Traveling the Trace: A Complete Tour Guide to the Historic Natchez Trace from Nashville to Natchez

by Cathy Summerlin, Vernon Summerlin

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 "One of the ten most outstanding scenic byways in America." ? Scenic Byways Bulletin "Distances on the Natchez Trace are measured as much in places, people, and history as in miles." ? Southern Living

334 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1995

Reviews

[Kelli Marcella · Rating 4 out of 5]

Chock full of information

This travel book has all the information you could ask for about traveling the Natchez Trace Parkway. Unfortunately, it is rather dated having been written in the 1990s. I wonder how many of the establishments are still open.

[Tony Gavin · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's a little out dated now but still useful for selecting locations to visit along the Trace. Well written and informative.

[Garth Mailman]

Bought because the official guide was out of print