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L O U A N N A H E N T O NTourism Sales Manager, CSTP615-259-4758 • louanna@visitmusiccity.com

A M Y S P E A RAssociate Director of Tourism Sales, CTIS615-259-4716 • amy@visitmusiccity.com

Adventure Science Centeradventuresci.org Adventure Science Center boasts over 175 exciting, hands-on science exhibits and offers award-winning STEM labs and classes taught by an expert staff of educators. Travel inside the human body, discover the magic of light and sound in the adventure tower, and explore the solar system through state-of-the-art, full-dome shows with surround sounds at ASC’s Sudekum Planetarium.

Belle Meade Plantationbellemeadeplantation.com You’ve heard of Seabiscuit, Secretariat, Funny Cide, Smarty Jones, and Giacomo. Now come see where their bloodlines began! Once a world-renowned 5,400-acre Thoroughbred horse farm, Belle Meade Plantation today is a 30-acre historic site and museum. One-hour tours of the Mansion are offered daily and conducted by period costumed guides. Specific themed school group tours include Civil War at Belle Meade Plantation, Slave Life at Belle Meade Plantation, 100 Years of History, Everyday Life on the Frontier, and Everyday Life on the Plantation.

Cheekwood Estate and Gardens cheekwood.org Educational opportunities abound at Cheekwood with a variety of tours conducted in the Museum of Art, featuring collections of American and contemporary painting and sculpture, English and American decorative arts and traveling exhibitions, the renowned Botanical Gardens and the Carell Woodland Sculpture Trail with works by nationally and internationally celebrated artists. Cheekwood offers free admission for students, teachers and one adult per 10 students.

Frist Center for the Visual Arts fristcenter.org A world-class art center dedicated to presenting exciting and inspiring visual art, the Frist Center for the Visual Arts hosts traveling exhibitions from the U.S. and abroad, as well as develops its own

exhibitions on a diverse range of themes. The Center also features an exciting interactive gallery and cafe. Admission for visitors ages 18 and under is free.

Andrew Jackson’s Hermitagethehermitage.com Encounter, experience and explore the times, challenges and traditions that shaped our young nation at the home of America’s seventh president, Andrew Jackson. Students will experience our brand new orientation film Born for a Storm, exhibit, museum gallery, a guided tour of the mansion and a self-guided visit to the gardens, grounds and the president’s tomb. Groups can also participate in a number of different educational classes. Performance and meal opportunities are also available. New for 2017-18 “The Duel – Art of the Southern Gentleman” an ACTUAL dueling demonstration by our historic reenactors.

The Parthenon parthenon.org The Parthenon is the world’s only full-scale replica of the classical era’s crowning achievement, located in Centennial Park. Few cities offer student groups such a visual teaching tool for igniting interest in a wide range of topics, from ancient Greek history to American paintings to Nashville’s own reputation as the “Athens of the South.” Guided tours are available for student groups and include the 42-foot-tall statue of Athena as well as the art galleries.

C H E C K O U T T H E S E A D D I T I O N A L E D U C A T I O N A L O P T I O N S : Agricultural Museum,

agmuseum.org The Battle of Franklin Trust,

Carter House & Carnton, carnton.org

Belmont Mansion, belmontmansion.com

Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Parktnstateparks.com

Experience Nashville Tours, experiencenashvilletours.comFort Negley Franklin on Foot,

franklinonfoot.comLane Motor Museum,

lanemotormuseum.org Lotz House Civil War Museum,

lotzhouse.com Plaza Mariachi Music City

plazamariachi.comTennessee State Capitol & Museum,

tnmuseum.org Travellers Rest Plantation & Museum,

travellersrestplantation.org The Upper Room Chapel & Museum,

upperroom.org

NASHVILLE WAS INCLUDED IN TRAVEL + LEISURE’S LIST OF THE FRIENDLIEST CITIES IN THE WORLD. (March 2017)LEARN

Explore Nashvilleexplorecrawls.comExplore Nashville is the most interactive way for your group to see and learn about Music City. We off er a wide variety of student activities including an Instagram Scavenger Hunt, Ghost Tours, Walking History Tours, Step-On Guides and more! Our young, energetic staff makes interactive and social media enhanced learning a blast for your students!

