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 TENNESSEE: EACH REGION SO DIFFERENT Not only has each of Tennessee's three regions (East, Middle and West) its own unique variety of geography, but each has its own appeal. West Tennessee, the land between the Tennessee and Mississippi Rivers, is a stage rich with natural, historical and cultural drama. The blues may not have been born here, but the minute they learned to walk, they found their way to Beale Street in Memphis. West Tennessee was the stage for black and white musicians who turned the world on its ear. The Memphis Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum chronicles this amazing story. MEMPHIS HOTELS  Cruising to MemphisGraceland offers an insider's look at the life of Elvis, and Soulsville reveals Stax Records’ greats like Sam & Dave, Isaac Hayes and Otis Redding. Now, as a visitor, you can take your turn to take the stage in West Tennessee. Walk to the National Civil Rights Museum. See the microphone Elvis sang into at Sun Studio. Take a road trip to Alex Haley’s home in Henning, where Roots began. Reel in a monster catfish at Birdsong Resort in Camden or Pickwick Landing State Park. Make a whistle-stop at Casey Jones Village in Jackson before going to La Grange, home to the best antebellum homes in the state. If you want to get at the heart of Middle Tennessee, hop in the car, grab a map and just listen for the music. You’ll hear country, blues, rock .… you'd expect that. But there's so much more to hear if you know what to listen for. Like the creak of floorboards in pre-Civil War mansions along the Antebellum Trail. Or an anvil ringing at 1700s Mansker's Station in Goodlettsville. Amid the murmurs of excited antique shoppers in downtown Franklin, the faint echo of Civil War battlefields still haunt the breeze, and in quaint small towns like Pulaski and Murfreesboro, the wind carries whispers of history through museums, courthouses and recreated pioneer villages. Clopping hooves and braying mules punctuate the song of Columbia's Mule Day festival, while impromptu proclamations of love for a little chocolate and marshmallow cake are the beat of Bell Buckle's Moon Pie Festival. Head down the road to Lynchburg, where the trickle of a natural spring yields up some of Mr. Jack Daniel's world-famous sour mash whiskey. Have a hankering for more natural music? Tennessee's got you covered with the sound of world record bass, jumping in the placid waters of Dale Hollow Lake or doze to the ripples of Old Hickory Lake slapping against the hull of your boat. When the sun goes down, the notes flow from Nashville's honky tonks and clubs, as the Ryman Auditorium welcomes the Grand Ole Opry back downtown every winter. NASHVILLE HOTELS Cruising to NashvilleFall brings county and state fairs, whirling lights and the screams of delight from children and adults alike. There’s no doubt about it, East Tennessee is singing your song down from the 6,000-foot ridges in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the most visited destination in the country’s national park system, to the shaded gorges of the Tennessee, Nolichucky and Holston rivers. Here, settlers living in rustic log cabins, worked hard and created ballads from the heart. Visitors today are welcome to tour some of their restored homesteads as they listen for the echoes of fiddles and dulcimers still ringing through the hills. There’s music in woodcraft, too, in towns, like Pigeon Forge, home of Dollywood amusement park, and Gatlinburg, the official “Honeymoon Capital of the South", where quality mountain crafts abound. Hear the songs of laughter at outlandish miniature golf courses, zany museums, fabulous outlet shopping malls and dozens of music theaters. PIGEON FORGE HOTELS Dolly Parton’s home town of Sevierville even showcases 100 years of high-flying history at The Tennessee Museum of Aviation or you can make your own history in helicopter rides above the clouds. East Tennessee's urban areas are diverse – from Knoxville’s vibrant Volunteer waterfront district on the banks of the Tennessee River, and the energy-oriented city of Oak Ridge to the down-home charm of Chattanooga, home of the Tennessee Aquarium and the bustling Tri-Cities area (Bristol, Johnson City and Kingsport) known as “America’s First Frontier". KNOXVILLE HOTELS and CHATTANOOGA HOTELS Cruising to ChattanoogaPark your car at a quaint B&B in Jonesborough and listen to tall tales from Tennessee's colonial past or celebrate NASCAR at the Bristol Motor Speedway & Dragway where fans can even take a cruising tour down Thunder Valley, the “World’s Fastest Half-Mile” track. Outdoor enthusiasts can hear the wind sing as they hang-glide at Raccoon Mountain and thrill to the churn of white water as they raft or kayak the Olympic-quality Ocoee River. For the novice, outdoor adventures include hiking a portion of the Appalachian Trail, canoeing the Hiwassee or drifting over the landscape in a colorful hot-air balloon. TENNESSEE HOTELS Photo: Uncle Dave Macon Days Festival in Murfreesboro – Photo courtesy Tennessee Tourism Department |
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