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my wife and i are wanting to do a bike ride vacation next year , around june through august .. we live in south central TN. and were wondering if you folk could recomend some must see and do places and things within , say 400mi or so. any sugjestions would be appr.. we got a week to 10 days ..
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From: In The Corn, Illinois
Kentucky has the Land Between the Lakes, there's a road that runs through it called "the Trace" I rode it back in June, nice little scenic jaunt. There's a paddock along the road at one point that has Bison in it.
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Not far out of Cadize is Jefferson Davis memorial worth a visit Fairview, KY.
Don't get there to early or a side trip to Nashville maybe needed to wait till they open.
lot to see in a 400 mile circle of where you are on a bike.
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my wife and i are wanting to do a bike ride vacation next year , around june through august .. we live in south central TN. and were wondering if you folk could recomend some must see and do places and things within , say 400mi or so. any sugjestions would be appr.. we got a week to 10 days ..
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If you have never ridden Smoky Mountain national park. You are not that far away.
No way to put it in words, you may never want to leave. Run down to deals gap.
Smoky Mountain national park has no fees for driving through so you can come and go as you wish.
Hit the East side of your State and pick a road you can't go wrong.
Nashville Parthenon
http://www.nashville.gov/Parks-and-R...Parthenon.aspx
No way to put it in words, you may never want to leave. Run down to deals gap.
Smoky Mountain national park has no fees for driving through so you can come and go as you wish.
Hit the East side of your State and pick a road you can't go wrong.
Nashville Parthenon
http://www.nashville.gov/Parks-and-R...Parthenon.aspx
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Churchill Downs in Louisville & The Bourbon Trail. Lambert's Restaurant in Sikeston, Mo - Patti's Restaurant inGrand Rivers, Ky (ky lake area)
Super Man at Metropolis, Ill just so many places
Just seem's that most of my destinations are places to eat
Super Man at Metropolis, Ill just so many places
Just seem's that most of my destinations are places to eat
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From: Arkansas Ozarks
400 miles from south central Tennessee? I can recommend a couple of places to ride.
Natchez Trace is a great motorcycle ride. Northern end is just south of Nashville and it takes about two days by motorcycle to get to the other end at Natchez, Mississippi. You can stop at all the scenic stops on the right hand side of the road going south and then stop at all the right hand stops coming back north. It is a two lane beautiful route with controlled access with some neat draws not far off the route (i.e., Shiloh National Battlefield, Davy Crockett State Park, Vicksburg National Battlefield just to name a few). Natchez is a very cool historic riverboat town as well.
You could head west to the Arkansas Ozarks with a base out of either Harrison or Eureka Springs in Arkansas, or even Branson, Missiouri. Big Cedar Lodge is our favorite place to stay when we ride the Ozarks, but the 1929 Hotel Seville in Harrison is a neat, motorcycle friendly place to lodge. Eureka Springs is a definite motorcycle destination with some awesome scenic roads coming into town from all directions and we usually stay at the Crescent Hotel over looking the town.
Natchez Trace is a great motorcycle ride. Northern end is just south of Nashville and it takes about two days by motorcycle to get to the other end at Natchez, Mississippi. You can stop at all the scenic stops on the right hand side of the road going south and then stop at all the right hand stops coming back north. It is a two lane beautiful route with controlled access with some neat draws not far off the route (i.e., Shiloh National Battlefield, Davy Crockett State Park, Vicksburg National Battlefield just to name a few). Natchez is a very cool historic riverboat town as well.
You could head west to the Arkansas Ozarks with a base out of either Harrison or Eureka Springs in Arkansas, or even Branson, Missiouri. Big Cedar Lodge is our favorite place to stay when we ride the Ozarks, but the 1929 Hotel Seville in Harrison is a neat, motorcycle friendly place to lodge. Eureka Springs is a definite motorcycle destination with some awesome scenic roads coming into town from all directions and we usually stay at the Crescent Hotel over looking the town.