River Queen Voyagesrqvoyages.com See the famous Nashville skyline from the water! River Queen Voyages is Nashville’s first and premier downtown kayak rental and tour company on the Cumberland River. Our two distinct routes off er an adventure for all ages, 10+!

Lucky Ladd Farmsluckyladdfarms.comThis award-winning farm park features over 75 attractions ideal for students who enjoy outdoor activities and nature. Students can pet and feed animals, sail down giant slides, enjoy educational nature walk and take a wagon ride! Other activities include gemstone mining, giant racing trikes, a splash zone, maze, archery range, corn cannon, and bounce pad. Student-friendly meal options are also available. Dave & Buster’sdaveandbusters.com/Nashville Dave & Buster’s anchors Opry Mills Mall and is located right across the street from the Grand Ole Opry and just around the corner from Madame

Tussauds. Dave & Buster’s is a one stop place that will turn your tour mates into team mates! Specially priced student menus and private rooms are available.

Nashville Paddle Co.nashvillepaddleco.com Kids, tweens, teens and adults love to SUP! That stands for Stand Up Paddleboard and Nashville Paddle Co. makes it easy for students of all ages to learn. From our lakeside boathouse inside a scenic public park, we off er SUP classes and rental, kayak rentals, race training, SUP yoga, and kids camps. Depending on the group, emphasis can be placed on teambuilding, confidence building, fitness or water conservation, and there’s always time for fun and safety. Discounts available for weekday groups.

Adventureworks adventureworks.comExperience the thrill of riding nine zip lines or test your skills on the High Challenge courses at Adventureworks.

Gray Line of Tennessee Tours graylinetn.com Gray Line has a wide variety of pre-scheduled and customized tours for students and youth groups. Motorcoach, mini-coaches and trolley vehicles also available for charter rentals.

The Escape Game nashvilleescapegame.comYou and your students are locked in a room and have one hour to complete a mission and

escape. Escaping will require teamwork, quick thinking, determination and urgency! Rated the #1 Fun & Games Attraction on TripAdvisor Nashville.

Hard Rock Cafehardrockcafe.comHard Rock Cafe Nashville off ers student group breakfast, lunch and dinner menus, including a boxed lunch option. Please inquire about special dates for songwriter shows, live band karaoke, live music and star-for-a-day programs.

Nashville Shores Lakeside Resort & Treetop Adventurenashvilleshores.com The park features Kowabunga Beach, a four-story water treehouse and sprayground, a huge wavepool, lazy river, ten waterslides, three pools, a beach, lake cruises, kayaks, the Giant Bucket of Fun, and much more! Treetop Adventure includes zip lines, cargo nets, suspended bridges, ladders, and Tarzan jumps! The park off ers lodging facilities including lake-view cabins, tent camping and RV sites.

Nashville Zoo at Grassmerenashvillezoo.orgAt Nashville Zoo, discover clouded leopards and red pandas along Bamboo Trail, see white rhinos wallowing in the mud and hop around with red kangaroos at Kangaroo Kickabout. Nashville Zoo’s

newest exhibit, Spider Monkey Passage, takes guests on a treetop adventure to see four Mexican spider monkeys swinging through the trees. Beastly Feast meal vouchers, Educational Encounters, aft er-hours play dates and guided tours are now available! NEW exhibits coming in 2017-2018 include Sumatran tigers and Andean Bears.

Nashville Sports for all SeasonsNFL Tennessee Titans, titansonline.com; NHL Predators, nashvillepredators.com; AAA Baseball team the Nashville Sounds, nashvillesounds.com

Opry Mills | oprymills.comOpry Mills is Tennessee’s largest outlet and value shopping destination with over 200 stores and unique dining and entertainment options such as The Aquarium Restaurant, Rainforest Cafe, Dave & Buster’s, and Regal IMAX.

Wildhorse Saloon wildhorsesaloon.com Located on historic Second Avenue downtown, the newly renovated Wildhorse is Nashville’s premier entertainment hot spot! Student groups love dancing off their delicious barbecue lunch during complimentary dance lessons on the city’s largest dance floor.

