Things to do in Middle Tennessee

Tour Andrew Jackson's Greek Revival mansion, then walk the gardens, museum exhibits and the tomb where he and Rachel are buried.

Tour an 1853 Greek Revival mansion that anchored a famed thoroughbred stud farm, then taste wine at the on-site winery.

Watch Nashville Predators hockey, big-name concerts and awards shows in a downtown arena at the corner of Broadway and 5th Avenue.

Stroll 55 acres of themed gardens and tour a 1930s Georgian-style mansion that now houses art exhibitions on Nashville's west side.

See instruments, stage wear and recordings that trace country music from its folk roots to today, then stand in the Hall of Fame Rotunda.

See rotating art exhibitions and hands-on art making inside Nashville's former main post office, an Art Deco landmark on Broadway.

Walk nine acres of indoor gardens, waterfalls and winding paths, then take a riverboat ride on the resort's indoor river.

Watch a live country music show at the Opry House or take a backstage tour and stand on the stage yourself.

Walk from one honky tonk to the next on Lower Broadway, where bands play live country music from morning until late at night.

Take a guided walk through the Lynchburg distillery where Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey is made, ending with a tasting for guests 21 and up.

Walk through more than 1,000 artifacts from Johnny Cash's life, from stage costumes and gold records to handwritten lyrics.

Eat scratch biscuits with preserves, country ham and fried chicken at a Southern roadside cafe serving since 1951.

Meet capybaras, giant anteaters and thousands of other animals, then tour a historic 1810 farmhouse on the same grounds.

See decades of Chevrolet Corvettes, rare one-of-a-kind cars and the story of the 2014 sinkhole that swallowed eight of them.

Tour the 1892 tabernacle that housed the Grand Ole Opry from 1943 to 1974, take a photo on its stage, or come back at night for a concert.

Hear Nashville songwriters play their own songs and tell the stories behind them in a 90-seat listening room.

Step inside a full-scale replica of the Athenian Parthenon to see a 42-foot gilded Athena and an art museum.