Tennessee Points of Interest & Historical Landmarks

The past of Tennessee is rich and diverse and includes very significant people, places and events that have been central to the history of the United States from its earliest days.

Tennessee's historic places include ancient American Indian mounds and villages, Spanish explorer locations, Revolutionary War participants, and Civil War battlefields and sites. The state also includes historic places important to the evolution of the modern age, such as the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (involved with the Manhattan Project), the Industrial Age, Black History & Civil Rights, World War I and World War II.

Tennessee is also renowned for its role in cultural development, and has many sites that are highlighted in the history of The Blues, Country Music, and Rock-and-Roll (such as Elvis Presley, Graceland, and Sun Studio).

Map of Tennessee State Historical Marker locations and other Tennessee Landmarks

Tennessee Historical Markers & Landmarks

View by county, or click an area on the state map:
Anderson, Bedford, Benton, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Cannon, Carroll, Carter, Cheatham, Chester, Claiborne, Clay, Cocke, Coffee, Crockett, Cumberland, Davidson, DeKalb, Decatur, Dickson, Dyer, Fayette, Fentress, Franklin, Gibson, Giles, Grainger, Greene, Grundy, Hamblen, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardeman, Hardin, Hawkins, Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Lake, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Loudon, McMinn, McNairy, Macon, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Maury, Meigs, Monroe, Montgomery, Moore, Morgan, Obion, Overton, Perry, Pickett, Polk, Putnam, Rhea, Roane, Robertson, Rutherford, Scott, Sequatchie, Sevier, Shelby, Smith, Stewart, Sullivan, Sumner, Tipton, Trousdale, Unicoi, Union, Van Buren, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Weakley, White, Williamson, Wilson