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ANDREW JACKSON’S HERMITAGE, HOME OF THE PEOPLE’S PRESIDENTBELLE MEADE PLANTATION

CHAFFIN’S BARN DINNER THEATRECOUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM

GENERAL JACKSON SHOWBOAT GRAND OLE OPRY

THE JOHNNY CASH MUSEUMMADAME TUSSAUDSNASHVILLE SHORESNASHVILLE SOUNDS

NASHVILLE VISITOR INFORMATION CENTERNASHVILLE ZOO AT GRASSMERE

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DON’T MISS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUR STUDENTS TO PERFORM ON ONE OF

MUSIC CITY’S FAMOUS STAGES:

C H E C K O U T T H E S E A D D I T I O N A L E N T E R T A I N I N G O P T I O N S :B.B. King’s Blues Club & Restaurant,

bbkings.com/nashville/Echoes of Nashville Walking Tours,

echoesofnashville.comGrand Old Golf & Go Karts,

grandoldgolf.netiRide Nashville,

iridenashville.comJimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville,

margaritavillenashville.comMusic City Indoor Karting,

musiccityindoorkarting.comThe Music City Rollin Jamboree,

musiccityrollinjamboree.comNashville Farmers Market

nashvillefarmersmarket.orgOld Town Trolley

trolleytours.com/nashvilleOpry Backstage Grill,

oprybackstagegrill.comSongbird Tours

songbirdtours.comThe Sound Nashville Music Tour

thesoundmusictour.comTennessee Sports Hall of Fame Museum

tshf.net

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Fiesta-valApril 20-21, April 27-28

Call 800-222-6862

Music Festivals & ToursMarch 16-17, March 23-24

Call 800-545-0935

Performing Arts ConsultantsMarch 15-18, March 22-25

Call 800-USA-FEST

Worldstrides Heritage FestivalsMarch 22-25, April 5-8, April 12-15, April 19-22

Call 800-223-4367

Chaffin’s Barn Dinner Theatredinnertheatre.com Chaffin’s Barn and Dinner Theatre is Nashville’s most unique dining and theatre in the round experience. The extensive buffet can be tailored to fit your group. Student opportunities include post-show Q&As, student performances, and visual learning experiences.

Country Music Hall of Fame & Museumcountrymusichalloff ame.orgThe Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s recent expansion has opened a whole new experience to students visiting Nashville. Inside the galleries, Discover Your Country offers an interactive journey through country music. Students learn which country music legends inspired today’s hottest artists, discover which job in the music industry their personality may best be suited and even step inside a replica Taylor Swift tour bus to record and master their own version of one of today’s chart topping hits.

Historic RCA Studio Bstudiob.orgOnce the recording home to music legends like Dolly Parton, Roy Orbison and Elvis Presley, and more recently Carrie Underwood, Martina McBride and Dierks Bentley, Historic RCA Studio B is one of Nashville’s most popular student attractions. Students learn the history of Nashville’s recording industry and hear the stories behind some of country music’s most famous recordings. Student groups enjoy the unique opportunity to work with a music row engineer to make their own recording in the same room where Elvis recorded.

Hatch Show Print hatchshowprint.org The tour of this legendary letterpress icon begins in Hatch Show Print’s production shop. Students will listen to the crank while learning about the history of Hatch and see the colorful, centuries-old posters that put the shop on the map – as well as recent works of their favorite entertainers! The tour concludes in the Hatch Show Print Space for Design, where groups can handle some of the tools of the trade and smell the ink as they print their own Nashville keepsake.

The Johnny Cash Museumjohnnycashmuseum.com The Johnny Cash Museum is dedicated to the life and music career of the late “Man in Black”. Exhibits featuring the world’s largest collection of Johnny Cash memorabilia chronicle Cash’s legacy through stunning graphics, artifacts and interactive technology. Items include stage costumes, instruments, personal letters, artwork and handwritten lyrics as well as contributions from family members and notable friends.

The Patsy Cline Museumpatsymuseum.com The Patsy Cline Museum celebrates the life of the legendary songstress and features hundreds of never before seen artifacts, personal belongings, videos and much more. Located on the second level of the Johnny Cash Museum building.

General Jackson Showboat generaljackson.com The world’s grandest showboat cruises year-round on Nashville’s scenic Cumberland River. The midday cruise offers a delicious lunch featuring live music and an uproarious comedy show along with the scenic beauty of the river. The evening cruise includes a three-course dinner, country music show, and the ambiance of the Cumberland at night.

