Nashville: A Cultural Destination

Overview

While 2nd Avenue is known as Nashville's version of Bourbon Street offering music, dining and drinking, there is much more to explore within the city than merely 2nd Avenue. We'll start our exploration of the city here and expand to include some of the other features of the city that include the Nashville Symphony, the Tennessee Titans and the Nashville Predators as well as other cultural destinations including some locales for fine dining.

Quick Tips:

If you have the means, visit Nashville at different times of the year. The city seems to change its personality dependent on the season of the year varying from a city in a sports frenzy during football season to city that lives for its music in the spring to the typical hot southern summers.

Best Way To Get Around:

There is a public transportation system but I think you'll find that Nashville is a pretty easy city to get around in for those of you driving. Parking is reasonably easy to find and shouldn't cost you more than about (if you have to pay to park at all). If you choose to take the buses that run in the city, remember that a lot of the time they're slow and you might have a bit of a difficult time trying to make sure you're headed in the right direction. Keep in mind, this isn't New York, public transportation maps can't be found on every streetcorner. If you'd rather take a cab, unless you're going or coming from the airport area, it shouldn't cost you more than a few dollars to go anywhere within the downtown area.

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Gaylord Opryland Hotel

Hotel | "The Opryland Hotel"

Although pricier than other hotel/motels in Nashville. The Opryland Hotel is an attraction unto itself and may very well be your destination if you''re travelling to Nashville for a conference. Once you step inside the doors, you''ll find almost a miniature city to explore. Each section of the hotel has a different theme, of sorts, all clustered around the central atrium known as The Delta. The Delta will remind you of a miniaturized New Orleans complete with that Bourbon Street feel and balconies formed of wrought iron. If the bars and restaurants aren''t enough, take a ride on the boats that cruise around the Delta. Costing a few dollars a ride, you could easily see everything on your own that that boats will show you but it''s a relaxing opportunity to sit down and allow an Opryland employee/tour guide give you some history about the grand hotel and point out features around the atrium area.

The Opryland hotel also has several nice restaurants ranging from reasonably inexpensive to quite expensive. I''d recommend the Old Hickory Steakhouse and the Risorante Volare.

Make sure you also drop into the Cascades section of the hotel and check out the waterfalls and rotating bar under the atrium. There are several laser light shows complete with live pianist and dancing fountains every evening.

If you can visit at Christmas, the Hotel is gorgeous. With millions of lights all over the property, Opryland does Christmas right. Often having carolers and Christmas snacks to make visitors feel welcome, it is certainly a sight to see.

Overall, although a bit on the expensive side for a hotel, remember that you''re getting an entertaining experience as well, a value that you can''t put a price on!

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by Steve S. on January 16, 2001

Gaylord Opryland Hotel
2800 Opryland Drive Nashville, Tennessee 37214
(615) 889-1000

Baymont Inn and Suites Nashville Whitebridge

Hotel | "Baymont Inn and Suites"

While easy to find expensive accomodations in Nashville (Opryland and the Lowe''s Vanderbilt Plaza, to name but a couple) it can be difficult to find a nice room in a good neighborhood at an affordable price within the city. As Nashville as grown as a conference hosting mecca, of sorts, hotel rooms have recently been at a premium. On White Bridge Road, right off of Interstate 40, you''ll find Baymont Inn and Suites. Reasonably inexpensive (close to $50/night) you''ll get a nice, clean room and a wonderful little chain hotel with a friendly staff, a pool in a reasonably nice section town. Surrounded by restaurants (Shoneys, Uncle Bud''s, etc.) you''re easily within walking distance of a nice meal and by car you''re only about 10 minutes from downtown Nashville. We''ve found when visiting Nashville that even when other hotels are booked, it''s reasonably easy (usually) to find a room here. Give ''em a call and see what they can do to make your visit to Nashville more enjoyable!

