What started out as a live radio show turned a stage into the legendary Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. The name may have changed to the Ryman Theatre but big time country music entertainment still appears there. Known the world over as the show that made country music famous, you can catch stars like Alan Jackson, Dolly Parton and Rascal Flats live on stage.
Love gets high at Ace High Ballooning on a hot-air balloon date. Sweethearts enjoy soaring through the early evening skies, sipping on champagne and holding one another close as the sun sets in the distance. Romantic early birds can catch the sunrise balloon flight.
Visit the house that coffee built. The Cheekwood is a hidden gem found on a 30,000-square-foot palatial estate, that was once home to the Cheek family, heirs to the Maxwell House coffee fortune. Today, the grand estate and attraction houses American and British works of art and its 55 acres are grounds to lavish gardens and a nature sanctuary.
River trips are Foggy Bottom's forte. Let the gang at the popular canoe and kayak rental shop sign you up for one of several area trips like the "Over Night" trip that takes you on an eleven mile river trip where you paddle for about five hours and camp out over night. Intense water sports recreation is waiting for you at Foggy Bottom.