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of indie shops, good restaurants and craft-beer pubs. Whimsical quotes, called 'Thoughts
on a Walk' dot the sidewalk. Kids will get a kick out of
Mice on Main
, a find-the-bronze-
mouse scavenger hunt inspired by the topic
Goodnight Moon
. Nibble porchetta and sip
170 River Pl; lunch $5-15, dinner small plates $5-10, dinner mains $12-25; 11:30am-9pm Mon-
Wed, to 10pm Thu-Sat)
, a stylish spot known for its Mediterranean small plates. For a wel-
coming B&B that's close to downtown, try
Pettigru Place
( 864-242-4529;
www.pettrigruplace.com
; 302 Pettrigru St; r incl breakfast $145-225; )
.
The region's marquee natural attraction is Table Rock Mountain, a 3124ft-high moun-
tain with a striking granite face. The 7.2-mile round trip hike to its summit at
Table Rock
State Park
( 864-878-9813;
www.southcarolinaparks.com
;
158 Ellison Ln, Pickens; adult/child
$2/free; 7am-7pm Sun-Thu, to 9pm Fri & Sat, extended hours mid-May-early Nov)
is a popular
local challenge. For overnight stays, camping is available (campsites $16 to $21), as are
cabins built by the Civilian Conservation Corps ($52 to $181).
TENNESSEE
Most states have one official state song. Tennessee has seven. And that's not just a ran-
dom fact - Tennessee has music deep within its soul. Here, the folk music of the Scots-
Irish in the eastern mountains combined with the bluesy rhythms of the African Americ-
ans in the western Delta to give birth to the modern country music that makes Nashville
famous.
These three geographic regions, represented by the three stars on the Tennessee flag,
have their own unique beauty: the heather-colored peaks of the Great Smoky Mountains
descend into lush green valleys in the central plateau around Nashville and then onto the
hot, sultry lowlands near Memphis.
In Tennessee you can hike shady mountain trails in the morning, and by evening
whoop it up in a Nashville honky-tonk or walk the streets of Memphis with Elvis' ghost.
From country churches where snake handlers still speak in tongues, to modern cities
where record execs wear their sunglasses at night, Tennesseans are a passionate, diverse
lot.
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