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by Steve S. on January 24, 2001

Baymont Inn and Suites Nashville Whitebridge
5612 LENOX AVE Nashville, Tennessee 37209
615-353-0700

Loews Vanderbilt Plaza Hotel

Hotel | "Loew's Vanderbilt Plaza"

If on your visit to Nashville extravagance is what you''re looking for when selecting a hotel, the Low''s Vanderbilt Plaza will offer you exactly that. Rated the top luxury hotel by the Nashville Scene''s "Best of Nashville" poll, the Loew''s offers large plush rooms, complete with data ports, multiple phone lines and in some cases fax machines. The rooms aren''t the only draw here. You''ll find multiple restaurants, complete with a Ruth''s Chris steak house on the bottom floor and a cigar bar. The hotel''s location might be as important as the lavishness. Situated only a mile or so from downtown Nashville, a few blocks from music row and across the street from Vanderbilt University, you''ll be right in the heart of Nashville. The Loew''s is also adjacent to Centennial Park which houses Nashville''s scale model of the Parthenon. An interesting fact about the Loew''s is that it often houses the President when he is in town as well as the Vice President, the Rolling Stones when they were in Nashville three years ago and other celebrities who are visiting. If oppulence is what you''re looking for, make your reservation for the Loew''s Plaza.

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by Steve S. on February 15, 2001

Loews Vanderbilt Plaza Hotel
2100 WEST END AVENUE Nashville, Tennessee 37203
615-320-1700

Pinnacle

Restaurant | "The Pinnacle"

If you're looking for a restaurant that also provides the best view of Nashville, you've found it in the Pinnacle. The city's only revolving restaurant sits atop the Crown Plaza Hotel in downtown and is easy to access from interstate 40 or 65 and parking is available at the hotel and can be validated by the restaurant staff. Reservations are recommended but not required but the restaurant gets quite busy around prom and graduation times of the year. The menu is eclectic presenting mostly French and American food choices. I would recommend their lobster bisque as well as any of the steaks on their menu and their gourmet style desserts are first rate, so save room.

Plan to allow at least 1 1/2 hours for dinner as the restaurant makes one complete revolution every 70 minutes or so and if you missed out the first time you might want to wait for parts of the city to come back around. My favorite time to go to the Pinnacle is actually for the Sunday lunches if for no other reason than the opportunity to see the city during the daylight hours, but it's certainly beautiful at night as well.

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by Steve S. on January 16, 2001

Pinnacle
623 Union St Nashville, Tennessee 37219
+1 615 742 6015

Market Street Beer

Restaurant | "Marketstreet Brewery"

You might be familiar with the Bohannon brand of beer. If not, Marketstreet is where it all began. The microbrewery on 2nd Avenue is a very quaint, dimly lit pub serving traditional pub fare and a decent variety of home brewed beers. If you're from Nashville and are going to be back often, you can even buy and decorate your own mug that stays a part of their permanent collection that they reclaim from the wall when you're there to use it.

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by Steve S. on January 16, 2001

Market Street Beer
134 2nd Ave N Nashville, Tennessee 37201
(615) 242-8223

Dalt's

Restaurant | "Dalts"

If you're tired of the busy-ness of the downtown area and don't want to stray out towards the suburbs, Dalts Grill is easy to find on White Bridge Road (easily accessible from Interstate 40). It's usually not too crowded and the food is quite good and available at a reasonable price. The menu is reminiscent of a Ruby Tuesdays type restaurant with a wide selection of sandwiches as well as plate specials, but it's easy to feed a family of 4 for under $50. The service is usually quite good, and the kitchen is pretty quick in getting the food out quickly. Give it a try. It's good and you'll find yourself going back, especially if you live in the Nashville area or visit often!

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by Steve S. on January 16, 2001

Dalt's
38 White Bridge Rd Nashville, Tennessee 37205
(615) 352-8121

Pizza Perfect

Restaurant

If pizza strikes you as the thing to eat while in Nashville, save yourself the trouble of thumbing through the yellow pages for a chain pizza place. Make your way over to 21st Avenue in the center of town to Pizza Perfect and order yourself one of their specialty pizzas. Excellent, truly excellent! Their pizzas remind me of homemade with big slices of onion and pepper and big pieces of meat, no skimping on the ingredients. When their name declares Pizza Perfect, that is indeed what they serve up. If you're not in the mood for pizza, they have sub sandwiches and calzones also and although I wouldn't dare order anything there other than pizza, I hear that the rest of the menu is just as good. For a cheap meal and a nice alternative to the chain restaurants, Pizza Perfect is a worthy alternative!

