Day Trips® from Nashville, 4th; Getaways Less than Two Hours Away

by Susan Chappell

• ISBN13: 9780762722785
• ISBN10: 0762722789
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2002-06-01
• Publisher: Globe Pequot

Summary

Day Trips "RM" guides take travelers to dozens of wonderful destinations with attractions ranging from museums and arboretums to theme parks and micro-breweries. They also include all pertinent information on dining, shopping, and even lodging, should readers decide to really play hooky!

Listings for each day trip will be fully updated in each new edition, including what to see and do and where to eat, stay, and shop.

Travel back in time to Abraham Lincoln's childhood home in Hodgenville. Enjoy the thousands of acres of Big South Fork National River and Recreational area. Pull into Chattanooga -- the fourth largest city, and discover the Tennessee Aquarium. Features 26 wonderful day trips.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Travel Tips	xiii
NORTH
Day Trip 1
Goodlettsville, Tn.	1	(1)
Russellville, Ky.	2	(1)
South Union, Ky.	3	(1)
Bowling Green, Ky.	4	(5)
Smiths Grove, Ky.	9	(2)
Day Trip 2
Mammoth Cave, Ky.	11	(3)
Cave City, Ky.	14	(2)
Horse Cave, Ky.	16	(3)
Day Trip 3
Glendale, Ky.	19	(1)
Hodgenville, Ky.	20	(2)
New Haven, Ky.	22	(1)
Trappist, Ky.	23	(1)
Bardstown, Ky.	23	(6)
NORTHEAST
Day Trip 1
The Opryland Area (Nashville, Tn.)	29	(4)
Day Trip 2
Hendersonville, Tn.	33	(1)
Gallatin, Tn.	34	(3)
Day Trip 3
Red Boiling Springs, Tn.	37	(7)
Day Trip 4
Jamestown, Tn.	44	(1)
Rugby, Tn.	44	(5)
EAST
Day Trip 1
The Hermitage (Hermitage, Tn.)	49	(4)
Day Trip 2
Lebanon, Tn.	53	(1)
Watertown, Tn.	53	(2)
Smithville, Tn.	55	(4)
Day Trip 3
Cookeville, Tn.	59	(2)
Monterey, Tn.	61	(1)
Crossville, Tn.	62	(3)
SOUTHEAST
Day Trip 1
Smyrna, Tn.	65	(2)
Murfreesboro, Tn.	67	(4)
Milton, Tn.	71	(2)
Day Trip 2
McMinnville, Tn.	73	(1)
Fall Creek Falls State Resort Park (Pikeville, Tn.)	74	(3)
Day Trip 3
Pelham, Tn.	77	(1)
Monteagle, Tn.	77	(3)
Sewanee, Tn.	80	(2)
Tracy City, Tn.	82	(1)
Altamont, Tn.	82	(1)
Beersheba Springs, Tn.	83	(2)
Day Trip 4
Chattanooga, Tn.	85	(11)
Lookout Mountain, Tn. and Ga.	96	(3)
Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.	99	(2)
Day Trip 5
Bell Buckle, Tn.	101	(1)
Wartrace, Tn.	102	(1)
Haley, Tn.	103	(1)
Normandy, Tn.	104	(1)
Tullahoma, Tn.	104	(3)
SOUTH
Day Trip 1
College Grove, Tn.	107	(2)
Shelbyville, Tn.	109	(2)
Lynchburg, Tn.	111	(4)
Day Trip 2
Fayetteville, Tn.	115	(3)
Huntsville, Al.	118	(7)
Day Trip 3
Brentwood, Tn.	125	(3)
Franklin, Tn.	128	(6)
Spring Hill, Tn.	134	(1)
Columbia, Tn.	135	(6)
SOUTHWEST
Day Trip 1
Natchez Trace Parkway	141	(2)
Day Trip 2
Bon Aqua, Tn.	143	(2)
Lyles, Tn.	145	(1)
Centerville, Tn.	145	(1)
Hohenwald, Tn.	146	(1)
Summertown, Tn.	147	(1)
Ethridge, Tn.	148	(1)
Lawrenceburg, Tn.	149	(4)
Day Trip 3
Savannah, Tn.	153	(2)
Adamsville, Tn.	155	(1)
Shiloh, Tn.	156	(1)
Pickwick Dam, Tn.	156	(3)
WEST
Day Trip 1
Kingston Springs, Tn.	159	(2)
White Bluff, Tn.	161	(1)
Waverly, Tn.	161	(1)
Camden, Tn.	162	(1)
Day Trip 2
Hurricane Mills, Tn.	163	(2)
Natchez Trace State Park (Wildersville, Tn.)	165	(2)
NORTHWEST
Day Trip 1
Ashland City, Tn.	167	(2)
Dover, Tn.	169	(2)
Land Between the Lakes (Golden Pond, Ky.)	171	(2)
Cadiz, Ky.	173	(1)
Grand Rivers, Ky.	174	(3)
Day Trip 2
Paducah, Ky.	177	(6)
Day Trip 3
Joelton, Tn.	183	(2)
Clarksville, Tn.	185	(3)
Fort Campbell, Ky.	188	(1)
Adams, Tn.	188	(3)
Regional Information	191	(10)
Festivals and Celebrations	201	(12)
State and National Parks	213	(4)
Guide to Southern Cuisine	217	(2)
About the Author	219