There are a lot of unique events taking place in Nashville over the next couple weeks! Here are a few of my favorites:

• Flugtag at Riverfront Park June 23rd
• Taste of Music City at the Gateway Bridge June 23rd
• Goodguys Rod & Custom Nashville Nationals at LP Field June 29th - 30th
• Reality TV Convention at the Radisson Hotel at Opryland June 30th & July 1st

Following are details about the Reality TV Convention on June 30th...

If you're in the Franklin/Nashville area, I'd encourage you to take one of these walking tours. Some are conducted year-round. Others take place only around the Halloween season.

...See how scared you get as part of a small group of people walking the streets at night while hearing about dozens of "well-documented" stories about local ghosts & hauntings!

If you're looking for a LIST of haunted places in Nashville -- and other parts of Tennessee -- then check this out...

Looking for something fun to do in the Nashville area over the holidays?...

There are a number of fun things to do in the Nashville area, whether you wish to enjoy the spirit of the season by viewing Christmas lights or by taking part in a number of holiday attractions.

Here's a listing of some of the best Holiday lights displays that the Nashville area has to offer.

Don't miss these tips on how to photograph Christmas lights... like those seen on our recent visit to George Jones's house.

If you watch GAC on Sunday (December 18th), you can get a close-up view of George and Nancy's holiday lights, as they invite the folks from GAC Classic to their home for a personalized tour. Check it out!

Whether you're into it for the "haunted" factor, or you just think you might enjoy learning more about the area and the history of the buildings which surround you, a walking tour might be right up your alley!

Following are a handful of walking tours in the Nashville/Franklin, Tennessee area. Each has added special "haunted" aspects to the tour in honor of Halloween.

Check out "Haunted Tennessee" -- a paperback book filled with all of the places in Nashville and beyond which are thought to be haunted!...

Whew, it sure is hot outside! But, SOME are preparing for Christmas already!

No, not us... (See why here and here.)

Believe it or not, they're already gearing up for Christmas at the Opryland Hotel.

That's right, they've started stringing the 2 million lights that decorate the Opryland Hotel and its property.

Who knew that it took 4 months to hang all those lights? (...Lights that bring tourists from millions of miles away to Music City USA just to view them.)

Prompted by the Nashville Scene's annual You Are So Nashville If... series, I set out to see how others (namely, tourists) view Nashville these days.

I'm always interested to hear what others have to say about Nashville when they come to visit.

I can't help but think there are a number of stereotypes out there which just don't do the city justice, and it's not until you've actually BEEN here that you realize, Nashville's a pretty cool place to be!

Perhaps the most common stereotype:

"Nashville is filled with rednecks who wear cowboy hats and cowboy boots and Wranglers everywhere they go. Oh, and they talk funny too!"

Plus, since Nashville's been dubbed Music City USA and has a long-standing reputation as the Country Music Capitol of the World, many people think everything is pure Country 24/7 around here and that honky tonks are the only places to have a good time.

That couldn't be farther from the truth.

Fortunately, some have taken the time to write about their experiences and set the record straight with regard to all there is to see and do in Nashville Tennessee.