Things to Do in Tennessee
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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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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