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