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Bristol, shared with Virginia, is one of '9 U.S. Small Towns and Cities with Big Music Chops'

    Speaking of down-home sounds, just an hour and a half north of Asheville, an Appalachian-region town called Bristol - where the Virginia-Tennessee state line runs right down the main street - bills itself as "the birthplace of country music" thanks to the recording sessions which took place here in the summer of 1927 - hailed as the "Big Bang" of country. The Birthplace of Country Music Museum lays it all out for you, with exhibits, displays, and live performances. In addition to that,…

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Bonnaroo in Manchester included in "The USA's Top 10 Music Festivals"

  Spring and summer are prime music festival season, and after being largely suspended for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, for the most part they've come roaring back in 2022. The United States being the huge country that it is, there are dozens of options for all musical tastes. Here's a sampling of the top ten, in order of dates (all given for this year, but will be similar in 2023): read post  

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Memphis featured in 'Barbecue in the USA: A Quick Primer'

Southern Foodways Alliance In the USA, barbecue is a year-round treat, and many regions of the country – mostly in the American South – have their own particular slant on the art of roasting, smoking, and saucing meats on a nice hot grill or in a smoker or pit. But summertime is especially barbecue time here, when BBQ cookouts are common. Here’s a quick primer of the top variations for those of you visiting soon. read post  

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  • Today at The World on Wheels...the whole reason we went to Tennessee to begin with was the music. On today's new report and video, we dig in deep to the music of Nashville with a few Hall of Famers and a Grand Ole Opry show at the Ryman Auditorium. It's truly Music City today.
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    An ongoing adventure of travel and living while using a wheelchair. Tim has been disabled from birth. Darryl is his father and caregiver who travel…
  • As we continue our Tennessee Tour here at The World on Wheels, we take a day trip out of Nashville to have some good 'ol Southern cookin' and take in some Civil War sites. It's A Brunch in Franklin - all new with video.
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    An ongoing adventure of travel and living while using a wheelchair. Tim has been disabled from birth. Darryl is his father and caregiver who travel…
  • Today at The World on Wheels...it's been a bucket list item for me my entire adult life so why am I thinking it was a mistake to come here? Welcome to Nashville...
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    An ongoing adventure of travel and living while using a wheelchair. Tim has been disabled from birth. Darryl is his father and caregiver who travel…
  • At The World on Wheels, we started our Memphis adventure where the legend of Elvis started...at his birthplace in Tupelo. Today, we come full circle as we visit the place he died. It's Elvis...from End to The End.
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    The World on Wheels
    An ongoing adventure of travel and living while using a wheelchair. Tim has been disabled from birth. Darryl is his father and caregiver who travel…
  • It's another all-new report and video today at The World on Wheels. Today, in Memphis, we visit the National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel, then it's off to see where the legend of The King was invented. It's Tennessee Touring - Martin and Elvis.
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    The World on Wheels
    An ongoing adventure of travel and living while using a wheelchair. Tim has been disabled from birth. Darryl is his father and caregiver who travel…
  • Wanna go to Memphis? Then join us at The World on Wheels today as we start our tour with a brand new report and video as we go dining and drinking to the blues on Beale Street.
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    The World on Wheels
    An ongoing adventure of travel and living while using a wheelchair. Tim has been disabled from birth. Darryl is his father and caregiver who travel…
  • On a brand-new report and video at The World on Wheels, we're on the Elvis Trail and we're starting where it all started, his hometown of Tupelo, Mississippi.
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    The World on Wheels
    An ongoing adventure of travel and living while using a wheelchair. Tim has been disabled from birth. Darryl is his father and caregiver who travel…
  • Today's all-new Cocktail Hour at The World on Wheels is a musical pub crawl coming to you, on location, from Memphis, Tennessee. It's the Beale Street Pub Crawl.
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    The World on Wheels
    An ongoing adventure of travel and living while using a wheelchair. Tim has been disabled from birth. Darryl is his father and caregiver who travel…
  • Smoky Mountains sure are breathtaking and once when I was fishing in a stream barefoot there were so many trout that the trout were nipping MY feet. Great hiking too.
  • Discover the beauty of eastern Tennessee with 3 new drives through the breathtaking Great Smoky Mountains and Cherokee National Forest. Serene natural beauty awaits as you explore magnificent valleys, gorges, cascading waterfalls, old-growth forest, and historical structures of mountain life in 1800's.

    http://www.myscenicdrives.com/regions/tennessee

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