Why No Other US State is Like Tennessee

What if I told you that a violent earthquake in this US state once made the Mississippi River flow backwards to create one of its most beautiful lakes? Or that despite being famous for its misty mountain peaks, those same high elevations are actually home to a lush, temperate rainforest? From a top-secret city that didn't exist on any public maps to a town split perfectly down the middle by a state line. Welcome to Tennessee, a state often just associated with country music and rolling hills, but one that actually holds some of the most dramatic and transformative geography in the entire country.