Adventure Science CenterÂ
Explore the 15,000-square-foot Space Chase, scale the Adventure Tower or take in a star show at the Sudekum Planetarium, where a GOTO Chiron optical star projector displays more than 6 million stars (!) onto the theater’s 63-foot dome.*
Nashville Children’s TheatreÂ
With year-round programming, NCT has provided exposure to the theatrical arts to deserving kids, families and educators across Middle Tennessee for 90 seasons and counting. The production quality is top-notch, and its Rutledge Hill venue also hosts the Nashville Repertory Theatre’s Ingram New Works Festival each spring.Â
Nashville Zoo at Grassmere
At the Nashville Zoo you can feed birds while they sit on your hand (or sometimes head), pet kangaroos (which are softer than chinchillas), hang out in a petting zoo filled with goats, llamas and alpacas, and visit more than 300 different species of animals, including red pandas, tigers and so many more.
Red Caboose Park
Playgrounds are often full of big kids, and the structures are just a bit too large to set a little one loose on. But at Bellevue’s Red Caboose Park, you’ll find bouncy stuff on the ground underneath the equipment to protect delicate noggins, a zero-entry merry-go-round, and some fake trees for climbing fun. Plus, there are a dozen comfy picnic tables, gloriously located under a pleasant stand of wide-canopied trees.
Best of Nashville Winner:
Best Family Taproom: East Nashville Beer Works
At East Nashville Beer Works, there’s a fenced-in playground where your kids can have a ball while you’re enjoying really good pizza and even better beer. It’s also dog-friendly, so bring your pup along.
