Things to Do in Tennessee
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Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park
Chattanooga, Tennessee
The battles for Chickamauga and Chattanooga are recalled at the two battlefields, which together make up the nation's first National Military Park. Hands-on and interactive exhibits bring the battles...
History Museum
Special Collection
Historical Landmark
Park
Children's Museum of Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee
You could call it interactive Memphis. Fly a FedEx jet, get into the muddy Mississippi and pilot a barge, or get ready for the game in University of Memphis football...
Art Museum
Children's Museum
History Museum
Science & Nature Museum
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
Grand Ole Opry
Nashville, Tennessee
Best known as the longest-running radio show in America, and a country music staple since 1925, today the Grand Old Opry is an entire entertainment complex dedicated to the...
Live Music Venue
Historical Landmark
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
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
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