66 Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Tennessee - Atlas Obscura

Unusual
Attractions
in Tennessee

Tennessee synchronous fireflies light show

Gatlinburg, Tennessee

Fireflies of the Great Smoky Mountains

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

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The Lost Sea. (Creative Commons)

Sweetwater, Tennessee

Lost Sea

Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.

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Added by Myrandis

Entrance to the Bell Witch Cave

Adams, Tennessee

The Bell Witch Cave

Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.

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The Body Farm.

Knoxville, Tennessee

The Body Farm

Bring out your dead.

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Added by EmilyYaMei

Still from the movie

Morristown, Tennessee

The Evil Dead Cabin

All that's left of the quintessential "cabin in the woods."

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Added by Joey Freshwater

Sparta, Tennessee

Virgin Falls Pocket Wilderness

Visit this playground of waterfalls, caves and sinkholes.

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Added by JBHewlett

Grotto of Evil Spirits

Sevierville, Tennessee

Forbidden Caverns

Crazy lights and sound effects turn a walk through some caves into an eye-popping 1960s tourist attraction.

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One of the two remaining structures of Lost Cove

Erwin, Tennessee

Lost Cove Settlement

Railroad came. People came. Railroad left. Town died.

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Unique
Food & Drink
from Tennessee

Deep-Fried Peanuts

Gastro Obscura

Deep-Fried Peanuts

You eat the shell, too.

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Added by davidplotz

Barbecue Spaghetti

Gastro Obscura

Barbecue Spaghetti

Memphis adds a little Italian flair to its Southern repertoire.

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Added by rachelrummel

Slugburger

Gastro Obscura

Slugburger

No slugs were harmed in the making of this five-cent sandwich.

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Added by rachelrummel

Chitlins

Gastro Obscura

Meats & Animal Products

Chitlins

These entrails identified safe venues for African-American performers during the Jim Crow era.

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Added by rachelrummel

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Stories
About Tennessee

The "Battle of the Tea" is on.

Was the Long Island Iced Tea Invented in ... Tennessee?

"Not since the 'Battle of Long Island' has Long Island's honor been so challenged."

Charles Manson's name is etched onto one of this guitars.

Charles Manson's Guitar Is a Symbol of Music and Murder

One of the infamous killer's instruments is on display in Tennessee.

by Eric Grundhauser

Red-eared sliders: cute but trouble.

Found: A 5.5-Million-Year-Old Ancestor of the Red-Eared Slider

The ancient relative of a popular (but invasive) pet.

by Vittoria Traverso

February 27, 2018

The doors on the north side of the Loveman's Building leading to a retaining wall.

The Mystery of Why Chattanooga Raised Its Downtown by a Level

There's a hidden layer of Chattanooga underneath the current city.

by Daniel Jackson

December 19, 2016

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