Tag: Nashville
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To The Man in Black- Johnny Cash Museum {Tennessee}
I took some of the international students to Nashville for the day and when I asked them what was at the top of their list of what they wanted to see, I got an all around call for visiting the Johnny Cash Museum. The music and legendary icon is one that has crossed time and…
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Celebrating the Year of the Rabbit at Zoolumination {Tennessee}
With the Chinese New Year we look ahead to the Year of the Rabbit. The Rabbit symbolizes longevity, peace, and prosperity so for many this is a year of hope. In honor of the Chinese New Year, the Nashville Zoo has been putting on an incredible light festival of Chinese art and folktales that they…
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Seeing the Lights at Enchant Nashville {Tennessee}
Tis the season for light displays and festive holiday delights. This time of year it seems there is no end to places trying to outdo each other with light displays and family activities. We debated between a few of them and finally decided on Enchant Nashville which is a light display presented by Hallmark Christmas…
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Visiting Belle Meade Plantation {Tennessee}
This last weekend my friends were in town and we spent and we went all over Nashville seeing all the sights we could squeeze into a couple of days. We did some touristy things, we saw some historic places, and ate some classic Southern food. One of the favorite parts of the weekend was a…
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Knights & Armor- Frist Art Museum {Tennessee}
We’ve been sticking closer to home lately and not venturing off to neighboring states on the weekends. We decided to go up to the Frist Art Museum in Nashville and see what they had to offer for a day out. I’m not much for art museums. While I love art history, wandering through an art…
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Making Goo Goo Clusters {Tennessee}
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. The Goo Goo Cluster was…
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Experiencing the Immersive Van Gogh {Tennessee}
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…
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Seeing Stars at the Country Music Hall of Fame {Tennessee}
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…
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Visiting the Tennessee State Museum {Tennessee}
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…
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The Atriums of Gaylord Opryland Hotel {Tennessee}
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…