Cheekwood Estate & Gardens

Cheekwood Estate & Gardens is a sightseeing stop in Nashville, TN, part of the Middle Tennessee guide. Cost: $25 to $50.

1200 Forrest Park Dr · Nashville, TN

Why you should go…

Cheekwood is the former estate of Leslie and Mabel Cheek, whose family fortune grew from a wholesale grocery business and an investment in Maxwell House coffee. Architect Bryant Fleming designed the limestone mansion and formal gardens, completed in 1932, and the property opened as a botanical garden and art museum in 1960. Today you can wander eight distinct gardens, including the Blevins Japanese garden and the terraced Martin Boxwood garden, and walk an outdoor sculpture trail.

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