My Tennessee Story

There’s no doubt about it: You’ve got to find yourself in Memphis for the much- anticipated Memphis in May International Festival. The host of some of Memphis’ largest events, the festival features the toe-tapping Beale Street Music Festival, the finger-licking World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest and the relaxing Sunset Symphony. Some of Memphis’ major thoroughfares will be bustling with family fun, music and awesome food. So what are you… Read More

It’s a great time to head outdoors and experience all that Tennessee has to offer during the warmer weather. Around every corner there seems to be a festival celebrating all things fun and all things spring.

The Tennessee Iris Festival in Dresden, from now through May 1, celebrates the beauty of the state flower with a week-long event filled with family fun, including a city-wide yard sale, art show music festival… Read More

Cades Cove, the most visited area of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and one of America’s most serene settings, reopens this weekend after five months of closure for road restorations. For the more than nine million annual visitors to the Smoky Mountains, the “Cove” has been missed.

We’ve missed the simplistic beauty of Cades Cove. We’ve missed seeing deer graze in the lush fields, missed seeing the Great Smoky Mountains loom… Read More

Cling! Cling! Cling! It’s time to make a special toast for the great things happening in Tennessee lately.

The much-anticipated Titanic Pigeon Forge permanent attraction has finally opened its doors to the public. Hundreds of visitors as well as descendants of those aboard the Titanic came out to attend the grand opening day celebration with Regis Philbin as host for the event. The “Live With Regis & Kelly” host… Read More

There’s nothing better than a warm spring day in Tennessee! Springtime brings on the ceremonious packing away of warm clothing and paves the way for some quality time with the great outdoors.

To find all of the upcoming activities and events, check out http://tnvacation.com/calendar/. This is the go-to place to find cool events in your area. For example, this weekend we can look forward to the start of the 50th Annual Dogwood Arts Festival… Read More

Tennessee’s the kind of state that urges a double-take; you probably already know a lot about the musicians who keep Tennessee front and center , including Nashville-based Grammy winners Kings of Leon and legendary artists such as Dolly Parton and Al Green. Our food is quite legendary, too, such as Neely’s BBQ in Memphis and catfish served-up at the World’s Biggest Fish Fry in Paris. What you don’t know about Tennessee might surprise you. I… Read More

My family and I have horses, so we are always looking for trails to go to in Tennessee for vacation. There are lots of state parks with walking and riding trails, and you can see all the beauty off the road, like water falls, rivers, wild flowers, and all kind of animals. And it brings the family closer together

You can camp in the campground, and go to nearby cities and do fun stuff, like… Read More

My Tennessee vacation was about 1968 with my Grandma and Grandpa. This year my grandma and grandpa McArtor decided to take my sister Cheryl and brother John and myself on vacation with them. The vacation started in Southern Illinois and went to Mammoth Cave in Kentucky.

The most memorable stops also included several days at Dover, TN where we explored the Civil War battlefield and fished in the lake. We travelled to Nashville and then… Read More

My husband and I have 3 children and lead very busy lives. It is very hard to find time to vacation so this year we decided to just drop everything and reconnect as a family. We chose the Great Smokey Mountains of Tenn. and Gatlinburg. We had the most incredible time. We stayed at Hidden Springs resort in a beautiful cabin on the side of a mountain. We could have just stayed and relaxed all… Read More

Two years ago we decided to take a family vacation to Pigeon Forge. We expected to like Dollywood (we did!) and other tourist attractions in the area.

However, we were surprised and amazed to find the most beautiful gardens filled with exotic birds just a few miles from Dollywood. The place is called Parrot Mountain and Gardens. As bird lovers, we really enjoyed visiting the beautiful birds, and even getting to hold and feed some… Read More