IF YOU’VE ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE TWIN CITIES OF BRISTOL, YOU’RE IN FOR A TREAT. DOWNTOWN VISITORS CAN LEARN MORE THROUGH A NEW SELF-GUIDED WALKING TOUR NOW AVAILABLE. ACCORDING TO OFFICIALS WITH THE BRISTOL CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU, THE NEARLY TWO-HOUR TOUR WILL FEATURE PRE-RECORDED INFORMATION ABOUT POINTS OF INTEREST IN THE HISTORIC DOWNTOWN SECTION WHICH INCLUDES THE FORMER UNION DEPOT TRAIN STATIONS AND BRISTOL’S FAMOUS WELCOME SIGN. THE ROUTE INCLUDE 13 STOPS ALONG OR NEAR STATE STREET BETWEEN VOLUNTEER PARKWAY AND MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR BOULEVARD. OTHER STOPS ALONG THE ROUTE ARE THE PARAMOUNT CENTER FOR THE ARTS, CUMBERLAND SQUARE PARK, AND THE NASCAR MURAL. FUNDING FOR THE TOUR CAME FROM 25-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN GRANTS FROM THE TENNESSEE AND VIRGINIA DEPARTMENTS OF TOURISM AND THE BELIEVE IN BRISTOL’S MAIN STREET PROGRAM.