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Coolidge Park

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Getting to Coolidge Park is almost as fun as the park itself; the journey over the Tennessee River via the Walnut Street pedestrian bridge (just a stone's throw from the...

Roadside Landmark
Park

Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

Nashville, Tennessee

Rhinestone cowboys -- and cowgirls -- are Nashville's stock in trade, and nowhere are the rhinestones in more abundance than among the costumes and props displayed here. The exhibition of original instruments...

Special Collection
History Museum

General Jackson Showboat

Nashville, Tennessee

Cruise the Cumberland River and take a trip back in time aboard this replica of a 19-century riverboat. But don't expect an ordinary ferry: this enormous 300-foot showboat...

Boat Ride
Boat Tour

Graceland

Memphis, Tennessee

Graceland is where Elvis Presley lived and died, and is a Mecca for true Elvis fans. The kids -- especially the pre-teens and teens -- may snicker at the abundance of...

History Museum
Special Collection
Historical Landmark

Memphis Zoo

Memphis, Tennessee

Polar bears, panda bears, and meerkats, oh my! The Memphis Zoo allows some seriously up-close interaction with its inhabitants, from the polar bears chilling out in their icy pool...

Mud Island River Park

Memphis, Tennessee

A walk from the actual headwaters of the mighty Mississippi to its outlet at the Gulf of Mexico would be quite an undertaking, but Mud Island's walk-along scale model...

History Museum
Science & Nature Museum
Park
Bicycling
Live Music Venue

Nashville Zoo at Grassmere

Nashville, Tennessee

Recently renovated and with new exhibits, the Nashville Zoo has become one of the country's "best zoos" in the past few years. Here you can view African elephants and Red...

National Civil Rights Museum

Memphis, Tennessee

The Lorraine Hotel -- the place where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in 1968 -- is the heart of this museum. It and the adjacent gallery are powerful reminders of...

Historical Landmark
History Museum

Raccoon Mountain Caverns

Chattanooga, Tennessee

One of the most diverse cave formations in the Southeast, Raccoon Mountain offers more than five miles of mapped passageways. Guided tours range from a 45-minute, school-aged appropriate...

Roadside Landmark
Park
Gold Panning

Rock 'N Soul Museum

Memphis, Tennessee

The Rock 'N Soul Museum is a quick hit of Memphis music -- a mix of country, blues, and the Memphis sound thrown in. Especially cool is the relationship between Memphis...