Paris (Tennessee)

Paris is a city of 10,000 people (2019) in Western Tennessee. Visitors come to see the 70-foot (21 m) replica of the Eiffel Tower and for the "World's Biggest Fish Fry."

Understand

Paris is the county seat of Henry County, Tennessee. It is near the shore of Kentucky Lake and the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area.

Between about 1970 and 1990, Paris became the center of the Old Beachy Amish. Beachy Amish from different regions moved there to maintain their traditional ways. Because of internal conflicts, most Old Beachy Amish left the region in the early 1990s and had completely vacated it by 2000.

Local companies manufacture brakes, small electric motors, aftermarket auto parts, metal doors, rubber parts and school laboratory furniture.

Get in

US 79 provides access from the east and west. US 641 is the primary route from the north and south.

See
  • 🌍 Eiffel Tower Park, 1020 Maurice Fields Dr.. A city park featuring a 1:20 scale replica of the original tower. Constructed by engineering students at Christian Brothers University and donated to the city in 1992. 
  • 🌍 Paris Henry County Heritage Center, 614 N Poplar St, ☏ +1 731 642-1030. Covers the history of Henry County and environs and is a large estate. (updated Sep 2021)
  • 🌍 Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge, 1371 Wildlife Drive Springville, ☏ +1 731 642-2091. See waterfowl and a range of forested and open water landscapes along the Kentucky River. The visitor center at this address is a good place to start. (updated Sep 2021)

Do

Eat

Drink

Henry County is a wet county.

Sleep

Go next
Routes through Paris
Clarksville ← Dover ←  N  S  → Bartlett → Memphis
Gilbertsville ← Murray ←  N  S  → Jct → Clifton → END


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