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Centennial Park, Nashville, TN

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Centennial Park

Walk a one-mile loop past Nashville's Parthenon replica, Lake Watauga and a sunken garden in this West End park.

2500 West End Avenue, Nashville, TN 37203 · Nashville, TN

About Centennial Park

This 132-acre park two miles west of downtown Nashville was the site of the 1897 Tennessee Centennial Exposition, and its replica of the Parthenon, rebuilt in concrete between 1925 and 1931, still stands at the center. Around it you will find Lake Watauga, a sunken garden, a band shell, the Centennial Art Center, a dog park and a one-mile walking trail. Vanderbilt University sits across West End Avenue. The park is open from dawn to 11 p.m.

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    The Parthenon

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    Transit: reachable by public transit

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  • Museums

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  • Museums
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    Frist Art Museum

    Under $25

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    Transit: reachable by public transit

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  • Museums

    Tennessee State Museum

    No admission fee

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