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Tennessee

2,291 listed places across 95 counties, 35 of them National Historic Landmarks.

2,291
Listings
35
National Historic Landmarks
460
Historic districts
95
Counties with listings

21 cities in Tennessee with a page of listings → · 3 of them have walking tours

By county

Shelby 214Davidson 211Williamson 143Knox 123Hamilton 113Blount 78Maury 68Montgomery 55Rutherford 51Sullivan 48Sumner 39Meigs 39Washington 38Sevier 38Giles 34Bedford 33Madison 31Robertson 29Wilson 25Monroe 24Bradley 24Loudon 24Dickson 24Grundy 24Warren 22Marshall 22Franklin 22Roane 21Anderson 21Marion 20Gibson 20Polk 19Obion 19McMinn 19Haywood 19Lincoln 18Greene 18Coffee 17Henry 16Putnam 16Stewart 16Cocke 15Tipton 14Lawrence 14Hamblen 14Jefferson 14Smith 13Fayette 13White 13Carter 13Claiborne 13Fentress 12Weakley 12Cannon 12Hawkins 12Hardin 11Hardeman 11Dyer 10Humphreys 10Grainger 10Cheatham 9Cumberland 9Wayne 9Hickman 9Bledsoe 9Macon 8Johnson 8Campbell 7Moore 7Perry 7Carroll 7Lauderdale 7Trousdale 7Overton 7Jackson 7Union 7Scott 6Lewis 6Decatur 6Rhea 6Henderson 5De Kalb 5Sequatchie 5Morgan 5Chester 4Van Buren 4Unicoi 4McNairy 3Houston 3Benton 3Crockett 3Pickett 3Clay 2Hancock 2Lake 1

Built by decade

1810s 211830s 241840s 341850s 621860s 291870s 381880s 401890s 721900s 711910s 571920s 731930s 73

Landmarks

Landmark · Memphis
Sun Record Company, Memphis Recording Service
National Historic LandmarkListed 2003
Landmark · Franklin
Hiram Masonic Lodge No. 7
National Historic LandmarkListed 1973
Landmark · Nashville
Jubilee Hall, Fisk University
National Historic LandmarkListed 1971
Landmark · Columbia
Polk, James K., House
National Historic LandmarkListed 1966

National Historic Landmarks

Beale Street Historic DistrictNHL1966
William Blount MansionNHL1966
Castalian SpringsNHL1971
Chucalissa Indian VillageNHL1973
First Presbyterian ChurchNHL1970
Fort ArmisteadNHL2023
Fort ArmisteadNHL2023
Fort LoudounNHL1966
Fort PillowNHL1973
Franklin BattlefieldNHL1966
George Peabody College for TeachersNHL1966
GracelandNHL1991
Hermitage HotelNHL2020
Hermitage HotelNHL2020
Hermitage HotelNHL2020
Show all 35 landmarks
The HermitageNHL1966
Hiram Masonic Lodge No. 7NHL1973
Jenkins Lutheran Chapel and CemeteryNHL1997
Jubilee Hall, Fisk UniversityNHL1971
Long Island of the HolstonNHL1966
Moccasin Bend Archeological DistrictNHL1986
Montgomery Bell TunnelNHL1994
Mountain Branch, National Home For Disabled Volunteer SoldiersNHL2011
Nashville Union Station and TrainshedNHL1969
Pinson MoundsNHL1966
James K. Polk HouseNHL1966
Rattle and SnapNHL1971
Rhea County CourthouseNHL1972
Ryman AuditoriumNHL1971
Shiloh Indian Mounds SiteNHL1979
Sun Record Company, Memphis Recording ServiceNHL2003
Sycamore ShoalsNHL1966
Tennessee State CapitolNHL1970
X-10 Reactor, Oak Ridge National LaboratoryNHL1966
Alvin Cullom York FarmNHL1976

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Listed places in this state ranked by Wikipedia article views. The figure is the monthly average from June to August 2026.

  1. 1
    The Parthenon
    Building · Nashville
    8,392
  2. 2
    Ryman Auditorium
    Building · Nashville
    7,640
  3. 3
    Beale Street Historic District (Boundary Increase)
    Site · Memphis
    4,323
  4. 4
    Tennessee State Capitol
    Building · Nashville
    4,066
  5. 5
    Lookout Mountain Caverns and Cavern Castle
    Historic district · Chattanooga
    3,150

Counts come from the Wikimedia pageviews API.

Newest listings

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  • 2026-07-16
    Methodist Episcopal Church South at TazewellTazewell
  • 2026-06-29
    Watkins, J.R., Products BuildingMemphis
  • 2026-05-11
    Toll Gate HouseFayetteville

Guidebooks to historic places and travel in Tennessee

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  • Tennessee's Civil War Battlefields Ebook
    Randy Bishop, 2010
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  • Nashville architecture
    Carroll Van West, 2015
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  • Tennessee Civil War Monuments
    Timothy S. Sedore, 2020
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