Music City + Southern Life

PADDLES UP! The dragons are coming! Get ready for the sixth annual Cumberland River Dragon Boat Festival, Nashville’s premiere river event. Dragon boat racing is the eighth fastest growing sport in the world and, without a doubt, the most fun, unique cultural event you’ll experience, thanks to it...

Home to Syndey's Bluff and Cheatham Lock & Dam, Ashland City was officially incorporated in 1859. The town was either named after Henry Clay's estate Ashland or by an act of the General Assembly of Tennessee in 1859 - when the city was incorporated - who were inspired by the ash trees in the area...

Historic Watertown is comprised of people who celebrate history and encourage growth and economic development. The community is dedicated to collecting and preserving the material culture and genealogy that illustrates the story of the city. It is a non-profit 501(c), incorporated in January 1991...

Wilson County was established by the Tennessee General Assembly on Oct. 26, 1799, three years after Tennessee became a state. On Nov. 13, 1801, the town of Lebanon was authorized, and the local cedar trees gave the place its name as a reminder of the Biblical land of the cedars. Originally called...

ABC's new TV show "Nashville", set to air Wednesday, October 10th, is already accumulating national buzz. However, for a cultural analyst who's been a resident in the real Nashville, Tennessee for a good, long while, I'm virtually torn. The Excited Me jumps through the roof at the opportunity tha...

Directly across the Cumberland River from Downtown Nashville is a relaxed enclave of local bars, fresh restaurants, coffeehouses and funky boutiques. This is East Nashville, our Little Brookyln, where there's immediate access to Interstate 24, Ellington Parkway and Briley Parkway. Locals take spe...

The Belle Meade neighborhood, located just 5 minutes from Downtown Nashville off Broadway/West End Avenue, gives Beverly Hills a run for its glamour - Dixie style. Escape to a classy and trendy area where impressive mansions are built on vast grounds of former 19th century plantations and horse r...

Franklin, Tennessee is what those famous country and blues tunes are all about! You'll receive a hospitable dose of the Great American Main Street experience and plenty of chances to explore, dine and shop. It’s located 20-25 minutes directly south of Downtown Nashville, with immediate access to...

HOW IN THE WORLD can a smaller Southern city acquire a moniker like Music City USA? Since its inception, Nashville, Tennessee has gained a worldwide reputation as being the best place to write, produce, record, and tour musical works. Here’s how it happened. Did you know, in the beginning, Davy C...

Do you favor fine and contemporary food selections made with local produce? Live jazz six nights a week? 300 different wine selections to choose from? Smoke-free environments? 50% menu discounts after 9 pm? Boy, have I got a treat for you... centrally placed in the heart of Nashville's Green Hill...