Natchez Trace Parkway Won A Readers Choice Award From Southern Living Magazine

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Southern Living magazine recently listed their Readers Choice Awards in the January 2008 issue.

The Natchez Trace Parkway won 2nd place for Scenic Highway.

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In 1st place was the Blue Ridge Parkway in Asheville, NC. (More about the Blue Ridge Parkway here, here, and here.)

And in 3rd place: Skyline Drive in the Shenandoah National Park (Virginia).

The Natchez Trace Parkway's 2nd place rating was well-deserved. This historic 444-mile stretch of roadway spans between Tupelo, Mississippi and Nashville, Tennessee.

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The Natchez Trace Visitor's Center is located in Tupelo, Mississippi.

View an interactive map of the Natchez Trace Parkway, and listen to narrative by Southern Living's travel editor.

After tallying a landslide of more than 47,000 ballots, editors at Southern Living proclaimed winners in 15 categories. Tennessee attractions recognized by Southern Living readers are... Shopping: Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge; Scenic Highway: Natchez Trace Parkway; Mountain Destination: Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge.
-- Tennessee Tourism Department
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  • We take our Jeep out Geocaching at times. This was a very small nano cache we found one time.
  • They seemed rather friendly. All eyes were on me, that's for sure. Except the one... he was mighty hungry.
  • If you look closely, and to the right, you can see that there are 4 cows between the treeline and the Natchez Trace Parkway. Rather close to cars going 50 mph.
  • Even more wild turkeys on the Natchez Trace Parkway... again!
  • Wild turkeys on the Natchez Trace Parkway.
  • The signs before you enter back onto the Natchez Trace Parkway - you can see there's an RV park, and a bike path along Highway 412 near Hohenwald, Tennessee.
  • A look at the exit signs, before you leave the Natchez Trace Parkway and turn onto Highway 412 near Hohenwald, TN.
  • Duck River Market - Columbia, TN HIghway 50.
  • Entrance to Natchez Trace Parkway from Highway 50 - Tennessee.
  • Exiting the Natchez Trace Parkway onto Highway 50, near Columbia, Tennessee.

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