Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near Tennessee

While in Tennessee, you might enjoy a visit to:

A statue of a barefoot, young Dolly Parton with a guitar is sometimes rubbed for good luck. Dolly grew up in Sevierville.
~28 miles from Parrottsville.

At last count, Three Bears had increased to five bears. Watch them eat while camera-carrying humans stand on the edge of their pit and yell, "Hey, BEAR!"
~30 miles from Parrottsville.

Memorial to circus elephant Big Mary. She killed a trainer, and was publicly hanged for it. Latest report is the town is no longer promoting Big Mary.
~39 miles from Parrottsville.

Architectural relic from the 1982 World's Fair, the tower with the gold reflector ball is part of the Knoxville skyline.
~47 miles from Parrottsville.

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