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Your weekend guide — parks, trails, attractions, sports, arts, and more across the region.
📍 Elizabethton
Carter County's handsome courthouse, serving the county seat of Elizabethton, stands as a symbol of civic life in a county with deep Appalac…
Oldest frame house in Tennessee — state historic site.
The Carter Mansion, built circa 1780, is the oldest frame structure in Tennessee and one of the oldest European-built structures west of the…
The 1882 Elizabethton Covered Bridge is a rare surviving example of a 19th-century Howe truss covered bridge, spanning the Doe River in the …
Carter County's primary public aquatic facility offering an outdoor pool, water slides, and a splash pad for community swimmers during the s…
The Elizabethton Covered Bridge, spanning the Doe River since 1882, is one of the oldest and most photographed covered bridges in Tennessee …
Ridgefields Golf Course is Carter County's primary public golf facility, an 18-hole layout set against the scenic backdrop of the Doe River …
Sycamore Shoals is among the most historically significant sites in American history — location of the Watauga Purchase in 1775 and the 1780…
Revolutionary War historic park with Liberty! outdoor drama.
TVA's Watauga Dam — one of the highest dams in the eastern United States at 318 feet — impounds the pristine Watauga Lake behind a concrete …
