Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near Tennessee

While in Tennessee, you might enjoy a visit to:

The suburban ranch-style home where the King lived starting in 1956, before he bought Graceland. A plaque next to the driveway gate tells the story.
~9 miles from Cordova.

Built in 1991 as a sports arena, the "Tomb of Doom" was then abandoned. Reopened as a Bass Pro Shops in 2015 with an indoor swamp, a glass-floored observation deck, and live alligators.
~16 miles from Cordova.

Seven feet tall, displayed outdoors in a little gazebo, it can hold 1,500 gallons of water. Assumed the "World's Largest" title when an even larger cedar bucket in Tennessee was mysteriously consumed by flames.
~56 miles from Cordova.

A former vacant lot has been turned into a tribute to rockabilly, with a stage, a big guitar sculpture, and 2,100-square-foot mural of Carl Perkins and Paul McCartney.
~63 miles from Cordova.

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