Recreation and
Places of Interest
The
National Park Service administers several units
in Tennessee. In Andrew Johnson National Historic
Site, in Greeneville, are the grave of Andrew
Johnson, 17th President of the United States,
two houses that he owned, and his tailor shop.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park extends along
the Tennessee-North Carolina state line and covers
2,100 sq km (800 sq mi). A section of Cumberland
Gap National Historical Park also lies within
Tennessee. The largest historical park in the
United States, it includes an area of valleys,
forests, and rugged mountains in Tennessee, Kentucky,
and Virginia... |