The George Jonesgeorgejones.com Located in the heart of Nashville on 2nd Avenue, The George Jones offers fun for guests of all ages! Featuring a newly renovated first floor restaurant, the world-famous George Jones Museum, a beautiful private event space, and a rooftop patio with showstopping views of the city, guests will be entertained by daily live music, get their fill of delicious house-made cuisine, and immerse themselves in the incredible story of country music icon, George Jones.

Grand Ole Opry opry.com Experience the thrill of performing in front of the world famous Grand Ole Opry with our exclusive Grand Ole Opry Performance Package! Your performance group will entertain in the Opry Plaza as guests are arriving to enjoy the historic Grand Ole Opry show. The package includes: tier 2 seating at the Grand Ole Opry or Opry Country Classics at the Ryman, daytime tour of the Grand Ole Opry House, personalized commemorative performance poster, meal at an Opryland area restaurant, and a press release for the group to distribute to their hometown media.

WSM Radioopry.com WSM Radio, the radio station that broadcasts the Grand Ole Opry, is now offering group tours of their broadcasting facility (located inside Gaylord Opryland Resort). Your group will learn the history of WSM, including milestones that have been a part of its legacy. The tour concludes with your guests stepping up to the studio mic and recording their own WSM one-liner. Madame Tussauds Nashvillemadametussauds.com/nashville Madame Tussauds, the world-famous wax attraction, has a new location in Nashville at Opry Mills across from the Grand Ole Opry. Madame Tussauds Nashville provides an interactive experience, where your groups step into immersive iconic scenes and musical performances that allow them to experience the music. Celebrate musical talents from Nashville and beyond as you journey through the brilliantly themed interactive settings where you’ll meet some of your favorite country, pop, rock, jazz, and blues artists. Performance options available.

Musicians Hall of Fame & Museummusicianshalloff ame.org The Nashville Municipal Auditorium is home to the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum, which honors musicians from stars to studio players, representing all genres of music–from Hank Williams Sr. to The Red Hot Chili Peppers. The Musicians Hall of Fame GRAMMY®

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Gallery showcases interactive stations, teaching students the art of songwriting, production, engineering and recording, as well as coaching them on how to sing backup, rap and record.

Nashville Repertory Theatrenashvillerep.orgJoin Nashville Repertory Theatre for the 2017/18 season. Grab your tickets to explore the infamous Scopes Monkey trial as the Rep presents the courtroom thriller Inherit the Wind, running March 24 – April 21, 2018.

Ryman Auditorium ryman.com Built in 1892, the Ryman Auditorium is a National Historic Landmark, the Pollstar Theatre Venue of the Year and acoustically second only to the Mormon Tabernacle. It is most famous for being the home of the Grand Ole Opry from 1943–1974. See genuine artifacts from those early Opry years and have your picture taken on the stage graced by legends from Houdini and Hank Williams to Keith Urban and Kings of Leon. Backstage tours are available. The newly expanded Ryman Auditorium includes a new café, event space and a multimedia history tour, The Soul of Nashville.

Schermerhorn Symphony Center nashvillesymphony.orgSchermerhorn Symphony Center is home to the eleven-time GRAMMY® Award-winning

Nashville Symphony. We provide affordable concert tickets to student groups for our 100+ classical, pop, jazz, rock and country concerts each season – many of which feature world-famous featured performers. Student Groups are able to enjoy special pricing, flexible reservations, free tours, lectures, and more!

Tennessee Performing Arts Center tpac.org/groups TPAC offers diverse and affordable theatre experiences. Upcoming Broadway shows include Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The King and I, Wicked, Waitress, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies, Cabaret, and The Illusionists – Live From Broadway. Student group benefits include educational materials, post-show Q&As, workshops, and free bus parking.

DON’T MISS THE FOLLOWING EXCITING MUSICAL PRODUCTIONS:

A Tribute to the King: 1953–1977,thenashvilleking.com

Nashville Children’s Theatre,nashvillechildrenstheatre.org

Nashville Nightlife Dinner Theatre,

nashvillenightlife.com

Ray Steven’s CabaRay Showroom

raystevenscabaray.com

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