Tennessee Travel Guide
Use this page as a resource for all the cool things to do in Tennessee —
more specifically focused on Nashville, where I lived for two years.
Tennessee Mapped
The map below shows all the places I've blogged about with details, and links to the post.
Middle Tennessee
NASHVILLE + FRANKLIN + BON AQUA + COOKEVILLE
Eat
(denoted on map in green)
Breakfast
(any) Waffle House
Ralph's Donut Shop (Cookeville, TN)
Lunch or Dinner
Mas Tacos Por Favor (cash only)
Etc. (if you're feeling fancy)
Dessert
Hatcher's Chocolate Milk (available in local Whole Foods or from their dairy farm)
Tour & Explore
(denoted on map in purple)
Nashville
Hatch Show Print (good for a Nashville souvenir)
The Parthenon (go inside and see the huge statue of Athena!)
Stardust Drive-in Theater (for Friday night — about an hour from Nashville)
State Fair (only during select times)
Peach Festival (usually in June)
Franklin
The Park at Harlinsdale Farm (Matt made a trail here)
Williamson County Fair (at select times of the year)
Bon Aqua
Cookeville
Listen
(denoted on map in red)
Nashville
Ryman Auditorium (also available for tours)
The Listening Room Cafe (best fried pickles)
Franklin
Puckett's (also good food)
Music City Roots (only on Wednesday nights)
East Tennessee
CHATTANOOGA + CUMBERLAND
Eat
Good Dog Restaurant
Clumpie's Ice Cream (made from local ingredients)
Tour & Explore
Drive through Lookout Mountain en route to Rock City
Polka Dot Wall — exact location hard to determine. By Broad and Main St, near The Feed restaurant.
Listen
Related Posts
Scroll through the posts below for other Nashville and Tennessee experiences.
Rad Resources
A few resources to supplement your adventures, as they've already inspired some of mine.
Design Sponge Nashville City Guide
Experience Nashville Day Guide
This beautifully designed and written book: Wildsam Field Guide