So I find myself in Tennessee until monday, as I stated in my journal right now I am in a rather small town, but I will be soon headed to more populated parts of the state.
Does anyone have any recommendations for places I ought to go or things I should see or even something special I ought to drink or try while I am in the area.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, thanks!
WHERE in Tennessee are you, and where are you going? If I know what part of the state you’re in, I could suggest stuff, yes.
At the moment I am in Jamestown which is is in the northern middle of the state, just over the state line it seems. In a few days I will be around Knoxville and may get to Nashville. Though if you speak highly of something I wouldnt mind driving to go see or do it. I did drive for a whole day to get here lol
Knoxville is the main home of the University of Tennessee, and they have excellent athletic programs. Trying to catch a game of some sort wouldn’t be bad.
There, you’re also not far from Oak Ridge National Labs. Oak Ridge used to have an excellent museum of science, and I dunno if there are tours of the labs or not.
Slightly southeast of there is the reservation of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Nation. DEFINITELY worth a side trip.
If you make it to Nashville, you should take in the Grand Ole Opry, the Parthenon, and Centennial Park. The last 2 are on West End. Down from there, on Broadway, is the heart of the old country music industry. (The Opry has moved to a different part of town, but is worth taking in. They have live performances on Friday and Saturday nights.)
In the Broadway area and to either side for a couple blocks is the old Ryman Auditorium, the original home of the Opry; the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Walk of Fame, Music Row, plenty of honkytonks, the historic Union Station, and the entertainment district along the river.
The Opry was flooded and the mall nearby has yet to reopen, but the Opry itself is repaired, as is the adjacent Opryland Hotel, which is monstrous huge with a conservatory and all kinds of cool stuff inside. Behind all that is the General Jackson showboat, where you can take a dinner tour or a cocktail tour along the Cumberland River and listen to a great show at the same time.
If you were there during football season, I’d recommend seeing if the Tennessee Titans NFL team was playing at home, and take that in.
How dat?
Hah, much better than I expected, and quite a diverse list too. I’ve been to the Opry and the Hotel and a handful of other things in Nashville, like the hall of fame. That was years ago before the flood of course. I will have to check out Oak Ridge as I have always loved everything relating to science.
Cool! Glad I could help!
The Great Smokey Mountains are just incredible and so much to do there. You don’t even have to get out the car really. They have rivers you could float on and mountain roads you can watch bears from. Damn beautiful!
There’s Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, which are fun to visit once or twice. Touristy but worth it. There’s also a road, mostly on the NC side of the Smokey’s that I hear is breath-taking.
Of course if you were in the South-West part of the state the greatest attraction of all is located, just North of Memphis. Women from all over the world come over and over and yes the pun is very much intended 
. On a small country road about 45 minutes outside of Memphis in the cotton and bean fields you’ll find a little old country house with a Jeep and a still. The Grateful Dead will be booming from the windows and the smell of sex so overpowering you’d think you found the Androtics pheromone lab. In some sorts you’d be right, except instead of the lab, you’d find SteveO and yeah, that’s me.
Have a safe and happy trip.
Thanks Steve, tonight I am going thave to plan out the rest of the trip to see what I can while here. Sadly I wont be making it over to Memphis this trip, but I whill need to keep that in mind for the next time!
That wasn’t an invite there pal! Not unless you are a woman 
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I didnt mean showing up to your house lol, just buying you a drink somewhere. I try not to invite myself places. But now I know that you need a bus load of women to gain entry to Steve’s home. Sort of reminds me of people bring gifts to be able to talk to a king or sultan… haha All hail Sultan Steve