Tuesday, September 27 – We traveled about 180 miles down I-64 this morning to Nashville, TN. We are staying at the Madison, TN, Elks Lodge which is a few miles outside of Nashville. There are four VERY TIGHT sights. I question if four RV's could actually fit in the allotted space. Luckily there are only 3 RV's here. The two end spots were taken when we arrived so we had to take one of the middle sites. I doubt anyone would fit next to us unless it was a tiny travel trailer or possibly a Class B motorhome. The sights are not level. They are gravel with two 30 amp ($20/night) and two 50 amp ($25/night) electric. All have water on shared pedestals. There is a dump on site.
Looking right.
Looking left.
After getting settled in our site, we headed into Nashville for some sightseeing. We've been here before and enjoyed the country bars and music. Today we have several other things we want to see.
Our first stop was the Parthenon. The Parthenon is the centerpiece of Centennial Park in Nashville. The building and the Athena statue are both full-scale replicas of the Athenian originals. The Parthenon was built for Tennessee's 1897 Centennial Exposition and also serves as Nashville’s art museum.
Marsha went into the Parthenon. It is only $4.00 for seniors. She said it was wonderful. They have many, many photos of what the area looked like during the Exposition. Marsha said it looked lovely. She highly recommends it.
The re-creation of the 42-foot statue Athena is the focus of the Parthenon. The Shield is 15’ in diameter.
The ancient Greek goddess Nike was the personification of the ideal of victory.
We then stopped at Jack Cawthon's BBQ for lunch. Thanks to Janice and Dave, who recommended this spot. We certainly were not disappointed. Marsha had the turkey BBQ sandwich, and Paul the pork shoulder BBBQ sandwich. We both enjoyed a side of green beans which were so delicious.
We will finish this quick sightseeing tour in our next post.
Thanks for stopping by. Hope to see y’all back real soon. Have a great day!
You are making us very jealous that you can travel south and we have to wait so that we don't have to come home when there is two feet of snow on the ground. Keep sending us photos of things you are seeing and keep us drooling.
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It's about time.
When we visited, we didn't go into the Parthenon so we appreciate your pictures of the inside. Also, happy to have another restaurant to try next time we pass through Nashville. Somehow we missed Dave and Janice's recommendation.
ReplyDeleteLove Nashville have been there a few times and seen many sites. Love seeing the Parthenon always fun there.
ReplyDeleteWe were in Nashville many years ago but never saw this, perhaps it wasn't there then or we just missed it, which would have been to bad because it looks like it would have been a pretty interesting place to see. Glad that we at least got to see your photos. :-)
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Thanks for sharing something new to us in Nashville. We always do the country music and bar thing when in that area. Good to see other things:)
ReplyDeleteNow that you've been to Nashville to see all the Greek reproductions, you need to take a trip to Athens to compare with the real ones. However, it could get pretty spendy getting your RV on an airplane for travel.
ReplyDeleteWe didn't get to go in either so it was really cool to see your pictures. There is no way to get four RV's into those sites. I thought we were crammed in here in this part but it's spacious compared to that one.
ReplyDeleteNow I'll have to add that to our bucket list. You find the most interesting places.
ReplyDeleteWondered what the Parthenon looked like inside, thanks.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip on the new campground. We were in Nashville earlier this year as a side trip on our way home from FL. We only managed to get in a visit to the Grand Ole Opry but sure would love to go back and spend several days there to check out more of the treasures they have. I've started a spreadsheet to track info for future travels - your info is being added. I really enjoy your blog.
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