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by Steve S. on January 16, 2001

Pizza Perfect
1602 21st Ave S Nashville, Tennessee 37212
(615) 329-2757

Pancake Pantry

Restaurant

Pancake Pantry has come to be one of the icons of the Nashville dining scene. Every year an award winner for best breakfast in the annual Best of Nashville competition put on by the Nashville Scene, you'll likely stand in line just for the opportunity to eat here (especially if you visit on a weekend morning from mid-morning on). If you want to get in quickly without a wait, the restaurant opens at 6 or 6:30 AM and is said to be a favorite of Garth Brooks when he's in town.

With a name like Pancake Pantry it's not difficult to figure out what they're known for but if you've visited more than once or twice, be adventurous and try something else. One of my favorites on their breakfast menu is a dish called "Chocolate Sin" it's crepes filled with whip cream and covered in chocolate and raspberry sauce that is extremely rich and extremely filling. If you're a chocoholic, you'll love it! The prices are cheap and the staff will take care of you just so long as you eat quickly and open up the table for those still in line. While you're visiting take a few minutes to check out the Hillsboro village shopping area around the restaurant, it's full of neat little shops...everything from coffee houses to antique stores...but the gem in the neighborhood is Pancake Pantry!

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by Steve S. on January 16, 2001

Pancake Pantry
1796 21st Ave S Nashville, Tennessee 37212
+1 615 383 9333

Cozymel's

Restaurant | "Cozymels"

If you're willing to drive a bit for good Mexican food or you're looking for a great margarita, Cozymels is the place for you. About 20 minutes from downtown Nashville on Interstate 65 South, Cozymels is a wonderful find for anyone visiting Nashville for the first time or for anyone looking for a fine meal at a good price. The restaurant seats a lot of people, so don't worry if you find a lengthy line upon your arrival. Once seated, try their plate dinners that at about $10 include a nice sampling of Mexican specialties. Looking for a margarita? Try their Sangria Swirl Margaritas that are absolutely wonderful! Make sure you save room for their fried ice cream for dessert in order to enjoy the full Cozymel's experience. While you're in the Cool Springs area, visit the Galleria, Nashville's largest mall, or any of a number of other shopping centers and stores.

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by Steve S. on January 24, 2001

Cozymel's
1654 Westgate Circle Brentwood, Tennessee 37027
+1 615 377 6363

Rio Bravo Cantina

Restaurant | "Rio Bravo"

A popular hangout of the Vanderbilt University crowd as well as the Nashville singles scene, Rio Bravo is a chain tex-mex restaurant located in the heart of the city, just a mile or two from down town. Go on a weekend and you're likely to find crowds, crowds, crowds. Often three or more deep at the bar and flowing out the front door, you'll likely wait a half hour or more for a table, but if you like good tex-mex food and don't want to drive far, this is the place for you. Reasonably priced and offering a full menu of choices, you'll find that Rio Bravo is a nice choice for the family or a cheap date. Featuring a fruit flavored margarita of the month which has varied from peach to watermelon to blackberry and everything in between, Rio Bravo also serves one of the best margaritas in the city. If the weather is nice, sit on the patio out front and watch the traffic, the people and the city come to life. They don't take reservations but if you have a large group, they will let you call ahead and they will try to accommodate you as soon as possible. Overall, the service is good, the food is nice and the environment is fun and festive. If you haven't been to a Rio Bravo restaurant before, this is as good a one as I've eaten in to try!

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by Steve S. on February 19, 2001

Rio Bravo Cantina
3015 West End Ave Nashville, Tennessee 37203
+1 615 329 1745

Arthur's Restaurant

Restaurant | "Arthurs"

Voted the Nashville Scene's "Most Romantic Restaurant" for 2000, Arthurs was everything that we had anticipated in a four star restaurant. From the moment you walk in the front doors of the renovated Union Station hotel, you'll feel as though you've stepped back in time. The inner decor is exquisite from the art work to the chandeliers. Arthurs is located just off the main lobby. As you're guided to your table you'll notice that the lighting is dim, the music is soft and there are an abundance of waiters ready to serve you. The main dining room is small and elegant with high ceilings and a fireplace that dominates one wall. In the center of the restaurant is what resembles a small Greek or Roman pavilion with columns that has booth style tables beneath it with a central pillar where the paintings of the restaurant owners/founders hang.

