Gayle and I got our Nashville wings here…read more The "What Lifts You" wings mural was painted in 2016 by artist Kelsey Montague and is apparently one of the most popular sites in Nashville. It's 20 feet tall, black-and-white and features intricate Nashville-centric designs including guitars and cowboy hats. It's free and it's fun, and during mid-day/mid-week, we got right in there for our pictures.

My family and I got to visit The "What Lifts You" mural in Nashville is a must see. The angel wings…read moreare beautiful, the message is uplifting, and it's one of those spots that just makes you smile the moment you see it. It's perfect for photos and sits right in the heart of The Gulch, surrounded by great places to explore. Five stars and absolutely worth the stop.

I love love love Printer's Alley! This historic area has my favorite pubs and speakeasies…read more The neon is fantastic. One of the best areas in Nashville to catch live music. In the early 1900s, this is where the printing and publishing industry for Nashville was located. Since then, it's been reinvented as a destination spot (as mentioned above). Great nightlife area.

Printer's Alley is a historic, vibrant nightlife district known for its speakeasy-style bars, live…read morejazz, blues, and rock music. Originally the city's printing hub in the early 1900s, it transformed into a popular entertainment alley in the 1940s, providing a "grittier", more intimate alternative to Broadway's honky-tonks. Our experience here included an evening of drinks and music at Alley Taps, and just enjoying a few walks up and down the street. We had already learned some of the history here from our Joyride tour, which added nicely to our exposure.

My Happy Place mural located in nashville Tennessee. My buddy and I were in town during the summer…read moreof 2022 and decided discover the downtown, music row, and east Nashville portions of the city for public art when we came across this piece. Stereotypical Angel wings mural which are starting to dominate pretty much every city that has a public art even. Thai one has a black background and mainly blue colored wing base. Overall still a cool mural and the Angel wing murals are always fun and cool photo ops which has a lot to do with the popularity of them.

Nashville is a happy place it's not necessarily my happy place but it is a happy fun place. I do…read morelike it and I like all these angel wing public are displays they have all over the place. This one's located the music Row

If you are looking for something to do for an hour, this is totally worth it. This story behind the…read morewoman who owned this mansion was really neat to hear. They have a very unique staircase that is also worth checking out.

Belmont Mansion is one of the many historical sites located throughout Nashville. I would add this…read moretour after a visit to 12 South for lunch. They offer a guided tour but the introduction given by a guide is a good overview for half the cost. The docents we spoke with were all available to answer questions as we walked through the rooms. You need about 1 /2 hours to enjoy the mansion gift shop and the grounds. The college buildings and gardens surrounding the mansion are beautiful and a nice respite from downtown Nashville.

Wow, the Nashville Parthenon is breathtaking. After paying the $15 admission fee. We immediately…read moreheaded to the Naos to see Athena. After admiring her beautiful statue, we walked through the galleries and treasury. I've been wanting to visit Nashville's Parthenon for years and it was everything I hoped it would be. Check out the website before visiting. It seems to be kept updated with closures, hours, and local events. Plus it contains a wealth of information regarding the exhibits with visitor guides and audio tours.

While we were in town, the Parthenon interior was closed due to HVAC maintenance so we missed out…read moreon exploring the exhibits inside. However, taking photos of the outside was still pretty special. It was my 2nd time here, but I think the 1st time I came - it was at night. This time my family came with me; we went during the day and the weather was so nice for some great photos! It's a convenience that the Parthenon is right inside Centennial Park so there are still other things you can do in addition to visiting the Parthenon.

Colorful Girl mural located in nashville Tennessee. My buddy and I were in town during the summer…read moreof 2022 and decided discover the downtown, music row, and east Nashville portions of the city for public art when we came across this piece. Very well done and vibrant alley door painting of a woman's face located in the printers alley portion of Nashville Tennessee. Overall a cool piece and has great usage of colors and realism as well. It was a lot of fun discovering the Nashville public art scene.

Hey girl, you sure are colorful. This is the colorful girl mural in downtown Nashville. We are…read morewalking around exploring in. Nashville has a put the full amount of public art displays.

Bob Marley mural located in nashville Tennessee. My buddy and I were in town during the summer of…read more2022 and decided discover the downtown, music row, and east Nashville portions of the city for public art when we came across this piece. Mural of late great cult icon singer bob marley located on a vape shop in Nashville Tennessee. The mural features Marley doing the thing other than singing that is usually associated with his name and music. Overall a pretty cool and colorful mural to the cult icon that I'm sure his fans would like a whole lot!

Another public art display right outside of music row. This is of Bob Marley and is on the outside…read moreof a building that I think of some kind a CBD weed store or something like that. They pretty much shows Bob Marley doing with Bob Marley did

I Will Always Love You mural located in nashville Tennessee. My buddy and I were in town during the…read moresummer of 2022 and decided discover the downtown, music row, and east Nashville portions of the city for public art when we came across this piece. Midtown mural that pays homage to Tennessee legend Dolly partons most famous and maybe the music industries most famous love song of all time. That song of course being "I will always love you". The mural itself features red white and blue colors the song title and a small silhouette of Dolly herself. Overall a very fun and innovative mural that sticks out as memorable on our trek through nashville to find public art.

Another public art display in Midtown. This one is located on the outside of a restaurant and it is…read moreof Dolly Parton's classic I will always love you. A good representation of it

Music row curb Guitars is a public art sculpture located in nashville Tennessee. My buddy and I…read morewere in town during the summer of 2022 and decided discover the downtown, music row, and east Nashville portions of the city for public art when we came across this piece. Part of the world famous and constantly photographed public art guitars that align in front of historic studios in Nashville music row. This particular set of guitars sir in front of Curb Studio Overall was cool to check these guitars out in person after seeing them in photos, movies and tv shows for years.

This is cool to see. I love Nashville a Music Row I like country music this is all good to see this…read moreis outside the curb records and these are some classic curb guitars with artist of former past