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Small Town Saturday: Franklin, TN

November 15, 2014 By Caroline Eubanks Leave a Comment

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Franklin, Tennessee, located 30 minutes from Nashville, is a small town that’s getting a lot of buzz. It has a population of around 70,000 people and recently became the headquarters of travel guidebook brand Lonely Planet.

The city was founded in 1799 and today has a historic downtown area with many bars, restaurants and shops. The Franklin Theatre, pictured above, plays both new and cult classic films and was the site of movie premieres for Friday Night Lights and Elizabethtown. 

Photo courtesy of Amy Eubanks.

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About Caroline Eubanks

Caroline Eubanks is the editor of this website, a Lowell Thomas award-winning travel writer, and the author of This Is My South: The Essential Travel Guide to the Southern States. Her stories from the South have appeared in National Geographic Traveler, Afar, Thrillist, Roads and Kingdoms, and BBC Travel.

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