101 Things to do in Nashville

1. Watch the Nashville predators or a music concert at the Bridgestone Arena, where the CMA awards are held in November.

2. Nashville Zoo at Grassmere

3. Visit the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum including RCA Studio B where Elvis and Dolly recorded.

4. Schermerhorn Symphony Center home of the Nashville Symphony

5. Listen to a concert at the Ryman Auditorium the original home to the Grand Ole Opry until 1974.

6. Watch a performance by the Tennessee Repertory Company, Nashville Ballet or the Nashville Opera at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center

7. Tennessee State Museum, depicts the history of Tennessee dating back to pre-colonization

8. Get a great view if the city  from the Natchez Trace Parkway Bridge

9. Belle Meade Planation

10. Watch an independent film or live music performance at the Belcourt Theatre

11. Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art - this 55 acre estate was built with the fortune earned from Maxwell House coffee

12. Watch the NFL's Tennessee Titans or the Tennessee State University Tigers play at LP Field or get tickets to an upcoming concert.

13. Frist Center for the Visual Arts

14. Parthenon - located in Centennial Park is a recreation of the original Greek structure and houses the Athena Statue. And also where they filmed Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

15. Belmont Mansion

16. Watch a bluegrass concert at Station Inn

17. Watch a live music performance at Exit/In, see upcoming events

18. Warner Parks

19. Do some laps in the pool or go ice skating at the Sports Complex

20. Watch live entertainment, use the indoor skatepark or the art and dance studio at Rocketown

21. Nashville Municipal Auditorium

22. Centennial Park. Attend Celebrate Nashville Cultural Festival held the first Saturday in October with multicultural dances, food, performances and marketplace.

23. Go sailing, boating, waterskiing or fishing at Percy Priest Lake

24. Listen to traditional country music at Robert`s Western World

25. Adventure Science Center

26. Lane Motor Museum

27. Bicentennial Mall State Park

28. Battle of Nashville

29. Visit the reconstruction of Fort Nashborough, a stockade built in 1779

30. Watch a basketball or volleyball game at Allen Arena at Lipscomb University

31. Harpeth River State Park

32. Take a tour of Purity Dairies and get a free ice cream treat - call ahead to reserve a tour

33. Fort Negley Park & Visitor`s Center - a partially restored stone fort building constructed during the Civil War now hosts monthly events, exhibits and film screenings.

34. Curb Event Center

35. Watch a college football game at Vanderbilt Stadium

36. Visit The Hermitage, home of President Andrew Jackson

37. George Barton House

38. See the Jubilee Hall at Fisk University which was built in 1876 with donations from the  Jubilee singers as the first  permanent building for African American education.

39. Herschel Greer Stadium

40. Nashville Film Festival - a week long festival held in April

41. J. Percy Priest Dam

42. Travellers Rest Plantation & Museum

43. Attend the CMA Music Festival, with performances and autograph signings by country music stars, a four day event held in June

44. Visit the Johnny Cash Museum with the worlds largest collection of Johnny Cash memorabilia

45. Take a tour of the Fontanel Mansion

46. Nashville Public Library

47. Watch a Nashville Predator game at the Gaylord Entertainment Centre

48. Fairgrounds Speedway

49. Nashville Fashion Week - a city wide event celebrating local and national fashion held in March or April

50. Go shopping at Opry Mills

51. Take a hot air balloon ride with Nashville Balloon Charters

52. jump around at Bounce U

53. Watch a movie at the Regal Opry Mills 20 & Imax

54. Play in the wave pool and waterslides at Wave Country

55. Buy some local produce and handmade goods at the Farmer`s Market, or take a biscuit making class with The Rise of the Southern Biscuit

56. Two Rivers Mansion

57. Paint some pottery at All Fired Up!

58. Get a free tour of the Tennessee State Capitol Building

59. Cooter`s Garage - a free museum showcasing cars from Dukes of Hazard

60. Tennessee Central Railway Museum

61. Listen to free concerts Thursday evenings during the summer, ride the carousel or go ice skating at the Riverfront Park.

62. Go bowling at AMF Pla-Mor Lanes, Hillwood Strike and Spare, Oak Valley Bowling Lanes or Tusculum Bowling Lanes

63. Attend Wine on the River at the Shelby Street Pedestrian Bridge

64. Check out the stars from the Stevenson Center Observatory or the Sudekum Observatory

65. Visit Nashville Shores Waterpark located along the Percy Priest Lake

66. Take an improv class with Nashville Improv Company

67. July 4th Events: Attend Let Freedom Sing! at the Riverfront Park with live music, a street festival and ending with a fireworks display.

68. Willie Nelson and Friends Museum & General Store

69. Attend the Tennessee State Fair in September with rodeos, tractor pulls, amusement rides and more.

70. Halloween Events: take a candlelight tour of the Bell Witch Cave, visit a haunted house; Death Row, Devil's Dungeon or Slaughterhouse, attend the family friendly Halloween events and ghost stories at the Tennessee State Museum, Ghouls at Grassmere or Annual Hauntings at the Hermitage

71. Shelby Bottoms Greenway and Nature Park

72. Go golfing at Shelby Golf Course, Harpeth Hills Golf Course, McCabe Golf Course or Two Rivers Golf Course

73. cool off in a spray park open Memorial day through Labour Day - Cumberland Park, Kirkpatrick Sprayground or Watkins Spraysground

74. Go mountain biking on the Hamilton Creek trails, recently opened Cane Ridge (and soon Bells Bend Park and Percy Warner Park)

75. Tennessee Agricultural Museum

76. Attend the Home Decorating & Remodeling Show held at the Music City Center in September or the Intergalactic Bead & Jewellery Show held in October,

77. Play paintball at Nashville Paintball

78. Music City Roots

79. Radnor Lake & State Park

80. Practise your swing at Hit by Hit or at Nashville Baseball Training Academy

81. Watch the Veteran`s Parade on November 11th with tanks, first response vehicles and military plane fly overs.

82. Watch a dinner theatre at Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre or Murder Mystery Company

83. Printer's Alley

84. View the collection of artwork at Vanderbilt Fine Arts Gallery

85. Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Centre

86. Upper Room - religious museum, chapel and bookstore

87. Visit Zanie's Comedy Showcase or the Nashville Comedy Theatre for a laugh.

88. Christmas Events: Watch the Nashville Christmas Parade - held  the first Friday evening of December, attend Holiday Celebrations at Cheekwood, watch the Radio City Christmas Spectacular, the Nutcracker performed by the Nashville Ballet, view the lights at Opryland, attend Christmas at the Belmont Mansion or choose a Christmas tree at Eaton's Creek Christmas Trees by Tree Central

89. Play mini golf at the Grand Old Golf, Games & GoKarts, Glow Golf or Europa Go Karts & Golf.

90. Nashville Children's Theatre

91. Car Collector's Hall of Fame

92. Tennesee Sports Hall of Fame

93. Opryland Museum

94. Carl Van Vechten Art Gallery or Local Color Gallery

95. Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum

96. Governor's Residence

97. More Museums: Music Valley Car Museum, Nashville Train Store & Toy Museum, Hartzler-Towner Multicultural Museum or Oscar Farris Agricultural Museum

98. Fannie Mae Dees

99. go indoor rock climbing at Climb Nashville

100. Adelphia Coliseum

101. Sky High Sports Trampoline Park