Dolly Parton is a household name in just about every home in the U.S., and for good reason. The country singer, actress, songwriter, businesswoman, and philanthropist has over five decades of chart-topping musical success, winning every single award the music industry offers… but that’s not all.
She also created the legendary Dollywood amusement park, has a literacy program, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, which provides free books to children all over the U.S., and of course, countless other accolades.
And now, the American icon is embarking on her next journey: Dolly’s Tennessean Travel Stop.
What is Dolly’s Tennessean Travel Stop?
According to Dolly’s travel stop website,
Inspired by Dolly’s lifelong connection to the open road, from her childhood in the hills of East Tennessee to decades spent touring the world by bus, the venture reimagines what a roadside stop can be.
The whole experience is designed around the idea that “every stop on the highway should feel a little more like home.”
What will Dolly’s Tennessean Travel Stop offer travelers?
But if you’re thinking this is just a gas station… you’re SO wrong. Dolly’s Tennessean Travel Stop is a whole experience. And maybe even more than just a stop on the road, it might be the reason for your trip!
Here are just some of the amazing things the first-of-its-kind travel center will offer travelers and locals alike:
- DLY BBQ
- Dolly’s Cup of Ambition Coffee
- a full-service sit-down cafe & restaurant
- an original mural commissioned as a permanent love letter to Cornersville, Tennessee
- a tour bus inspired by the one Dolly has traveled in for years will also be on-site
- a main stage for performers
- an upstairs lounge & event space
- a trucker’s lounge
- restrooms
- a dog park
- a general store
And so, so much more!
Okay, okay, I’m grabbing my keys! Gimme the details!
Where: just off exit 22 off of I-65 in Cornersville, TN
When: Opening June 24th, 2026
Learn more about Dolly’s Tennessean Travel Stop on their website, here! And follow their Instagram @dollystravelstops!