"Let us go on and take the adventures that shall fall to us." ~C.S. Lewis
Tennessee is known for a lot of things, but of any of them probably the most sought after item to come out of the state is the Goo Goo Cluster. These tasty treats were America's first combination candy bar and have been hitting the sweet tooth for a hundred years. Goo Goo Clusters (photo: qvc.com) [...]
It was summertime last year when I first started seeing the advertisements for the Immersive Van Gogh experience. I looked when to see it would come to Nashville and was happy to see that tickets were open and the exhibit would begin a few months later. So I ordered tickets for December thinking that would [...]
I have a pretty cool job. I work for a university in their international affairs department and part of my job is planning events and activities for international students. And this last weekend the event that I got to take them on was a tour of Nashville. We started the day with all the usual [...]
This last weekend we decided to spend some time at the Tennessee State Museum. This museum is part of the Capital State Park and sits on the very end of the capital mall from the capital building. And this museum is free to enjoy and offers an incredible look at Tennessee through the ages from [...]
If you were looking to stay in Nashville's premiere hotel, then you would find yourself at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel. This stunning hotel is an experience in itself. Finding ourselves with some time to kill, we decided on a walk through their hotels multiple atriums and were happy to see that we had caught it [...]
One of Nashville's more historical places to visit is home to President Andrew Jackson fondly named The Hermitage. President Jackson was a natural born leader. From serving on the battlefields of the Revolutionary War at the age of 13, he went on to climb to the status of an army general. He then turned his [...]
Nashville has no shortage of fun things to do. And with my younger brother in town this last weekend we were trying to decide what of that wealth of things to do we should take him to. But with only the one day to spend with him in the Music City we managed to share [...]
If you are hungry for the best comfort food, then let the queen of southern cooking Paula Deen show you to her restaurant. After visiting the Opry, we were ready for lunch and decided to try out Paula Deen's Family Kitchen and I would say this is our new favorite place to eat. It is [...]
Visiting Nashville is all about getting wrapped up in country music and a key point in that is of course The Grand Ole Opry. It is here that thousands of music stars throughout history have performed carving out their name in Nashville's title of 'Music City'. It is considered one of the crowning achievements as [...]
Happy Birthday to the state of Tennessee! On this day in 1796, Tennessee moved from being a territory to a state. And what better way to celebrate the birth of the state that we now we call home than by visiting the State Capital in Nashville. The park that has been created at the foot [...]