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Adventure Science Center

Nashville, Tennessee

Good for School-Age Kids

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Kids don't have to love science to love the interactive, hands-on exhibits at the Adventure Science Center. Allow your family plenty of time to explore, as it can be...

  • Science & Nature Museum

Belle Meade Plantation

Nashville, Tennessee

Good for Pre-Teens & Teens

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Touring this gorgeous antebellum plantation will thrill teens who are fans of "Gone With the Wind" or who have studied the Civil War. The daily lives of the Harding family...

  • Historical Landmark

Bicentennial Mall

Nashville, Tennessee

Good for School-Age Kids

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Despite it's name this is not a mall but a gigantic park, the most impressive feature of which is a 200-foot granite map of Tennessee, bordered by 31 fountains...

  • Historical Landmark

Bluff View Art District

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Good for School-Age Kids

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A collection of B&Bs, galleries, and restaurants may not at first blush seem so appealing for children. But the public art pieces scattered throughout the neighborhood, the chance to...

  • Art Museum

  • Special Collection

  • Roadside Landmark

  • Boutique

Cheekwood Botanical Garden

Nashville, Tennessee

Good for Toddlers & Pre-K

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An elegant estate donated to the city of Nashvile, Cheekwood boasts an art museum, botanical garden, and sculpture trail complete with a startling glass bridge your kids will need to...

  • Art Museum

  • Garden

Creative Discovery Museum

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Good for School-Age Kids

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The castle-like exterior gets a child's imagination going even before she enters the Creative Discovery Museum. Inside, kids dart from one area to the next, their curiosity unbridled and...

  • Science & Nature Museum

Frist Center for the Arts

Nashville, Tennessee

Good for School-Age Kids

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No matter what the current exhibit, this family award-winning museum has special interactive guides to help kids navigate through the galleries and discover art for themselves. The artquest gallery...

  • Art Museum

  • Children's Museum

The Hermitage

Nashville, Tennessee

Good for Pre-Teens & Teens

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Similar to Belle Mead, this restored 1837 plantation also features livestock barns, slave cabins, and the graves of President Andrew Jackson and his family. Best for older kids and teens...

  • Historical Landmark

Incline Railway

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Good for Toddlers & Pre-K

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It's a mile-long feat of mechanical engineering: A steep trolley-car-type ride straight up the side of Lookout Mountain. At the top, you'll be on the highest point...

  • Train

Lichterman Nature Center

Memphis, Tennessee

Good for Pre-Teens & Teens

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An oasis on the east side of town, the Lichterman Nature Center is surprising to first timers both for its space and for the real "away-from-it-all" feel...

  • Nature Center

  • Science & Nature Museum

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