Tennessee Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
state of the United States of America
About Tennessee
Tennessee is the only state in the U.S. to have more than one metropolitan area in each of two time zones. Roughly the eastern third of the state is in the Eastern Time Zone—this includes Knoxville and Chattanooga. The rest of Tennessee is on Central Time (same as Chicago). If you have to be somewhere at a certain time in the Eastern zone (and are in the Central zone), don't forget to allow for an extra hour to get there. Tennessee was founded in 1796, making it the 16th state to be admitted to the Union. During theAmerican Civil War, its allegiances were sharply divided, though the state government did secede from the Union. Quickly falling back into Union hands, it was one of the first Confederate states to rejoin the Union. The state has been the home of American icons including formerP
Tennessee Travel Guide Sections
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