South Central Tennessee is awash with fascinating cultural, historical and natural attractions, such as the Natchez Parkway, historical plantations, museums, Tims Ford State Park, Amish communities and charming small-town main streets. Visitors can explore the area, visit historical Civil War graves, eat authentic southern cuisine at local restaurants and walk the same trail as explorer Meriwether Lewis.
Tims Ford State Park is located in Winchester, in South Central Tennessee. This state park is home to the 10,000 acre Tims Ford Lake, an Elk River Reservoir surrounded by scenic land brimming with wild deer and turkeys. Tims Ford State Park has campsites, a golf course, a swimming pool, cabins and five miles of hiking and cycling trails. Guests can take boats out on the lake for fishing and water sports.
Tims Ford State Park
570 Tims Ford Drive
Winchester, TN 37398
931-962-1183
state.tn.us/environment/parks/TimsFord/index.shtml
The Giles County Courthouse in Pulaski, in South Central Tennessee is a historical building with notable architectural integrity. The building, built in the early 1900s is designed with a neoclassical style with prominent columns and dome. Visitors can see brass doors, a stained glass skylight and a number of caryatids that hold up the dome. This attraction is open every weekday from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.. Admission is free.
Giles County Courthouse
Giles County Courthouse Public Square
Pulaski, TN 38478
931-363-5300
rackleyhost.com/GilesCounty/HistoricalSites.aspx
Lairdland Farm House is a well-preserved farm house that is officially on the National Register of Historic Places. The farm house, originally built in 1831, is situated on 5,000 acres of poplar woodlands. Visitors tour the home's nine rooms, a herb garden, antique toys and dolls and a private Civil War collection by appointment only from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. every day.
Lairdland Farm House
3238 Blackburn Hollow Road
Pulaski, TN 38478
931-363-2205
lairdlandfarmhouse.com
Natchez Trace Parkway is a 444 mile-road paved over an ancient path used by Native Americans, explorers, pioneers and settlers throughout American history. About a third of the parkway runs directly through South Central Tennessee just west of Lawrenceburg, Summertown, Columbia and ends just south of Nashville. Visitors may simply drive the scenic parkway or go camping, horseback riding, hiking, cycling and fishing at designated sites along the way.
Natchez Trace Parkway
800-305-7417
The Amish Welcome Center in Ethridge, in South Central Tennessee is about seven miles north of Lawrenceburg on Highway 43. The center provides exhibits and information on the Amish culture and religion that still has settlements near the center. Guests can take old-fashioned horse-drawn carriages to some of the local Amish communities to see hand-made crafts and learn first-hand about them.
Amish Welcome Center
4001 Hwy. 43 N.
Ethridge, TN 38456
931-829-2433
amishwelcomecenter.com
