertainment and retail experience.

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Other attractions include Belle Meade Plantation, Cheekwood-Tennessee Botanical Garden & Museum of Art, and Tennessee State Museum which has a large section on prehistoric Indians and Civil War objects. The Hermitage, the home of President Andrew Jackson, is at Old Hickory about 10 miles east of downtown Nashville. NASHVILLE HOTELS

Norris Visitors can brush up on the region’s history at the Museum of Appalachia with more than 35 authentic buildings and over 250,000 artifacts.

Pigeon Forge Close to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Pigeon Forge’s main attraction is Dolly Parton’s Dollywood theme park. PIGEON FORGE HOTELS


Savannah Visitors can walk Savannah's Historic Home District. The Tennessee River Museum is a tribute to the river. Nearby, Shiloh National Military Park in Shiloh preserves the scene of the first major battle in the Western theater of the Civil War and the Shiloh Civil War Relics & Museum. SAVANNAH HOTELS


Sevierville There are special lighting effects and stereophonic presentation in the Forbidden Caverns. SEVIERVILLE HOTELS


Tennessee Overhill The southern portion of the Cherokee National Forest, with its thousands of acres of forested mountains and rivers, forms the heart of the Tennessee Overhill.


Vonore The Sequoyah Birthplace Museum was built by the Cherokee on the banks of Tellico Lake to honor the man who invented their written language.


Photos: Tennessee Department of Tourist Development

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