| Tennessee is a southern state in the United | | | | Tower Replica in Paris, which not quite on the |
| States. It was the 16th state to join the Union | | | | scale of the original in France, is 65 feet (20 |
| and is sometimes known as "the volunteer state" | | | | meters) tall, and the Parthenon in Nashville, which |
| - a nickname that it gained due to the prominent | | | | is a full size reproduction of the original in Greece. |
| role of volunteer soldiers from the state during | | | | - Some of the major companies headquartered in |
| the War of 1812. | | | | Tennessee are AutoZone (in Memphis), Caremark |
| The capital city of Tennessee is Nashville, and the | | | | Rx (in Nashville), FedEx (in Memphis), HCA (in |
| state's largest city is Memphis. Other cities in | | | | Nashville) and the Gibson Guitar Corporation (in |
| Tennessee include Athens, Bartlett, Bristol, | | | | Nashville). |
| Chattanooga, Clarksville, Cleveland, Collierville, | | | | - Airports serving Tennessee include Memphis |
| Cookeville, Franklin, Germantown, Hendersonville, | | | | International Airport in Memphis, and Nashville |
| Knoxville, Jackson, Johnson City, Kingsport, | | | | International Airport in Nashville. |
| Maryville, Morristown, Murfreesboro and Oak | | | | - Leading education institutions in Tennessee |
| Ridge. | | | | include the University of Tennessee (in Knoxville) |
| The state is known nationally, and indeed | | | | and Vanderbilt University (in Nashville). |
| internationally, for its musical connections, and it is | | | | - Sports teams in Tennessee include the |
| to the music industry that many of Tennessee's | | | | Chattanooga Lookouts (Southern League baseball) |
| tourist attractions are connected. In Memphis, you | | | | in Chattanooga, the Memphis Grizzlies (National |
| will find Elvis Presley's former home (now a | | | | Basketball Association) in Memphis, the Memphis |
| museum), Graceland, and Nashville, there are | | | | Redbirds (Pacific Coast League baseball) in |
| many sites of interest to country music fans, | | | | Memphis, the Nashville Predators (ice hockey in |
| including the Country Music Hall of Fame and | | | | the NHL) in Nashville, the Nashville Sounds (Pacific |
| Museum, Country music fans will also want to | | | | Coast League baseball) in Nashville, the Tennessee |
| check out Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, which is | | | | Smokies (Southern League baseball) in Kodak, the |
| named after the country singer and actress, Dolly | | | | Tennessee Titans (American football in the NFL) in |
| Parton, and is home to the the South Gospel | | | | Nashville, and the West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx |
| Museum and Hall of Fame. Other sites that you | | | | (Southern League baseball) in Jackson. |
| will want to visit in Tennessee include the Eiffel | | | | |
