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Dickson is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Located in Dickson County. It is part of the Nashville metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, Dickson's population was 16,058.

The Clement Railroad Hotel Museum, housed in the Tennessee Historical Commission’s Hotel Halbrook State Historic Site and operated by the Governor Frank G. Clement Railroad Hotel and Historical Museum Corporation, Inc. The building is one of the few remaining examples of a railroad hotel in the State of Tennessee. It is located in historic downtown Dickson, Tennessee and since opening on June 2, 2009, the museum has hosted thousands of visitors. Originally constructed in 1913 the Hotel Halbrook operated as a working hotel until economic factors forced its closure in 1954. Today, museum features exhibits and programming involving the history of Dickson County, Tennessee, the American Civil War, the history of the Hotel Halbrook, the American Civil Rights Movement, and the life and career of Tennessee Governor Frank G. Clement, who was born in the hotel on June 02, 1920. Owned by the State of Tennessee, the Clement Railroad Hotel Museum is one of the Tennessee Historical Commission's State Historic Sites, and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The museum receives a partial annual operating grant from the Tennessee Historical Commission. The museum is located at 100 Clement Place, or 100 Frank G. Clement Place, in Dickson, Tennessee. It was restored and opened to the public in 2009.

The Dickson County War Memorial Building is a historic building in Dickson, Tennessee, U.S.. It was built in 1932–1933. It was designed in the Colonial Revival architectural style by Emmons H. Woolwine. It was home to the Dickson County Library from 1933 to 1939, when it was used for the Draft board. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 18, 1999.

Dickson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 54,315. Its county seat is Charlotte. Dickson County is part of the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area. Dickson County is home to Tennessee's oldest courthouse in continuous use, built in 1835. This is the second courthouse in Charlotte as the first one, a log building, was destroyed in the Tornado of 1833, which destroyed all but one building on the courthouse square.

Charlotte is a town in Dickson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,656 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Dickson County. This town is part of the Nashville metropolitan area.

Burns is a town in Dickson County, Tennessee, in the United States. It is part of the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,468 at the 2010 census.

Montgomery Bell State Park is a Tennessee state park in Burns, Tennessee, United States. The park covers 3,782 acres (1,531 ha) and its official elevation is 758 feet (231 m). However, due to the dissected wooded terrain typical of the Nashville Basin, actual elevations range from 580 feet (180 m) to 860 feet (260 m). The park is open for year-round recreation including boating, hiking, camping, fishing and golf. Montgomery Bell State Park was built during the Great Depression by members of the Works Progress Administration and Civilian Conservation Corps as Montgomery Bell Recreational Demonstration Area. Named for iron industrialist Montgomery Bell, the park is known as the birthplace of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

Promise, Promise Land or Promised Land was an unincorporated community founded in rural Dickson County, Tennessee, United States, north of Charlotte soon after the American Civil War by formerly enslaved people. At one time the settlement included stores, two church buildings (housing three congregations), a schoolhouse and around thirty houses. The community began to dissipate during the era of the First and Second Great Migrations. By 1957 the Promise Land School, which at its 1905 peak had boasted 97 students of all grade levels, was consolidated with a school in Charlotte, although the school building was re-purposed as a community center and still stands, as does one of the two church buildings. While Promise Land no longer exists as a recognizable entity, heirs of the original African American settlers still own land in the area, and the annual Promise Land Community Festival brings back former residents and their descendants on the first weekend of June.In 2007, the Promise Land School was placed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Dickson County, Tennessee.

The Richard C. Napier House is a historic two-storey house in Charlotte, Tennessee, U.S.. It was built circa 1800 for Colonel Richard Napier, Sr. It was designed in the Federal architectural style. In 1823, it was inherited by his son, Richard C. Napier, an ironmaster. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 26, 1988.

The Interstate Packaging Arboretum is an arboretum located on the Interstate Packaging Company property, Highway 47 North, White Bluff, Tennessee. The arboretum includes over 60 species of shrubs and trees, as well as a greenhouse and fish pond (25,000 square feet). It serves as a planting site for The American Chestnut Foundation.

Vanleer is a town in Dickson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was estimated to be 422 in 2019, up from 395 at the 2010 census. The town is approximately 49 miles northwest of Nashville and is located within the city's greater metropolitan area. The town is named for Anthony Wayne Van Leer, onetime operator of the iron works in nearby Cumberland Furnace.

White Bluff is a town in Dickson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 3,862 at the 2020 census and 3,206 at the 2010 census. The community name derives from the White Bluff Iron Forge.