Taking the Mrs to Nashville for a few days next month and am looking for input

on places to go.  Will be staying near downtown and while a little touresty things can be fun, I am interested in the lesser known places.  Any input is appreciated 

Thanks,Al

Check out Cheekwood, a 55 acre botanical garden and apparently now an art museum. You could probably spend an entire day there. It's mind bogglingly beautiful, from the gardens to the architecture. An easy drive from downtown.

 

https://cheekwood.org/

 

For a premium chocolate treats/gifts, you could visit the Opry Mills Lindt Chocolate Shop (disclaimer: I work for Lindt).

 

For sports you might check into attending a Vanderbilt Univ. or Tennessee Titans football game. 

 

Hiking and biking, check out the Natchez Trace trail.

 

Oh! Country music, specifically western swing? If the Time Jumpers are still playing... they used to play at the Station Inn but I think now they're the house band at Third and Lindsley. If you're into western swing, it just doesn't get any better!! Well, unless Dawn Sears was still with them  

 

 

You can't beat the Grand Ole Oprah even if it is known to everyone.

 

What about Jefferson's estate? Interesting tour.

 

 

The Loveless Cafe is one of the better known authentic Southern restaurants in Nashville.  It's a little ways out in the country but very good food.  It's very busy so go at an odd time or expect to wait for a while. 

  https://www.lovelesscafe.com/

 

Another out of the way place outside of Nashville is the very small community of Leaper's Fork.  It's in the country in a very wealthy area so it's kind of a unique combination of country and upscale.  A lot of the country music stars live there.  The Country Boy restaurant is very good.  Puckett's Grocery has live music and occasionally one of the local stars will make a surprise appearance.

 

https://visitfranklin.com/blog/10-things-leipers-fork

 

42 minutes ago, Sam said:

You can't beat the Grand Ole Oprah even if it is known to everyone.

I think you mean the Grand Ole Opry.  While Oprah is from Nashville, she is not associated with the Grand Ole Opry ?

 

42 minutes ago, Sam said:

What about Jefferson's estate? Interesting tour.

I think you mean the Andrew Jackson Estate known as The Hermitage.

https://thehermitage.com/