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Nashville is Music City, the capital of country music, where live bands play on Broadway from morning to late at night and the Grand Ole Opry has broadcast since 1925. Memphis, on the Mississippi, gave the world the blues of Beale Street, the rock and roll of Sun Studio and Elvis, and the soul of Stax Records.\r\n\r\nMemphis is also home to the National Civil Rights Museum, built around the motel where Martin Luther King Jr was killed, and to some of the best barbecue in the country. Chattanooga, in the south-east, is an outdoor city of climbing, hiking and river paddling, with Lookout Mountain above it.\r\n\r\nIn the east, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, shared with North Carolina, is the most visited national park in the USA, with forested ridges, waterfalls and black bears. Give Tennessee a week to cover the three cities and the Smokies. 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Explore the neighbourhoods of East Nashville and 12 South, and catch songwriters at the Bluebird Cafe.\r\n\r\nIn Memphis, visit the National Civil Rights Museum, tour Graceland, Elvis Presley's home, and see where rock and roll was recorded at Sun Studio. Spend an evening on Beale Street, and visit the Stax Museum of American Soul Music.\r\n\r\nIn Chattanooga, ride the Incline Railway up Lookout Mountain, visit Rock City and Ruby Falls, and see the Tennessee Aquarium. In the Smokies, drive Newfound Gap Road, hike to Alum Cave or Laurel Falls, and see the historic buildings of Cades Cove. 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Beale Street in Memphis is free to walk most nights.\r\n\r\nGreat Smoky Mountains National Park has no entry fee, but you need a parking tag ($5 a day, $15 a week or $40 a year) to park for more than 15 minutes.\r\n\r\nNashville's Centennial Park and its Parthenon replica are free to see from outside.","hw_hub_state_free_points":"Honky-tonks | Free live music, tip the band\r\nBeale Street | Free most nights\r\nSmoky Mountains | No entry fee, parking tag needed\r\nCentennial Park | Free","hw_hub_state_free_tag":"free","hw_hub_state_free_more":"All free things to do in Tennessee","hw_hub_state_food_title":"Eating and drinking","hw_hub_state_food_body":"Nashville hot chicken is fried chicken coated in a fiery cayenne paste, served on white bread with pickles; Prince's and Hattie B's are famous. Meat-and-three restaurants serve a meat with three Southern sides.\r\n\r\nMemphis barbecue is known for pork ribs, either dry with a spice rub or wet with sauce, and pulled pork sandwiches.\r\n\r\nTennessee whiskey is made in Lynchburg, home of Jack Daniel's, and there are distilleries across the state. Tip 18 to 22 per cent in restaurants.","hw_hub_state_food_points":"Hot chicken | Nashville's fiery classic\r\nMemphis ribs | Dry or wet\r\nMeat-and-three | Southern sides\r\nTennessee whiskey | Distillery tours","hw_hub_state_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_state_food_more":"All food guides for Tennessee","hw_hub_state_nightlife_title":"Going out","hw_hub_state_nightlife_body":"Nashville's Lower Broadway is one of the liveliest nightlife strips in the USA, with live music in every bar. It is very popular with hen and stag parties. East Nashville has a more local scene.\r\n\r\nIn Memphis, Beale Street has blues clubs, and the Cooper-Young neighbourhood has bars.\r\n\r\nBars can stay open until 3am.","hw_hub_state_nightlife_points":"Lower Broadway | Live music in every bar\r\nBeale Street | Memphis blues\r\nEast Nashville | Local bars\r\nClosing time | Up to 3am","hw_hub_state_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_state_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Tennessee","hw_hub_state_transport_title":"Getting around","hw_hub_state_transport_body":"Nashville International Airport is the main gateway, and Memphis and Chattanooga have smaller airports. Nashville and Memphis have buses, and central Nashville is walkable.\r\n\r\nThere are almost no passenger trains, apart from Amtrak's City of New Orleans through Memphis.