Nashville Airport & Attractions - USA
Nashville airport information, travel advice, links and guides
Nashville International Airport Phone: +1 615 275 1675. Airport Location & Facilities: The airport is situated eight miles (12km) southeast of
downtown Nashville.There are extensive facilities at the
airport including a bank, ATMs and postal services. There are
numerous restaurants, from grab-and-go foods to fine dining, as
well as several shops. The airport also has art exhibitions and
live music performances on the ticketing level, a children's play
area, a meditation area and a massage bar, where professional
massage therapists offer seated chair massages. Smoking is
permitted in designated lounges located on A, B and C Concourses
and outside the terminal building on all three levels. A business
centre, in front of the C/D Checkpoint at Wright Travel, offers
fax, photocopy and Internet services. There are good facilities for
the disabled; those with special requirements should contact their
airline in advance. Departure Tax: None. Airport Transfers & Parking: All transport facilities, both public and
private, can be found on the ground transportation level entrance
to the passenger terminal building. There are a number of bus and
hotel shuttle services offering transport to surrounding
destinations. Bus 18 services downtown Nashville from the airport.
Taxis are also available 24 hours.Short and long-term parking is available at
the airport. Economy parking is 20 minutes from the terminal and is
linked by a free bus. A valet parking service operates from the
Ground Transportation Level. Website: www.flynashville.com
Top Things to Do In Nashville
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum If you are a visitor to Nashville, chances
are you are there because you are a country music fan. Ryman Auditorium This National Historic Landmark in downtown
Nashville is regarded as the founding home of country music, having
been the performance venue for the Grand Ole Opry from 1943 to
1974. Grand Ole Opry The home of the world-famous country music
show, the Grand Ole Opry, is now in Opryland Drive in a vast 4,400
seat auditorium which is part of the Opryland resort complex north
of Nashville's city centre. Belle Meade Plantation One popular Nashville attraction that is not
music related is the Belle Meade Plantation, known as "the queen of
Tennessee plantations", boasting an 1853 Greek Revival mansion that
has been carefully restored to show its original elegance. Parthenon The centrepiece of Nashville's Centennial
Park is the world's only full-scale replica of the Parthenon temple
in Athens, Greece, complete with a re-creation of the 42ft (13m)
high statue of Athena that stood outside the temple in ancient
Greece. Tennessee State Museum The interesting Tennessee State Museum is one
of the largest of its kind in the nation with a huge array of
permanent exhibits telling the story of Tennessee, starting out
15,000 years ago in prehistoric times and culminating in the early
20th century. Great Smoky Mountains National Park East of Nashville on the border between
Tennessee and North Carolina lies the Great Smoky Mountains
National Park, covering more than one and a half million acres; the
largest national park in the eastern United States. Chattanooga The fourth largest city in Tennessee,
Chattanooga in the south-east near the border with Georgia lies at
the junction of four interstate highways, easily accessible and
well worth a visit.
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Travel Guide - Nashville
Country music is synonymous with Tennessee's
state capital, the rapidly growing city of Nashville, where the
strains of the guitar and accordion are big business, drawing
millions of fans to the city every year.
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