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Nashville, Tennessee

Timothy Demonbreun's Cave

The small cave that housed Tennessee's "first citizen."
Erin, Tennessee

Rock Quarry Cave

Hiding behind a grocery store is a spectacular cavern carved as part of an old limestone quarry.
Lebanon, Tennessee

Cedars of Lebanon State Park

This park contains one of the largest concentrations of cedar glades, a unique and rare ecosystem.
Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis Gong Chamber

Ethereal alien hums and haunting whale songs emitting from...a giant sheet of vibrating metal?
Pelham, Tennessee

The Caverns

An ancient cave system in Tennessee’s Appalachian foothills converted to a 1,200-person music venue.
Sevierville, Tennessee

Smoky Mountain Knife Works

While knives are the main feature in this store, visitors will also find dinosaur bones and meteorites.
Sewanee, Tennessee

Sewanee Natural Bridge

A natural sandstone bridge hidden in the Sewanee forest.
Nashville, Tennessee

Silver Sands Cafe

Visit a family-run restaurant that has been serving the epitome of soul food for more than seven decades.
Nashville, Tennessee

Sarabha's Creamery

A rainbow of kulfi and falooda flows from this Indian-style ice cream parlor.
Memphis, Tennessee

Shelby Farms Park

This park offers a variety of sights and activities including trail rides and buffalo sightings.
Nashville, Tennessee

Maíz de la Vida

Bone marrow-loaded birria with handmade corn tortillas—need we say more?
Nashville, Tennessee

Bolton's Spicy Chicken & Fish

Test your mettle against the hottest hot chicken in Nashville.
Nashville, Tennessee

Edessa Restaurant

Feast on kebabs, dips, and house-made breads in the heart of Nashville’s Little Kurdistan.
Nashville, Tennessee

Tailor

Send your taste buds to South Asia at a sumptuous Southern dinner party.
Benham, Kentucky

Kentucky Coal Museum

Featuring a Loretta Lynn display and a re-created coal mine exhibit.
Williamsburg, Kentucky

Cumberland Falls State Park

Moonbows over Kentucky.
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky

Mammoth Cave

The world's longest known cave system.
Cave City, Kentucky

Wigwam Village #2

One of the few surviving "Wigwam"-themed motels.
Smithland, Kentucky

Mantle Rock

An enormous natural sandstone bridge in Kentucky.
Wellington, Kentucky

Broke Leg Falls

Beautiful waterfalls grace a canyon visibly torn by a violent tornado.
Bowling Green, Kentucky

National Corvette Museum Sinkhole

Eight rare Corvettes are swallowed up by a sinkhole in Kentucky's National Corvette Museum.
Lexington, Kentucky

Dixie Cup Water Tower

Unique tower has outlasted a takeover of the company.
Marion, Kentucky

Ben E. Clement Mineral Museum

Thousands of unique minerals, including some of the most impressive fluorite crystals in the world.
Fort Mitchell, Kentucky

Vent Haven Museum

A museum that houses the world's largest collection of ventriloquism dummies.