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Things to do in Tennessee

Start with Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Fall Creek Falls State Park and Reelfoot Lake State Park, then use the guides below to plan the rest.

What is there to do in Tennessee?

Start with Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Fall Creek Falls State Park and Reelfoot Lake State Park, then pick a region and stay a while. The guides on this page go deeper. Hours and prices change, so check each place's own site before you go.

To explore by region, see places in Tennessee. Making a drive of it? See Tennessee road trips.

Start with these guides

Illustrated map of things to do in Tennessee across three Grand Divisions

The Best Things to Do in Tennessee, Region by Region

Illustrated map of small towns in Tennessee with a courthouse square, mountains and river

Small Towns in Tennessee Worth the Drive, East to West

Illustration of lakes in Tennessee with a pontoon boat, cypress trees and mountain ridges

Lakes in Tennessee: Pick One by What You Want to Do

Illustration of Tennessee state parks with a tall waterfall, lake and forested ridges

Tennessee State Parks: Which to Visit First, Ranked by What You Want

Illustration of Tennessee waterfalls spilling over mossy ledges into a forest pool

Tennessee Waterfalls: 12 Falls to Save, Shortest Walk First

Illustration of things to do in Pigeon Forge: Ferris wheel, old gristmill and Smoky Mountains