Posted in Tennessee
November 19, 2015
12 Reasons The Entire Country Should Be Thankful For Tennessee
We all know that Tennessee is wonderful, but do you know HOW wonderful? Since we’re nearing Thanksgiving, it only seemed right to bring these solid twelve reasons why we should be thankful for the Volunteer State to the surface.
We’re aware that these uncertain times are limiting many aspects of life as we all practice social and physical distancing. While we’re continuing to feature destinations that make our state wonderful, we don’t expect or encourage you to go check them out immediately. We believe that supporting local attractions is important now more than ever and we hope our articles inspire your future adventures! And on that note, please nominate your favorite local business that could use some love right now: https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/nominate/
Did you know that Knoxville is the birthplace of Mountain Dew? It was originally created as a whiskey mixer.
It was Memphis, not his home state of Mississippi, that gave Elvis the leg up that he needed.
AND Taylor Swift. The biggest pop star in the world made her start in Nashville.
Born and raised on Ol' Rocky Top, Dolly Parton has changed the entirety of our culture with her widely varied entertainment career.
You better thank Tennessee if you're a fan of Kit-Kats and Twix bars.
Yep - it's true. The rights were sold in Chattanooga in 1899 for a single dollar.
The Grand Ole Opry has built a lot of stars, and has quite the reputation.
Do we need to say more?
The Lost Sea is 13 acres of water - that has been discovered thus far.
The Bell Witch was so terrifying that even President Andrew Jackson was quoted saying he would never, ever stay the night at the Bell Farm.
The only genre-specific association in the media today.
You can thank Chattanooga for the first patented mini golf course, used as a tourist trap in 1927.
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