Tennessee
Most states have one official state song. Tennessee has 10! And there's a reason for that: Tennessee has music deep within its soul. Here, the folk music of the Scots-Irish in the eastern mountains combined with the bluesy rhythms of the African Americans in the western Delta to give birth to the modern country music that makes Nashville famous.
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Top places to visit in Tennessee
Discover the best attractions in Tennessee from must-see sights to unexpected hidden gems.
- Attraction in NashvilleCountry Music Hall of Fame & Museum
- Attraction in ChattanoogaTennessee Aquarium
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Attraction in NashvilleNational Museum of African American Music - Attraction in NashvilleCheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum of Art
- Attraction in ChattanoogaLookout Mountain
- Attraction in ChattanoogaSongbirds
- Attraction in NashvilleHistoric RCA Studio B
- Attraction in NashvilleNatchez Trace Parkway
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Tennessee and beyond
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- destinationMemphis
- destinationChattanooga
