The Traveling the Trace

<p>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.</p><p><i>Traveling the Trace</i> 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: </p><ul><li>25 Civil War sites</li><li>73 antebellum homes</li><li>65 museums and art galleries</li><li>78 antique shops and malls</li><li>72 bed and breakfasts</li><li>56 campgrounds</li><li>175 restaurants</li><li>49 spots for water sports and a whole lot more</li></ul><p>One of the ten most outstanding scenic byways in America. ?<i>Scenic Byways Bulletin</i></p><p>Distances on the Natchez Trace are measured as much in places people and history as in miles. ?<i>Southern Living</i></p>