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Outdoors in Nashville
Outdoors in Nashville
Parks and Recreation, . , Nashville offers 113 different park properties on over 10,570 acres, and seven municipal golf courses. These parks offer something for everyone, including both passive and active recreation. Activities include: senior programs, special population programs, cultural arts classes, dog parks, a variety of trails, nature programs, sports leagues, art galleries, and much more. �
Some of the highlights of Nashville Parks and Recreation:
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Centennial Park, West End Ave at 25th Ave. Features a nice duck pond, where you can get up close with the ducks and feed them, as well as a real steam engine train, dating back in the 1800's and a fighter jet on a large, metal stand, to give the appearance of flight. �
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The Parthenon, Centennial Park, . Tu-Sa 9AM-4:30PM. Also Su 12:30PM-4:30PM Jun-Aug. Originally created for Tennessee's Centennial Exposition, this monument was such a well-received attraction that a permanent form was constructed. It maintains the dimensions of the original Athens Parthenon to within a quarter of an inch (at 2/3 the scale), though constructed mainly of concrete as opposed to marble. Inside stands a replica of the statue of the goddess Athena thought to have existed in the original Parthenon. $6, Seniors $3.50, Children 5-17 $3.50, Children under 4 free. �
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Nashville Golf, . Metro Parks offers seven golf courses. All courses are open seven days a week through Labor day- 7AM-dark on week ends, and 8AM-dark on week days. After Labor Day new hours will go into effect. Check courses for details. The seven golf courses are: �
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Harpeth Hills Golf Course, 2424 Old Hickory Blvd, ☎ +1 615 862-8493, . �
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McCabe Golf Course, 46th & Murphy Rd, ☎ +1 615 862-8491, . �
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Percy Warner Golf Course, Forrest Park Dr, ☎ +1 615 352-9958, . �
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Shelby Golf Course, 20th & Fatherland, ☎ +1 615 862-8474, . �
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Ted Rhodes Golf Course, 1901 Ed Temple Blvd, ☎ +1 615 862-8463, . �
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Two Rivers Golf Course, Two Rivers Pkwy, ☎ +1 615 889-2675, . �
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VinnyLinks, 2009 Sevier St, ☎ +1 615 880-1720. �
Radnor Lake, Otter Creek Rd, ☎ +1 615 373-3467, . 6AM-sunset. Visitor Center Su-Th 9AM-5PM, F Sa 8AM-4:30PM. Often called "Nashville's Walden," Radnor Lake was formed when the railroad companies dammed up a small stream to provide a reliable water source for their railroad yards. Although it is in the heart of a residential suburb south of town, hikers on the miles of trails around the pond feel like they are in the heart of the wilderness. �
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