Tennessee news

Governments have begun easing their COVID-19 lockdown measures, resulting in the gradual reopening of health clubs, gyms and fitness facilities. In Australia, where the number ... More

Gold's Gym completed 22 US franchise agreements and a total of 35 new openings worldwide during 2019 – the most in a single year in ... More

BarberMcMurry Architects, a Tennessee-based architecture practice, has released three concept designs for the upcoming Knoxville Science Museum, in Knoxville, Tennessee. The US$100m (€90.2m, £75.9m) museum, ... More

Luxury health club operator The Athletic Club has acquired full-service fitness chain Prairie Life. Prairie Life operates nine health and fitness clubs in four states ... More

The Memphis Brooks Museum of Art in Tennessee has appointed Swiss architecture practice Herzog & de Meuron to design "Brooks on the Bluff", its new ... More

Universal Parks and Resorts executive Mark Woodbury is to deliver the keynote address at April’s Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) Summit in Anaheim, California, US ‒ ... More

Tennessee State Museum has reopened following a US$160m relocation to a new site. The museum now features six permanent exhibitions, charting the story of the ... More

A US$125m (€107m, £93.3m) proposals to create a leisure development – featuring a world class aquarium and cultural centre in Memphis – have moved a ... More

The first NFL game to be hosted at Tottenham Hotspurs’ new stadium will be the Seattle Seahawks against the Oakland Raiders on 14 October. A ... More

As the visitor attractions sector gears up for the year ahead, Attractions Management looks at what’s in the pipeline for 2018, with openings, redevelopments, landmark ... More

More than 66 million people used gyms in the US in 2016 but a new report shows opportunities remain for club operators to increase activity ... More

For the first time in 40 years, US wellness resort Blackberry Farm is launching a new property, Blackberry Mountain, set to open in late 2018 ... More

A collection of 19 US aquariums have announced plans to phase out plastic use as part of an initiative to protect the world’s oceans. The ... More

Dolly Parton’s Dollywood Foundation has pledged US$1,000 a month for the next six months to “all of those families who lost their homes” in the ... More

UPDATE: Gatlinburg officials say the Ripley's Aquarium is intact and generator power was used to keep the animals safe during the fire Wildfires in Tennessee ... More

The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) has dished out more than US$500,000 (€447,000, £381,500) across two separate schemes to a selection of 50 projects ... More

The safety of attractions in the US has been pushed into the spotlight following a week in which rides caused the death of one child ... More

A new football-specific stadium has been earmarked for Nashville, Tennessee as a result of the city launching a bid to establish a Major League Soccer ... More

Spa and wellness industry icon Deborah Szekely, co-founder of the iconic Rancho La Puerta in Mexico, will appear on a new US Public Broadcasting Service ... More

Merlin Entertainments has announced plans for a music-themed Madame Tussauds waxworks attraction to open in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2017. The 22nd Madame Tussauds worldwide and ... More

The Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is the first aquarium in the world to utilise new proximity-based technology in its facility as part of the ... More

A new museum celebrating country music, built in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, has opened on the border between Tennessee and Virginia in ... More

Blackberry Farm – the 62-bedroom chateau property in the Great Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee – will unveil its new wellness spa centre on 1 ... More

Dollywood, in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, US, has announced the first new projects which will form part of a US$300m (£192m, €225m), 10-year expansion. The first ... More

Alcorn McBride audiovisual equipment was used to enhance the spectacular natural beauty of Ruby Falls in Tennessee, US. Alcorn's Digital Audio Machine and Digital Video ... More