Tennessee

SPLASH! – Run through geysers shooting more than 20 feet in the air in the Fountains at World’s Fair Park in Knoxville – if you don’t mind getting soaked! The fountains are just one feature of this beautiful, family-friendly park built for the 1982 World’s Fair.

EXPOSE YOURSELF TO ART – Gatlinburg, best known as the gateway to the Smoky Mountains, is home to the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts (556 Parkway, 865-436-5860), where you can peruse oil paintings, wood carvings and sculpture in three galleries, or watch artists at work from a catwalk running above the studios.

QUACK! – The lobby of the Peabody Hotel in Memphis is a must-see. This gorgeous hotel, 80-plus years old, is a landmark in the region, full of musical and personal history. Best of all, don’t miss the Peabody’s “Duck March” at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m., when its resident mallards sashay through the lobby on a red carpet to and from the gorgeous fountain. Find it downtown at 149 Union Ave., 901-529- 4000.

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