Tennessee

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Homeplace

A pair of equestrians take the rainbow for a ride at this pastoral retreat

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Home & Garden

In her debut book, Interiors of a Storyteller, Stephanie Sabbe intertwines timeless design with tales from a thoughtful life

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2025 Bucket List

Prince’s still scorches in Nashville

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2025 BUCKET LIST

A well-rounded angling adventure

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2025 Bucket List

The journey is the destination

A vintage aqua car is parked outside a recording studio building

2025 Bucket List

The small building played an outsize role in music history

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2025 Bucket List

One hundred years of honky-tonk history

Food & Drink

The historic designation has seen a comeback as a mark of quality in today’s crowded whiskey field. Here are several recent releases from producers large and small

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Music

The son of the legendary singer Jim Croce talks about his new album, Heart of the Eternal, his musical influences, and embracing his father’s legacy. Plus, hear a premiere of Croce’s song “Hey Margarita.”

Dolly Parton sings on stage

Music

Plus a touching new song honoring her partner of six decades, who passed away on March 3

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Travel

Plan a road trip for leaded glass, beams, flooring, and oddities of Southern history

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This Land

A writer in search of solace stumbled upon Knoxville’s Museum of Infinite Outcomes—an open-air sanctuary of seeds, signs, and quiet resilience

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Music

The mandolin phenom pairs her fast-fingered picking with moving songwriting on A Tip Toe High Wire

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Music

After a four-year break, the Nashville singer-songwriter lets loose on her new album, Forever

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Arts & Culture

When the blacksmith behind Heartwood Forge in Jonesborough, Tennessee, severely injured his hand, he thought it was all over. Thanks to an outpouring of community support and months of healing, he’s back at it—with a new perspective on work, community, and what really matters.

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Music

With the backing of the new label, the singer-songwriter releases his debut album

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Music

Watch the video for “Empire of Love” from the Tennessee songwriter’s third album

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Food & Drink

Bardstown Bourbon Company’s Collaborative Series finishes the year by finishing whiskey in stout beer barrels

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Fork in the Road

The new cozy morning spot preserves the fellowship and simplicity of the Southern gas station cafés and diners

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Music

The country superstar gathers a few dozen relatives for a collection that spans generations and genres. Listen to a premiere of the track “Not Bad.”