Tennessee
- Adamsville - The Biggest Little Town in Tennessee
- Athens - The Friendly City
- Bristol - The Birthplace of Country Music (shares this nickname with Bristol, Virginia)
- Chattanooga
- Dynamo of Dixie
- The Scenic City
- City of Lights
- Gateway to the South
- Clarksville
- Gateway to the New South
- The Queen City or Queen of the Cumberland
- Tennessee's Top Spot (introduced as a new city "brand" in April 2008)
- Columbia - Mule Capital of the World
- Elizabethton - City of Power
- Johnson City - Little Chicago of the South
- Jonesborough - Tennessee's Oldest Town
- Kenton - Home of the White Squirrels.
- Kingsport - The Model City
- Knoxville
- The Marble City
- Underwear Capital of the World
- Lebanon - Appalachian Square Dance Capital of the World
- Lenoir City - Lakeway to the Smokies
- McMinnville - Nursery Capital of the World
- Memphis
- Barbecued Pork Capital of the World
- Home of the Blues.
- Bluff City
- Birthplace of Rock 'n Roll
- Nashville
- The Athens of the South
- City of Rocks (reported in the 1880s)
- Minneapolis of the South (historical)
- Music City
- The Protestant Vatican
- Oak Ridge
- America's Secret City
- The Atomic City
- Shelbyville
- Pencil City
- Walking Horse Capital of the World
- Wartrace - Cradle of the Tennessee Walking Horse.
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