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Chilhowee Gliderport
Highway 411 between Etowah & Benton, TN
See the Overhill from above while soaring in a glider plane. If you want to experience thermal, ridge and even wave soaring, this is the place. Glider rides and instruction are offered.

Hours:
Fri, Sat, & Sun 10am-6pm, Weekdays by appointment only.

423-338-2000
http://www.chilhowee.com
Chilhowee Gliderport



Delano Daylilies
153 County Rd 854
Delano, TN
Delano Daylilies is a licensed daylily nursery and an official American Hemerocallis Society Display Garden, one out of only 235 in the country. They grow approximately 1,000 different daylily cultivators with seven display beds on four acres where you can reserve orders fall digging. There are two collectors’ beds but the main attraction are the 14 selling beds where older cultivators are lined out. Be sure and bring your camera during the peak blooming season of June.
423-263-9323
sknewman02@comcast.net
http://www.delanodaylilies.com
Gem Theater
Located in downtown Etowah, this historic theater hosts live performances throughout the year, including concerts, plays and other events. Special tours can be arranged.
(423) 263-7608
http://www.gemplayers.com
Gem Theater

Lost Sea

Lost Sea
140 Lost Sea Road
Sweetwater, TN
Located on Hwy 68 between Madisonville and Sweetwater, the Lost Sea is the world's largest underground lake. Designated as a Registered National Landmark, the earliest known visitor to the cave was a saber-toothed tiger, whose fossilized remains are now in the Museum of Natural History. A guided walk to the bottom of the cavern is rewarded with a trip in a glass bottom boat.

Admission. Group rates.

Hours:
Open every day except Christmas. Contact for seasonal hours.

(423) 337-6616
http://www.thelostsea.com
Maize Quest at Guthrie Farms
Riceville,
Revel in the thrill of the hunt while learning teamwork and group problem solving. Plot and navigate your escape through the maze while spending time with family and friends enjoying an outdoor journey that will bring you closer together.


Mayfield Dairy Visitor Center

Mayfield Dairy Visitor Center
806 East Madison Avenue
Athens, TN
You’ll “get the scoop” when you tour one of the largest dairy plants in the Southeastern United States. Enjoy a short video history of the dairy, see how milk is bottled and learn why Mayfield’s has often been called “The World’s Best Ice Cream.”

Gift shop and ice cream parlor.

Hours:
Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm with last tour leaving at 4pm; Sat, 9am-2pm with last tour leaving at 1pm

423-745-2151
1-800-629-3435
http://www.mayfielddairy.com
Mayfield/Mason Corn Maze
County Road 307
Athens, TN
The Mayfield/Mason Maze is an intricately designed maze cut in a large cornfield on the Mayfield Dairy Farm. The maze is a challenge, but answer dairy question correctly at the checkpoints, and you’ll be sent of the most direct route to your destination.
(423) 744-4866
Masons Corn Maize



Mid-Way Drive In Movie Theater
2133 Highway 30
Athens, TN
This 1960's style drive-in movie will take you back in time. Besides enjoying first run movies from your car, there is a snack bar and a children's playground.

Hours:
Seasonal. Closed during winter months. Call for movies listings, dates, and times

(423) 263-2632
Mouse Creek Nursery
Browse through a half dozen green houses offering over 600 varieties of perennials and unusual annuals and garden products as well as a restored 1845 Methodist Episcopal Church.
http://www.mousecreekperennials.com


Ocoee Whitewater Center

Ocoee Whitewater Center
4400 Highway 64
Copperhill, TN
Home of the 1996 Olympic Whitewater Champions and a whole lot more. In addition to offering paddlers the chance to raft the Olympic Race Channel, the Center also has an easy one-mile hiking trail and access to over 40 miles of hiking and biking trails. A Wildlife Viewing Area at the Center is a hands-on outdoor laboratory-teaching visitors about diverse ecosystems and wildlife habitats. There are picnic areas, and light lunches and soft drinks are available from the Center food cart. Admire the Native Garden, swim in the “blue hole” or just dip your feet in the wading pools. Annual events include Kids Fishing Day, Tanasi Bike Festival, Smokey Bears Birthday and the Ocoee River Rodeo.

Hours:
Park is open to the public year round. Visitor Center hours vary by season.

423-496-0100
1-877-692-6050
http://www.fs.fed.us/r8/ocoee/
Pheasant Fields Fish Rearing Pools
(Tellico Fish Hatchery) A ride on scenic FS #210 out of Tellico Plains will take you to a fish hatchery where visitors can see large brood trout up close.




Savannah Oaks Winery
1817 Delano Road
Delano, TN
Tour the family owned and run facilities and sample the wine including scuppernong grapes and muscadines grown onsite at the Davis family vineyard.
423-263-2762
http://www.savannah-oaks-winery.com/
Strikers' Premium Winery
480 County Road 172
Athens, TN
This family-owned winery, bottling many varieties is located on County Road 172 in Athens.

Hours:
Mon-Sat, 9am-7pm; Sun 12pm-7pm

(423) 507-8816




Sunshine Hollow
Sample homemade fruit cakes, candies, and jellies in this family-owned bakery. Visit from May-July and you will find splendid hosta and daylily gardens.
(423) 745-4289
http://www.sunshinehollow.com
The River Maze at Ocoee
Learn about the history and geography of Tennessee as you walk through this 6 acre cornfield in the shape of the state of Tennessee. Answer trivia questions correctly to find the most direct path through the maze.
423-338-8314
423-560-7224
http://www.therivermaze.com




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