Arthurs is known for their fixed price dinner which is set at a pricy $60 per person. However, the price buys you a very formal seven-course meal and exquisite service. The only choice you'll have will be for your entree, but you shouldn't leave disappointed. Our meal began with roasted vegetables layered with mozarella cheese and held together in a small rectangular stack with an evergreen sprout. Next came cream of vegetable soup followed by a salad of fresh greens topped with raspberry vinegrette dressing. Before the main course was served, a small dish of pear sorbet was delivered to the table to "cleanse the pallet." My entree choice was filet mignon topped with a rich mushroom sauce and accompanied by mashed potatoes, asparagus and carrots (complete with the stalks). Dessert was bananas foster, prepared at the table. For those who may be unfamiliar...bananas foster is sliced bananas flambeed in rum, banana liquor, with brown sugar, cinnamon and butter and then served over vanilla ice cream. The meal ended with Arthurs signature coffee, which was unlike anything I've ever tasted before. Continuing with the open flame theme of the bananas foster, the waiter spiral cut an orange peel and after lighting it on fire poured triple sec and cognac down the peel finally dropping it into a bowl with a whole stick of cinnamon, cloves and sugar. After lighting the bowl afire, he poured in decaf coffee to douse the flames and the concoction was poured into espresso cups for serving. The result is a sweet, citrus tasting coffee that was incredible.

Don't just visit Arthurs for the food, however. Voted a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence winner, you'll discover a rich and eclectic wine collection with prices ranging from a few dollars a glass to $1000/bottle. When you come, expect to be pampered but expect to spend some money. Arthurs would be excellent for special occasions or to show a guest a good time in Nashville or if you're just visiting and appreciate fine dining, this is perhaps the best Nashville has to offer.

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by Steve S. on February 19, 2001

Arthur's Restaurant
Union Station Hotel Nashville, Tennessee 37203
+1 615 255 1494

Rotier's

Restaurant | "Rotiers"

Rumored to be one of the sources of Jimmy Buffet's "Cheeseburger in Paradise" it is the cheeseburger (served on french bread) that has made a name for this hole in the wall dive of a restaurant. Located a street over from West End in the heart of Nashville, near Vanderbilt University and a mile or two from downtown, you'll find a small quaint bar/restaurant with barely enough tables to handle the overflow crowd and reasonably slow service, but some of the best burgers you'll ever eat.

When Buffet named Rotiers one of the five best cheeseburgers in the world in the liner notes that accompanied his boxed set release a few years back, Rotiers popularity went from that of a neighborhood joint to a happening spot that draws in visitors to Nashville. If you have a sweet tooth, you'll want to try one of their vanilla or chocolate shakes which are consistently voted among the best in the city. When you visit be prepared to wait for a table, be prepared to wait on your waiter/waitress, and bring cash or your check book because they don't take credit cards. My bet is that you'll leave wanting to recommend Rotiers to your family and friends.

Overall, you just can't beat a great meal at a great price and who knows you might just run in to Mr. Buffet himself.

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by Steve S. on February 19, 2001

Rotier's
2413 Elliston Pl Nashville, Tennessee 37203
(615) 327-9892

The Nashville Symphony

Attraction

Many weekends throughout the year, you'll find the Nashville Symphony performing in Jackson Hall at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC) downtown. While it's true that they're not the Chicago Symphony or the London Philharmonic, they're a quite good orchestra and only getting better by the year. Their programs are often quite popular but the best part is their great deal on tickets if you're a student. Show up half hour before a concert and if you have a valid student ID, you get in for $5, and you'll get any seat that's left unsold, be it front row center or the last seat in the theater.

In recent years the Symphony has released a handful of CDs, including a new release just recently (2000) on Naxos Records of music of Howard Hanson. If you can't make it to Nashville to hear them in person, pick up a CD at your local music store. They're a good upcoming orchestra that could rise into the top tier in years to come.

The worst part of making a trip downtown to TPAC is parking. TPAC doesn't maintain their own parking so you're forced to park in a public lot and for TPAC events it's a flat $8 for parking. Sometimes you can find free parking near the capital building, but it's probably your best bet just to pay to park and enjoy the concert. Enjoy!

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by Steve S. on January 16, 2001

The Nashville Symphony
2000 Glen Echo Road Nashville, Tennessee 37215
(615) 726-0435

Tennessee Performing Arts Center

Attraction

If you're looking for live theater in Nashville, checking with the Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC) is a wise decision. Housed within its walls are three theaters with various seating capacities and hosting a wide range of theatrical events. Jackson Hall, the largest theater, which also plays home to the Nashville Symphony, is also the home of the Broadway series in Nashville. The series brings to Nashville usually 5 or 6 touring Broadway companies a year performing all kinds of theater from drama to comedy to musicals.

