Whether it's a trip to the city or into the wilderness you don't have to travel far from Knoxville to find it! Come explore the region (and beyond) with me, because no matter what day it is, it's always "trip time."
All in Historic Places
In the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, in the small community of Chestnut Hill, TN a golden retriever named “Duke” seeks out one of the most highly guarded recipes in the country. His story is told in the Bush’s Visitors Center, an interactive center complete with a General Store and Restaurant. Here’s what you can see and do while you are at the Bush’s Visitor Center.
With one foot in Tennessee and the other in Virginia you’re not just in Bristol, you are in a special STATE of mind. Here the music of the mountains made history, chasing outlaws moved to the last great colosseum, and nature’s wide paintbrush created a backdrop of sparkling waters and majestic mountains. Bristol may be small on the map but it’s BIG when it comes to things to do.
At the junction of Interstates 77 and 40 you’ll find Statesville, North Carolina. It’s a place where balloons fly high, bourbon and beer flow freely and a place where you’ll find plenty of things to do. Here’s a look at the city where “it all comes together.“
Brightly colored buildings all lined up in a row, brick streets all around the public square, an historic Opera House, and a towering church steeple rising above it all. This could describe cities like Charleston or Savannah or maybe even a city in Europe, but this is Abbeville, South Carolina a place where you’ll find history all around every corner.
Between Hickory and Statesville, North Carolina you’ll find one of two remaining covered bridges in the state. The Bunker Hill Bridge makes for a good detour off the interstate, one .where you can get a lesson in history and enjoy a serene setting too.
The secrecy surrounding the building of the atomic bomb was unprecedented. Today, in two cities more than a thousand miles apart, along with a city just a few miles from my home, these secrets of World War II are revealed in a number of way. Here’s a “Top Secret” Road Trip focused on the ushering in of the Atomic Age.
In Iowa, the Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30) cuts across the state from the Mississippi River to the Missouri River near Omaha, NE. Along the way, small towns, history, sweeping prairie landscapes and bustling cities provide plenty of reasons to consider the Lincoln Highway for a road trip. Here is some of what you’ll find along (and near) the Lincoln Highway from Mt. Vernon to Belle Plaine.
