# Trip to Tennessee - I need advice

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 2, 2008, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trip-to-tennessee-i-need-advice/466105 "2008-10-02T00:24:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Carter_of_Mars)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2008, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trip-to-tennessee-i-need-advice/466105/21 "2008-10-04T02:49:01Z")

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> [@K364](#):
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> So, considering that the folks are in their 80’s am I being realistic thinking that I can take two day trips to Memphis and to Pigeon Forge (Dollywood). And would those trips be worthwhile?

My experience is that you cannot make a day trip from Nashville to Memphis and return and still have time to see anything in Memphis. Same applies to the Gatlinburg area. Better to plan on staying overnight in those places.

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