In the smaller theaters, Polk and Johnson, you'll find smaller touring productions as well as local repertory theater companies. TPAC also usually offers art exhibits and also plays home to the Tennessee State Museum, which has some interesting exhibits and may be intriguing to some of you who love history and are enamored with the state of Tennessee.

Tickets for all events are available through Ticketmaster, so check with them or the TPAC website, www.tpac.org to find more information for upcoming events that might be ongoing during your visit to Nashville!

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by Steve S. on January 16, 2001

Tennessee Performing Arts Center
505 Deaderick Street Nashville, Tennessee 37243
(615) 782-4000

Vanderbilt Stadium

Attraction | "Rites of Spring"

Held every spring on the campus of Vanderbilt University, you will find what Playboy Magazine once named one of the top college parties in America. A huge music festival that practically takes over the campus, Rites of Spring is a week away from reality for Vanderbilt students and the Nashville public alike. Concerts used to go from early morning to midnight or later, but in recent years the administration at Vandy has cracked down and restricted concerts from noon or so till 10 PM. Acts in recent years have included Dave Matthews, Violent Femmes, George Clinton and the P Funk All-Stars, Better than Ezra, Run DMC, and the list continues...often the musical blends are eclectic ranging from jazz to brassband to country to bluegrass to hard rock and everything in between.

It's free admission and usually is BYOB and it's a chance to take in some good music, some good some bad, some big name acts some still struggling to make a name for themselves. The festival is advertised in the Tennessean (Nashville's newspaper) as well as on the Vanderbilt website (www.vanderbilt.edu) so keep an eye out and go enjoy some great music at the right price (free)!

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by Steve S. on January 17, 2001

Vanderbilt Stadium
Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, Tennessee 37235
+1 615-322-4653

Nashville Sounds

Attraction | "The Nashville Sounds"

They're certainly not a major league baseball team, but the AAA minor league affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates provides some baseball entertainment for all those baseball fans who can't get enough just watching on TV. Occasionally you'll have the opportunity to see some big name starts down in the minors on rehabilitation assignments. The ballpark isn't the world's greatest minor league ballpark, but it is known in the baseball world as the only stadium to have a giant guitar shaped scoreboard. Parking is easy to find and is free and ticket prices are very conducive to taking the family to the ballpark in the summer months. They often give away prizes at the game (some for just attending others for having the right number stamped in your program).

The city of Nashville used to bring major league teams in to Greer Stadium to play exhibition games during spring training but they haven't done that in a couple of years. But keep your eyes out, if you're there at the right time of year you might get lucky and find a spring training game right down the street.

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by Steve S. on January 16, 2001

Nashville Sounds
534 Chestnut Ave Nashville, Tennessee 37203
+1 615 242 4371

Mall at Green Hills

Attraction | "Green Hills Mall"

Easy to reach from central Nashville, take 21st Avenue until you see the mall on your right. Green Hills is one of the more popular malls in Nashville and is probably the one that is closest to downtown. You'll find a wide array of stores, from small boutique type shops to large department store chains. If you're looking for a place to eat to take a break from shopping, there are a few small eateries in the mall but far from a food court. If you get bored with the smallish size of this mall, you'll find a lot more shopping opportunities in the immediate mall vicinity including Davis-Kidd booksellers, one of the largest and nicest bookstores in Nashville. If you're looking for a huge mall, this isn't the one, but if you're looking for a not too crowded shopping center near the center of the city, Green Hills will offer you a solution to your shopping needs!

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by Steve S. on January 17, 2001

Mall at Green Hills
2126 Abott Martin Rd Nashville, Tennessee 37215
+1 615 298 5478

Adelphia Coliseum

Attraction | "Tennessee Titans"

During football season, you'll notice an increase in traffic in Nashville, especially on Sundays. The Tennessee Titans have rejuvenated the Nashville sports scene and offer a fun for all ages entertainment package that you can't beat anywhere. Although the ticket prices are a bit steep (starting in the mid $20 range), if you arrive early, you'll find games in the parking lot outside the stadium as well as a wonderful opportunity to tail gate and visit with your friends and make plenty of new friends. The stadium is gorgeous, perhaps one of the nicest in the NFL and provides the Titans with quite possibly the toughest environment for an opposing team to have to play found in the NFL. If you've watched a Titans game on television, imagine being among a group of fans who may be the best fans in the game, faces painted blue and white, and watching a hard hitting, winning football team that provides a lot of pride to the state of Tennessee. Come for a game and you'll surely be back.

