History in Tennessee

An ode to iconic Nashville locations.

In 1912, a broken section of the reservoir wall released millions of gallons of water and destroyed many homes downhill.

The longest-serving U.S. Secretary of State and Nobel Peace Prize winner was born in this humble cabin.

This limestone outcropping was once a ceremonial site for ancient Native Americans.

This large cave is a summer home to thousands of bats and has a rich history dating back to prehistoric times.

This former maximum-security prison is creepy, sobering, and supposedly haunted.

This museum pays tribute to the Cherokee leader who created a written language for his people.

One of the Cemestos prefab homes built to secretly house thousands of Manhattan Project workers.

The juke joint where legendary soul artists ate, drank, and made merry.

The site of the one of the most deadly train wrecks in American history.

A bronze sculpture honors the 12 black students who attended the first integrated public high school in the segregated South.

A restored, one-room African-American schoolhouse in the diva's hometown now preserves the legacy of its most famous student.

When Motown musicians came to Nashville in the 1960s they stayed at this historic record-pressing company because hotels wouldn't host them.