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State 1️⃣ 9️⃣ Tennessee ✔️❤️🇺🇸

On our journey to visit all 50 states as a family 🚗🗺️👨‍👩‍👧‍👧, continued as we made a little detour from Asheville to Johnson City — and even though it was rainy ☔🌧️, we made the most of every minute. 

🛑 First stop: the Tennessee Welcome Center for our official “Welcome to Tennessee” photo 📍📸🇺🇸 and a snapshot with the queen herself, Dolly Parton 👑🎶✨ We didn’t make it to Dollywood this time 🎢, but we grabbed brochures and started dreaming about our next trip — because there is SO much more to explore here 🌄 visitjohnsoncitytn visittennessee 

Next up: hands-on fun at visithandson 🦖🔬🧪 This children’s museum sits at the edge of an active fossil dig site and is packed with interactive exhibits focused on science, nature, and imaginative play 🌎 The girls climbed 🧗‍♀️, built 🧱, experimented 🧪, and learned through play for hours. Total rainy day win 🙌💛

We also quickly learned this region is part of the “Bible Belt,” and many restaurants close on Sundays — so we leaned into something quirky (our favorite kind of stop 😉). Lunch was at eatpals 🍔🌭🍟🥤 A beloved regional fast-food spot known for its bright blue buildings and giant rooftop sculptures. If you love roadside oddities like we do, this one is worth the pull-over 🚗📸✨

Just a few hours in Tennessee… but we’re counting it. State 19 is officially on our list ✅❤️🗺️

We’ll definitely be back for more, Tennessee 🤠❤️

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