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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.

Go on a Zoofari to the Nashville Zoo. Come face-to-face with more than three hundred and fifty animals, including majestic creatures like Bengal tigers and African Elephants. You'll be smack in the middle of big animal adventures and attractions, including the Wild Animal Carousel and the 66,000-square-foot Jungle Gym.

Get your ticket to the Nashville Film Festival, the oldest running film festival in the United States. More than 23,000 fans show up to appreciate the eight-day red carpet opportunity to see over 2,000 select indie films from one hundred countries from around the globe. Works submitted range from drama to comedy.

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.