Are you thinking about jumping ship from your home state? If you’re looking at Tennessee, which you most definitely should be, we have a couple of secrets that you most definitely should take a look at. Maybe you know some of these, maybe you don’t – but no matter what? You need to store it away for another day. The day your moving vans show up!

  1. Traffic is terrifyingly horrible

Kurt Bauschardt / Flickr Jeez, Nashville! Ease up!

  1. There are some crazy cool bugs

Michael Hodge / Flickr All the colors of the rainbow - insect version.

  1. It’s not all country

David Clinton / Flickr Tennessee is a homing beacon for ALL kinds of musicians - don’t be surprised to see a ton of different musicians out here on the streets.

  1. But there is a lot

Celine / Flickr Yeah…we’d be lying if we said there wasn’t.

  1. There is a TON of history

Michael Kappel / Flickr Tennessee was wildly influential in the Civil War, and continues to be a host to all kinds of historical education.

  1. Nashville hot chicken rivals fried chicken

jeffreyw / Flickr Because Tennessee is awesome and original.

  1. The humidity is ROUGH

Jenny Downing / Flickr But, it’s the south. So maybe this isn’t all that surprising?

  1. The people are insanely nice

Nick Swift/ Flickr The Volunteer State is known for its kindness.

  1. Not too many pickup trucks

Alexander Rabb / Flickr To be honest, you’d expect more. But don’t get us wrong - they are FOR SURE here.

  1. The prettiest country you ever did see

Jerry and Pat Donaho / Flickr Tennessee wins, hands down.

Any surprises? Let us know in the comments below!

Kurt Bauschardt / Flickr

Jeez, Nashville! Ease up!

Michael Hodge / Flickr

All the colors of the rainbow - insect version.

David Clinton / Flickr

Tennessee is a homing beacon for ALL kinds of musicians - don’t be surprised to see a ton of different musicians out here on the streets.

Celine / Flickr

Yeah…we’d be lying if we said there wasn’t.

Michael Kappel / Flickr

Tennessee was wildly influential in the Civil War, and continues to be a host to all kinds of historical education.

jeffreyw / Flickr

Because Tennessee is awesome and original.

Jenny Downing / Flickr

But, it’s the south. So maybe this isn’t all that surprising?

Nick Swift/ Flickr

The Volunteer State is known for its kindness.

Alexander Rabb / Flickr

To be honest, you’d expect more. But don’t get us wrong - they are FOR SURE here.

Jerry and Pat Donaho / Flickr

Tennessee wins, hands down.

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