Synopses & Reviews
Your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Volunteer State has to offer!
Whether youre a born-and-raised Tennesseean, a recent transplant, or just passing through, Tennessee Curiosities will have you laughing out loud as Kristin Luna takes you on a rollicking tour of the strangest sides of theVolunteer State.
Discover Chattanoogas International Towing & Recovery Museum, which houses a brightly colored collection of tow trucks and towing equipment that date back to the earliest days of the automobile. Marvel over the Ministers Tree House in Crossville—Horace Burgesss 1993 vision realized as a multistory chapel sporting stained glass windows and a bell tower.
Read all about the elephant sanctuary in Hohenwald, where no male pachyderms are allowed; and about why the town of Erwin once hanged an elephant dubbed “Murderous Mary.”
Synopsis
The definitive collection of Tennessee's odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things, for Tennessee residents and anyone else who enjoys local humor and trivia with a twist.
About the Author
Kristin Luna spent the first 22 years of her life in Tennessee, before hopping around to New York City, Scotland, the Netherlands, and Denmark and eventually settling in San Francisco. Her intrepid spirit has led her all over the globe in search for adventure, whether scuba diving cageless with sharks in the South Pacific or hurling herself out of a plane at 15,000 feet in the Pyrenees. Kristin has worked on various Frommer's guides, as well as been a regular contributor to Newsweek, Forbes Traveler, the Travel Channel and PEOPLE magazine. Her work has also appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, Toronto Globe & Mail, Islands, Real Simple, Sherman's Travel, Glamour, InStyle and Entertainment Weekly.