Nashville Tennessee had lots of promise but left us dissappointed. Let me just say that had Reggie and I come here to vacation and see the sights, we would have had a great time just hanging out near Music Row...bars, restaurants, shops, museums, live entertainment on the corner would have made us happy, but for kids it did not work out. The really neat looking places don't allow minors in. Parking was $15 everywhere we looked, the area was dirty and littered with trash, and all the eating places looked very anti-kid friendly. We decided to try Gaylord Opryland Resort...and it was a step up. It had our jaw dropping as soon as we stepped foot in the door. What an amazing sight to see a building-scratch that-a miniature city, all self contained under one roof. But again...the kids were impressed for about ten minutes, then ready to go. Our most fun was had at Cooter's Place-a shop and museum (free) dedicated to the old TV show "Dukes of Hazzard". They had tons of vintage items that definitely brought back childhood memories for me-mostly that super awesome metal Dukes of Hazzard lunchbox I begged my mom for during my elementary school days. They also had full size replicas of the General Lee, Cooter's tow truck, Daisy's jeep, and Sheriff Roscoe P. Coltrain's police car. It was a lot of fun for me trekking down memory lane. And for you Willie fans, next door was a Willie Nelson museum and gift shop. That's where I got my favorite picture of the trip so far....Can you guess which one? After a quick dinner at SteakNShake we headed back to the Embassy Suites for some swimming and TV time. Kinda sad that we would rather do that than anything else in Nashville....Maybe I'll come back and try again as an adult only trip, but I definitely wouldn't reccommend it for kids.
http://www.cootersplace.com/
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