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ATTRACTIONS

What to visit when you get to Nasville? To make a ''what to do and see list'', before your visit to Nashville, check out the attractions listed below, considered being among the most popular ones!

- Country Music Hall-Fame Museum, dedicated to identify and preserve the evolving history and traditions of country music and to educate its audiences, featuring a vast collection of musical instruments that illustrate country music's story as told through the turns of two centuries, including historic country video clips and recorded music, dynamic exhibits and state-of-the-art design. The museum operates according to the highest standards, manages its collection, and provides quality service to the public, being one of only 750 accredited museums, nationwide, out of a total number of 8,000.

- Tennessee State Museum, which combines fine art, history and culture, featuring interpretive exhibits that begin 15,000 years ago with prehistoric people and continue through the early 1900s,with special displays of furniture, silver, weapons, quilts, and paintings, also containing the Civil War exhibit, which holds uniforms, battle flags and weapons, considered being among the finest in the nation.

- Centennial Park, home of The Parthenon, which is the park's centerpiece, and beautiful Lake Watauga, a small artificial lake which offers visitors scenic views of the park's area, the perfect setting for an enjoyable and relaxing family day out.

- Nashville Zoo At Grassmere, a zoo and historic plantation farmhouse located six miles southeast of downtown Nashville, featuring various animal showcases and exhibits, including The African Savanna, The Gibbon Island and The Bamboo Trail, which contains Red Panda, Clouded Leopards, Rhinocerous Hornbill, and Schmidt's Guenon, among other animals.

Annual Events

One of the most popular and expected annual events in Nashville is Awesome April, which is actually an ''eventful event'', promising an exciting and entertaining celebration, on every weekend, for the entire month of April.

Exhibits, sports, music, family entertainment...the month of April offers something for every Nashville visitor, regardless of age or preference, inlcuding events such as: the Nashville Film Festival, Tennessee State Fairgrounds Flea Market, Vampire Weekend, as well as musical performaces by wolrdwide-acclaimed artists such as Bon Jovi, and much, much more.