Great gym complex, especially if you're a local of West End. I got a summer special pricing deal…read morewhich made my annual membership come out to $38/month. What a steal for a nicely maintained gym with all kinds of equipment from cardio, machines, squat racks, free weights, a track, etc. There are a variety of weekly classes as well included in the membership. Tennis courts were nice but you do pay extra for booking those. Moved from the area so I didn't renew the membership but loved it while I had it!

I went ice skating for Friday night public skate at the sportsplex and the vibes were amazing!…read moreThere were so many people and the line for rental skates can get crowded so be sure to get there early. They had really cool holiday lights up and music playing in the rink which made it super fun. This is a great event to go to with friends and family!

This park opened in 1914, and has 16 acres, a playground, picnic shelters, basketball courts, and…read moretennis courts. This land was originally a Union fort during the Civil War, which was abandoned. Not unlike Fort Negley, Nashvillians weren't too excited to preserve and protect it. In 1888, the reservoir was built for $350K, and it was the city's first water filtration plant. In 1912, the reservoir broke, flooding the nearby neighborhood. The reservoir is used to this day as storage for treated water. The land adjacent was established as a park in 1914, and for $10,000 a community center was built in 1932. It's a beautiful park, very accessible in the heart of Nashville. The playground equipment has seen better days, but there's a gorgeous gazebo. Also this park has the 4 foot tall stone wall that borders most Nashville parks built in this time period.

Reservoir is a pretty beautiful and seemingly under-appreciated little park on 8th Avenue just…read moreacross the street from Grimey's. I never seem to see many (if any) people hanging out there, but it has a handful of basketball and tennis courts as well as a couple acres worth of wonderful, rolling hills. Reservoir is just my type of park. While it isn't large, it has a few grassy stretches of flat ground perfect for picnicking as well as several large, lovely shade trees. The park is just big enough to get some exercise if you're a walker or b-baller, and it's on a decent part of 8th Avenue. It isn't far from the action of downtown, but it provides a little oasis of lovely scenery that's perfect for reading a book or listening to a new CD you just picked up at Grimey's. Reservoir gets my vote for most underrated Nashville park.

Watkins Park was established in 1901, and has 8 acres. It has a community center, a playground,…read morepublic restrooms, picnic shelters, a baseball field, a basketball court, tennis courts, a spray park, a pump track for bikes and skateboards, and a paved walking/jogging path. This park was the FIRST public park in Nashville! Samuel Watkins was a Nashvillian who served in the War of 1812. As a brick-maker and construction contractor, he became independently wealthy, even securing the business for the construction of the State Capital building, and eventually funding the Watkins Institute. The land had been privately owned by Watkins, but used for public purposes such as political rallies and school commencement ceremonies. During the Civil War, Union soldiers overran the park, and basically ruined a lot of the natural resources on the land. He donated this land, named at the time "Watkins Gove" to the city of Nashville in 1870. The city of Nashville opened the park in 1901, setting up the landscaping by natural citizens, and setting up the first children's playground in the city here. The park is beautiful. It packs a LOT in a relatively small space. It's historically significant, as well. It was only due to the popularity of the park and playground that the city of Nashville began seriously acquiring land and plopping as many playgrounds down as they could. Standing in the park, you can see the State Capital building, and it gives you a real sense of appreciation for the gift Samuel Watkins truly was to the city.

Watkins Park is a pretty perfect city park -- and I'm a bit surprised that I am the first person…read more(on Yelp) to review it.* The park itself is located in the Charlotte Pike no man's land that seems to change names every other year. Watkins Park? Fang? Something else? Who knows. When/if looking for the park, aim for MLK High and it's right across the street. The area has gone through some significant changes over the years and what you knew about it, say, 8 years ago is no longer accurate (like a good amount of Nashville these days). But this review isn't about the area, it's about the park. And, the park is pretty awesome. With it being just west of Downtown (and with large buildings slowly moving past the interstate), you can get some lovely skyline views while in the park. It's bordered by trees and a stone fence that gives an unexpected bit of character to a city park. There are plenty of mature trees and a good bit of flat green space, making me think it's lovely in the spring time. If you're a walker/runner, the park has a trail just for that. It's a circle (or, circular) so while there are no hills to choose from, you're assured not to get lost. If you're looking for exercise that comes from not running in circles, you're in luck. There's a large tennis court, a basketball court, a couple of playgrounds for the kiddos, a baseball diamond, and a SPLASH PAD! Yep, all of this... in a city park. Fantastic, right? Smack dab in the middle of the action is a large pavilion perfecting for family reunions, cookouts and other food gatherings meant to be shared under wood coverings while outside. The park itself has a nice amount of lot parking, which is helpful since street parking is a bit of an issue. And if all of this isn't enough to get you to visit, Greenbrier Distillery and Marathon Music Works are just beyond the train tracks and tree border. Given Watkins Park's design and proximity to so much, I'm pretty shocked by the low traffic. As much as I hate the phrase, it seems like it's a hidden gem for green space lovers. In the middle of a busy cityscape, I was shocked to experience such a well-planned and paid-out park. Watkins Park has charm, space, activities, and loads of natural beauty. Spring is coming. You should spend some of it here. *Well, not really.

