What to do in Nashville

kelsmom
Sun, 10 Apr 2011 21:37:50 +0000

I strongly suggest walking all over campus & checking everything out on your own. Stop students & talk to them. That helped my daughter decide to attend Vandy.

We like to eat at Firefly in Green Hills for dinner. We also like Jackson’s in the Hillsboro Village area near Vandy for a casual dinner. Try breakfast at Pancake Pantry (weekdays - because weekends are crazy). Lunch at Fido is fun. Both PP and Fido are also in Hillsboro. Popsicles at Las Paletas are a must. If you like BBQ, there is Hog Heaven behind the McDonald’s across from the Holiday Inn (near the Parthenon). It’s a little carry out place.

The Parthenon is cool to check out, and it is in a nice park across from campus. Downtown is touristy but fun to walk around. You can check out the Opryland Hotel, which is pretty wild. The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum is another fun tourist spot.

We enjoy just walking along Music Row and soaking in the atmosphere. We love music, and we had a good time at Simon Ripley’s music store, chatting with Simon. Grimey’s Music is a great stop for new & used music.

We have spent most of our time in Nashville moving our D in & out of dorms/her condo, so we haven’t done a lot of fun stuff. We hope to see a few more things in May when we go for her graduation, so I look forward to seeing what others post here!