This Scenic Tennesee Drive Is Positively Stunning

If you've ever driven the Natchez Trace from Tennessee to Mississippi, then you know precisely how gorgeous the drive is - especially around autumn, when the trees start to burn with color. And if you haven't, well, then you're in for a treat! Take a look at the beautiful Natchez Trace, and learn a bit while you're at it.

You may know the road as the "Old Natchez Trace," running from Natchez, Mississippi to Nashville, Tennessee.

The gorgeous roadway also links the Cumberland, Tennessee and Mississippi Rivers.

Clocking in at 444 miles, you'll be trucking along for quite a while.

Curious what the word "Natchez" means? It refers to a member of the Native American people in southwestern Mississippi.

The famed Lewis of Lewis and Clark supposedly died on the Trace from gunshot wounds. The jury will forever be out as to whether it was a murder or suicide.

Back in the day, Natchez Trace was a worrisome road, chock full of robbers and highwaymen.

Some historians find that the original Trace was formed by traveling bison.

The first ever human to travel on the Trace is an unnamed Frenchman, and he wrote in 1742 of the unbearable hardships and miserable reality of the trail.

No worries, though! Nowadays this is simply the perfect spot for you to take a drive and post on social media. And now, you can drive it just a little bit smarter.

Have you driven the Natchez Trace? Do you plan to? Let us know in the comments!