Bristol. 423/989-4850.Visit Website

Carter County/Elizabethton. 423/547-3852.
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Chattanooga Area. 423/756-8687, 1-800-322-3344. Visit Website

Erwin/Unicoi County. 423/743-3000. Visit Website

Gatlinburg. 1-800-568-4748, 865/436-4178. Visit Website

Gatlinburg Welcome Center. 865/436-0519.

Greeneville/Greene County. 423/638-4111. Visit Website.

Jefferson City/County. 865/397-9642. Visit Website

Johnson City. 423/461-8000, 1-800-852-3392. Visit Website

Johnson County. 423/727-5800. Visit Website

Jonesborough. 423/753-1030. Visit Website

Kingsport. 423/392-8800. Visit Website

Knoxville Area. 865/523-7263 or 1-800-727-8045. Visit Website

Madisonville/Monroe County. 423/442-9147, 1-800-245-5428. Visit Website

Morristown. 877/586-6382. Visit Website

Newport/Cocke County. 423/625-9675. Visit Website

Northeast Tennessee. 423/913-5550, 1-800-468-6882 (outside Tennessee). Visit Website

Oak Ridge. 865/482-7821 or 1-800-887-3429. Visit Website

Pigeon Forge. 865/453-8574 or 1-800-251-9100. Visit Website

Rogersville/Hawkins County. 423/272-2186. Visit Website

Townsend. Visit Website

Sevierville. 865/453-6411. Visit Website

Smoky Mountain Visitors Bureau/Townsend. 865/448-6134, 1-800-525-6834. Visit Website

>>Best Historic Sites and Sights: Tennessee

The Scopes Museum. Dayton. The Rhea County Courthouse is the site of the famous trial featuring William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow. 423/775-7801.

Rocky Mount Museum. Piney Flats. Original capitol of the Southwest Territory. 423/538-7396, 888/538-1791. Visit Website

Blount Mansion. Knoxville. One-time residence of Southwest Territory Governor William Blount. Living history interpreters and tours. 865/525-2375, 1-888-654-0016. Visit Website

Davy Crockett Birthplace State Park. Limestone. Located near the falls of the scenic Nolichucky River, the park salutes Davy Crockett. 423/257-2167. Visit Website.

Sam Houston Schoolhouse. Maryville. The oldest school in Tennessee where Sam Houston taught when he was 18 years old. 865/983-1550.

Nathanael Greene Museum. Greeneville. John Sevier, Mordecai Lincoln, Davy Crockett and Andrew Johnson are a few of many familiar names that appear in the museum's presentation of Greeneville's and Greene County's history. 423/636-1558.

Abraham Lincoln Museum. Harrogate. Houses one of the nation's largest Lincoln collections with more than 20,000 artifacts. 423/869-6235. Visit Website.

Museum of Appalachia. Norris. 65-acre museum and farm/village features more than 30 authentic log cabins and buildings and 250,000 Appalachian artifacts. 865/494-7680. Visit Website.

U.S. 64 from Cleveland to Ducktown follows the Ocoee River in the Ocoee River Recreation Area.

U.S. 441/Tenn. 66 from Knoxville to Gatlinburg.

U.S. 11W from Mount Carmel near Kingsport south to Historic Rogersville including several "See Rock City" barns.

Cherohala Skyway 52-mile stretch of beautiful mountain highway in Eastern Tennessee. 1-800-245-5428.

U.S. 321 from Maryville east and north to I-40 near Newport.

Tenn. 81 from I-81 near Fall Branch east to Erwin.

Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail. Near Gatlinburg in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Five miles through forest and past pioneer structures.

Ocoee River. Near Ocoee. A premier whitewater river in the Southeast with Class III, IV and V rapids. (423) 496-5197.

Hiwassee State Scenic River. U.S. 411 near Delano. Next to the Gee Creek Wilderness of the Cherokee National Forest, this scenic river offers opportunities for canoeing, rafting, fishing and hiking. 423-338-5201 Visit Website

Big South Fork National River. Near Oneida. Swimming, fishing, canoeing, whitewater paddling and recreation area offers camping, hiking and horseback riding.

French Broad River. Smoky Mountains. Class II, III, and IV levels for whitewater rafting with the upper section more difficult.

South Holston Lake. Near Bristol. Excellent fishing for crappie, trout, walleye and more. 423/751-2264.

Watauga Lake. Near Elizabethton. Trout, bass, excellent night fishing opportunities and boating. 423/751-2264.

Watts Bar Lake. Near Spring City. Canoeing, fishing and boating. 423/751-2264.

Dollywood. Pigeon Forge. Acres of rides, crafts demonstrations, music, steam train, shops and good eating. 1-800-DOLLYWOOD. Visit Website.

The Tennessee Aquarium. Chattanooga. The world's largest exhibit of freshwater life. 423/265-0695 or 1-800-262-0695. Visit Website.

Lookout Mountain. Chattanooga. Home of Rock City, where you can see seven states at one time, and the Incline Railway, the world's steepest passenger railway. 800/825-8366. Visit Website.

Roan Mountain State Park. Carter County. 6,285-foot mountain with Appalachian Trail and more. 800/250-8620. Visit Website.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Visitor Information Recorded Message: 865/436-1200. Visit Website.

Cades Cove. Visit Website.

Old City Historic District. Knoxville. Entertainment, shopping and dining. 865/523-7263. Visit Website.

Dixie Stampede/Dollywood. Pigeon Forge. Dolly says Dixie Stampede is the most fun place to eat in the Smokies and she recommends a visit to her entertainment park. 1-800-DOLLYWOOD, Visit Website. Dixie Stampede: 800/356-1676, Visit Website.