Fun Trips & Tours In and Around Franklin, TN

Organized Trips & Tours:

Guided tours of historic Carnton Plantation

Guided walking tours of downtown historic Franklin

Tour of Carter House (...more about haunted Carter House here)

Haunted Franklin ghost tours

Ghost Tours at Carnton

Country Music Hall of Fame (downtown Nashville with excellent tours of Studio B & Music Row)

If you have a large enough group, you may be interested in renting a trolley to take you all around (...or just hop on & hop off all you want for a nominal fee).

Top 5 Fun Driving Tours In The Area:

#1 The Natchez Trace Parkway is one not to be missed. It's definitely worth the drive to the farthest west part of Franklin -- especially in the Fall!

#2 It's also a beautiful drive through Percy Warner & Edwin Warner Parks any time of the year.

#3 From late November to early January, you can find some of the most spectacular holiday lights displays.

#4 If you're feeling a little adventurous, you might enjoy driving around the country roads of Franklin and Leiper's Fork, all the while passing by a number of "stars" homes -- like Alan Jackson's house (...and other celebrities you're likely to see out & about).

#5 The history buffs will enjoy taking a driving tour of the battlefields and historic areas in Franklin, TN.

More about the Battle of Franklin, and the Carter House in historic Franklin, TN.

Fun Things Adults Will Enjoy:

Horseback riding in the Franklin area

Loveless Cafe restaurant, diner & shoppes

Tour downtown Nashville (...don't miss Printer's Alley, the Nashville skyline)

Puckett's Grocery hosts after-hours songwriter nights

Franklin Factory (...shopping & dining)

Opry Mills Mall (...the kids will love this one just as much, though it's a bit farther away)

Here are the best small (but quaint) places to hear live music.

Fun Things For Kids To Do:

Cool Springs Climb Center

Jim Warren Skate Park

Tennessee state parks are free

Franklin Family Fun Center (bowling, video games, etc.)

Nashville Sounds baseball games (close to downtown Nashville)

Franklin Rodeo

Williamson County Fair

Nashville Zoo (...just a hop, skip & a jump from Williamson County)

Free movies in the park each summer

Nashville Predators Hockey games (...see my review of the cheap seats vs on the glass)

Gentry's Farm

Williamson County parks

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