Author: The Nashville Mom
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NASHVILLE GUIDE
Kid-Friendly Activities
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- Country Music Hall of Fame (Local admission incentives can be found here
- Adventure Science Center
- Above-All Trampoline Park
- Cheekwood Botanical Gardens
- Discovery Center
- Third Coast Clay
- Brushfire Pottery
- Nashville Zoo
- Tennessee State Museum (FREE)
- Splash Pad at Cumberland Park (FREE)
- Franklin Recreation Center (Outdoor Pool and Splash Park)
- Port Royal Park and Splash Pad
Arts, Music and Entertainment
- Tennessee Performing Arts Center
- Franklin Theater
- Nashville Symphony
- Ryman
- Grand Ole Opry
- The Station Inn
- Bluebird Cafe
- 3rd and Lindsley
- Exit/In
Experiences
- Walk Eat Nashville Food Tours
- Nashville Mural Tour
- Franklin On Foot Tours
- Belmont Mansion
- Gaylord Opryland, Relache Spa and SoundWaves
- Madame Tussauds
- Nashville Public Library (has a great kid’s area)
- Goo Goo Clusters Shop and Classes
- The Flying Ham
History
- The Hermitage
- Lotz House
- Carnton and Carter House (Can purchase Value Ticket from Franklin Visitor’s Center)
Areas to Explore/Shopping
- 12th South: White’s Merchantile, Draper James
- Downtown Franklin: Tin Cottage, Finnley’s Boutique, Yarrow Acres Plant Shop and The Factory
- Germantown
- East Nashville: Lemon Laine, Shops on Fatherland
- The Nations: Able, The Mill
- Brentwood: Sugar Drop, Copper Penny, Hot Pink, Spruce, Raine
- Columbia, TN: Hattie Janes Creamery, Muletown Coffee,Needle and Grain, Lily Jane, Faded Farmhouse,
Restaurants
- Pastaria (Has Family Hour from 4-6 during the weekdays and a great play area outside)
- Desano’s Pizza
- Mojo’s Tacos
- Tiny Little Donuts
- Donut and Dog
- Plaza Mariachi
- Pucketts (Leiper’s Fork, Franklin, Columbia)
- Five Daughter’s Donutsh (12th South, Franklin, East Nashville)
- Frothy Monkey (12th South and Franklin)
- Martin’s BBQ
- Edley’s
- Butcher and Bee
- Burger Up (Cool Springs and 12th South)
- Taqueria del Sol
- Bar Taco
- Hugh Baby’s (Has a play ground)
- Restoration Hardware Cafe
- Little Gourmand
- Puffy Muffin
- Franklin Mercantile
- Merridee’s
- The Food Company
- Green Hills Grille
- Brixx Pizza
- Gray’s on Main
- Pinewood Social
- 5th and Taylor
- Virago
- Nashville Farmer’s Market
- Pancake Pantry
- Loveless Cafe
- Ruby Sunshine
- Biscuit Love (The Gulch and Franklin)
- Shake Shack
- Jeni’s Ice Cream
- The Picnic Cafe
Parks
- Centennial/The Parthenon
- Sevier Park
- Fannie Mae Dees
- Pinkerton
- Riverfront
- Percy Warner
- Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park
- Shelby Bottoms
- Radnor Lake
- Fort Negley Park and Visitor’s Center
- Cumberland Park
Sports
- Nashville Soccer Club
- Titans NFL
- Nashville Predators
- Nashville Sounds Baseball
- King’s Bowl
- Vanderbilt Athletics
- Belmont Athletics
Coffee
- 8th and Roast
- Frothy Monkey
- Barista Parlor
- Kettner Coffee Co
- Crema
- Just Love
- Farm City Coffee
- Stay Golden
- Red Bicycle
- Sump Coffee
- Humphrey’s Street
- Relevator
- White Bison
- Portland Brew
- Union Teller
- Dose Coffee
- The Well
- Dozen
- Steadfast
- Fido
- Killebrew
- Drug Store Coffee
- The Loading Dock
- Coffee and Coconuts
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