Tennessee | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/tennessee/RSS feed for TennesseeenFri, 24 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000These Photos of Nashville Will Have You Packing Your Bags for Music City, USAhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/these-photos-of-nashville-will-have-you-packing-your-bags-for-music-city-usa-180989180/These 15 images from the archives of the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest give us a glimpse of life in Tennessee’s capital cityFri, 24 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/these-photos-of-nashville-will-have-you-packing-your-bags-for-music-city-usa-180989180/Country Music Legend Dolly Parton's Autobiographical Musical Exploring Her Journey From East Tennessee Will Hit Broadway This Winterhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/country-music-legend-dolly-partons-autobiographical-musical-exploring-her-journey-from-east-tennessee-will-hit-broadway-this-winter-180989099/"Dolly: A True Original Musical" premiered last year in Nashville in Parton's home stateThu, 09 Jul 2026 19:27:59 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/country-music-legend-dolly-partons-autobiographical-musical-exploring-her-journey-from-east-tennessee-will-hit-broadway-this-winter-180989099/From a Sea Turtle Release to an Outhouse Race, These Ten Fourth of July Traditions Celebrate America Like No Otherhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/from-a-sea-turtle-rescue-to-an-outhouse-race-these-ten-fourth-of-july-traditions-celebrate-america-like-no-other-180989044/Revelers typically mark Independence Day with a barbecue and fireworks show, but these festivities across the country offer quirky alternativesTue, 30 Jun 2026 15:29:09 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/from-a-sea-turtle-rescue-to-an-outhouse-race-these-ten-fourth-of-july-traditions-celebrate-america-like-no-other-180989044/This Photography Studio Captured the Beauty of Black Life in the South. Soon Its Archive, Once Hidden Away, Will Have a New Museum Homehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-photography-studio-hooks-brothers-captured-the-beauty-of-black-life-in-the-south-soon-its-archive-once-hidden-away-will-have-a-new-museum-home-180988982/The Hooks brothers documented life and joy in Memphis during the 20th century. Their images will be put on public view when the Memphis Art Museum opensThu, 18 Jun 2026 19:15:23 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-photography-studio-hooks-brothers-captured-the-beauty-of-black-life-in-the-south-soon-its-archive-once-hidden-away-will-have-a-new-museum-home-180988982/