Burgess Falls State Park
Plan a separate outing southwest of Cookeville for designated trails and waterfall overlooks.
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Cookeville
Depot district · Waterfalls · Parks
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A place worth knowing
Make room for Cookeville.
Explore the depot district, find a local meal and choose a park or waterfall excursion. Cookeville makes a useful starting point for Upper Cumberland days.
A few good ways to begin.
Choose a stop, then leave room for the unexpected.
Cookeville Depot Museum
Explore railroad history in the historic depot district.
Visitor details ↗Cane Creek Park
Choose a lakeside park visit with walking paths and room for a picnic.
Visitor details ↗Eat & drink
Explore local restaurants, cafés and places to pause around Cookeville.
Explore local dining ↗Stay awhile.
Choose a base for your days around Cookeville. Compare dates, location and the operator’s booking terms.
Cookeville area places to stay ↗A little farther along.
Your next good stop.
Find a business. Put yours on the map.
Browse published places around Cookeville. Business details are supplied by their owners.
Photo credits & visitor sources
Real Tennessee photographs, resized and converted to WebP. Displayed crops may vary; each image retains its listed license.
- Cookeville-Depot-train-Cream-City-day-tn1.jpg — Brian Stansberry, CC BY 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP; website may crop for layout.
- American Queen Clarksville Riverfront.jpg — NachoServant, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP; website may crop for layout.
- Eiffel Tower in Paris, Tennessee, November 30, 2013.jpg — Ed and Eddie from Palo Alto, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized and converted to WebP; website may crop for layout.
Visitor information: Clarksville, Paris, Cookeville. Check current access, hours, weather and booking terms. Photos may show nearby attractions rather than the town center.
County outlines: U.S. Census Bureau 2025 cartographic boundaries. Town markers are approximate centers, not entrances or routes. WTDO regions are editorial discovery areas, not official tourism boundaries.