5 Incredible Tennessee Day Trips You Can Take By Train
Meghan Kraft
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Googling “Train rides in Tennessee?” Find yourself overwhelmed with the options? Taking a road trip by car is common, but it can be a hassle. Dealing with traffic, driving at night, deer darting in the roads, other drivers’ idiocy … it can all be a real pain. Why not consider train day trips in Tennessee? There’s something sweet and nostalgic about taking a trip by train. It makes us feel like we’ve taken a step back in time as if the world grew simpler and our minds quieted with the lack of 21st-century doom and gloom. Here in Tennessee, we have five places that you can visit – ON A TRAIN – for the day trip of your life. You may just find yourself comin’ back again and again…
The Tennessee Central Railway Museum offers a variety of train day trips in Tennessee, including the Murder Mystery Train. Check out their website for a schedule of upcoming events.
The Monterey Spring Festival Trip is the longest excursion offered by the Tennessee Central Railway, at 216 miles round trip and a total of 11 hours on the train. You get to visit this sweet rural town and enjoy the Tennessee countryside as it bursts into the green of springtime.
You can check out the route at the Tennessee Association of Railway website.
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Tickets and photos are available on the Incline Railway website.
You can see a full schedule of train excursions on the Tennessee Central Railway website.
How neat is that? Railroad excursions in Tennessee will let you see the state like never before. So hop on board with some train rides in Tennessee.
If you want to enjoy a full day of train-like adventure check out this train ride then sleep in a converted WWII train!
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