The Nashville Zoo at Grassmere, located about 6 miles southeast of downtown Nashville, Tennessee, is a 188-acre zoological garden and historic family farm that attracts over a million visitors annually.
Shiloh National Military Park in Tennessee preserves the site of the Battle of Shiloh, fought on April 6-7, 1862, one of the earliest and bloodiest battles in the Western Theater of the American Civil War.
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area spans nearly 125,000 acres across northeastern Tennessee and southeastern Kentucky, preserving a rugged section of the Cumberland Plateau with scenic sandstone gorges, cliffs, natural arches, and waterfalls carved by the free-flowing Big South Fork of the Cumberland River and its tributaries.
T.O. Fuller State Park, located in southwest Memphis, Tennessee—the only state park within city limits—covers 1,138 acres of forested land along Mitchell Road, originally established in 1933 as one of the nation's first parks for African Americans and renamed for educator Dr. Thomas Oscar Fuller.
The Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga, Tennessee, opened in 1992 as part of a broader effort to revitalize the city's riverfront and reconnect the community to the Tennessee River.
Roan Mountain State Park in Carter County, Tennessee, covers around 2,000 acres at the base of the 6,285-foot Roan Mountain in the Appalachian Blue Ridge, featuring rich hardwood forests, rugged ridges, and the trout-rich Doe River.
Chickasaw State Park, located near Henderson in Chester and Hardeman counties, Tennessee, spans 1,280 acres of recreation area within the larger 14,384-acre Chickasaw State Forest on some of West Tennessee's highest terrain.
Cove Lake State Park covers 673 acres in a scenic mountain valley on the eastern edge of Tennessee's Cumberland Plateau near Caryville, featuring the 210-acre Cove Lake formed by the 1936 Caryville Dam.
Fiery Gizzard State Park, dedicated in October 2025 in Marion and Grundy counties on Tennessee's Cumberland Plateau, spans thousands of acres within the former South Cumberland State Park and protects one of the state's most biodiverse natural areas.
Big Hill Pond State Park spans over 4,100 acres of timberland and hardwood bottomland in southwestern McNairy County near Pocahontas, Tennessee, bordered by Cypress Creek and the Tuscumbia River.
Cedars of Lebanon State Park spans 900 acres in Wilson County, Tennessee, about 10 miles south of Lebanon in the Central Basin, surrounded by the larger 9,420-acre Cedars of Lebanon State Forest.
Warriors' Path State Park covers 950 acres along the shores of Fort Patrick Henry Reservoir on Tennessee's South Fork Holston River in Kingsport, named for the historic Great Indian Warpath used by Native American tribes.
Norris Dam State Park spans over 4,000 acres in Anderson and Campbell Counties, Tennessee, along the shores of Norris Lake—an expansive Clinch River reservoir created by Norris Dam, the Tennessee Valley Authority's first major project completed in 1936.
Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee, is a vast and luxurious hotel and event space known for its nine acres of lush indoor gardens, waterfalls, and winding pathways under a massive glass roof.
Radnor Lake State Park, Tennessee's first designated Class II Natural Area, spans 1,368 acres in Oak Hill just south of Nashville, featuring an 85-acre lake created in 1914 by the L&N Railroad for steam engines and later protected as a wildlife sanctuary.
Soak Creek State Scenic River flows through Bledsoe, Cumberland, and Rhea Counties in Tennessee, originating on the Cumberland Plateau and descending into a remote, cliff-lined canyon of Appalachian wilderness before joining the Piney River near Spring City.
