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20 Things To Do In Tennessee This Summer

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Lauren Rector

Jul 15, 2020

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20 Things To Do In Tennessee This Summer

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I often forget, like most, the true beauty that every state holds when one is willing to see it for what it really is. Tennessee is one of the most underrated states in my opinion. It has so much to offer, from beautiful nature scapes, an abundance of history, stunning architecture, and of course the culture dominated by music.

Great Smoky Mountains in Gatlinburg

National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis

Lookout Mountain near Chattanooga

Beale Street in Memphis

This street is actually a National Historic Landmark, stemming from its long line of esteemed performers It was declared the Home of the Blues by an act of Congress in 1977.

Grand Ole Opry in Nashville

Adventure Science Center in Nashville

Lost Sea Cave near Sweetwater in Monroe county

Discovery Park of America in Union City

Dollywood in Pigeon Forge

Shelby Farms Park in Memphis

Parrot Mountain & Gardens in Pigeon Forge

Virgin Falls Pocket Wilderness in Sparta

Silky O'Sullivans in Memphis

Rock Quarry Cave in Erin

North Shore Dance Paving Stones in Chattanooga

Minister's Tree House in Crossville

Helicopter Tour of Downtown Nashville

Adventures Unlimited Whitewater Rafting in Ocoee

Roaring Fork Motor Motor Nature Trail in Gatlinburg

Tennessee Homemade Wines in Gatlinburg

If you want to take a drive-by something that'll make you say "oh wow" then the spaceship house is for you. It's exactly how it sounds, with no lead-up, all of a sudden there is just a giant space ship in with the trees.

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Summer is hot and humid, and it's almost like summer was made specifically to drink the refreshing, cold, crisp wonderful, delicious, nutritious nectar of the gods. Which is none other than beer; wonderful cold beer. With summer playing peek-a-boo around the corner while we finish up this semester, it's time to discuss the only important part of summer. And if you haven't already guessed, it's beer. There are few things I take more seriously than my beer, in order are: sports... and beer. Here are my favorite summer brews:

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Why you should spend your next summer in New England.

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Three years ago, I chose to attend college in Philadelphia, approximately 360 miles away from my small town in New Hampshire. I have learned many valuable lessons away from home, and have thoroughly enjoyed my time spent in Pennsylvania. One thing that my experience has taught me, however, is that it is absolutely impossible to beat a New England summer.

You cannot beat the beach. Believe it or not (which many people may not), New England has a long and beautiful coastline. Most of my high school summers were spent sitting on the Wall at Hampton Beach, getting sunburnt and eating Acai bowls from The Secret Spot. The Wall was the place to be both during the day and at night. We begin our days there with a KB's bagel and coffee, and end them with pizza and ice cream. It’s not a New England summer without that 4 p.m. text from someone, “Who wants to meet at the Wall tonight?” Nighttime is for Tripoli’s Pizza, the sound of waves, and wishes on shooting stars. Wednesday nights are especially important, as those are the nights that Hampton Beach sets off the weekly firework display.

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20 Things To Do In Tennessee This Summer

Explore the world around you.

Great Smoky Mountains in Gatlinburg

National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis

Lookout Mountain near Chattanooga

Beale Street in Memphis

Grand Ole Opry in Nashville

Adventure Science Center in Nashville

Lost Sea Cave near Sweetwater in Monroe county

Discovery Park of America in Union City

Dollywood in Pigeon Forge

Shelby Farms Park in Memphis

Parrot Mountain & Gardens in Pigeon Forge

Virgin Falls Pocket Wilderness in Sparta

Silky O'Sullivans in Memphis

Rock Quarry Cave in Erin

North Shore Dance Paving Stones in Chattanooga

Minister's Tree House in Crossville

Helicopter Tour of Downtown Nashville

Adventures Unlimited Whitewater Rafting in Ocoee

Roaring Fork Motor Motor Nature Trail in Gatlinburg

Tennessee Homemade Wines in Gatlinburg

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Cool Off with These 8 Beers!

Coors Light Summer Brew:

Leinenkugel Summer Shandy

Leinenkugel Sunset Wheat

Sam Adams Summer Ale

Hell or High Watermelon

Blue Moon Summer Honey

LandShark Lager

Corona

75 degrees and sunny, plus, no humidity. I mean do I really need to say more?

Perfect Weather

You'll get an effortless tan

You can exercise with a view

You don't have to worry about bug bites

In n Out all day, every day

We have outdoor concerts

We live where people vacation

Because let's be honest, we all use lyrics.

1. “Don’t get too close, it’s dark inside. It's where my demons hide.”

2. “Tonight, we are young.”

3. “Cuz I may be bad, but I’m perfectly good at it.”

4. “Tell me how they got that pretty little face on that pretty little frame.”

5. “I can’t wait to fall in love with you, you can’t wait to fall in love with me.”

6. “Sweatpants, hair tied, chillin with no makeup on.”

7. “Why you so obsessed with me?”

8. “We ain’t ever getting older.”

9. “I didn’t know that I was starving until I tasted you.”

10. “Didn’t they tell you I’m a savage?"

11. “I’m gonna make you miss me.”

12. "Cheers to the freakin weekend.”

13. “Love’s a game. Wanna play?”

14. “You don’t know about me, but I bet you want to.”

15. “Let’s set each other’s lonely nights, Be each other’s paradise.”

16. “Trippin’ on skies, sippin’ waterfalls."

17. “Wish we could turn back time, to the good old days.”

18. “But you will remember me for centuries.”

19. “Something about you makes me feel like a dangerous woman."

20. “Don’t act like it’s a bad thing to fall in love with me.”

21. “Darling, I’m a nightmare dressed like a daydream.”

22. “Find me where the wild things are.”

23. “I’m high on lovin’ you.”

24. “If you’re gonna be somebody’s heartbreak, somebody’s mistake, if you’re gonna be somebody’s first time, somebody’s last time, be mine.”

25. “Don’t be afraid to take the road less traveled on.”

Everything Bruce says in his classic rock songs.

1. "Talk about a dream Try to make it real You wake up in the night With a fear so real Spend your life waiting For a moment that just don't come Well don't waste your time waiting." (Badlands)

2. "It's a town full of losers/ I'm pulling out of here to win" (Thunder Road)

3. "You've got to learn to live with what you can't rise above" (Tunnel of Love)

4. "I got something in my heart/ I been waitin' to give/ I got a life I wanna start/ One I been waitin' to live" (Leah)

5. “God have mercy on the man/ Who doubts what he’s sure of” (Brilliant Disguise)

7. “Is a dream a lie when it don’t come true, or is it something worse?” (The River)

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1. "Talk about a dream
Try to make it real
You wake up in the night
With a fear so real
Spend your life waiting
For a moment that just don't come
Well don't waste your time waiting." (Badlands)