From Nashville, it's roughly 3 hours west. The town's proximity to the Mississippi River and Reelfoot Lake makes it a picturesque destination worth the journey. Read more: The Best Vacation ...

From the rugged spine of the Blue Ridge Mountains to the fertile and flat Mississippi River plains, Tennessee is a land of contrasts. The Volunteer State is also one of the widest in the US ...

The Mississippi River is second from the left. Photograph from David Rumsey Map Collection The chart is from 1829, and it's a beautiful example of the comparative charts that became popular in the ...