Nashville Activities

Belle Meade Plantation

5025 Harding Pike, Nashville
(615) 356-0501
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Once a renowned thoroughbred horse farm, Belle Meade Plantation was one of Nashville?s largest and wealthiest private estates encompassing 5400 acres. The guided tour of the Mansion, with an abundance of original furnishings, encompasses both the first and second floor of the Antebellum home.

Belmont Mansion

1900 Belmont Boulevard, Nashville
(615) 460-5459
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Completed in 1853 by Adelicia Acklen, Belmont was recognized as one of the most elaborate and unusual homes in the South. Adelicia secretly conspired with both the Confederate and Union forces to emerge from the Civil War with her fortune intact. The Grand Salon with its staircase is considered the most elaborate domestic room built in antebellum Tennessee.

Carnton Plantation

1345 Carnton Lane, Franklin
(615) 794-0903
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Home of the New York Times bestseller The Widow of the South, Carnton was witness to one of the bloodiest battles of the entire Civil War, the November 30, 1864 Battle of Franklin. During and after the battle, Carnton served as the largest field  hospital, sheltering hundreds of wounded and dying Confederates, including four Confederate generals whose bodies were laid out on the porch as their men paid their final respects. Eighteen months later, Carrie and John McGavock established a cemetery as a final resting place for 1,491 Confederate soldiers. Today the house is open daily for tours. Visitors see an elegantly restored home with floors still stained with the blood of fallen soldiers.

Cheekwood

1200 Forrest Park Drive, Nashville
(615) 353-6982
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Within its 55 acres, Cheekwood is a complex institution rich with history, beautiful gardens and fine art. The Botanical Garden showcases fine horticultural collections, acclaimed for their diversity and quality. The Museum of Art presents American and European art and is recognized as a center for contemporary art in the Southeast. These collections reside in one of the grandest estates in Nashville, the former Cheek residence. Named to the National Register of Historic Places, the mansion and the original boxwood gardens are an amazing work of architecture and design and the ideal setting for the gardens and art museum.

Grand Ole Opry

2802 Opryland Drive, Nashville
(800) SEE-OPRY
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What began as a simple radio broadcast in 1925 is today a live-entertainment phenomenon dedicated to honoring country music's rich history and dynamic present with a mix of country legends and the contemporary chart-toppers who have followed in their footsteps.

Music City Walk of Fame

Walk of Fame Park, Demonbreun between 4th & 5th Avenues, Nashville
(866) 584-MUSIC
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The Music City Walk of Fame on Nashville's Music Mile is a landmark tribute to those from all genres of music who have contributed to the world through song or other industry collaboration and made a significant contribution to the music industry with connection to Music City. Induction ceremonies are held twice a year, in April and November, and are free and open to the public.

Nashville Farmers' Market

900 Eighth Avenue North, Nashville
(615) 880-2001
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Open year-round. Flea market open every weekend. Restaurants, specialty shops, greenhouses and open-air stalls. Fresh fruits, vegetables and plants.