June 2009

Tennessee Special Section
• A small town loved well
Small towns like Franklin, Hendersonville and Clarksville are some of several distinctive towns encircling Nashville.
• Don't leave hungry
Places like Monell's, Martha's at the Plantation, the Loveless Cafe, Casey Jones Village, Interstate Bar-B-Que, Alencia's, the Little Tea Shop, Apple Cider Barn and the Jack Daniel Distillery serve up mouth- watering Southern foods across Tennessee.
• Something in the air
Tennessee's outdoors are in demand from caving and hang gliding in Chattanooga to ziplines in Sevierville and the Tennessee Freshwater Pearl Farm and Museum.
• America's mountain home
Well-wishers the world over are celebrating the 75th birthday of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Sevierville, Knoxville, Gatlinburg, Dollywood, Pigeon Forge and Kingsport have great ways to enjoy your time in the Smokys.

Broadway brings in some heavy hitters
Scores by Dolly Parton, Bono and Andrew Lloyd Webber are creating a buzz this season.

Bucking the odds
Broadway pushes toward a record year.

All at sea — Historic ships had their day in the spray
From a luxury liner whose ghosts appear regularly in a dramatized ghost tour to a merchant ship that still splits fish on deck, historic vessels re-create their past nautical adventures for touring guests.

Moving on up in Kansas City
Kansas City melds the old and the new into a vibrant two-state metropolitan area with a wide range of group choices.

A debt well paid in Asheville, N.C.
Asheville, N.C., paid off its Depression-era debt and saved its wealth of art deco downtown buildings in the process.

Caring for Gettysburg
Tourism Cares brings travel industry representatives from around the country to aid in historic restoration.