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Deck the Falls
It’s officially time to deck the halls … and the falls. Deep inside Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain, the spectacular 145-foot-high Ruby Falls is the tallest and most-visited underground waterfall in the country – and it becomes a holiday showpiece from mid-November to early January.
The cave entrance is decorated with twinkling bulbs and festive garlands, and visitors’ trek into the heart of the mountain is rewarded with beautifully lit falls.
Ruby Falls is open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily; closed Dec. 25. Admission is $14.95 for adults, $7.95 for children ages 3 through 12. Plan to spend about 90 minutes, and dress
for year-round cave temperatures of 60 degrees.
Find more information at http://rubyfalls.com.
Modern-Day Country Store
The Hatcher family’s small country store
on Arno
Road in Williamson County is a throwback to
days gone by, with a few
modern updates.
Here
visitors can buy Hatcher Dairy milk – made from
the
Hatchers’ own grass-fed cows – and lots
of
other all-natural, locally made products
including
soap, salsas, jellies, barbecue sauces, cheeses and
free-range eggs.
Lost in Luxury
The historic Greek Revival home that is now the Lylewood Inn Bed and Breakfast near Clarksville was built in 1892 by Maj. Thomas W. Lewis, a Civil War veteran and member of the Tennessee House of Representatives. In those days, the home overlooked the bustling boat traffic on the Cumberland River.
Nowadays, things are much quieter in the little community of Indian Mound, off Highway 79 between Clarksville and Dover near the Kentucky border.
The inn is owned by Jeff and Mandy Williams, who
