Tennessee is the perfect destination for vacationers. Provides the perfect entertainment for all tastes. Whether you are a music fan, a sports fan, a history enthusiast, or a nature lover, it offers great pleasure for everyone.
For music lovers, Sun Studio, the largest recording studio in the world and where the sounds of rock and roll first exploded, would compete for attention alongside the Beale Street Historic District, located in Memphis. It’s three blocks from nightclubs, artifact stores, galleries, and restaurants. This is where greats like WC Handy, BB King, Rufus Thomas and Isaac Hayes have performed and wowed millions of people.
For nature lovers, the pleasures are limitless. Pickwick Lake, located in Hardin County, encompasses parts of three states: Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee. This lake offers excellent bass, crappie and bluegill fishing. Pickwick Landing State Park is a camper’s paradise with campgrounds, cabins, inns, and a golf course. You can rent a houseboat, pontoon or jet ski if you want or go hiking or horseback riding.
Pigeon Forge, located near Gatlinburg, also offers various types of entertainment, from hiking, bumper boats, water slides and theater to Elvis impersonators. It is also known as the location of Dollywood, an entertainment paradise filled with music, food and attractions of different kinds.
Reel Foot Lake is another attraction that draws people in. It was formed as a result of the earthquakes of 1811 to 1812. It covers an area of 25,000 acres and you can see all kinds of birds, including the golden and American eagles. The park is segmented along the lake shoreline and offers recreations such as fishing, boating, and sunset and moonlight cruises.
The town of Waverly is located in Humphreys County. It is a haven for outdoor activities such as fishing, swimming, boating, boating, camping, and horseback riding. The Civil War Fort and the Humphreys County Museum are located in Waverly along with the Johnsonville Historic Area. Spring City, comfortably hidden in the rustic Cumberland Mountains, is a wild country with lakes, forests, gorges and waterfalls.
The Bar Watts Dam is located on 39,000 acres of lake that has a beautiful shoreline. Like other resorts, this one also offers fishing activities, water sports, and camping. Northeast of Knoxville is a small town called Strawberry Plains in Jefferson County, offering unparalleled recreation. Jefferson County is home to two of the largest lakes in the state, Douglas Lake and Cherokee Lake. Both boating, fishing, wildlife viewing, and fishing contests take place in beautiful surroundings.
All of this and more makes Tennessee the great tourist destination that it is.