Great modern playground with offerings for young and older kids…read more Great for families with one or more children of any ages.

Beautiful park that has lots of seating and shade! We loved that they have different options for…read morethe age groups, all in the shade. Nice turf, lots of picnic tables, and some real grass areas to lay in with a blanket. Really pretty tennis court, small field to play ball, and the mosaic dragon! Only bummer is no bathroom here, otherwise it would be five stars.

Angela is an attentive and knowledgeable trainer who tailers the training based upon individuals…read moreneeds. I recommend her!

This is the place to go if you want one on one training with a person that can really help you…read moreachieve your goals.

It was awesome to be invited by our daughter and her boyfriend to a hockey game…read more Although the Preds didn't win, we all still had a great time. Watching a Preds game is a must do if you are in Nashville during hockey season.

At the time of writing this review, the Nashville Predators are the sixth-newest team in the…read more32-team NHL. The Preds' first season was 1998-99. Since that time, the team ranks fifth in the league in all-time points percentage (regular season). After getting off to a slow start that included five consecutive seasons of zero playoff appearances, Nashville now routinely qualifies for the playoffs. The team won its first conference championship (Western Conference) in 2017 and advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals. All in all, not bad. The 2017 Finals pitted the Predators against the well-established Pittsburgh Penguins and NHL superstar Sidney Crosby. The Preds fared relatively well against the Pens, extending the series to six games which, unfortunately, ended on a 2-0 home loss inside Bridgestone Arena. That season (2016-17), Nashville was led by team captain Mike Fisher and guys like Filip Forsberg, Viktor Arvidsson, Ryan Johansen, and Roman Josi. Forsberg, Johansen, and Rosi still play for Nashville today and all three rank among the franchise's all-time leaders in points, goals, and assists. The all-time leader in all three categories is David Legwand. Legwand was drafted by the Predators in 1998 (2nd overall pick) and played 15 seasons for Nashville. The 2017 Predators were coached by current Washington Capitals head coach Peter Laviolette. Laviolette led the Carolina Hurricanes to the 2006 Stanley Cup championship and also led the Philadelphia Flyers to the 2010 Stanley Cup Finals. He's one of only four coaches to lead three different NHL teams to the Finals. Nashville's appearance in the 2017 Finals was the first time a major professional sports team from Tennessee advanced to a championship game. With Laviolette (2014-2020) and the franchise's first head coach, Barry Trotz (1998-2014), the Predators have had some pretty decent coaches. Now a seasoned veteran, the beloved Trotz got his NHL head coaching start in Nashville. Four years after leaving Nashville in 2014, Trotz led the Caps to the Stanley Cup title in 2018. In January 2020, current Preds head coach John Hynes signed a three-year deal that will see him through the 2021-22 NHL season. It will be interesting to see if Nashville sticks with Hynes past 2022.

This park opened in 1913, and was originally named the Chestnut Street Park. Park Commissioner…read moreRobert Dudley's two daughters were tragically killed in a car accident, and the park board voted to rename the park in their honor a year later in 1914. By 1920, the park had a swimming pool, a ball diamond, and a bandstand. The community center was built in the 1930s. Tennis courts were added in the 1960s. Today, it has picnic shelters, a playground, baseball field, football/multipurpose fields, and a paved walking/jogging path, over 6 acres. It's a cute neighborhood park, surprisingly unbusy on a Saturday afternoon, but well worth a brisk summer walk.

Driving down 4th Ave. S past car mechanics and old urban houses, Dudley Park comes as a pleasantly…read moresurprising green space. Located right next to a preschool, it is well-maintained and offers a lit football field, baseball diamond, playground, picnic tables, and an asphalt path that runs around the parameter of the park. There isn't really anything particular about this park that would cause me to visit it deliberately, unless I was looking for a place to kick around a soccer ball or something like that. But it's a nice addition to the neighborhood, and I always find it heartening to discover another green space in the city.