Tennessee is otherwordly when it comes to beauty – you most likely know that if you’ve ever managed to visit. We’ve compiled a list of stunning spots that you’re sure to fall in love with, even through the computer screen. Don’t believe us? Take a look!

  1. Ruby Falls

Brent Moore / Flickr The lights and colors and absolute stunning awe this underground waterfall exudes will have your jaw on the floor.

  1. Shelby Farms - Memphis

Noel Pennington / Flickr Five times the size of Central Park, Shelby Farms is a gorgeous breath of fresh air away from the city. You’ll feel like you’ve left Memphis entirely.

  1. Lookout Mountain - Chattanooga

Clint Alley / Flickr Otherworldly views can be found on top of Lookout Mountain.

  1. Big South Fork National Recreation Area

Michael Hicks / Flickr Shared by Tennessee and Kentucky, the Big South Fork is a stunning stretch of land that gets hikers out of their homes and out into the wilderness during all times of the year.

  1. Gatlinburg

Brandon Shea / Flickr Most people visit Gatlinburg on their vacation, so this is a land of beauty and tourists and lots of great food.

  1. The Lost Sea - Sweetwater

Brent Moore / Flickr The largest underwater lake in the US and the second largest in the world can really make you feel like you’re in another place entirely.

  1. Cumberland Caverns

Arthur T. LaBar / Flickr As the second longest cave in Tennessee, this McMinnville legend is one that makes the list of longest caves in the WORLD.

  1. Lynchburg

jrkff / Flickr A step into the past - you won’t believe that it’s actually 2015.

  1. Franklin

Robert S Donovan / Flickr Franklin is the cutest little Williamson County town - it’s like you’ve died and gone to suburban heaven. Where there’s lots of history and state pride, too.

  1. Great Smoky Mountain National Park

The Shared Experience / Flickr We can’t even get over how beautiful these mountains are. They don’t seem real!

Have you visited any of these hot spots? If we’ve missed any fantastically alien places, let us know in the comments below!

Brent Moore / Flickr

The lights and colors and absolute stunning awe this underground waterfall exudes will have your jaw on the floor.

Noel Pennington / Flickr

Five times the size of Central Park, Shelby Farms is a gorgeous breath of fresh air away from the city. You’ll feel like you’ve left Memphis entirely.

Clint Alley / Flickr

Otherworldly views can be found on top of Lookout Mountain.

Michael Hicks / Flickr

Shared by Tennessee and Kentucky, the Big South Fork is a stunning stretch of land that gets hikers out of their homes and out into the wilderness during all times of the year.

Brandon Shea / Flickr

Most people visit Gatlinburg on their vacation, so this is a land of beauty and tourists and lots of great food.

The largest underwater lake in the US and the second largest in the world can really make you feel like you’re in another place entirely.

Arthur T. LaBar / Flickr

As the second longest cave in Tennessee, this McMinnville legend is one that makes the list of longest caves in the WORLD.

jrkff / Flickr

A step into the past - you won’t believe that it’s actually 2015.

Robert S Donovan / Flickr

Franklin is the cutest little Williamson County town - it’s like you’ve died and gone to suburban heaven. Where there’s lots of history and state pride, too.

The Shared Experience / Flickr

We can’t even get over how beautiful these mountains are. They don’t seem real!

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