Be Dazzled Beads - Land of Odds

It gets a little batty at Duber Cave State Park, where its most prominent natural cave used to lend its big roomy mouth to local square dances, radio shows and big band instrumental concerts; the cave is now temporarily sold out due to a thriving bat community. Bats aside, there's plenty of outdoor recreation like fishing, hiking and picnicking to enjoy, making a trip to this bat cave well worth the drive.

The Girl of the Golden West was spotted onstage at the Nashville Opera. Come see more fateful love triangles performed by the resident opera company featuring the Nashville Symphony. You'll enjoy the highest caliber of grand opera entertainment with full scale productions delivering heart pounding excitement. Where's your ticket?

You can explore space from right here on Earth at the Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory, with the mega telescope that sits atop Nashville's tallest peak. Families can look through the telescope to observe cumulus clouds, a galaxy of stars, the swirling rings of Saturn and other outer space attractions.