TENNESSEE

World's Largest Guitar
Jack Daniel's Distillery
Tennessean Presidents
Carnton Plantation
Sun Studio
Peabody Ducks
Graceland
Tennessee State Capital
Grand Ole Opry
Largest Rubix Cube
Women's Basketball HoF
Pigeon Forge

Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

(Girl Power - Rock!)

Excerpts from Beth:
Although Roadchick B's basketball ability falls somewhere between "poor" and "which basket am I shooting for again?" I love to watch the game.

Women's basketball is obviously a game of strategy, and not just athletic ability. . . some of my favorite athletes from my time at Boston University were women's basketball players. I greatly admire their physical and mental conditioning. So because of that AND the fact that there was a 30 foot tall, 10 ton basketball attached to the outside of the museum, we had to stop at the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Tennessee.

The general theme of the museum was "Honor the Past, Celebrate the Present, Promote the Future." Basketball was regularly played by women beginning in 1892 with rules adapted by Senda Berenson at Smith College. However, the skirts and bloomers they were required to wear and the rules designed to keep them "ladylike", made the game a tad slow. Soon though, teams like the "All American Redheads" made their mark as crowd-pleasing athletes with super sex-appeal and over time, female basketball players have finally been recognized for the outstanding athletes they are.

The museum is full of great sports memorabilia as well as a very interactive "basketball court" section where we could actually practice our free throws, passes, dribbles, and vertical leap. . . a perfect bit of activity after a stellar lunch at "Tomato Head," a restaurant in Market Square that is *highly* recommended by the Roadchix due to its relaxed atmosphere and complement to their semi-vegetarian lifestyle.

http://www.wbhof.com