Everyone thinks they come from the best state out – nostalgia will do that to you. But there can only be ONE #1, and we have a pretty solid feeling that Tennessee takes the cake. Why? We’ll show you. In twelve absolutely stunning ways.
- We have some gorgeous hikes for all you adventurous folk.
Miguel Vieira / Flickr Check out Fall Creek Falls, or any trail in the Great Smoky Mountains.
- Plus places like Cades Cove, that will take your breath away.
Tom / Flickr The flowers out here are GORGEOUS in the spring.
- You can cool off in a mountain stream.
Allie KF / Flickr Tennessee is simply filled with them - you may even stumble across a few in the valleys.
- OR watch the sun set over the Cumberland River.
jcbonbon / Flickr There’s something magic about the whole thing.
- Drive any of our backroads, and your heart will melt.
Matthew Paulson / Flickr Seriously. Just, get lost. Fall in love. It will happen!
- Or get WAY up high in the Great Smoky Mountains, where you’ll swoon with the grandeur of it all.
Mark / Flickr The Great Smoky Mountain National Park is the most visited national park for a reason.
- Our cities are stunning.
Jason Mrachina / Flickr Knoxville, Nashville, Memphis and Chattanooga. All wildly different, and invariably stunning.
- But so is our country.
Timothy Wildey / Flickr You can catch these colors at Newfoundland Gap!
- Can you ever truly get over this purple sunset?
Scott Kinmarten / Flickr Because we don’t think so.
- Or the beauty of Radnor Lake? (Plus a goose, for good measure.)
Robert Cross / Flickr Radnor Lake is a private park and trail, twenty minutes south of Nashville.
- Our views are the greatest in the country - check out the Sequatchie Valley!
J Stephen Conn / Flickr Any time of year, we’d rather spend it in Tennessee.
- Once you get here, you’ll simply never want to leave.
Dusty Dean / Flickr We’ll welcome you with open arms.
Did we convince you? Let us know your favorite parts about Tennessee in the comments below!
Miguel Vieira / Flickr
Check out Fall Creek Falls, or any trail in the Great Smoky Mountains.
Tom / Flickr
The flowers out here are GORGEOUS in the spring.
Allie KF / Flickr
Tennessee is simply filled with them - you may even stumble across a few in the valleys.
jcbonbon / Flickr
There’s something magic about the whole thing.
Matthew Paulson / Flickr
Seriously. Just, get lost. Fall in love. It will happen!
Mark / Flickr
The Great Smoky Mountain National Park is the most visited national park for a reason.
Jason Mrachina / Flickr
Knoxville, Nashville, Memphis and Chattanooga. All wildly different, and invariably stunning.
Timothy Wildey / Flickr
You can catch these colors at Newfoundland Gap!
Scott Kinmarten / Flickr
Because we don’t think so.
Robert Cross / Flickr
Radnor Lake is a private park and trail, twenty minutes south of Nashville.
J Stephen Conn / Flickr
Any time of year, we’d rather spend it in Tennessee.
Dusty Dean / Flickr
We’ll welcome you with open arms.
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