Here Are 20 Undeniable Reasons Why Everyone Loves Tennessee
By Meghan Kraft|Published March 20, 2015
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Meghan Kraft
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Meghan Kraft loves to travel the world, but she makes her home right here in Nashville, Tennessee. She holds a degree in English, and has worked in the digital marketing realm with companies such as Apartments.com, USA Today and HarperCollins Publishing.
Tennessee is a state that’s filled with dreamers and families, a home to the rich and famous and those seeking a bit of peace and quiet in the country. It’s a place for the young and the old and precisely where you want to be. Why? We’ll show you.
1) Tennessee is the beloved home to Nashville – a place of neon lights and dreamers toting beat up old guitars. As 2013’s, ‘It City,’ the country town playing big city has seen a huge influx of residents from out-of-state.
3) As the birth place of Dolly Parton and Justin Timberlake, Tennessee has directly given you the chance to rock out to everything from country to pop.
5) Home to the Grand Ole Opry radio show, Tennessee boasts the longest running live radio program in the world. Tune in on Friday and Saturday night to get in on the action!
6) Tennessee is a hiker’s paradise. With great locations like Cummins Falls and the expansive area of wilderness surrounding Chattanooga, you can strap on those adventure boots and hit the road.
8) It’s a state of diners and good eats – Loveless Café has turned into a wildly popular tourist destination, while Catbird Seat has caught the eye of The New York Times.
12) It’s not all front road pickin’ and back roads, down here. Nicknamed the, ‘Athens of the South,’ Nashville houses multiple colleges and universities, including the renowned medical school at Vanderbilt.
17) Tennessee exists in two time zones – be careful on that road trip. You may find yourself losing or gaining hours as you cross from Eastern to Central time.
18) Tall tales and history textbook writers are forever indebted to this southern state as the birthplace of Davy Crockett. The coon hat has simply never been the same.
19) During the war of 1812, Tennessee gained its nickname as the, ‘Volunteer State,’ one that would follow them throughout history. If you ever need a helping hand, you know exactly where to go.
