Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park is about 30 mins from Atlanta. We reached there just before the visitor center was about to close and had just about enough time for kids to finish the junior ranger program and get their badges. Since it was late, we did not do any […]
Little River Canyon National Preserve is in Alabama. The scenic drive, waterfalls, trails is free, only the Canyon Mouth Picnic Area has a day use fee of $15 (in 2020) Little River Falls Due to the pandemic the visitor center was not open. We ran into a ranger at Little River Falls, he was about […]
Chattanooga is a city in Tennessee along the Tennessee river close to the border with Georgia. Things to do Point Park at Lookout Mountain( Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park ) A military park overlooking the Lookout Mountain Battlefield Ruby Falls On our drive to Chattanooga we keep seeing ads of Ruby Falls all along […]
A very small NPS site at the border of Tennessee and Alabama. A very short walk to the cave shelter takes about 15-20 minutes. Return to Southern states road trip summary
Stopping at Stone River National Battlefield to learn about one of the bloodiest conflicts of the Civil War, the battle of stones river. Kids did the junior ranger program which included a scavenger hunt at the stones river cemetery. Return to Southern states road trip summary
When we visited in 2020 due to the pandemic only the self guided historic tour was available, advance reservation was required. No other cave tours were offered. Mammoth Cave River Styx Spring trail A short hike on the heritage trail behind the visitor center to River Styx Spring and green river. Return to Southern states road […]
We only had half a day in Nashville and this was day 6 of our 9 day trip everyone was a little bit tired and once we were in the nice fancy resort no one wanted to leave. So we didn’t get to actually see this city this time. We will be back. Nashville Gaylord […]
We originally planned to stay one night at Cumberland Falls state resort park. However, due to the pandemic the resort had limited opening and most were closed during the day we planned to visit. Another big attraction here is the moonbow. However the day we planned was not ideal for moonbow viewing (not full moon). […]
We decided to drive via Cumberland Cap National Historic Park on our way from Great Smoky Mountain National Park to Mammoth Cave National Park. Since we only have limited time we didn’t do any hikes, just drove up to Pinnacle Overlook and a short stop at the visitor center for kids to do the junior […]
Gatlinburg in Tennessee is a great base for visiting Great Smoky Mountain National Park. The town itself is a mountain/tourist town with many hotels, restaurants and shops. Things to do Skylift and skybridge The Gatlinburg SkyBridge is the longest pedestrian suspension bridge in North America. The ticket is good for the whole day. We went […]