Take a Trip to Music City

History Attractions

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The History of Music CityFrom the beginning, Nashville grew from a

foundation built on music. Music is what connects the life and soul of the city and its people.

• In the 1700s settlers celebrated by playing fiddle tunes and buck dancing after safely embarking on the shores of the Cumberland River.

• The first “celebrity,” of Nashville was the noted frontiersman and Congressman Davy Crockett.

• In the1800s Nashville grew to become a national center for music publishing.

• Fisk Jubilee Singers from Nashville’s Fisk University become first musical act to tour around the world even the Queen of England stated the group must come from the “Music City.”

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Must See AttractionsThere are Many places to visit while in Nashville, Tennessee.

Click on a picture to explore some of those attractions.

Grand Ole Opry Opry Mills Mall Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

Music City Walk of Fame

Bridgestone Arena

Nashville Zoo at Grassmere

Honky Tonk Highway

Parthenon General Jackson Showboat

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Tennessee’s number one attraction started as a simple radio broadcast and today is a live entertainment phenomenon. Referred

to by some as “country’s most famous stage.”

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Opry Mills MallAttractions

A single level mall that contains 200 stores, Barnes and Noble, Bass Pro, a movie theater, 2 restaurants, a food

court, and Dave and Buster’s!

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Country Music Hall of Fame and

Museum

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Here you can currently see 4 current exhibits titled, Reba: All the Woman I am, The Bakersfield Sound: Buck Owens,

Merle Haggard, and California Country, Sing me Back Home: A Journey Through Country Music, and Archive

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Music City Walk of Fame

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A landmark tribute to those from all genres of music who have contribute to the world through song or other

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Bridgestone Arena Attractions

Here you can see basketball games, concerts, and any other kind of entertainment.

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Nashville Zoo at Grassmere

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Home to mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and fish.

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Honky Tonk Highway

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Honky Tonk Highway is a popular strip to visit in Downtown Nashville. Here you can find many honky

tonk bars, Hard Rock Cafe, stores to shop in, the Bridgestone Arena, Music City Hall of Fame and

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Located in Centennial Park, Nashville’s premier urban park. The re-creation of the 42-foot statue Athena is the focus of the Parthenon just as it was in ancient Greece.

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General Jackson

Showboat

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Here you can have a day or a night out on the Cumberland River for dinner and a show. There are

three shows, a Sunday General Jackson Jubilee Brunch, a midday show called Nashville Live, and an

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Mammals

There are 19 different orders and over 5,000 species of mammals in the zoo.

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Birds Attractions

Here there are different species of birds in the Aviary, Critter Encounters, the Hyacinth Macaw Habitat, Bamboo Trail, Lorikeet Landing, and other places in the zoo.

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Amphibians

You can see approximately 7 different types of amphibians in the Unseen New World at the

Nashville Zoo.

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AttractionsFish

 Nashville Zoo has many examples of salt-water and fresh-water fish which are found in

The Unseen New World

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For more information please visit:

www.visitmusiccity.com

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