Location: Chattanooga, Tennessee Years Active: 1937 – Active The Chattanooga Zoo isn’t your average animal park. It’s a Tennessee gem, around for ages, where South America’s wildlife takes center stage. Imagine mischievous monkeys, stunning jaguars, even those adorable red pandas! But here’s the inside scoop: the zoo’s always got something going on. Parties, festivals –…
Location: Horse Cave, Tennessee Years Active: 1905 – Active Adventure Park at Five Oaks has been around since 1905 – yeah, it’s got history. Find it in Sevierville, Tennessee, right in the heart of the Smoky Mountains. Want to fly through the trees? They’ve got ziplines. Prefer a slower pace? Check out a horseback ride…
Location: Nashville, Tennessee Years Active: 1990 – Active Nashville Zoo Grassmere it’s got its pros and cons. The animal selection is impressive – we’re talking tigers, rhinos, all the crowd-pleasers. They put real effort into educational exhibits, and that’s something to appreciate. Plus, who doesn’t love seeing playful kangaroos or sleepy giraffes? But let’s spill…
Built along a looping river layout rather than a central hub, Opryland USA spread its themed areas like small neighborhoods linked by shaded paths and a scenic flume. The Opryland USA map guided visitors through that maze of music zones, from Country and Bluegrass to Dixieland, with shortcuts past show theaters and picnic lawns. It…
Location: Pigeon Forge, Tennessee Years Active: 1972 – 1994 Imagine plunging your hands into a child’s toy box in the late 70s, reaching in deep past the Star Wars figures and the Godzillas and a variety of Bat-people, and pulling out the little bits of molded plastic that didn’t get played with as much as the…
Location: Memphis, Tennessee Years Active: 1976 – 2005 Libertyland was an amusement park located in Memphis, Tennessee. Opened on July 4, 1976, it was located at 940 Early Maxwell Blvd. It was structured under the nonprofit 501(c)4 US tax code. It closed due to financial reasons in 2005. Need past editions? Browse the Old Libertyland Maps archive (1988–1989) with 2 map editions….
Dollywood climbs and curves through Smoky Mountain hillsides, so a Dollywood map is less about north and south and more about “up there” and “down yonder.” The park folds into wooded slopes where coasters dive under walking paths and country kitchens hide behind souvenir porches. Steam whistles from the train echo across Craftsman’s Valley, and…
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee Years Active: May 1982 – October 1982 The 1982 World’s Fair, officially known as the Knoxville International Energy Exposition (KIEE) and simply as Energy Expo ’82 and Expo ’82, was an international exposition held in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Focused on energy and electricity generation, with the theme Energy Turns the World, it was officially registered as a “World’s Fair” by the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE). The KIEE…
