We have been camping in Tennessee for the last couple of weeks and were surprised to discover that the nearby town of Hohenwald is home to the largest natural habitat elephant sanctuary in the nation. The 3,060 acre sanctuary was founded in 1995 and has only female residents. The sanctuary provides a safe place […]
Date Visited: January 17th, 2020 Address: 6111 Lake Spring Road – Portland, TN 37148 GPS: 36.63543, -86.57337 Website: Tennessee Tourism Phone: (615) 325-4721 Welcome to the I-65 Welcome Center for Tennessee located in Mitchellville/Robertson County. This welcome center is clean, with friendly staff and all the brochures on Tennessee you could ever read. There […]
Meriwether Lewis Campground is located on the scenic Natchez Trace Parkway at mile post 385 in Tennessee. This campground has potable water, flush toilets, trash and is absolutely free. A paved roads bring you to this 32 site campground run by the National Park Service. This is a primitive campground, but each site has […]
On October 11, 1809, Meriwether Lewis was found dead from two gunshots at Grinder’s Inn. To this day it is still not known if it was suicide or murder. The Meriwether Lewis National Monument and Park marks the grave of the famous explorer. The shaft of the monument is broken, which according to what […]
