Sixth Avenue Skatepark is located in the heart of downtown Nashville. This park offers indoor and outdoor skating areas, but it is better known for its indoor facility. If you have skateboard, scooter, or BMX enthusiasts you'll want to check this park out! I have two boys Gavin (11) and Garrett (9) who love skateboarding and scootering. … [Read more...]
Traveling for work has its ups and downs. When I'm on the road for a week at a time, exploring the cities I'm working in by bicycle helps keep me fit and happy. Nashville sits at the top of my list for bike-friendly cities in the southeast. I've always enjoyed riding in the Music City, exploring endless routing options that visit historic sites like Fort Nashborough and the Bicentennial Capitol Mall. Whether you're a local or just passing through like me, setting out on a bicycle can open … [Read more...]
An RV vacation through Tennessee must include a tour of the Nashville and Franklin area, filled with history, colorful events and the hospitable atmosphere of welcoming residents. Nashville, capital of Tennessee and commonly known to be the bustling center of the music industry, has numerous points of interest for those on RV vacations. Historic downtown makes a perfect setting to get you in the mood for the rest of your trip. Be sure to visit the Bicentennial Capital Mall where you will … [Read more...]
Jim and I were at the first show at The Listening Room Cafe when it opened in Nashville back in 2008. We were also at the very first Stories Behind The Songs show at The Listening Room Cafe last week. What can I say?... We like small, quaint places to see live music in and around the Nashville area. And we especially like The Listening Room Cafe. Chris Blair is the owner of The Listening Room Cafe. Chris Blair's Stories Behind The Songs is a FREE, weekly event that he's been … [Read more...]
When I was asked to go to Honeysuckle Hill Farm in Springfield, Tennessee I must admit my initial response was, "Thanks, but no thanks." I have been to a couple of different farms before and my attitude was: Been there, done that not. I'm not really interested in another farm! My husband's family (in Michigan) owned a dairy farm and we've gotten the backstage tour several times. Dairy farms are full of dairy cows, and where there are lots of cows there is also a lot of well, you … [Read more...]
Nashville's Bicentennial Capitol Mall is a 19-acre state park (not a shopping mall... much to the dismay of my 14-year-old daughter). This park was strategically placed in its location and designed/constructed with purpose. (One of them being to preserve the northern view of the State Capitol Building). There are so many reasons to visit this beautiful park, but here are my top 5: It's a history lover's paradise. The entire reason this park was created, in the first place, was … [Read more...]
I have a history buff in my family! My 11-year-old son Gavin loves learning about history. So even during the heat of the summer, we took a self-guided tour of historic Fort Nashborough. Here's what it was like... The History Behind Fort Nashborough The fort is a smaller scale re-creation (thanks to the Daughters of the American Revolution) first reconstructed in 1930 and then rebuilt (using the same log cabin construction techniques from the 1700's) in 1962. … [Read more...]
I love parks, my kids love parks, and we just happened to be in the downtown area already so we thought we would explore a little bit of Nashville's beautiful Centennial Park. Like The Parthenon (which is located within Centennial Park), the park itself was built as part of Tennessee's Centennial Exposition in 1897. Once the exposition was over, the committee called for the preservation of not only The Parthenon but the park grounds as well. There is so much to see and do … [Read more...]
I must admit the main reason we visited The Parthenon in Nashville was (in large part) due to the movie Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. My son Gavin (11) is a huge fan of the book series written by Rick Riordan. If you are familiar with the book or movie, you know that Percy Jackson journeys to The Parthenon in search of a certain object needed to complete his quest/mission. Ever since we watched the movie, my son has been wanting to visit The Parthenon to … [Read more...]
The Adventure Science Center will not only keep you nice and cool in the summer heat but it will teach your kids (and you) about science in fun and interesting ways. I have taken my kids Taylor (13), Gavin (10), and Garrett (8) to the Adventure Science Center 3 times and we’ve only lived in the Nashville area a little over a year. We keep going back because it’s FUN (for adults too) and there is always something new to explore. History Of Nashville's Adventure Science … [Read more...]
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