Things to Do in Tennessee
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Shelby Farms
Memphis, Tennessee
Five times larger that New York's Central Park, Shelby Farms is the national headquarters of Ducks Unlimited, the wildlife conservation and wetlands preservation group. Hiking and bike trails, paddle boats...
Nature Center
Park
Hiking
Bicycling
Fishing
Stax Museum of American Soul Music/Soulsville, USA
Memphis, Tennessee
Isaac. Aretha. Ike & Tina. The first names are all that's needed for the royalty of soul music; all got their start in this tiny Memphis recoding studio. Soul comes from...
Special Collection
Nashville Shores Water Park
Nashville, Tennessee
Not for the tame of heart, Nashville Shores is a traditional water park on steroids, with every possible water slide your kids can imagine, including the 700-foot "Tennessee Twister...
Water Park
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...
Zoo
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...
Zoo
Tennessee Aquarium
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Twin buildings on the Tennessee River contain two diverse ecosystems -- the ocean and a river. Each journey begins at the top of each building; children press their noses up to...
Aquarium
Belle Meade Plantation
Nashville, Tennessee
Touring this gorgeous antebellum plantation will thrill teens who are fans of "Gone With the Wind" or who have studied the Civil War. The daily lives of the Harding family...
Historical Landmark
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
Lichterman Nature Center
Memphis, Tennessee
An oasis on the east side of town, the Lichterman Nature Center is surprising to first timers both for its space and for the real "away-from-it-all" feel...
Nature Center
Science & Nature Museum
Creative Discovery Museum
Chattanooga, Tennessee
The castle-like exterior gets a child's imagination going even before she enters the Creative Discovery Museum. Inside, kids dart from one area to the next, their curiosity unbridled and...
Science & Nature Museum
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