Centennial Park
A 152-acre public park located in the heart of West End, Centennial Park is home to Nashville’s beloved Parthenon museum, and frequently hosts cultural events like Musicians Corner and Tennessee Craft.
Cheekwood Estate & Gardens
The city’s elegant longtime home for the arts offers attractions all year round, from quality art exhibitions in the estate’s museum to a woodland sculpture trail and the annual Holiday LIGHTS extravaganza.Â
Arrington Vineyards
Located 25 miles south of Nashville, Arrington Vineyards is on a lush 95-acre property — 16 acres of which are vineyards. With five tasting rooms and music on weekends (from April through November), plus 22 award-winning wines that are bottled on site, it’s a great spot for wine lovers to visit while in Music City.*
Shelby Bottoms Greenway and Natural AreaÂ
Here, hundreds of riverside acres in what would otherwise be prime residential real estate are set aside forever as a wildlife habitat and gathering places for family barbecues, exercise, birding and more. Check out the Nature Center for educational programming.Â
United Street Tours Â
This tour company informs visitors — and unaware locals — about Nashville’s impressive and extensive Black history and culture. It offers three different walking tours, each 90 minutes long. There’s a Black history option, as well as tours devoted to the civil rights movement and neighborhood diversity.Â
Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park
This tree-lined park and promenade boasts a 200-foot granite map of the state, a Pathway of History measured in 2001-like monoliths, a World War II memorial, a working carillon, and a fountain plaza that fills in the summer with children splashing in the soaring jets of water.
Redneck Comedy Tour BusÂ
If redneck culture’s your thing, the Redneck Comedy Tour Bus is the sightseeing event for you. Meet them at Scoreboard Bar & Grill on Music Valley Drive, where you can park for free behind Nashville Palace. Featured destinations include Ole Smoky Moonshine Distillery — you can find out more at theredneckbus.com.
Belle Meade Historic Site & WineryÂ
Immerse yourself in the history of Tennessee and hospitality at the Belle Meade Historic Site & Winery. You can explore the verdant grounds and Belle Meade Mansion, sample Southern cuisine and an array of wines, and attend educational tours. We especially recommend the Journey to Jubilee Tour, which invites discussion and explores the stories of the enslaved African Americans who were brought to and born at Belle Meade.
Andrew Jackson’s HermitageÂ
Cumberland Park
Beaman Park
Nashville Zoo at GrassmereÂ
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.
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