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Nashville
Attractions - Things to do
1. Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
222 Fifth Avenue South
www.countrymusichalloffame.org |
What is it? If you are a visitor to Nashville, chances
are you are there because you are a country music fan. That being
the case the best place to begin your visit is the not-to-be-missed
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in the Downtown entertainment
district. The main permanent exhibit, Sing Me Back Home, is a
journey through the history of country Music, drawing on the
museum's rich collection of historical costumes, memorabilia,
instruments, photographs, manuscripts and other objects. Live
performances, interactive exhibits, and lots of great music
supplement these artefacts. Among the exhibits are Elvis Presley's
gold-leaf covered Cadillac, Emmy Lou Harris' jewelled cowboy boots
and Bob Dylan's autographed lyric sheets. Live music is played in
the atrium and digital film presentations are offered in the
theatre. Visitors can also watch museum archivists and restoration
experts at work, and study a vast wall displaying chart-topping
gold and platinum country records.
Hours of Operation: 9am to 5pm daily. Closed Tuesdays in January and
February, and closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's
Day
Phone:(615) 416 2001 |
2. Ryman Auditorium
116 Fifth Avenue North
www.ryman.com |
What is it? This National Historic Landmark in downtown
Nashville is regarded as the founding home of country music, having
been the performance venue for the Grand Ole Opry from 1943 to
1974. The theatre was originally built in 1892 as a gospel
tabernacle and served as an evangelical meeting hall. A stage was
built for the Grand Ole Opry broadcasts and such great names as
Sarah Bernhardt, Patsy Cline and Elvis Presley trod the boards here
in their time. Today the Grand Ole Opry has moved on to a new
theatre, but the Ryman Auditorium has been restored and is still a
popular performance venue where concerts are held regularly. By day
the theatre acts as a museum, which visually portrays the stories
of its rich history with a series of displays and
exhibits.
Hours of Operation: Daily between 9am to 4pm for museum visiting, and in
the evening for various shows
Phone:Box office: (615) 889 3060 |
3. Grand Ole Opry
2802 Opryland Drive, Opry Plaza
www.opry.com |
What is it? The home of the world-famous country music
show, the Grand Ole Opry, is now in Opryland Drive in a vast 4,400
seat auditorium which is part of the Opryland resort complex north
of Nashville's city centre. From here the world's longest running
radio show is still broadcast on the Nashville station WSM (650 on
the AM dial), featuring new stars, superstars and legends of
country and bluegrass music performing live on stage. No visit to
Nashville is complete without attending a show at the Grand Ole
Opry, which has been going strong on the airwaves since
1925.
Hours of Operation: Shows generally take place on Friday at 7.30pm,
Saturday 6.30pm and 9.30pm, and Tuesday at 7pm. (Times can vary
according to season)
Phone:Tickets and information: (615) 871 6779 |
4. Belle Meade Plantation
www.bellemeadeplantation.com |
What is it? One popular Nashville attraction that is not
music related is the Belle Meade Plantation, known as "the queen of
Tennessee plantations", boasting an 1853 Greek Revival mansion that
has been carefully restored to show its original elegance. The
authentic Civil War bullet holes that riddle its columns are still
visible. Among the outbuildings that survive on the 12-hectare
(30-acre) site is one of the oldest houses in Tennessee, a log
cabin built in 1790. There is also a carriage house, visitor
centre, tearoom and gift shop. The Belle Meade estate was one of
America's first and finest thoroughbred breeding farms. Tours of
the antebellum furnished mansion and grounds are given by guides
dressed in period costume.
