Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near Tennessee

While in Tennessee, you might enjoy a visit to:

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!"

Grave of the first world champion Tennessee Walking Horse, a breed originating with plantation owners and known for its calm manner and smooth gait.

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

The tall, skinny, nearly nude Native stands. Home-built, maybe 25 feet tall, with tense hands and a "Whatever, dude," expression.

The "Grand Guitar" once contained a music museum, but that's closed and the uniquely-shaped building is aging rapidly.

The suburban ranch-style home where the King lived before he bought Graceland.

An enduring Gatlinburg religious attraction, voluntarily expelled in January 2008 to make way for development.

It's like riding an elevator up the side of a mountain, on a train.

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