Unusual Things Around Nashville Tennessee

An Overview of Nashville

Tied into the United States’ musical history, Nashville is known for its legendary country music venues, such as the Grand Ole Opry House, The Country Music Hall of Fame, the historic Ryman Auditorium and the Johnny Cash Museum which celebrates the singer’s life. Much of the city is dominated by live music bars and venues. Elsewhere, Nashville is also home to trails, riverwalks, wide parks and a beautiful skyline. With honky-tonks, many eateries, famous ball fields and a beautiful skyline, there are many unusual things around Nashville to enjoy.

Unusual Things Around Nashville

Hatch Show Print

Hatch Show Print is a historic print shop known for its legendary woodblock prints, operating for over 135 years. The shop sells many music-related merchandise, including posters and wall features.

Hermitage Hotel Men’s Bathroom

Nashville’s historic Hermitage Hotel is an extremely upscale building, but it also hosts a series of award winning toilets. The bathroom is so pleasant, it eventually evolved into a tourist attraction

Beer Can Chicken

This is a local delicacy, essentially a fully cooked chicken with a beer inside. The beer can works as a steam cooker, flavoring and softening the meat.

Concrete Parthenon

One of the more unusual things in Nashville is this concrete-copy Parthenon replica, built to scale of the original Parthenon in Greece, minus the tourist crowds.

Chihuly Glass Sculptures of Cheekwood

Filled with Chihuly sculptures, this garden space if filled with impressive creations of twisted and blown glass, bright and eye-catching with many colors.

Downtown Nashville Bar Streets

For those enamored with Nashville’s music culture, the bar streets in downtown Nashville are home to a range of clubs, pubs, bars and eateries with live performances. This district is an iconic section of the city, known especially well for blue and country tunes.

Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge

This is a historic drinking venue, known as a prime location for honky-tonk. It’s located adjacent to the Ryman.

Gallery of Iconic Guitars

This is a free-entry museum which holds a vast collection of many of the most legendary instruments ever used and crafted.

Nelson’s Green Brier Distillery

This is a popular whiskey distillery found in Downtown Nashville. It’s responsible for many of Tennessee’s most-beloved whiskeys and bourbons.

What Lifts You Wings Mural

This is a famous winged mural which allows visitors to stand in front, giving the appearance of having wings. Usually, there’s a short line of photographers and tourists in front of the wall, waiting for their chance to take a picture.

Voice-O-Graph

This is a small booth where visitors can record (and keep) a 2.5 minute soundtrack.  It’s also possible to borrow a guitar nearby from a local shop.

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