Hours of Operation: Daily tours are from Monday to Saturday 9am to 5pm
and Sunday 11am to 5pm. Last tour starts at 4pm. Closed
Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Day
Phone:(615) 356 0501 |
5. Parthenon
Centennial Park, West End Avenue and 25th Avenue
www.parthenon.org |
What is it? The centrepiece of Nashville's Centennial
Park is the world's only full-scale replica of the Parthenon temple
in Athens, Greece, complete with a re-creation of the 42ft (13m)
high statue of Athena that stood outside the temple in ancient
Greece. The Parthenon was originally built for Tennessee's 1897
Centennial Exposition, it's plaster decoration being direct casts
of the Parthenon Marbles and original sculptures which adorned the
pediments of the Greek Parthenon that was built in 438 BC. The
building today serves as Nashville's art museum, with a permanent
collection that highlights 19th and 20th century American artists.
A variety of temporary shows and exhibitions are also
presented.
Hours of Operation: Tuesday to Saturday 9am to 4.30pm. From 31 May to 6
September the museum is also open on Sundays from 12.30pm to
4.30pm
Phone:(615) 862 8431 |
6. Tennessee State Museum
505 Deaderick Street
www.tnmuseum.org |
What is it? The interesting Tennessee State Museum is one
of the largest of its kind in the nation with a huge array of
permanent exhibits telling the story of Tennessee, starting out
15,000 years ago in prehistoric times and culminating in the early
20th century. Prominent historic figures are highlighted, like
former US President Andrew Jackson, Daniel Boone and legendary
frontiersman Davy Crockett. Exhibits include displays of furniture,
silverware, weapons, uniforms, battle flags, quilts and artworks
from the civil war period. The museum also features reproductions
of a 19th-century gristmill, and 18th-century print shop, a
frontier cabin, antebellum parlour and a Victorian painting
gallery.
Hours of Operation: Tuesday to Saturday 10am to 5pm; Sundays 1pm to 5pm.
Closed New Year's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving and
Christmas
Phone:(615) 741 2692 |
7. Great Smoky Mountains National Park
www.nps.gov/grsm |
What is it? East of Nashville on the border between
Tennessee and North Carolina lies the Great Smoky Mountains
National Park, covering more than one and a half million acres; the
largest national park in the eastern United States. The park is a
designated International Biosphere Reserve and a World Heritage
Site drawing millions of visitors every year to enjoy the panoramic
views, tumbling mountain streams, uninterrupted forest and historic
buildings it encompasses. The main route to the park is via
Knoxville, Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg, all worth a visit in their
own right. Inside the park itself there are more than 270 miles
(435km) of road through the ancient mountains, which are home to a
variety of plant and animal life, many of the species unique and
rare. The park offers numerous outdoor recreational pursuits and
offers a glimpse into the lives of early southern Appalachian
farming families, boasting 77 historic structures like log cabins,
barns, churches and gristmills.
Hours of Operation: The park is open year round. Roads are subject to
closure, call (865) 436 1200 for updated road and weather
information
Phone:(865) 436 1200 (Visitor Information Recorded
Message) |
8. Chattanooga
2 Broad Street (Chattanooga Area Convention and Visitors
Bureau)
www.chattanoogafun.com |
What is it? The fourth largest city in Tennessee,
Chattanooga in the south-east near the border with Georgia lies at
the junction of four interstate highways, easily accessible and
well worth a visit. The city has brought about a renaissance in
recent years, redeveloping its riverfront and downtown area to
offer an extensive greenway system and river walk that takes
strollers through the historic art district and several beautiful
parks. Main attractions in the city for tourists are the Tennessee
Aquarium, Civil War battlefields, the African American Museum and a
Creative Discovery Museum. The main destination for visitors though
is Lookout Mountain, offering its historic Incline Railway, the
steepest passenger railway in the world that offers panoramic views
of the city and the Great Smoky Mountains 100 miles (161km) away.
Lookout Mountain is also home to The Battles for Chattanooga
Museum, Ruby Falls (a waterfall that plunges 145ft (44m) inside the
mountain) and Rick City Gardens from where it is possible to view
seven states on a clear day.
Hours of Operation:
Phone:(423) 756 8687 or toll free (800) 322 3344 |
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Transport -Buses and trolleys ply the streets of
Nashville, the Metropolitan Transit Authority running several bus
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