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How to experience Memphis like a local

Memphis is best known for its musical pedigree, cholesterol-be-damned gastronomical specialties, and party-hearty kitsch—spangly Elvis jumpsuits, sloshing buckets of iridescent-blue booze, and Graceland’s lurid “Jungle Room.” But Memphis is much more than barbecue and Beale Street.

Natural Highs: Test gravity—and your limits—on a trip to Chattanooga

Perhaps no one did more to flip Chattanooga’s reputation from grimy to green than U.S. Senator Bob Corker. The city’s mayor from 2001 to 2005, he announced midway through his term that he wanted to see Chattanooga market itself as the “Boulder of the East.”

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Urban Cowboy, Nashville, Tennessee

Where to Stay: Spotlight on Tennessee’s Urban Cowboy

Everything about this bed and breakfast screams cool—from its location, East Nashville, to the complimentary Belle Meade bourbon it offers at check-in.
Union Station Hotel Nashville

Where to Stay: Spotlight on Union Station Hotel Nashville

In the early twentieth century, Nashville’s Union Station was a bustling terminal, serving passengers traveling on eight railroads.

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