Nashville Tennesse family holiday
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Has anyone done Nashville with children?
Missus is a country music fan and by proxy I am now too. We have a 7 year old so wondering how restrictive it would be to go to country bars on the strip etc.
Also what would be in the area that would entertain a 7 year old and is also interesting. Partner is also a very good horse rider.
Would probably be a 2 week holiday so maybe do a 4-7 days in Nashville/Tennessee so also open to anywhere else in America that we could tie into the trip
Missus is a country music fan and by proxy I am now too. We have a 7 year old so wondering how restrictive it would be to go to country bars on the strip etc.
Also what would be in the area that would entertain a 7 year old and is also interesting. Partner is also a very good horse rider.
Would probably be a 2 week holiday so maybe do a 4-7 days in Nashville/Tennessee so also open to anywhere else in America that we could tie into the trip
We did Nashville when our little one was 1 1/2! There is plenty to do in the afternoons and early evening on and around Broadway. Lots of bars with live music and we could generally find somewhere that was calm enough. At night it's obviously a different kettle of fish and you really wouldn't want to do that with children - I'm not sure you'd be allowed in to a lot of places.
We did Memphis-Nashville-Smokey Mountains with a hire car.
Honestly it was one of the best holidays we've ever done.
We did Memphis-Nashville-Smokey Mountains with a hire car.
Honestly it was one of the best holidays we've ever done.
I'm not sure if many of the bars on the main strip would allow children in during the evening, as a lot of them become 21+ then and some are 21+ all day.
We were ID checked at the door at one at midday and I'm 55. We even saw people being ID checked who were much older than us!
It's also very loud and a bit crazy at night.
We were ID checked at the door at one at midday and I'm 55. We even saw people being ID checked who were much older than us!
It's also very loud and a bit crazy at night.
Another destination to go to from Nashville for kids, is to Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg in the Smoky Mountains.
It's a pair of entertainment towns close to each other (like a small mountain-based Orlando), with loads of family attractions and rides. The DollyWood theme park is there (which has loads of rollercoasters) and a there's a lovely little theme park on top of the hill called Anakeesta with zip-lines and rope-walks through trees etc.
It's also a beautiful area for walks and hikes and is about 3 hours East from Nashville.
It's a pair of entertainment towns close to each other (like a small mountain-based Orlando), with loads of family attractions and rides. The DollyWood theme park is there (which has loads of rollercoasters) and a there's a lovely little theme park on top of the hill called Anakeesta with zip-lines and rope-walks through trees etc.
It's also a beautiful area for walks and hikes and is about 3 hours East from Nashville.
Edited by Guyr on Monday 17th November 09:29
Guyr said:
I'm not sure if many of the bars on the main strip would allow children in during the evening, as a lot of them become 21+ then and some are 21+ all day.
We were ID checked at the door at one at midday and I'm 55. We even saw people being ID checked who were much older than us!
It's also very loud and a bit crazy at night.
Echo all of that. I was ID’d too but I was only 54 when I went We were ID checked at the door at one at midday and I'm 55. We even saw people being ID checked who were much older than us!
It's also very loud and a bit crazy at night.
We were in Nashville two weeks ago and while we weren't looking for kids attractions there didn't seem like much in the Broadway area for kids. I don't recall seeing many if any kids. Definitely not a place that is child friendly in the evening / night time. There's a chocolate making place across the street from the Johnny Cash museum called Goo Goo Clusters and there's Candy Kitchen on Broadway but that's about it. For a more family orientated place you'll need to head east to Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg.
If you want a truly amazing car museum, wildly eccentric and original, go to the Lane Museum Nashville. Not like any other I have visited: https://www.lanemotormuseum.org
The Corvette museum is just up the road in Bowling Green Kentucky which is worth a half day of your time as is the Jack Daniels Distillery just down the road in Lynchburg. As for Nashville itself I think most of what you need to know in terms of its suitability for kids has already been said. Maybe think about Memphis as well for a two centre trip if you really want to go.
RDMcG said:
If you want a truly amazing car museum, wildly eccentric and original, go to the Lane Museum Nashville. Not like any other I have visited: https://www.lanemotormuseum.org
That looks to be an excellent place!TwigtheWonderkid said:
You may be disappointed. I heard very little of it being played in the bars on Broadway. All kinds of music, from the Spice Girls to Iggy Pop, but hardly any C&W.
Agreed, you'll barely hear it anywhere on Broadway. There were two things we expected to see/hear in Nashville, line-dancing and country music. We never saw the first and only heard the second if going to smaller bars away from Broadway.I was told by a local tour-guide that as Broadway is such an international attraction they basically play rock/popular songs to appeal to the widest amount of visitors (since locals avoid Broadway).
Guyr said:
Another destination to go to from Nashville for kids, is to Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg in the Smoky Mountains.
It's a pair of entertainment towns close to each other (like a small mountain-based Orlando), with loads of family attractions and rides. The DollyWood theme park is there (which has loads of rollercoasters) and a there's a lovely little theme park on top of the hill called Anakeesta with zip-lines and rope-walks through trees etc.
It's also a beautiful area for walks and hikes and is about 3 hours East from Nashville.
And itll be stuff your kids are unlikely to come across elsewhere. Plenty of "regional" food too. Pigeon forge has a huge 50's style diner down one end.It's a pair of entertainment towns close to each other (like a small mountain-based Orlando), with loads of family attractions and rides. The DollyWood theme park is there (which has loads of rollercoasters) and a there's a lovely little theme park on top of the hill called Anakeesta with zip-lines and rope-walks through trees etc.
It's also a beautiful area for walks and hikes and is about 3 hours East from Nashville.
Edited by Guyr on Monday 17th November 09:29
Parking is much easier in Pigeon forge.
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