Friday, February 17, 2012

What fun things can you do in Nashville, TN?

I have 5 days and 6 nights to do anything I want. I'm looking for good restaurants, monuments, parks, museums, shows, and anything else worth experiencing.What fun things can you do in Nashville, TN?
There are a lot of run of the mill tourist things to do, but consider some more interesting options. There are a couple of really fun dive bars that are well worth checking out. The Springwater and Betty's Grill being two of my favorites. For food Rotier's has the best burger, Hot Diggity Dogs is awesome, Wendell Smith's, Monell's, Southern Bred, Tom's Elite Carryout - all great meat and three restaurants. On Friday and Saturday night there is amateur WWF-style wrestling at a seedy hotel called the Stadium Inn. That is a must see whenever I'm entertaining guests. There is a peculiar place called the Lane Motor Museum on Murfreesboro Rd. They have all sorts of rare and one of a kind foreign vehicles from the past hundred years. Bizarre vehicles, the three-wheeled BMW Steve Urkel drove on Family Matters for example. It's a very good way to spend a couple of hours and only costs about $5. On Charlotte Pike from about 47th ave on there are numerous thrift stores. Great record shops such as Grimey's, Phonoluxe and Great Escape are scattered about town. There is a beer can museum in a little podunk town called Millersville about 15 miles north of Nashville. It's a massive pole barn full of beer nostalgia. Call 615-448-6143 to see if they're still open. If you like bluegrass or old timey music the Station Inn in the best. It's located in the Gulch on 12th I believe. I hope some of these things strike your fancy.
Some good attractions in Nashville are the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, The General Jackson sightseeing cruise, The Nashville Zoo, the Stars' Homes Tour (I took the one offered by Grayline), The Parthenon (great Art Museum), The Hermitage (Andrew Jackson's home), The TN State Museum, and the Belle Meade Plantation. They have some good state parks to visit, too, including Fall Creek Falls in Pikeville, Dunbar Cave in Clarksville, and Burgess Falls in Sparta. Opry Mills has good shopping and places to eat.What fun things can you do in Nashville, TN?
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