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.
Nashville Children's Theatre is the city's children's theatre. Watch extraordinary original children's theatrical productions being performed by professional adult actors that awe children and make family time special. Your child will get lost in the magical storytelling at the oldest professional children's theater in America and so may you.
Stars from Kid Rock to Kris Kristofferson have been known to have hung out at Tootsies Orchid Lounge, the number one honky-tonk in the world; aka, Tootsies World Famous Orchid Bar. You'll find this nightlife getaway tucked behind Nashville's famous Ryman Theater, the site of the Grand Ole Opry. Spend the night dancing around two stages that have hosted country music sensations in the ranks with Willie Nelson and Taylor Swift.
Get solid as a rock at Climb Nashville, your one stop shop for indoor recreational climbing. Check out Top Rope Climbing, where you're attached to a rope with a belayer allowing you to climb a 25'rock wall, or Bouldering where you'll climb a 15' rock wall without ropes but with lots of padding below!