Em and I walked to our first stop of the day. The Tennessee State Museum. http://www.tnmuseum.org/ It is a large facility. Many different themed exhibits covering the history of the state from the very begining. What was also nice is that it lets its visitors see and learn all of this information at no charge. Definitely a nice touch for all the visiting families in Nashville. As we walked around the museum we saw exhibits on the pioneers who settled this area. Some of them were very interactive and fun too. Such as this one where Em and I had to decide which supplies would be needed to be packed in our Conestoga wagon for the journey to the new territory of Tennessee. Some items would be too heavy, some we would be able to make when we got there, some were not to be forgotten, like our rifle for hunting food and a bucket for collecting water. Our morning started with the complimentary breakfast right here at our own hotel, and then taking a quick 10 minute or so drive downtown to the Downtown and Music Row area. We found parking easily in the middle of everything we wanted to see and do today. At 20.00 for the day, believe me it was a steal. Some lots were charging 15.00 for every 2 hours. We planned on spending most of the day here so I felt comfortable with the 20.00. There were also exhibits on some of the famous founders like Davy Crockett, and Nashville Residents and future Presidents like Andrew Jackson and James Polk. There were also exhibits on major events that occured within the state, like famous battles in the Civil War, the Revolutionary war (I wonder if they knew we red coats were in the building), even social wars... where the fighting was about Civil Rights! After the State Museum we walked Right over to the gorgeous State Captal. It was now time to walk down to Music Row. There are restaurants, bars, stores, to walk and see. A quick fueling stop for some smoothies at Mike's Ice Cream http://mikesicecream.com/ and we were ready to take it all in. Here is a view of Broadway or Music Row. We had fun browsing a few stores and checking out all the cowboy boots. Some were 200.00 or 300.00 some were as much as 800.00 and higher. All will be staying on the shelf! That $ spent would cut into my travel budget. But ooohhhh arn't they pretty!!!! We also made our way down the street to the Country Music Hall of Fame. http://countrymusichalloffame.org/ Not only to see what it had to offer,but also a great place to get out of the heat. I wasn't sure Em would like it at first, but it turned out to be great. Inside Emily was directed to the Taylor Swift Education Center. She was given a scavenger hunt challenge to see if she could find all the items on the sheet. But first she posed with a few of the museums Taylor Swift items. The Hall of Fame had great costume exhibits and, displays of different instruments used by the artists over the years. It aso had some newer interactive exhibits too. But Em really enjoyed the scavenger hunt. Here are some of the items Em had to find. A pair of boots with Humpty Dumpty Valentines on them, an instrument called the big Whomper 2, and a four neck steel guitar! Which must have been very hard to play. Here are some of the costume Exhibits as well. Em took these photos, mostly of the artists that she knows. Trisha Yearwoods wedding attire. Hunter Hayes Miranda Lambert and The Band Perry ... The Dixie Chicks Em was excited to see this one. Maddie and Tae!!! These are the costumes from their - Girl in a Country Song - Video. She really likes these girls, and can't wait for their album to come out in a couple weeks. Their song Fly plays on our Ipod a lot!!! Here is Em answering questions on one of the interactive displays. Such a full and busy morning and afternoon seeing everything that we did. All that walking and discovering can make a girl HUNGRY! Some fried green tomatoes, sweet potato, and fried chicken were on the special... oh and don't forget the Lemonade. We are making the most of this southern comfort food while we can. We chose Puckett's for our late lunch... or linner as Em calls it.
We do a lot of linners while we are on the road. We like to fit in as much as we can as early as we can and then a later lunch lets us get out of the heat and rest our feet once it starts to get to us. It also saves us a few dollars on dinners, since we wont be quite as hungry. Well - it is now about 16 hours after I started to write this blog post... and finally it is done. I hope the next entry doesn't have as many techincal issues with the weebly website. Hope you all enjoy these photos though... Hugs and ....Good Morning from Nashville.
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