Only three national parks have more visitors each year than the Natchez Trace Parkway, a national park of great natural beauty and historical significance that follows a 450-mile course from Nashville, Tennessee, to Natchez, Mississippi. First used as a vital transportation link by Native Americans and later by "kaintucks" and frontiersmen, today the Trace is experienced by more than 13 million visitors a year.
Traveling the Trace
explores the parkway and sights within 30 miles of either side of the Natchez Trace. In addition to the well-known stops, the authors visit side roads most tourists ignore or don't know exist. It is a guide to:
25 Civil War sites
73 antebellum homes
65 museums and art galleries
78 antique shops and malls
72 bed and breakfasts
56 campgrounds
175 restaurants
49 spots for water sports and a whole lot more
"One of the ten most outstanding scenic byways in America." —
Scenic Byways Bulletin
"Distances on the Natchez Trace are measured as much in places, people, and history as in miles." —
Southern Living