Summertime in Tennessee

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See eye-to-eye with some interesting critters in nature education programs at Tennessee’s state parks, like this one at Warrior’s Path in Kingsport

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Get up close and personal with one of Tennessee’s famous walking horses at the 71st Annual Tennessee Walking Horse Nationals.

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The Tennessee River Gore Explorer, the first catamaran of its kind in the southeast, provides a unique view of the wildlife and scenery of the Chattanooga riverfront.

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Get wet and wild in the rapids you’ll find at the Ocoee Whitewater Center, a world-class venue for rafting, kayaking and canoeing.

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Knoxville’s World’s Fair Park is a great place to get wet, enjoy the outdoors, or take in a concert or special events.

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Tennessee’s Fourth of July festivities provide holiday fun and memorable moments for the whole family.

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The Casey Jones Home & Railroad Museum pays homage to Tennessee’s railroading heritage with a brand-new theater and exhibit hall.

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Go back to a simpler time with a visit to one of Tennessee’s drive-in theatres like the State Line Drive-In in Elizabethton.

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From Memphis to the mountains, Tennessee has a mouth-watering barbecue treat for every discriminating taste bud.

Learn about frontiersman Davy Crockett, our Native American heritage, our three U.S. presidents and the exciting tales of expansion through the Cumberland Gap and along the Natchez Trace.

Cooters Place
location: 2613 McGavock Pike, Nashville
contact: 615-872-8358

Fire Museum of Memphis
location: 118 Adams Ave., Memphis
contact: 901-320-5650

Floyd Garrett's Muscle Car Museum
location: 320 Winfield Dunn Pkwy., Sevierville
contact: 865-908-0882

Hatch Show Print
location: 316 Broadway, Nashville
contact: 615-256-2805

Homesteads Tower Museum
location: 96 Hwy. 68, Crossville
contact: 931-456-9663

International Towing & Recovery Hall of Fame & Museum
location: 3315 S. Broad St., Chattanooga
contact: 423-267-3132

Lane Motor Museum
location: 702 Murfreesboro Pk., Nashville
contact: 615-742-7445

Museum of Ancient Brick
location: 3211 N. Roan St., Johnson City
contact: 423-282-4661

Ripley's Believe It or Not! Museum
location: 800 Parkway Traffic Light # 7, Gatlinburg
contact: 865-436-5096

Sheriff Buford Pusser Home & Museum
location: 342 Pusser St., Adamsville
contact: 731-632-4080

Tennessee Museum of Aviation
location: 135 Air Museum Way (off Highway 411 North), Sevierville
contact: 865-908-0171

Tennessee Newspaper & Printing Museum
location: 415 S. Depot St., Rogersville
contact: 423-272-1961

The Battles for Chattanooga Electric Map
location: 1110 E. Brow Rd., Lookout Mountain
contact: 423-821-2812

The Salt & Pepper Shaker Museum & Smoky Mountain Spices
location: 461 Brookside Village Way Winery Square, Gatlinburg
contact: 865-430-5515

Museums of Discovery & Science

American Museum of Science & Energy
location: 300 S. Tulane Ave., Oak Ridge
contact: 865-576-3200

Creative Discovery Museum
location: 321 Chestnut St., Chattanooga
contact: 423-756-2738

Discovery Center at Murfree Spring
location: 502 S.E. Broad St., Murfreesboro
contact: 615-890-2300

Hands On! Regional Museum
location: 315 E. Main St., Johnson City
contact: 423-434HAND

Hands-On Science Center
location: 101 Mitchell Blvd, Tullahoma
contact: 931-455-8387

Memphis Pink Palace Museum
location: 3050 Central Ave., Memphis
contact: 901-320-6320

Everybody Loves Trains

Chattanooga Choo Choo Holiday Inn
location: 1400 Market St., Chattanooga
contact: 423-266-5000

Collierville Historic Train Depot
location: 125 N. Rowlett St., Collierville
contact: 901-853-1949

Cookeville Depot Museum
location: Corner of Cedar and Broad (West Side), I-40 exit 286, Cookeville
contact: 931-528-8570

Cowan Railroad Museum
location: 108 S. Front St., Cowan
contact: 931-967-3078

Crossville Model Railroad Club
location: Crossville Outlet Mall, Crossville
contact:

George L. Carter Railroad Museum
location: East Tennessee State University, Johnson City
contact: 615-929-3733

L & N Depot & Railroad Museum
location: 727 Tennessee Ave., Etowah
contact: 423-263-7840

Little River Railroad & Lumber Company Museum
location: 7747 E. Lamar Alexander Pkwy. (U.S. Highway 321), Townsend
contact: 865-448-2211

Lookout Mountain Incline Railway
location: 827 E. Brow Rd., Lookout Mountain
contact: 423-821-4224

Lynnville Railroad Museum
location: 162 Mill St., Lynnville
contact: 931-527-3158

New River Scenic Railway
location: 443 Jeffers Road, Huntsville
contact: 423-324-4000

Newbern Depot & Railroad Museum
location: Downtown Newbern, Newbern
contact: 731-627-3221

Secret City Scenic Excursion Train
location: Hwy. 58, East Tennessee Technical Park, Knoxville
contact: 865-241-2140

Tennessee Central Railway Museum
location: 220 Willow St., Nashville
contact: 615-244-9001

Tennessee Valley Railroad
location: Jersey Pike exit from Highway 153, Chattanooga
contact: 423-894-8028

The Three Rivers Rambler
location: Volunteer Landing, Knoxville
contact: 865-524-9411

Waverly Train Explosion Memorial Museum
location: West Railroad St., Waverly
contact: 931-296-4865

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