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During your Nashville vacation, don't miss these great establishments and attractions:
Historic Manskers Station Frontier Life Center
Tennessee's earliest pioneer history comes to life here in a reconstruction of a fort built in 1779 by Kasper Mansker and settlers whom he had led to this spot. Today, costumed interpreters who demonstrate the skills and activities of those 18th-century settlers people the fort. Cooking fires send smoke curling from the chimneys of log cabins while weavers spin wool into yarn and woodworkers build rough-hewn furniture. Throughout the year, living-history camps are held on various weekends. During these camps, costumed camp participants live in the style of the pioneers for a few days. In addition to the fort, Historic Manskers Station also includes the Bowen Plantation house. Built between 1785 and 1787, this is the oldest brick house in middle Tennessee and is furnished with 18th-century antiques. Allow 1 hour.
Carnton Plantation
Built in 1826 by Randal McGavock, a former mayor of Nashville, Carnton Plantation is a beautiful neoclassical antebellum mansion with a Greek Revival portico. During the Battle of Franklin, one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War, this plantation home served as a Confederate hospital, and today you can still see the blood stains on floors throughout the house. The interior of the stately old home is almost completely restored and houses many McGavock family pieces and other period furnishings. Two years after the battle, the McGavock family donated 2 acres of land to be used as a cemetery for Confederate soldiers who had died during the Battle of Franklin. There are almost 1,500 graves in the McGavock Confederate Cemetery, which makes this the largest private Confederate cemetery in the country.
The Parthenon
Centennial Park, as the name implies, was built for the Tennessee Centennial Exposition of 1897, and this full-size replica of the Athens Parthenon was the exposition's centerpiece. The original structure was only meant to be temporary, however, and by 1921 the building, which had become a Nashville landmark, was in an advanced state of deterioration. In that year, the city undertook reconstruction of its Parthenon and by 1931 a new, permanent building stood in Centennial Park. The building now duplicates the floor plan of the original Parthenon in Greece. Inside stands the 42-foot-tall statue of Athena Parthenos, the goddess of wisdom, prudent warfare, and the arts. Newly gilded with eight pounds of gold leaf, she is the tallest indoor sculpture in the country.In addition to this impressive statue, there are original plaster castings of the famous Elgin marbles -- bas-reliefs that once decorated the pediment of the Parthenon. Down in the basement galleries of the Parthenon, you'll find an excellent collection of 19th- and 20th-century American art. The Parthenon's two pairs of bronze doors, which weigh in at 7 1/2 tons per door, are considered the largest matching bronze doors in the world. A recent renovation of the building included air conditioning, which should make for pleasant viewing on muggy summer days. Allow about 30 minutes.
Embassy Suites Hotel Nashville at Vanderbilt
The Embassy Suites hotel is located in the West End District of Nashville. We are conveniently located near Vanderbilt University, Music Row, downtown and area hospitals. Nashville Intl ARPT 8 MI SE Taxi. Greyhound Bus Station 1 MI W Taxi. Downtown 1 MI W. I-40 One Half Mile ...
Holiday Inn Select NASHVILLE-VANDERBILT (DWTN)
The Holiday Inn Nashville-Vanderbilt Hotel. A full-service hotel including 300 rooms located on 13 floors and over 5,000 square feet of meeting space in 7 meeting rooms. We are located across the street from Nashville's Centennial Park, with the historic Parthenon replica in view. We are approximately 2 miles from the city center including: Gaylord Entertainment Center, Ryman Auditorium, Tennessee Performing Arts Center, Tennessee State Capitol, the world renown Country Music Hall of Fame, and ...
Millennium Maxwell House Nashville
5 minutes from downtown, free parking, free downtown shuttle and free airport transportation, the Millennium Maxwell House - Nashville exemplifies the Southern tradition of gracious hospitality. Located 15 minutes from the citys most famous attraction, The Grand Old Opry, the hotel offers 17,000 square feet of meeting space that can accommodate groups of up to ...
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