Once a thriving coal town, Palmer now serves as a geographic and recreation crossroads upon the Cumberland Plateau with the counties of Grundy, Marion, and Sequatchie meeting just south of town. Slightly to our north is the source of the Collins River, which abounds with recreational opportunities. The Palmer Library is located next to the Miner’s Museum and offers a Read more...

EXPLORE THE CAVERNS! The Caverns offers daily cave tours that include one of the largest underground rooms in the world at over 3 football fields long and a behind-the-scenes tour of the music venue. Walking tours of these otherworldly caves entwine the unique history of Grundy County, the geology of cave science, and the mythology of cave lore. Tours end Read more...

Free entry. Includes a running miniature replica of the Mountain Goat Railroad that carried coal and passengers over the Cumberland Plateau and real taxidermy wolf. Read more...