Attractions in Nashville

Museums
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
222 Fifth Ave S,
Demonbreun, Nashville, TN
This is one of the most popular areas of tourist attraction in Nashville, TN. Country Music Hall of Fame takes pride in its exquisite exhibits on World Music in particular, Country music and its artists, which would be of interest to Country music buffs.
Come here to examine the roots of country music and see how it all began. Find out who the real pioneers of country music were. Stroll the famed walk path and see where greats like Dolly Parton and Elvis Presley got their starts - the famed RCA Studio B.

Tennessee State Museum
505 Deaderick Street, Nashville
This is one of the largest museums in Nashville; TN. Tennessee Art Museum comes complete 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.
You would be thrilled to take glimpses of prominent historic figures such as, former US President Andrew Jackson, Daniel Boone and legendary frontiersman Davy Crockett. The fascinating 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.

Cheek wood Museum of Art
Belle Meade
Nashville, TN
Admission Fee: $9 adults
$7 senior citizens and
$5 Youngsters (17years and above)
Free -- children under 6 years.
This is one of the most celebrated attractions in Nashville, TN. The Cheek Family, who founded Maxwell Coffee, built this elegant mansion in the late 1920s. In the late 1950's, they donated the mansion and the surrounding 65 acres to the City of Nashville, which maintains the estate today.
You would love to stroll in the well-manicured botanical gardens, contemporary art galleries, and dine at the Pineapple Room restaurant.

Cumberland Science Museum
Oak Hill
Nashville, TN
Admission Charge: $7.95 adults
$4.95 seniors and children ages 3-12.
This is one of the most popular areas of tourist attraction in Nashville; TN. The thrill of scientific discovery awaits you! You would love to explore over 150 scientific discoveries and exhibits that are on display at Cumberland Science Museum.
View the heavens from the 40-foot Sudekum Planetarium or Explore the wonders of the human body in Health Hall or the world of computers in the New Century Computer Lab. Planetarium shows occur daily and new exhibits open regularly. Special programs are offered for high school students on weekend nights.

Other Attractions
Don't forget to stop-by these equally fascinating Areas and Points of Tourist Attraction.
Grand Ole Opry
2802 Opryland Drive,
Opry Plaza
This is one of the most prominent areas of tourist attraction in Nashville,TN. Grand Ole Opry is the home of the world-famous country music show, the Grand Ole Opry: now located in Opryland Drive is a vast 4,400 seat auditorium which is part of the Opryland resort complex north of Nashville's city centre.
The highlights of this interesting attraction is that, Grand Ole broadcasts the world's longest running radio show 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.

The Parthenon
Centennial Park, West End Avenue
This is one of the most visited historic areas of tourist Attraction in Nashville, TN. 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. Art lovers would be delighted to take glimpses of the variety of temporary shows and exhibitions that are also presented.

Ryman Auditorium
116 Fifth Avenue North
This is a National Historic Landmark in downtown Nashville. Ryman Auditorium is regarded as the founding home of country music, having been the performance venue for the Grand Ole Opry from 1943 to 1974.
This beautiful Auditorium 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 has on its list of celebrities, great names such as Sarah Bernhardt, Patsy Cline and Elvis Presley. Ryman Auditorium 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.

Hermitage, Home of President Andrew Jackson
Admission: Adults - $10
Seniors - $ 9
Youngsters - $5.00 ages 12-6
Children under 6 yrs.of age -Free
This is one of the most renowned and historic attractions in Nashville, TN. Home of President Andrew Jackson offers you a lively insight into the seventeenth century. This classic Greek revival mansion retains original architecture and furnishings.
You would be delighted to tour the splendid mansion including original 1804 slave cabins, Jackson's tomb, Tulip Grove mansion, Old Hermitage Church, and confederate cemetery. Restaurant and gift shop are also on site.