Summertime in Tennessee

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Summer fairs, like this one in Wilson County, mean unforgettable food, fun, and family memories to take home from Tennessee

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Visit the Tennessee Walking Horse Museum in Lynchburg to learn more about these world-famous, elegant animals.

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Riverboats like the Southern Belle in Chattanooga offer a beautiful way to see the sights of Tennessee’s riverfront cities.

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Floating food, fun and entertainment are yours on Tennessee’s beautiful riverboats, like the Pickwick Belle at Pickwick Landing State Park.

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Get a different view of nature from this unusual tree house at the Chattanooga Nature Center.

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Tennessee is a land of dramatic and varied landscapes, perfect for these hikers at Alum Cave Bluff in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

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Make new friends and lasting memories on your Tennessee vacation

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Meet some new friends face-to-face when you visit Tennessee’s world-class zoos and aquariums.

Tennessee is home to breathtaking wildernesses: cliffs, canyons, lush canopies and cold, clear plunge pools. Streams lined with neon green ferns whisper in Virgin Falls Pocket Wilderness. Over eighty miles of navigable water for paddlers to ply await at Big South Fork. Shake hands with names like Wolf River, Stinging Fork, Savage Gulf and Buzzard Point, all places where you can while away a summer day (or three) enjoying the great Tennessee outdoors.

Bacon Ridge Trail
location: Dogtown Road, Kingston
contact: 865-376-6185

Benton MacKaye Trail
location: Dept. of Environment & Conservation, Nashville
contact: 615- 532-0109

Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
location: 4564 Leatherwood Rd., Oneida
contact: 423-286-7275

Bridgestone/Firestone Centennial Wilderness
location: Eastland Rd., Sparta
contact: 931-836-3552

Justin P. Wilson Cumberland Trail State Park
location: 19 E. Fourth St., Crossville
contact: 931-456-6259

Laurel-Snow Pocket Wilderness and Buzzard Point
location: Highway 27 to Walnut Grove Road, Dayton
contact: 423-775-6171

North Chickamauga Pocket Wilderness
location: 5020 Hwy. 11 S., Chattanooga
contact: 423-336-7205

Piney River Trail
location: Shut-In Gap Road, one mile northwest of S.C., Spring City
contact: 423-365-5210

Radnor Lake State Natural Area
location: 1160 Otter Creek Rd., Nashville
contact: 615-373-3467

South Cumberland Recreational Area State Park
location: Highway 41, Monteagle
contact: 931-924-2980

Stinging Fork Pocket Wilderness
location: Shut-In Gap Road, five miles northwest of Spring City, Spring City
contact: 423-775-6171

Virgin Falls Pocket Wilderness Area
location: Scott's Gulf Rd., Sparta
contact: 931-836-3552

Warrior's Path State Park
location: Hemlock Road, Kingsport
contact: 423-239-8531

Wolf River
location: 3100 Walnut Grove Rd., Ste. 503, Memphis
contact: 901-452-6500

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