Tag: West Tennessee
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Tennessee State Parks: Our Family Journey to Visit All the Parks
From waterfalls and mountain overlooks to historic sites and hidden gems, follow our family’s journey to visit every Tennessee State Park and discover our favorites along the way.
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Visiting Every National Park Site in Tennessee
After sharing about the Junior Ranger program a couple of weeks ago, I started thinking about the many National Park Service sites we’ve visited—especially those close to home. Exploring these parks and historic places has become one of our family’s favorite ways to travel and learn together. Over the years, we’ve slowly worked our way…
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Great River Road Weekend: River Views & Historic Towns {Missouri, Illinois, & Tennessee}
My favorite way to spend a weekend is on a road trip with no strict plan—just a route, a few destinations, and the freedom to take the long way home. This particular weekend took us into southeast Missouri, but instead of heading straight back, we decided to turn the drive into part of the adventure.…
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Visiting the Shiloh National Military Park {Tennessee}
Living in Tennessee has given us a unique experience of really delving into the history of the American Civil War as we are right on the dividing line of the two ideologies of that time. There are so many Civil War sites close to us and the more we visit them the more we learn…
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Along the Natchez Trace Parkway {Tennessee}
This last weekend took us along the Tennessee part of the Natchez Trace Parkway. This parkway is a 444 mile stretch that begins up around Nashville and continues down through Mississippi. The Natchez Trace is a parkway built to follow an old trail that has been used for centuries by first the Native Americans and…
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Exploring Land Between The Lakes {Kentucky & Tennessee}
We made a quick trip up to Kentucky to enjoy a day at Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area. This park is a long strip of land, straddling the border of Kentucky and Tennessee, that sits between Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley. The two lakes are not large and often get mistaken for more…