The Nashville Zoo at Grassmere is a zoological garden and historic plantation farmhouse located 6 miles southeast of Downtown Nashville. As of 2014, the zoo was middle Tennessee's top paid attraction and contained 3,736 individual animals, encompassing 352 species

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tennessee, is one of the world's largest museums and research centers dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of American vernacular music. Chartered in 1964, the museum has amassed one of the world's most extensive musical collections. Getting tickets in advance recommended.

Lively daily market featuring a wide variety of local foods, produce, crafts, classes & chef demos.

Highly recommend Jeni's Splendid ice cream!!

Opry Mills is Tennessee’s largest outlet, value retail, shopping, dining and entertainment destination. Opry Mills is a beautiful indoor mall that boasts 200 + stores including; Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH, Forever 21, J.Crew Outlet, Vera Bradley Outlet, Bass Pro Shops, and more.

The Grand Ole Opry features today's country music stars, superstars, and rising stars all on one stage, every week in Nashville, TN. Their world-famous show is where aspiring stars dream of playing and music lovers connect with their favorite artists up close at the Opry House.

If you don't want to pay for a hotel room, you can still experience Gaylord Opryland—most of the property, including the restaurants, is open to the public and you could spend a fun day or afternoon walking around. (It's all indoors, which means plenty of air-conditioning in the dead of summer.)

Art aficionados and nature lovers alike should plan on making a stop at the Cheekwood Estate & Gardens. With its greenhouses, sculpture trail and chromatic flower display, the 55-acre Botanical Garden offers sanctuary from downtown's bustle.