About the Area

Rest, Relax, and Reconnect with your family in Cookeville, TN, in Putnam County, the heart of The Highlands of Tennessee.

• 1,400-plus hotel rooms
• 100-plus restaurants
• Specialty, brand-name & antique shopping
• Excursion trains
• Special events
• Six golf courses with more than a dozen more within 30 minutes
• Three major Army Corps of Engineers lakes with 1,200-plus miles of shoreline within 30 minutes
• World-renowned Tennessee Tech University

Prepare to be charmed by our matchless mountains, rich historical heritage, art and cultural events, unique downtown shops, cosmopolitan cuisine and outdoor opportunities at many state and local parks and lakes.