 Belle
Meade Plantation
5025 Harding Road, Nashville, Tennessee 37205
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Belle Meade Plantation Admission Tickets Here!
For much of the country, the historical connotation of the southern
plantation echoes a dark time in our nation's history-in the American
south, however, these mansions recall a grand, if mistaken time
of cultural independence. Belle Meade, the self-proclaimed Queen
of Tennessee plantations expresses that delicate balance of pride
and regret in its restoration. The imposing 1853 Greek Revival mansion
and gabled Carriage House has been restored to its Confederate glory,
with tours and guides in period dress. Not to be ignored, however
is the 1832 slave cabin that pre-dates the mansion still stands
on the property as a reminder of the sacrifices ...more
 Country
Music Hall of Fame and Museum
222 5th Avenue South, Nashville
Tennessee
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Country Music Hall Of Fame Admission Tickets Here!
The Country Music
Hall of Fame invigorates the skyline in downtown Nashville’s entertainment
district. Inside, the Museum presents the crown jewels of its vast
collection to illustrate country music’s story as told through the
turns of two centuries. A treasure trove of historic country video
clips and recorded music, dynamic exhibits and state-of-the-art
design, a regular menu of live performances and public programs,
a museum store, live satellite radio broadcasts, on-site dining,
and fabulous public spaces all contribute to
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 Grand
Ole Opry House
2802 Opryland Drive,
Nashville Tennessee
Grand
Ole Opry Concert Schedule and Advance Tickets!
The Grand Ole Opry is a milestone venue for any country music
artist who hopes to someday make it big. Patsy Cline, Loretta
Lynn, Dolly Parton, Tex Ritter and Minnie Pearl all performed
here making it as much an entertainment venue as a historical
artifact. Today, the Opry is still a launching point for careers,
much as the Apollo Theater is for rhythm & blues performers. The
Grand Ole Opry continues to showcase the best bluegrass, country
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 General
Jackson Showboat
2800 Opryland Drive, Nashville TN; Tel. 615.871.6100
Spend an unforgettable evening on the historic 300-foot-long General
Jackson Showboat. Styled in the grand tradition of the paddlewheel
riverboats that cruised the great Southern waterways in the 1800s,
the General Jackson was named after the first steamboat to operate
on the Cumberland River in 1817. Today, it’s just as active as
its predecessor. Whether you want to spend an evening of dining
and non-stop dancing under the stars, or you’re more in the mood
for a lazy afternoon cruise under the clear blue Southern sky,
the General Jackson captures the essence of a bygone era.
 The
Hermitage
4580 Rachel's Lane, Nashville, Tennessee 37079
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Hermitage Admission Tickets Here!
Andrew Jackson was the first President not to come from aristocracy.
Despite his ordinary heritage, he built the Hermitage, a large
Antebellum plantation now restored as a museum dedicated to Old
Hickory. In addition to revolving exhibits, a film on the history
of the President and costumed tour guides, visitors will certainly
want to see the first Hermitage cabins, where the former penniless
orphan and future political leader and his wife, Rachel lived
before ...more
 Music
Valley Wax Museum
2515 McGavock Street, Nashville TN; Tel. 615.862.5950
Madame Tussaud may have left some figures to be desired. The Country
Wax Museum in downtown Nashville remedies the omission, adding
Hank Williams and Chet Atkins to the historical figures located
in other wax museums around the country. Loretta Lynn may not
sing, but she certainly commands a regal presence in Music City,
USA. Pay homage to Elvis, Chuck Berry and Alan Jackson replicas
at this centerpiece of the American South.
 Nashville
Convention Center
601 Commerce
Street, Nashville, TN; Tel. 615.742.2000
The state-of-the-art
Nashville Convention Center is a Meeting Planner's dream come
true. It features a 118,675-square-foot exhibit hall, an 11,000-square-foot
ballroom, 40,000 square feet of lobby and terrace space, and 25
meeting rooms. The exhibit hall is divisible into three sections,
each with separate entrances. Collectively, the hall can house
615 10' x 10' booths, a general session for 9,000 attendees, or
a 6,000-person banquet ...more
 Nashville
Predators
Gaylord Entertainment
Center, 127 5th Avenue, Nashville, TN 37203
The Nashville Predators
play in the Central Division of the Western Conference of the
National Hockey League (NHL). This year, All-Star defenseman Kimmo
Timonen, All-Star goaltender Tomas Vokoun & newly acquired
marquee left wing Paul Kariya look to ignite Nashville on a return
to playoff action ...more
Parthenon
 Centennial
Park, Nashville TN; Tel. 615.862.8431
Athens, Greece isn't the only city with a classical stone temple
dedicated to the arts. Nashville's Parthenon confirms the city's
place as the "Athens of the South." The concrete replica of the
Greek temple marks the city's place as a cultural and artistic
Mecca. Though country & western music wasn't an original staple
of the original Parthenon, the city has gone to great lengths
to incorporate its history with that of the world at large. Today,
the to-scale replica of the Greek landmark serves as an art museum
featuring not only classical works but also those of modern artists
such as Andy Warhol. In the early 1990s, sculptor Alan LeQuire's
"Athena Parnthenos," a 42-foot statue of the Greek goddess Athena
was added to the structure, cementing its place in mid-South culture.
 Ryman
Auditorium
116 Fifth Avenue
North, Nashville Tennessee
Ryman
Concert Schedule and Advance Tickets!
The original, and now winter, home of the Grand Ole Opry, the
Ryman Auditorium is a showcase for the best and most promising
in country & western, bluegrass and zydeco acts. Daytime tours
of this country tourism mecca showcase the legendary auditorium's
history and highlights, even letting visitors stand on the Ryman's
awe-inspiring ...more
 Tennessee
State Museum
Fifth and Deaderick Streets, Nashville TN; Tel. 1.800.407.4324
The Tennessee State Museum is one of the largest state museums
in the nation with more than 60,000 square feet of permanent exhibits
and a 10,000 square foot changing exhibition hall. The museum's
interpretive exhibits begin 15,000 years ago and continue through
the early 1900s interpreting Tennessee's history during the Prehistoric,
Frontier, Age of Jackson, Antebellum, Civil War, and Reconstruction
periods. These sections include special displays of furniture,
silver, weapons, quilts, and paintings produced by Tennesseans.
There are reproductions of an early 19th century grist mill and
authentic settings of an 18th century print shop, frontier cabin,
Antebellum parlor, and Victorian painting gallery. The Tennessee
State Museum's Civil War holdings of uniforms, battle flags and
weapons are among the finest in the nation. The museum also has
many one-of-a-kind items associated with such famous ...more
 Tennessee
Titans
The Coliseum, One
Titans Way, Nashville Tennessee
The Tennessee
Titans play in one of the NFL’s most beautiful stadiums - LP Field
(formerly The Coliseum). After 30 years of playing in Houston
at the Astrodome, the team, then known as the Houston Oilers,
began wanting a new football-only stadium in the mid 1990’s. After
numerous attempts failed to get a stadium in Houston, the team
decided to move to Nashville
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