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Belle Meade Plantation
Country
Music Hall of Fame & Museum - A
nicely organized display of costumes, instruments, recordings and films of
the singers, songwriters and other country & western music personalities who
have contributed so greatly to the art and success of this music venue.
Note:
If you have visited the Country Music Hall of Fame previously, it has moved to a
new home - an imposing, glass, limestone and brick structure with much more
exhibition space.
Address: 222 Fifth Avenue South.
For more information, phone
615-416-2001 or (toll-free) 800-852-6437 or visit their website.
Cumberland
Science Museum - Exhibits
featuring the areas of anthropology, astronomy, health, natural history, the
physical sciences are designed to be of interest to both young and old. Many
'hands-on' exhibits are included.
Also featured is a 'computer lab' which has
been very popular, and they conduct special science lectures and exhibits daily.
Also included in the facility is a full-scale planetarium.
For more
information, phone 615-862-5160 or visit their web site:
SciMuseum.
General Jackson Showboat
- Here is
a four-deck, paddle-wheel showboat reminiscent of the Mississippi River
riverboat days. Various cruises are available, afternoon and evening including a
special 3+ hour evening/dinner cruise which features a musical stage
extravaganza.
Phone 615-871-6100 for
specifics, schedules and reservations or visit their website.
Fares run around $20, more for the dinner cruise.
Take exit
12B of the Briley Parkway (TN-155) to McGavock Pike West.
Grand Ole Opry House
- The
Grand Ole Opry is America's longest running radio program. Since its first
broadcast in 1925, it has not missed one single performance! Shows are 2½ hours
long but are divided into segments running 15 and 30 minutes. These shows are
very popular and tickets must be ordered in advance. (If a show is not sold out,
tickets may be available but don't count on it.)
Phone 615-889-3060 or
(toll-free) 888-976-2000 for specifics, schedules and reservations - or visit
their website.
Take exit
12B of the Briley Parkway (TN-155) to McGavock Pike West.
Music
Valley Car Museum - Housing
a collection of cars, some antiques, some having been owned by famous persons
(including Grand Ole Opry stars), the museum is next door to the Wax Museum and
across the street from the Opryland Hotel. See all three!
For more information, phone 615-885-7400 or visit their web site: CarMuseum.
Take exit
12B of the Briley Parkway (TN-155) to McGavock Pike West.
Come
stay with us;
reserve a room in Nashville
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Music
Valley Wax Museum
Featuring
over fifty exhibits of life-sized wax figures of famous country & western
music stars. Also available for viewing is their famous 'Sidewalk of the Stars'
with over 250 handprints and signatures of country & western music stars.
Located across from the Opryland Hotel in the Opryland Complex. Take exit
12B of the Briley Parkway (TN-155) to McGavock Pike West. For information, phone
615-883-3612.
Nashville
Toy Museum
See
thousands of antique toys and dolls! A fascinating display of interest to young
and not-so young. They also feature a special exhibit of toy trains, some dating
back to the 19th Century. Located in the Opryland Complex. Take exit 12B
of the Briley Parkway (TN-155) to McGavock Pike West. For information, phone
615-883-8870.
Nashville Zoo Included
on this 200 acre preserve are, of course, the zoo, a well stocked aquarium, a
very larg play area for the young ones plus some very nice hiking trails. Also
included is a mid-19th-century farm house and a well-done reproduction of a
large, well populated barn. An exceptional zoo by any standard! Take exit 78A of
I-65 and follow the signs. For more information, phone 615-833-1534.
Opryland Opryland
is now a complex which includes the new Grand
Ole Opry, the Opryland
Hotel, the Music
Valley Wax Museum, Music
Valley Car Museum
and the paddle-wheel showboat, General
Jackson. Also
included is a shopping center with an excellent selection of stores and
restaurants. Take exit
12B of the Briley Parkway (TN-155) to McGavock Pike West. For specifics and
contact information about the main attractions, see the individual
attraction (click on the name, above).
Opryland Hotel
(for
reservations, click here) Yes,
this is a 'working hotel' - but it is also so much more! Located in the Opryland
complex on the east bank of the Cumberland River, the property features three
enclosed gardens displaying some 10,000 tropical plants, waterfall, a
well-planned array of shops and restaurants and, outside, a 4½ acre with lakes
and passenger-carrying flatboats. Christmas season brings a plethora of lights
and other Christmas decorations. This is quite a place to see - and stay! (Reserve
your room at the Opryland Hotel.)
Ryman Auditorium Home
of the Grand Ole Opry from 1943 to 1974, this famous old theatre has been host
to many world-famous performers, classical, opera, country & western, well,
about every venue of entertainment. Build in 1892, it was extensively renovated
in 1994 and now seats 2,100 folks for a wide variety of shows (including video
tapings). For information, phone 615-889-3060.
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