\r\n\r\nA car is the easiest way to travel between the cities and to the Smokies. The drive from Memphis to Nashville is around three hours.","hw_hub_state_transport_points":"Nashville airport | The main gateway\r\nCar | Between the cities\r\nMemphis to Nashville | Around three hours\r\nAmtrak | Memphis only","hw_hub_state_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_state_transport_more":"All transport guides for Tennessee","hw_hub_state_money_title":"What Tennessee costs","hw_hub_state_money_body":"Nashville has become expensive, especially at weekends and during big events. Memphis and Chattanooga are better value.\r\n\r\nTennessee has one of the highest sales taxes in the USA: 7 per cent statewide, plus local taxes, reaching 9.25 per cent in Nashville and 9.75 per cent in Memphis. Tip 18 to 22 per cent in restaurants, and tip the bands.\r\n\r\nThe Smokies have no entry fee, but parking tags cost extra.","hw_hub_state_money_points":"Nashville | Pricey at weekends\r\nSales tax | Up to 9.75% in the cities\r\nSmokies | Parking tag needed\r\nTipping | 18\u201322% in restaurants","hw_hub_state_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_state_money_more":"All budget guides for Tennessee","hw_hub_state_safety_title":"Safety and scams","hw_hub_state_safety_body":"Downtown Nashville is busy and generally safe. Memphis has a high crime rate: stay in busy areas such as downtown and Beale Street, and use rideshares at night.\r\n\r\nIn the Smokies, keep your distance from black bears, never feed them, and store food properly. Trails can be steep and slippery.\r\n\r\nSpring brings severe storms and tornadoes, and summers are hot and humid. In an emergency, call 911.","hw_hub_state_safety_points":"Emergency | 911\r\nMemphis | Rideshares at night\r\nBlack bears | Keep your distance\r\nStorms | Spring tornado season","hw_hub_state_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_state_safety_more":"All safety guides for Tennessee","hw_hub_state_layout":"cities","hw_hub_state_cities_title":"Where to base yourself","hw_hub_state_cities_intro":"Nashville for music, Memphis for blues and history, and Chattanooga for the outdoors.","hw_hub_state_cities_live":"1","hw_hub_state_cities":"Nashville |  | Music City, with live bands everywhere. | Lower Broadway; Ryman Auditorium; Grand Ole Opry; Country Music Hall of Fame | 1306650\nMemphis |  | Home of the blues, soul and rock and roll. | National Civil Rights Museum; Graceland; Sun Studio; Beale Street | 1306649\nChattanooga |  | An outdoor city below Lookout Mountain. | Incline Railway; Rock City; Ruby Falls; Tennessee Aquarium | 1306648","hw_hub_state_cities_tag":"","hw_hub_state_cities_more":"","hw_hub_state_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_state_season_intro":"April to June and September to October are the best times. 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Weekends and festivals cost more.","hw_hub_state_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 50 | 30 | 15 | 10\r\nMiddle of the road | 110 | 60 | 35 | 40\r\nComfortable | 230 | 110 | 55 | 80","hw_hub_state_budget_currency":"$","hw_hub_state_hostels_title":"Where to stay","hw_hub_state_hostels_intro":"The highest-rated hostels in Tennessee, straight from Hostelworld. 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Both if you can.\r\nIs Memphis safe? | Stay in busy areas such as downtown and Beale Street, and use rideshares at night.\r\nDo I need a car in Tennessee? | Yes, to travel between the cities and to the Smokies.\r\nWhen is the best time to visit Tennessee? | Spring and autumn, with autumn colour in October.\r\nAre Nashville's honky-tonks free? | Most have no cover charge. Tip the bands.","hw_hub_state_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_state_cta_body":"Compare hostels across Tennessee: live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. Then meet the people already there in the app.","hw_hub_state_cta_buttons":"Find hostels in Nashville | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/north-america\/usa\/nashville\/\r\nGet the app | https:\/\/hostelworld.onelink.me\/IdiK\/f5a50nhd","hw_hub_state_newsletter_title":"Get the good stuff monthly","hw_hub_state_newsletter_body":"New city guides, deals and route ideas. 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