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See the Falls

Photos get close. The sound of the water is the part you have to come hear.

Most of these were taken at dusk, when the falls are lit and the hollow goes quiet. You can have this to yourselves for an evening at a creekside dinner, or for a few days by staying at the Waterfall House.

Old Falls, a 20-foot waterfall spilling over a limestone shelf into the creek pool below — Old Falls in full flow

A wooden footbridge crossing Lick Creek directly beneath Old Falls, lit at dusk — The footbridge below the falls

A lit fire pit ringed by Adirondack chairs on the creek bank at nightfall — The fire pit at dusk

The covered deck of the Waterfall House looking out over the illuminated waterfall — The covered deck overlooking the falls

A queen bed made up with layered white linens under a canopy of draped canvas — The queen Tempurpedic “tent”

An interior sitting room with a linen sofa, bookshelves, and folk art on the walls — The sitting area

Chairs and a stone path set among the trees at the edge of the creek — Creek-side seating among the trees

A built-in breakfast nook with woven chairs and a small table beside a window — The eating nook

The kitchenette counter with a coffee maker, lamp, and framed art above it — The kitchenette counter

Green woods and the creek seen through the tall windows of the Waterfall House — The view from inside

The upper deck of the Waterfall House at night, warm light spilling onto the boards — The upper deck

The dark-sided Waterfall House lit from within, set into the wooded hollow — The Waterfall House

The gravel drive winding up through dense Tennessee woods toward the house — The drive up through the hollow

Old Falls seen from the porch, water breaking white over the rock face — The falls from the porch