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The essential guide to Nashville...
Tennessee’s Music City has earned its name. This hotbed of music, history and
culture is an essential stop on any tour of the south and it’s not a city to hurry
through – it’s huge and has a lot to offer. Millions of visitors turn up each year to enjoy what Nashville has to offer. Start off with your visit to the Country Music Hall of
Fame and Museum, where you can check out the plaques dedicated to the biggest
stars in this genre. The Johnny Cash Museum pays homage to the famous Man in
Black, including an incredible collection of costumes during his musical career. The
Ryman Auditorium is the heart and soul of Nashville’s musical heritage and brings
visitors face to face with historical dressing rooms, rare photographs and other
artifacts. Round up your musical tour of Nashville at Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge, the
downtown bar that features well-known and lesser-known artists. But while music
clearly runs through the veins of this city, Nashville is also extremely proud of its
history. Nashville’s Parthenon – an exact dimensional replica of the ancient Greek
temple - was built for the Centennial Exposition in 1897, has become an iconic
attraction and has earned the city the nickname as the “Athens of the South”. The
Belle Meade Plantation, “Queen of the Tennessee Plantations”, was built in 1887
and features a magnificent mansion museum. Other home museums include the
Hermitage, built for President Andrew Jackson, and the Belmont Mansion – the
oldest home museum in the city. Art lovers appreciate the Cheekwood Botanical
Gardens and Museum of Art, as well as the Frist Center for the Visual Arts. End
your visit with a visit to the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge, for some of the
most dramatic views of Nashville’s skyline and the Cumberland River on which
it sits. It’s a city of distinct neighbourhoods, so for incredible eating and drinking
head to Germantown; cruise around 12 South for shopping adventures; hit East
Nashville for a locals’ experience; the Gulch is the place for records, guitars and
gigs; and spend time Downtown for honky tonks, museums, bars and some ace
southern barbecue!
Whether you’re visiting Nashville for
leisure or you’re in the city for business,
an emergency can arise at any time.
Here’s a convenient list of emergency
and other important Nashville phone
numbers that includes local hospitals,
police, transportation, and other
services:
Emergency Phone Numbers
NOTE: In the case of an immediate police,
fire or medical emergency, always dial 911
615-741-3181 Tennessee Highway Patrol
800-222-1222 Poison Control
615-862-5421 Fire Department
Nashville Hospitals
615-284-5555 Saint Thomas Midtown
615-327-1123 Centennial Surgery Center
615-341-4000 Nashville General
Senior & Disabled Services
800-342-1117 Disability Info Office
615-643-7600 Special Transport Service
Pet Emergency
615-383-2600 Pet Emergency Clinic
No trip to the South is complete without a visit to
Tennessee’s Music City. A hotbed of music, history
and culture...
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General Information
615-259-5617 WZTV Weather/News
800-275-8777 U.S. Post Office
615-743-3000 Chamber of Commerce
615-259-4747 Nashville Visitors Center
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