{"id":15221,"date":"2020-01-09T22:00:20","date_gmt":"2020-01-10T04:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/?p=15221"},"modified":"2020-01-09T18:29:31","modified_gmt":"2020-01-10T00:29:31","slug":"tennessee-tourism-releases-2020-tennessee-vacation-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/2020\/01\/09\/tennessee-tourism-releases-2020-tennessee-vacation-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennessee Tourism releases 2020 Tennessee Vacation Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>2020 Tennessee Vacation Guide has Three Distinct Covers that Showcase Scenic Beauty Across the State<\/h2>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-441443\" title=\"Tennessee Department of Tourist Development\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Tennessee-Department-of-Tourist-Development.jpg\" alt=\"Tennessee Department of Tourist Development\" width=\"250\" height=\"83\">Nashville, TN<\/strong> &#8211; The Tennessee Department of Tourist Development unveiled its official 2020 Tennessee Vacation Guide.<\/p>\n<p>For the first time, the guide features three distinct covers that showcase the breadth of picturesque landscapes across the state, including treasures like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tnvacation.com\/local\/tiptonville-reelfoot-lake-state-park\" title=\"Reelfoot Lake State Park\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reelfoot Lake State Park<\/a> in Tiptonville, Machine Falls at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tnvacation.com\/local\/tullahoma-short-springs-natural-area\" title=\"Short Springs Natural Area\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Short Springs Natural Area<\/a> in Tullahoma and Jane Bald at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tnvacation.com\/local\/roan-mountain-roan-mountain-state-park\" title=\"Roan Mountain\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Roan Mountain<\/a> in Carter County.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_478270\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2020-Tennessee-Vacation-Guide.jpg\"  class=\"thickbox no_icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-478270\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-478270\" title=\"2020 Tennessee Vacation Guide now available\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2020-Tennessee-Vacation-Guide-480x320.jpg\" alt=\"2020 Tennessee Vacation Guide now available\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-478270\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2020 Tennessee Vacation Guide now available<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Tennessee is home to 10,000 caves, 500-plus cascading waterfalls, 56 state parks, thousands of miles of creeks, streams and rivers and 500,000 acres of ponds and lakes and America\u2019s No. 1 most-visited national park, Great Smoky Mountains National Park.<\/p>\n<p>Designed to inspire travel, the magazine-style guide highlights Tennessee\u2019s scenic beauty, thriving urban cities, charming small towns, music, rich history, world-class museums, creative spirit and culinary excellence. The Franklin, Tennessee-based Journal Communications, Inc. produces the guide, which is distributed to nearly 500,000 visitors annually.<\/p>\n<h4>Within the pages of the 2020 Tennessee Vacation Guide, readers will find:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u201cTake it Outside\u201d<\/strong> \u2013 Tennessee is an outdoor playground, with awe-inspiring views and heart-pumping adventures that can only be \u201cMade in Tennessee\u201d such as fishing, hiking, rafting, canoeing, kayaking, caving, camping, rock climbing, boating, ziplining, waterskiing, parasailing, wildlife watching, geocaching, waterfalls and stunning overlooks.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cUrban Explorations\u201d<\/strong> \u2013 Each of Tennessee\u2019s major cities have something interesting and unique to offer, from attractions and dining to music and family memories<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cWomen Who Shaped TN &amp; The World\u201d<\/strong> \u2013 It\u2019s been 100 years since women earned the right to vote in the United States. A century later, female powerhouses are the driving force behind many Tennessee restaurants, shops, music, distilleries and sports.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cNew &amp; Noteworthy\u201d<\/strong> \u2013 Opening in 2020, uncover some of Tennessee\u2019s newest attractions like Soaky Mountain Waterpark in Sevierville, the National Museum of African American Music in Nashville and One Beale in Memphis.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cThe History of Country Music\u201d<\/strong> \u2013 Explore the iconic people and places that inspired the music as seen in Ken Burns\u2019 \u201cCountry Music\u201d documentary on PBS. Home to seven genres of music, trace Tennessee\u2019s musical roots along the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tnvacation.com\/tennessee-music-pathways\" title=\"Tennessee Music Pathways\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tennessee Music Pathways<\/a>. Visitors can then make their own pilgrimage and earn commemorative souvenirs using the official \u201cCountry Music Passport\u201d included in the guide.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The guide also features Kid-Reviewed family attractions, Southern comfort food classics to scratch off the bucket list, products made in Tennessee from candy and whiskey to boats and bats, off-the-beaten path places in rural Tennessee, road trip adventures throughout the state\u2019s 95 counties on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tnvacation.com\/trails-and-byways\" title=\"Discover Tennessee Trails and Byways\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Discover Tennessee Trails and Byways<\/a>, annual events, a pull-out map of visitor services, travel resources, stunning photography and noted writers profiling the places, people and events that attract more than 119 million visitor stays to Tennessee each year.<\/p>\n<p>[320left]The 2020 Vacation Guide is available for free as a printed guide or e-guide download at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tnvacation.com\/guide\" title=\"Tennessee Tourism Website\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tnvacation.com<\/a> and is also available at any of Tennessee\u2019s 16 Welcome Centers. Welcome Centers will vary in which cover edition they feature and will only display one version of the guide at a time.<\/p>\n<p>For more information or additional photos, contact Jill Kilgore, public relations media manager for the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development, at 615.927.1320 or by email at <a title=\"Contact Jill Kilgore\" href=\"mailto:Jill.Kilgore@tn.gov\">Jill.Kilgore@tn.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>About the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development<\/h3>\n<p>Tennessee is the home of the blues, bluegrass, country, gospel, soul, rockabilly and rock \u2018n\u2019 roll-delivering an unparalleled experience of beauty, history and family adventure, infused with music that creates a vacation that is \u201cThe Soundtrack of America. Made in Tennessee.\u201d Tennessee\u2019s tourism industry generates $22.02 billion in economic impact, more than $1.81 billion in state and local tax revenue and more than 189,757 tourism-related jobs.<\/p>\n<p>Explore more at tnvacation.com and join other Tennessee travelers by following \u201ctnvacation\u201d on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and YouTube or \u201cTennessee\u201d on Snapchat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2020 Tennessee Vacation Guide has Three Distinct Covers that Showcase Scenic Beauty Across the State Nashville, TN &#8211; The Tennessee Department of Tourist Development unveiled its official 2020 Tennessee Vacation Guide. 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