Posted on 05/23/2018 6:14:24 PM PDT by Michael.SF.
Vacationing this coming week in Tennessee and have never been there. Looking for some ideas from fellow Freeper travelers, including insights, new places, off the beaten path places, places locals go to and places to avoid. (see below)
Memphis (two days) - Graceland (we have our tickets) Sun Studio, Stax Museum, Peabody Ducks, The Rendevous (over rated???), Shiloh Battlefield, Music club??
Nashville - One night (I know that is not enough) - Cash Museum, Ryman Auditorium, Country Music Hall of Fame, Dinning: Hemingways
Gatlinburg -- Four nights( Hey they are free!)-- No plans, playing it by ear
I should have added: We fly into Memphis, then drive and fly out of Chattanooga.
Nashville. The Hermitage, home of Andrew Jackson and his recently vandalized tomb.
Murfreesboro!
Horny old man here. I’m thinking southern Belles, good food and unfortunately college football. Maybe October.
Cade’s Cove. Also the knife museum in Sieverville (sp).
Tennessee Jed.
Shiloh Civil War site. Near Adamsville TN.
When in Gatlinburg, day hike half way up the Mount LeConte trail to the walk-behind waterfall. It is nice exercise and free.
Townsend, Tennessee near Gatlinburg has a great tubing biz or for free you can just park along the river and swim/wade in the clear mountain stream.
In Nashville, Visit the Belle Meade Mansion and Percy Warner, Park the same day. At Centennial Park go inside the Parthenon to look upon the giant statue of Athena.
At the Vanderbilt campus visit the base relief wood carving of the Last Supper in the Upper Room Chapel.
https://www.tnvacation.com/local/sevierville-smoky-mountain-knife-works-national-knife-museum
Keep in mind...the traffic in the entire area is bumper to bumper. Always allow for time.
Thanks for the Cades Cove tip! looks interesting and close to Gatlinburg.
BTW....the local pancake houses are really good...
and they use local sausage.
In the Great Smoky Mtn NP, hike to Laurel Falls. Paved, about a 30-45 minute hike. Laurels and Rhododendrons should be blooming.
Pucketts Grocery is off the main strip but good food, good live music, and good beer. Most of the tourist district is over run with vagrants. Not as bad as San Francisco, but still disgusting.
It’s really a step back in time. You may even see deer at the tree line. Beautiful. But it is BUSY since the roads were recently paved.
Cherokee, NC is near there, too, but tourist-y.
fall creek falls near cookville tn
Nashville - Pancake Pantry for breakfast. Bluebird Cafe in the evening for music (lots of famous musicians have played there), Opry Mills Mall (next to Opryland). My kid is a Vanderbilt graduate, so I’ve been to Nashville quite a bit.
Those are awesome when in full bloom.
Eat here. One of the few places left from the Old Days.
Smoky Mountain Trout House
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