Tennesee Walking Horse Celebration 100 North Cannon Boulevard, Shelbyville, TN 37160, First held in 1939, this annual event is now a huge part of Tennesee history. The large event is held each August and ends on the Saturday before Labor Day. The Celebration is a festival of family fun that includes a barn decorating contest, dog show, trade fair and the famous equine competition. , 931-684-3482

Tennessee Eastern Railroad 112 East Side Square, Shelbyville, TN 37160, Take an eight-mile diesel train excursion from Shelbyville to Wartrace. Locomotives and baggage-passenger coaches date from the 1940s and the rails were used by Confederate and Union troops during the Civil War. , 931-684-6223