Cookeville - city in Tennessee, United States

Cookeville (dead link: January 2023) is a small city in north central Tennessee and home of Tennessee Tech University.

Get in

By car

Cookeville is 80 miles east of Nashville, 100 miles west of Knoxville, and 80 miles north of Chattanooga at the intersection of Interstate 40 and Highway 111.

By bus

• Greyhound, 241 Palkway Drive, +1-800-231-2222. National bus service. 2018-11-18

Get around

See

Cane Creek Park. A nice lake with fishing, ducks, geese and multiple playgrounds for children.

• Cookeville Depot Museum, 116 W Broad St, +1 931 528-8570. Tu-Sa 10AM-4PM. Was an old passenger train depot from 1909, until it was phased out in the 1950s. 2021-12-18

Do

• AMC Highland 12 Cinema, 1181 South Jefferson Ave, +1 931-526-4422. Swing by and catch one of the latest feature films.
• Cummins Falls State Park, 390 Cummins Falls Ln, 36.2535°, -85.566°, +1 931 268-7223. Daily 8AM-4:30PM. Just a real delight, watching the water roll off the travertine and looking at old weathered buildings in the foliage. 2021-12-18
• Burgess Falls State Park, 4000 Burgess Falls Dr, Sparta, 36.044°, -85.595°, +1 931 432-5312. Daily 8AM-4PM. And another, cascades here and there and just a real gusher at times. 2021-12-18
• Window Cliffs State Natural Area, 8400 Old Cane Creek Rd, Baxter (in the vicinity of Burgess Falls, just a ways to the west of it but you have to circumnavigate using multiple roads to get to the trailhead), 36.0529°, -85.6191°. Daily 8AM-4PM. Eroded rock formations form an enchanting presence of palisades and pinnacles. 2021-12-18

Buy

• Cumberland Gold Jewelry, 430 South Lowe, +1 931 528-1074. Custom made jewelry and jewelry repair.
• Tennessee Technical University Bookstore, 1000 N Dixie Ave, +1 931 372-3131. You can get all your Tennessee Tech Eagle regalia here. 2021-12-18

Eat

• Spankies, 203 East 9th St, +1 931 526-3344. Cajun and Italian cuisine.
• Vinnie T's Restaurant and Bar, 221 East 8th St, +1 931 372-2582. Nightly DJ performance. Karaoke on Wednesday and Saturday nights.
• World Foods, 22 North Cedar Ave, 36.1648°, -85.50793°, +1 931 525-6539. Wide selection of world cuisines like gyros and pizzas, and cannolis.
• India Palace, 120 W 1st St, 36.16518°, -85.50862°, +1 931 525-1190. Lunch and Dinner, closed Su. This is where you can go nom nom on an Indian lunch buffet. $ 2021-12-18

Drink

• Father Tom's Pub, 32 N Cedar Ave, 36.16514°, -85.5079°, +1 931 854-9484. 11AM-10PM Tu-Th, 11AM-11PM F-Sa. A variety of microbrews and cocktails and pub food.
• Revolver Dance Hall & Saloon, 565 South Jefferson Ave, +1 931 520-7865. Th-Sa 7PM-2AM. Night club/karaoke sports bar. American pub food.
• Crawdaddy's, 53 W Broad St, 36.16418°, -85.5075°. New Orlean's style cuisine and drinks.

Sleep

• Baymont Inn & Suites, 2021 East Spring St, +1 931 400-2383. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM. Provincial feel. $66 (Dec 2021)
• Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, 1151 South Jefferson Ave, +1 931 525-6668. $79 (Dec 2021)
• Best Western Thunderbird Motel, 900 South Jefferson Ave, +1 931 526-7115. Outdoor pool. $78 (Dec 2021)
• Comfort Suites, 1035 Interstate Drive, +1 931 284-4873. Indoor pool. $75 (Dec 2021)
• La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Cookeville, 1131 South Jefferson Ave, +1 931 650-5330. Outdoor pool. $74 (Dec 2021)
• Days Inn, 1296 S Walnut Ave, +1 931 528-1511. $58
• Hampton Inn, 1025 Interstate Dr, +1 931 520-1117. $106 (Dec 2021)
• Quality Inn, 438 Neal St, Cookeville, TN 38501, +1 931 526-7125. Indoor pool with waterslide. $70 (Dec 2021)
• Comfort Inn & Suites, 1045 Interstate Dr, +1 931 372-0086. $74 (Dec 2021)
• Red Roof Inn Cookeville - Tennessee Tech, 1292 South Walnut Ave, +1 931 528-2020. $60 (Dec 2021)

Go next

• Drive a few hours west to the capital of Tennessee, Nashville and visit the Grand Ol' Opry or Opry Mills Mall. You can also take in a Tennessee Titans NFL game or Nashville Cats Arena Football League game.
• Drive a few hours east to the home of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Also nearby are the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the resort towns of Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg.
• Drive a few hours south to Chattanooga, the Scenic City. This is where you'll find such attractions as the Tennessee Aquarium, Lookout Mountain and Rock City.