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by Steve S. on January 24, 2001

Adelphia Coliseum
One Titans Way Nashville, Tennessee 37213
+1 615 565 4000

The Flying Saucer

Attraction

The Flying Saucer is the equivalent of mecca to a beer lover. With over 200 beers in stock and over 50 on draught, you can't help but not love the Saucer. Beer isn't the only draw to this pub. The Saucer has a decent menu selection with somewhat traditional pub fare. Everything from club sandwiches and quesadilas to nachos and beer soup grace their menu. If you're interested in keeping track of your beer tastings, you can join their UFO Club for $10 and when you've tried 200 different beers, you win/earn a $100 bar tab for you and your friends and you're name on a brass plate around the ceiling of the restaurant. The downside is you're only allowed a total of 3 new beers a day for credit towards your 200. If you're not the drinking type, the Saucer also has a wide selection of cigars in the humidor and a separate room dedicated to darts and billiards. If you don't like crowds, try to visit early, before 9 or 10 PM. You'll be pleased to find that there is rarely, if ever a cover charge and parking is free under the old train shed at Union Station. Easy to get to from central Nashville, The Flying Sauce to me is a more attractive draw than second avenue.

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by Steve S. on January 22, 2001

The Flying Saucer
Broadway behind Union Station Nashville, Tennessee

Buffalo Billiards and Havana Lounge

Attraction | "The Havanna Lounge"

If you're the typical first time visitor to Nashville, you'll likely be drawn to 2nd Avenue, Nashville's version of Bourbon Street. If this is the case, allow me to make a humble suggestion. The Havanna Lounge, located midway down 2nd Avenue, is a fairly yuppie night spot with a nouveau decor and excellent bartenders. With a name like "Havanna Lounge" you might recognize that one of the biggest draws here is cigars. The bar features a huge walk in humidor that sits in the middle of a rounded bar. With a tuxedo clad salesperson who is usually quite knowledgeable of cigars and another tuxedo clad gentleman whose sole job is to cut your cigar, you're likely to be impressed by the trouble they go to to make their customers feel at home. Understandably, a lot of people would prefer to visit establishments that offer a non-smoking alternative, but you'll likely find that Havanna Lounge has an impressive air circulation system that keeps the air quite clean, even when a good number of its customers are puffing on stogies. Their drink of reknown is the martini, so try one of the many that they can make or your favorite mixed drink.

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by Steve S. on January 22, 2001

Buffalo Billiards and Havana Lounge
154 2nd Ave N Nashville, Tennessee 37201
+1 615 313 7665

Vanderbilt University

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Located near the center of Nashville, merely a mile or two from downtown, you'll find Vanderbilt University. Ranked one of the top 20 schools in the nation annually by US News and World Reports, this metropolitan campus will allow you to forget that you're in a big city. The tree-lined campus has attained arboretum status and you'll often find school kids wandering the campus collecting leaves for various projects. There is always something going on on campus for you to check out. Art exhibits at the Saratt Student Center and in the Old Gym. Southeastern Conference sports year round. Fine musical performances at the Blair School of Music (rapidly becoming one of the premier music schools in the South). As well as plenty other things to keep your interest.

Only interested in stopping in to pick up a souvenir? The bookstore can be found at the Saratt Student Center in the center of campus (right off Alumni Lawn, you can't miss it...) Also in the student center is the Rand Cafeteria and located on the top floor the Overcup Oak (known affectionately as the Pub). Most would stay away from cafeteria food, but Vandy recently won an Ivy Award for the best college dining services! The student center was recently renovated and many have claimed that it looks like a big ant farm with all the winding passage way, glass and stairs.

Hopefully you'll not need it during your visit, but the Medical Center is one of the top ranked medical centers in the nation as well, specializing in trauma care.

So, if while in town you need a break from the hustle and bustle of the city, drop into Vandy and walk around the campus and clear your mind. Enjoy the campus and the people and keep your eyes out for random events that can be loads of fun!

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