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

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Gatlinburg, Tennessee

Synchronized 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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Sweetwater, Tennessee

Lost Sea

Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.

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Adams, Tennessee

The Bell Witch Cave

Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.

Morristown, Tennessee

The Evil Dead Cabin

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

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Knoxville, Tennessee

The Body Farm

Bring out your dead.

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Sevierville, Tennessee

Forbidden Caverns

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

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Ruby Falls

The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.

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Sparta, Tennessee

Virgin Falls Pocket Wilderness

Visit this playground of waterfalls, caves and sinkholes.

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Food & Drink
in Tennessee

Southern Butter Rolls

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Southern Butter Rolls

The sweet, spiraled pastries were once a staple on cold days in the American South.

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Deep-Fried Peanuts

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Deep-Fried Peanuts

You eat the shell, too.

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Chocolate Gravy

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Chocolate Gravy

Sweet sauce tops off buttermilk biscuits in the Appalachian and Ozark mountains.

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RC-MoonPie Festival

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RC-MoonPie Festival

Every year, one tiny Tennessee town celebrates this sugary Southern duo.

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

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

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