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During your Nashville vacation, don't miss these great establishments and attractions:
Adventure Science Center
It's hard to say which exhibit kids like the most at the Center. There are just so many fun interactive displays from which to choose in this modern, hands-on museum. Though the museum is primarily meant to be an entertaining way to introduce children to science, it can also be fun for adults. Kids of all ages can learn about technology, the environment, physics, and health as they roam the museum pushing buttons and turning knobs. On weekends there are almost always special shows and demonstrations, and throughout the year the museum schedules special exhibits. In the Sudekum Planetarium, there are regular shows that take you exploring through the universe. Allow 2 hours.
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.
Travellers Rest Historic House Museum
Built in 1799, Travellers Rest, as its name implies, once offered gracious Southern hospitality to travelers passing through a land that had only recently been settled. Judge John Overton (who, along with Andrew Jackson and Gen. James Winchester, founded the city of Memphis) built Travellers Rest. Overton also served as a political advisor to Jackson when he ran for president. Among the period furnishings you'll see in this restored Federal-style farmhouse is the state's largest public collection of pre-1840 Tennessee-made furniture. Allow an hour to tour the museum, and more if you want to wander the grounds and outbuildings.
Hilton Nashville Downtown
Hotel is located on 4th and 5th Avenues, facing Demonbreun and backing up to Broadway, opening into a 3-acre city park, directly across the street from the Gaylord Entertainment Center, Nashville Convention Center and Country Music Hall of ...
Doubletree Guest Suites' Nashville Airport
Located minutes from Nashville International Airport, Gaylord Opryland Resort & Conference Center, and Historic Downtown Nashville Convenient to all interstate interchanges. I-24 , I-440 , I-40, I-65 Nashville International Airport 3 MI SE, Free hotel shuttle service Downtown Nashville 9 MI SW. Amtrak Sations, Greyhound Bus ...
Hilton Garden Inn Nashville Airport
The hotel is located only 1/2 mile North of Nashville International Airport, 2 miles from the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center area, and only 6 miles from downtown Nashville. The hotel is also conveniently located within minutes from all major airport business ...
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