Belmont Mansion
Described as the most elaborate, antebellum Italianate-style villa built for that time period. It is now a historical museum, open for tours. It's 36 rooms are beautifully decorated with the antiques that Adelicia had ... hauntedhouses.com
Travellers Rest
For over fifty years, Travellers Rest has been an integral part in the Nashville and middle Tennessee museum community. Saved from demolition in 1954 by the Tennessee Society of the National Society of the Colonial Dames ... famplosion.com
Tennessee State Capitol, Nashville
The Tennessee State Capitol was completed on 1859 and is one of the most unique capitol building in the United States. The distinctive tower is designed after the monument of Lysicrates in Athens, Greece. The exterior and... waymarking.com
"Fort Nashborough" - Nashville, Tennessee
On April 2, 1781, a force of Chickamaugans led by Dragging Canoe attacked the fort at the bluffs. The Indians succeeded in luring most of the men out of the fort and then cutting them off from the entrance. But the whites... waymarking.com
Fort Negley
The largest Union fort west of Washington,DC, Fort Negley was constructed in the fall and winter of 1862 and was completed on 7 December of that year. Captain James Morton chose the site and was the designer of the struct... waymarking.com
Belle Meade Plantation
Once one of the largest private estates in Nashville encompassing 5,400 acres and home to five generations of the Harding-Jackson family, Belle Meade Plantation today is a 30-acre historic site 6 miles west of Nashville. ... tnvacation.com
Bicentennial Mall
Opry Mills is the biggest shopping mall in Nashville, but Bicentennial Mall is the most impressive one. This 19-acre linear park at the base of Capitol Hill in downtown Nashville is an enlightening journey through state... grandparents.com
Buchanan 1809 Log House
This charming two-story log house was begun in 1800. It has evolved through the years into a unique historic property which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The house is built of chestnut logs with p... famplosion.com
Pearl High School
(Obverse) Named for Joshua F. Pearl, the city's first superintendent of schools, Pearl was established in 1883 as a grammar school for Negroes and was located on old South Summer Street. It became a high school in 1897 when gra... hmdb.org
Germantown Historic District
European immigrants esablished Germantown, the first suburb in North Nashville, in the 1850s. Large bick townhouses stood next to modest workers' cottages, illustrating the area's economic and social diversity. World War I and ... hmdb.org
Christ Church Cathedral/old Christ Church (1831~1890)
Front Organized in 1829, Christ Church was Nashville's first Episcopal parish. The present Victorian Gothic church designed by Francis Hatch Kimball of New York, opened for service on Dec. 16, 1894; the tower , by local archite... hmdb.org
First Baptist Church
Organized in 1820, this is the church's third downtown location. The elaborate Gothic tower is all that remains of the Matthews & Thompson building that stood at this location from 1886 to 1967. The Baptist Sunday School Board,... hmdb.org
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
This building, renowned for its pure Gothic architecture and harmony of proportions, was designed by Wills & Dudley of New York, in a style suggesting and English village church. The cornerstone was laind May 7, 1852, by Bishop... hmdb.org
Demonbreum's Cave
Jaques-Timothe De Montbrun, French Canadian fur trader and later lieutenant governor of the Illinois Country, visited in this area as early as 1769. On at least one occasion he took refuge in the cave 0.9 mile N. when attacked ... hmdb.org
Hank Snow Grave Site
Country Music Singer, Composer. Hank Snow was a Canadian who achieved country music notoriety far from the American area that developed and shaped this musical form. At the time of his death in Madison (Nashville suburb) ... findagrave.com
Jerry Reed Grave Site
Musician, Songwriter, Actor. Born Jerry Reed Hubbard, he caught the eye of Chet Atkins and was signed by RCA records after a failed attempt with Capitol Records, a stint in the United States Army and another failed attemp... findagrave.com
Founding Of Nashville
On Monday, April 24, 1780, two pioneers, James Robertson and John Donelson, shook hands upon the completion of a reunion at the site on which you now stand. Each man, one by land, the other by water, played out in a two-fold pl... hmdb.org
The Nashville Parthenon
The Nashville Parthenon was built on this site as the centerpiece of the Tennessee Centennial Exposition of 1897. The original full-scale replica was intended as a temporary exhibit structure and was constructed of brick, wood ... hmdb.org