Tennessee

From the Mississippi River to the Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee is a place to discover the best of America’s riveting history, exciting outdoor adventure, great musical styles, friendly people and mouthwatering food.

Tennessee is home to numerous international attractions including Dollywood, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Grand Ole Opry, Graceland, Jack Daniel Distillery, National Civil Rights Museum, Tennessee Aquarium, Beale Street, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, and Bristol Motor Speedway. World-famous events, like Bonnaroo, America’s #1 music festival, and world champion barbecue cook-offs take place in Tennessee each year. More than 800 festivals annually highlight Tennessee’s rich culture and unique flair.

Outdoor enthusiasts can camp and hike through the Great Smoky Mountains, Land Between the Lakes and Big South Fork. Adventurers can kayak through the rapids of the Ocoee River or hang-glide off Raccoon Mountain. Tennessee has 54 state parks and four national parks. Tennessee’s 125 rivers and lakes, including Reelfoot, Dale Hollow and Douglas, offer the largest variety of freshwater fish in America. And for the golfers, Tennessee has more than 150 courses, including five Bear Trace courses designed by the legendary Jack Nicklaus.

History is everywhere with more than 700 monuments, battlefields, legends and other impressions of America’s past. The homes of U.S. presidents Andrew Jackson, James K. Polk and Andrew Johnson are all in Tennessee. The state’s Civil War battlefields include Shiloh, Stones River, Franklin and Chickamauga. Northeast Tennessee, known as “America’s First Frontier,” is home to Davy Crockett and Tennessee’s oldest city, Jonesborough.

With four major cities – Memphis, Nashville, Knoxville and Chattanooga – and thousands of acres of great outdoors, Tennessee is more than a vacation – it is an experience.

In Tennessee, the stage is always set for a world-class vacation adventure.