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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Nashville

48 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Nashville, Tennessee

Updated May 8, 2025

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Nashville Parthenon

Nashville, Tennessee

Concrete Parthenon

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.
Hatch Show Print at dusk

Nashville, Tennessee

Hatch Show Print

At 135 years old and counting, this historic print shop is heaven for poster nerds and music buffs.
Croc’s Sculpture Garden

Nashville, Tennessee

George Boedecker's Sculpture Garden

Dinosaurs invade a suburban Nashville neighborhood.
Main building and entrance.

Nashville, Tennessee

Old Tennessee State Prison

This defunct, fortress-like prison has been the setting for several movies.
Hermitage Hotel Men’s Bathroom.

Nashville, Tennessee

Hermitage Hotel Men's Bathroom

This award-winning men's bathroom was just too beautiful to not allow women to see.
United Record Pressing on Chestnut Street

Nashville, Tennessee

United Record Pressing

When Motown musicians came to Nashville in the 1960s they stayed at this historic record-pressing company because hotels wouldn't host them.
Demonbreun’s Cave

Nashville, Tennessee

Timothy Demonbreun's Cave

The small cave that housed Tennessee's "first citizen."

Nashville, Tennessee

Hidden Heart of Music Row

It may take some time to locate, but it's sure to warm even a heart of stone.
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Nashville, Tennessee

Silver Sands Cafe

Visit a family-run restaurant that has been serving the epitome of soul food for more than seven decades.
He’s definitely watching you.

Nashville, Tennessee

Chopper

Feast on award-winning birria tacos from a food truck inside this neon robo-tiki bar.
Cheeseburgers are the ultimate late-night feast.

Nashville, Tennessee

Dino's

East Nashville's oldest dive bar will bring you back to life with animal-style bar fare.
The rose falooda is a textural marvel.

Nashville, Tennessee

Sarabha's Creamery

A rainbow of kulfi and falooda flows from this Indian-style ice cream parlor.
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Feast on barbecue, see a murderous witch's cave, and more along the way to Atlas Obscura's Ecliptic Festival in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

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Including Silver Sands Cafe, Hidden Heart of Music Row, and George Boedecker's Sculpture Garden

Cheeseburgers are the ultimate late-night feast.
The “Can You Say Yay Yay?” is a supremely satisfying triple-threat.
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