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We've compiled the best of the best in Tennessee - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.
Everything you need for a good time at work or play is at Pinewood Social, an all-day hangout featuring a coffee bar, craft cocktails, a bowling alley, bocce ball, and even two small outdoor dipping pools. This sceney spot is always bustling because the food is as good as the fun.
Drawing inspiration from Miami clubs of the 1950s and ’60s, this space has a large open area and minimalist seating. They host theme parties (disco, for example), live jazz, workshops for makers and creatives, and other special events, including yoga and sound baths.
Originally opened in 1944 but recently reimagined under new ownership, Melrose Billiard Parlor is a classic dive where you can play pool, ping-pong, darts, and shuffleboard in a subterranean lair. A ban on indoor smoking may have changed the ambience a bit, but it has certainly improved the "atmosphere." Patrons fuel up for indoor sports on draft beer, a full bar, and pizza slices.
The site of the historic Pines Theater, where Dolly Parton played her first paying gig, is now an entertainment-focused bar and restaurant with duckpin bowling lanes, shuffleboard, foosball, and retro video games. The kitchen serves burgers and ramen bowls, and there's also a top-notch sushi and lobster roll joint, Pinchy's, directly across the street.
