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Tennessee Holiday Homes: Country Music and Appalachia

Tennessee is a state in the southeastern United States famous for the country music heritage of Nashville, the state's second largest city. Major geographic features that draw visitors from across the nation include the Appalachian Mountains that cover much of the eastern area of the state and the Mississippi River, which borders the state to the west.

Tennessee was America's first frontier, as evidenced by the Proclamation of 1763, issued when the British still controlled the continent. This law prohibited colonists from settling in any lands located west of the crest of the Appalachian Mountains; these lands were to remain in the hands of Native American tribes. It was not long after independence that settlers swarmed the region, developing a distinct way of life still cherished to this day. Vacation homes in Tennessee can provide visitors with a glimpse of this rural country life.

Another large draw to Tennessee is the Grand Ole Opry, located in Nashville. Known as the world's longest live radio show still broadcast, the Opry has hosted countless celebrities of country music over the years. Other Nashville attractions include the Frist Center for the Visual Arts, the Tennessee State Museum, and the Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art.

Many tourists to Tennessee come for the history woven through the state, including Civil War memorials commemorating the Battle of Franklin and the Battle of Stones River, among others. Not to be missed is a visit to a plantation house such as the Carton plantation in Franklin, where visitors can explore life as it was lived in the South prior to 1865.