Editing Tennessee (section)

===Tourism===
[[File:Downtown Gatlinburg, Tennessee.JPG|thumb|right|alt=Photograph of Gatlinburg with the Great Smoky Mountains in the background|The [[resort city]] of [[Gatlinburg, Tennessee|Gatlinburg]] borders the [[Great Smoky Mountains National Park]], which is the most visited national park in the United States.<ref name="gsmnpnumbers">{{cite web |title=Visitation Numbers |url=https://www.nps.gov/aboutus/visitation-numbers.htm |website=[[National Park Service]] |access-date=October 7, 2020}}</ref>]]

Tennessee is the 11th-most visited state in the nation,<ref>{{cite news |last=Polland |first=Jennifer |title=A Detailed Look At How Americans Travel Within The US |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/the-most-popular-us-states-for-tourism-2014-10 |access-date=April 18, 2021 |work=Business Insider |date=October 30, 2014}}</ref> receiving a record of 126 million tourists in 2019.<ref>{{unbulleted list citebundle|{{cite news |last1=Vásquez Russell |first1=Melanie |title=Report: State, East TN counties travel, tourism industries saw record-breaking growth in 2019 |url=https://www.wate.com/news/top-stories/report-state-east-tn-counties-travel-tourism-industries-saw-record-breaking-growth-in-2019/ |access-date=April 18, 2021 |publisher=[[WATE-TV]] |date=August 25, 2020 |location=Knoxville, TN}}|{{cite report|author=<!--Not stated-->|date=August 2020|title=2019 Economic Impact of Travel on Tennessee|url=https://industry.tnvacation.com/sites/industry/files/component/pod/2019%20Economic%20Impact.pdf|publisher=Tennessee Department of Tourist Development|access-date=April 18, 2021}}|{{cite press release |author=<!--Not stated--> |title=Tourism in Tennessee Shattered Records with $23 Billion in Travel Spending and 126 Million Domestic Person Stays in 2019|url=https://www.tn.gov/tourism/news/2020/8/25/economic-impact-press-release-2020.html |location=Nashville |publisher=Tennessee Department of Tourist Development |date=August 25, 2020 |access-date=April 18, 2021}}}}</ref> Its top tourist attraction is the [[Great Smoky Mountains National Park]], the most visited national park in the U.S., with more than 14 million visitors annually.<ref name="gsmnpnumbers"/> The park anchors a large tourism industry based primarily in nearby [[Gatlinburg, Tennessee|Gatlinburg]] and [[Pigeon Forge, Tennessee|Pigeon Forge]], which includes [[Dollywood]], the most visited ticketed attraction in Tennessee.<ref name=traveltips/> Attractions related to Tennessee's musical heritage are spread throughout the state.<ref>{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=14 Best Things to Do in Memphis|url=https://travel.usnews.com/Memphis_TN/Things_To_Do/|work=U.S. News & World Report|date=May 14, 2020|access-date=June 4, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=21 Best Things to Do in Nashville|url=https://travel.usnews.com/Nashville_TN/Things_To_Do/|work=U.S. News & World Report|date=January 3, 2020|access-date=June 4, 2020}}</ref> Other top attractions include the [[Tennessee State Museum]] and [[Parthenon (Nashville)|Parthenon]] in Nashville; the [[National Civil Rights Museum]] and [[Graceland]] in Memphis; [[Lookout Mountain]], the [[Chattanooga Choo-Choo Hotel]], [[Ruby Falls]], and the [[Tennessee Aquarium]] in Chattanooga; the [[American Museum of Science and Energy]] in Oak Ridge, the [[Bristol Motor Speedway]], [[Jack Daniel's Distillery]] in Lynchburg, and the [[Hiwassee River|Hiwassee]] and [[Toccoa/Ocoee River|Ocoee]] rivers in Polk County.<ref name=traveltips>{{cite web |url=http://traveltips.usatoday.com/top-ten-places-tennessee-100050.html |title=Top Ten Places to Go in Tennessee |first=Johnny |last=Kampis |work=USA Today |access-date=August 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150812153205/http://traveltips.usatoday.com/top-ten-places-tennessee-100050.html |archive-date=August 12, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[National Park Service]] preserves four Civil War battlefields in Tennessee: [[Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park]], [[Stones River National Battlefield]], [[Shiloh National Military Park]], and [[Fort Donelson National Battlefield]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/tennessee.htm|title=Tennessee Civil War Battles|author=<!--Not stated-->|website=nps.gov|publisher=Tennessee Civil War Battles|access-date=June 4, 2020}}</ref> The NPS also operates [[Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area]], [[Cumberland Gap National Historical Park]], [[Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail]], [[Trail of Tears#Landmarks and commemorations|Trail of Tears National Historic Trail]], [[Andrew Johnson National Historic Site]], and the [[Manhattan Project National Historical Park]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/state/tn/index.htm|title=Tennessee|author=<!--Not stated-->|website=nps.gov|publisher=National Park Service|access-date=June 4, 2020}}</ref> Tennessee is home to eight [[National Scenic Byways]], including the [[Natchez Trace Parkway]], the [[East Tennessee Crossing Byway]], the [[Great River Road]], the [[U.S. Route 441 in Tennessee|Norris Freeway]], [[Tennessee State Route 63|Cumberland National Scenic Byway]], [[Tennessee State Route 111|Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway]], [[The Trace (Land Between the Lakes)|The Trace]], and the [[Cherohala Skyway]].<ref name="scenicbyway">{{cite web |title=Tennessee Byways |url=https://nsbfoundation.com/blog/tennessee-byways/ |website=National Scenic Byway Foundation |access-date=September 13, 2020 |date=March 25, 2020}}</ref><ref name="fivenewroads">{{cite news |title=Five TN roads designated as National Scenic Byway or All-American Road |url=https://www.wrcbtv.com/story/43394697/five-tn-roads-designated-as-national-scenic-byway-or-allamerican-road |access-date=March 4, 2021 |work=[[WRCB-TV]] |location=Chattanooga |date=February 23, 2021}}</ref> Tennessee maintains 56 state parks, covering {{convert|132,000|acre|km2}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Find a Park |url=https://tnstateparks.com/about/find-a-park |website=tnstateparks.com |publisher=Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation |access-date=July 23, 2021 |location=Nashville}}</ref> Many reservoirs created by TVA dams have also generated water-based tourist attractions.<ref name="flessner">{{cite news |last1=Flessner |first1=Dave |title=Study: TVA lakes have nearly $12 billion economic impact to region |url=https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/business/aroundregion/story/2017/may/02/tvlakes-have-nearly-12-billieconomic-impact-s/425831/ |access-date=May 16, 2021 |work=[[Chattanooga Times Free Press]] |date=May 2, 2017}}</ref>