Cumberland Mountain State Park spans 1,720 acres on Tennessee's Cumberland Plateau near Crossville around the man-made Byrd Lake, created in the 1930s as part of the New Deal-era Cumberland Homesteads Project.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, located on the border of Tennessee and North Carolina, is the most visited national park in the United States, drawing over 12 million visitors annually.
Centennial Park in Nashville, Tennessee, is a 132-acre urban park that originated as farmland owned by early settlers before becoming state fairgrounds and later hosting the 1897 Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition.
Oak Ridge, Tennessee, was established in 1942 as a secret city by the U.S. government to support the Manhattan Project, the World War II effort to develop the atomic bomb.
The Birthplace of Country Music Museum in Bristol, Tennessee, celebrates the historic 1927 Bristol Sessions, which were among the earliest country music recordings and are considered the "Big Bang" of country music.
Henry Horton State Park lies near Chapel Hill, Tennessee, spanning 1,523 acres along the ecologically diverse Duck River, built in the 1960s on the former estate of Governor Henry Horton.
Sun Studio, located at 706 Union Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, opened on January 3, 1950, by pioneering producer Sam Phillips as the Memphis Recording Service.
The Crystal Shrine Grotto in Memphis, Tennessee, located within Memorial Park Cemetery, is a unique man-made cave carved nearly 60 feet into the side of a hill.
Scott's Gulf Wilderness State Park, Tennessee's 60th state park dedicated in May 2025, covers over 9,500 acres mainly in White County along the Caney Fork River canyon.
Hiwassee Scenic River State Park in Polk County, Tennessee, near Delano, provides access to the scenic Hiwassee River—a 23-mile designated Class III State Scenic River flowing from the North Carolina line through Cherokee National Forest to U.S. Highway 411.
The Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville is an important seat of government for the state, housing the Tennessee General Assembly and the governor's office.
The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee, was founded in 1961 by local rail enthusiasts aiming to preserve the region's rich railroad history from the era when railroads were central to transportation and industry.
Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park is a 19-acre urban park in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, just north of the State Capitol, created in 1996 to celebrate the state's bicentennial.
The National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee, is centered around the historic Lorraine Motel, where civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968.
The Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, originally opened in 1892 as the Union Gospel Tabernacle, built as a large indoor revival meeting space spearheaded by businessman Thomas Ryman after he was inspired by a revival preacher, Samuel Porter Jones.
Shelby Farms Park in Memphis, Tennessee, spans 4,500 acres, making it one of the largest urban parks in the United States, over five times the size of New York City's Central Park.
