2.
Checked off on June 9. Go here for details of the fun.
3. Make your own pancakes at the Pfunky Griddle in Berry Hill.
4. Enjoy a famous Puckett’s Burger and bluegrass at Puckett’s Grocery and Restaurant in historic Leipers Fork.
5.
Checked off on May 26. But I don't have any pictures. We'll be back a few more times this summer.
6. Relive the good old days of country music at the Grand Ole Opry.
7.
Checked off on June 11-12. Go here for the details.
8. Chow down on artisan ice cream and pick up funky clothes for the kids at Pied Piper Creamery.
9. Spend a night in Rugby’s haunted Newbury House and read about others’ ghostly experiences in the inn’s guest books.
10.
Major disappointment here. The fountains were damaged in the 2010 flood which we didn't realize untill we were standing there with kids fully decked out in swimwear. So sad.
11. Feel the rhythm with West African Dance or Djembe Drum classes at the Global Education Center.
12.
Checked off on May 28. We went with my sister and got some yummy treats. It is a great market. We went back with Ross to get veggies and meat last week.
13. Ensure a nice, long afternoon nap with a morning Pop In Playtime visit to Pump It Up.
14. Jump in play in the dark at the Cool Springs Glow Galaxy.
16. Count deer and make plenty of picture-taking pit stops on a leisurely and beautiful drive down the Natchez Trace Parkway.
17. Let your children wear their most whimsical costumes and run down the flower-filled paths of Cheekwood Botanical Gardens.
18. Take the plunge with your bravest little thrill seeker on the Big Scream ride at Nashville Shores.
19. Travel back in time for a mouthwatering meal at Miss Mary Bobo’s Boarding House in historic Lynchburg.
Update on June 6: Have read that it's impossible to get a reservation here, like must get months in advance so we won't be experiencing this.
20. Feed the ducks at Centennial Park.
21. Spend a rainy day at the The Monkey’s Treehouse indoor playground.
Update: Don't make the mistake we did and drive all the way to this mall to eat at one of the restaurants without realizing that it's closed because of the 2010 flood. Oops.
23. Engage your children in a hands-on history of country music at the Country Music Hall of Fame.
24. Make sure no child feels left out at Lily’s Garden, a wheelchair-accessible playground.
25. Treat the kids to lunch and a musical at Chaffin’s Barn Dinner Theatre.
Update on June 6: We won't be able to do this as there are not children's plays this summer.
26. Let your child watch talented musicians at work by purchasing orchestra view seats at the Nashville Symphony.
27. Go on a Kids Adventure Cruise down the Harpeth River with Blue Heron Nature Cruises.
28.
Update on June 26. We wanted to go to this last week to see Despicable Me, but Naomi was sick. So sad.
29. Let your children create their own works of art in 30 hands-on stations at the Frist Center’s ArtQuest Gallery.
30.
Checked off on May 25. This is such a beautiful hotel. Check out our evening there.
31. Chow down on the best biscuits and fried chicken in the world at the Loveless Café.
32.
Checked off on May 25. I love this little town. Check out our morning in Franklin here.
33. Re-live the life of President Andrew Jackson at his meticulously-preserved estate, The Hermitage.
34. Buy your favorite hard-to-find dolls, toys and games at Phillips Toy Mart.
35. Rent a canoe at Tip-a-Canoe just outside Nashville and spend an afternoon floating down the lazy Harpeth River.
36. Pick your own strawberries at Portland’s Bottom View Farm.
37. Introduce your child to the glories of the stage with a show at the Nashville Children’s Theater.
38.
Update: We have so sign up to be members of the Y to enjoy their pools so this one won't get checked off for us.
39. Visit the children’s museum and outdoor wetlands at The Discovery Center at Murfree Spring.
40. Learn how milk gets from cow to container on a tour of the Purity Dairies Plant.
41. Experience the excitement of a staged train robbery on a historic rail ride to Watertown and back.
42. Let nature guides show you how to catch crawdads, make mud pies, and survive in the woods at Warner Park.
43. Tour the Belle Meade Plantation and learn about life in the mid 1800s. Have lunch afterward at Martha’s, a restaurant routinely featured in Southern Living magazine.
44. Go for a swim and some digging in the sand at Percy Priest Lake/Anderson Road Recreation Area.
45. Learn how the pioneers lived at Manskers Station, where costumed interpreters bring the 1700s to life.
46. Bring a blanket and chairs and catch a kitschy old movie at sundown in funky Hillboro Village’s Belcourt Theater parking lot.
47. Strap on some wheels at Brentwood Skate Center.
48
Update: Had a fun time riding bikes around the lake on June 13. Check it out here.
49. Eat as many flavors of Las Paletas as possible this summer!
Update: We're on our way to making this goal...check out our first time to taste these treats here.
3 comments:
That looks like so much fun! We did #40 a few years ago. Just a heads up, it's nothing like the Blue Bell tour. You stay in one room the whole time and watch a video, but there is as much ice cream as you want at the end! Also, #20 is great, even though I don't remember the ducks - the Parthenon is really amazing (the kids can run around on the outside part of it), and it's surrounded by green fields. It'd be perfect for a picnic. Looking forward to seeing all the adventures y'all have!
Wow, we've been to Nashville on vacation a couple of times and have done surprisingly little touristy stuff. We did do the Purity Dairy tour. While the "tour" itself was a bit lame (we stayed in one room and watched a video), the ice cream sampling was amazing - unlike Blue Bell, they let us try as many flavors as we wanted. (Hopefully they still do this.) Well worth it just for that!
"Have lunch afterward at Martha’s, a restaurant routinely featured in Southern Living magazine."
Now I know to cancel my subscription to Southern Living when it cycles back through the Martha's feature a second time. I guess there's a limited supply of living in the south worth featuring in a magazine.
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