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    4.5 (275 reviews)

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    John M.

    Centennial Park is a great park in Nashville, Tennessee. It is probably best known for the recreation of the Parthenon, but the park has a lot more to offer. It is a wonderful park filled with open space, a nice lake, statues and much, much more. It is a great place for the community to gather in respite and recreation. Communities need parks. We need a place to escape the hustle and bustle of the grind of the every day of city living. Centennial Park is a great part of Nashville, Tennessee and definitely a place to visit when you are in Music City.

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    Veronica R.

    Surprisedly this was an amazing park. It was nice to see the open area filled with young men playing soccer, sparring, all playing volleyball, joggers and us walkers taking in the sights. Used the map and walked the entire park. Duck's chilled in water and made sure to see the beehives. Then there is the Taylor Swift bench. For her to read at. Someone left a little bag of friendship bracelets. But it was empty. There were these cool swings that you swing by moving your feet. The Parthenon was nice from outside but did not go inside.

    Marcella N.

    Came here for the Taylor Swift bench and it was nice to see. This park is huge!! Big events happening on the weekend so plan accordingly. Traffic is wild to get there and there's no parking.

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    Jay S.

    Really fun park to walk around! There was ample parking when we went and a lot of people hanging out. I especially liked the landscaping and the monument to suffragettes in Tennessee.

    Austin L.

    super pretty park with lots of land. beautiful architecture and lots of history behind it. perfect to go on a walk, walk your dog, or just even run around. we didn't go inside but it was $15 to tour the museum. should we be back and have more time, we definitely will go in!

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    Rochelle M.

    Centennial Park is another arboretum! After visiting the Parthenon, we walked the paths admiring all the beautiful trees and foliage. Reading the historical significance of each structure is always interesting. There were quite a few geese roaming around and a few hidden ducks. The squirrels are just everywhere. It's a very busy park, especially around the Parthenon. Aside from the geese poop on the walkways by the water, it's very well maintained.

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    Lee D.

    Quality/Quantity - Another relaxing attraction. Some highlights are: 132 acres. The iconic Parthenon, a one-mile walking trail, Lake Watauga, the Centennial Art Center, historical monuments, an arts activity center, a beautiful sunken garden, a band shell, an events shelter, sand volleyball courts, dog park, and an exercise trail, etc. Also, it is the home of the Centennial Sportsplex. Atmosphere - See above. Service - Self service. Price - Free. Owner Comment - What a history. 1783 - Purchased by John Cockrill. 1884 - 1895 Race Track, West Side Park. 1897 - Tennessee Centennial Exposition. 1902 - Percy Warner, Nashville Railway and light company purchased 72 acres and gave it to the park board. 1916 - First community center. 1932 - Swimming pool. 1953 - Steam locomotive. 1961 - Fighter plane. 1963 - Croquet Club. 1972 - Swimming pool was converted to an art center. 1978 - Ice Centennial. Etc.

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    Ellen O.

    We are so lucky to have such a beautiful park accessible to downtown Nashville! I work nearby and we love to take walking meetings and enjoy the fresh air when the weather is nice. The renovations that the park completed to the front half of the park have been wonderful for walkability and really made the space look lovely. I can't wait for the renovations to the back half! The Parthenon is always a joy to see, no matter how many times I've seen it. I love our weird little Nashville landmark. Centennial Park is the home of one of my absolute favorite Nashville events - Musicians Corner. This series is several weekends in the spring and fall and represents everything I love about Nashville. Community, music, local businesses - everything comes together at these events. If I ever have guests on a Musicians Corner weekend, I insist that it is one of their Nashville activities. There are so many artists that I am still following that I say that I saw their Musicians Corner set years ago. The park also is a safe home for bees and has its own honey!! The honey makes a great unique gift.

    Deirdra S.

    Visiting Centennial Park was a beautiful start to the day! The architecture of the building is impeccable and such a vision! The park was so tranquil and beautiful; so many trees and variety in the vegetation. The trees provide plenty of shade, even throughout the walking path. There was a nice paved trail to walk/run and plenty of benches, swings, and areas to pause and sit. The park has different stations with educational information as well as activities to do around the park. I highly recommend stopping through and recommend coming nice and early.

    Linda I.

    Lovely green space in Nashville! It's a large parks with lots of grassy lawn space for reading, sports, and activities, plenty of walking trails, a small picturesque lake, and the very impressive full scale replica of the Parthenon. I was a visitor from out of town, and my observation was that there was a good mix of students from nearby Vanderbilt, visitor/tourists coming to check out the park and art museum in the Parthenon, families, and large organization groups. There were a handful of food carts if you got hungry and wanted a bite to eat in the park. While I didn't go in for the art museum, I thought the Parthenon was really cool. I also enjoyed walking around the lake, and of course, checking out the bench dedicated to Taylor Swift. As a fan, it was fun to walk around and imagine Taylor doing the same before me. And by the way, green was the color of the grass! And gold was the color of (some of) the leaves!

    Joseph G.

    Centennial Park is a famed nashville park that is the hosting ground for several amazing displays of public art and is the front lawn for the popular tourist attraction the Parthenon. I've visited this park probably 3-4 different times over the years and it is always a nice stroll with pretty landscape and great views. I always enjoy checking out the statues and monuments when visiting. Overall a very nice and open spaced area to either enjoy some Good weather or take on some History with all the statues and monuments.

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    I am in a deeply committed, borderline unhealthy relationship with this park. I've spent an…read moreirresponsible amount of my life here and it keeps turning me into an endurance athlete against my will. First 100+ mile bike ride? Here. First ultra marathon? Here. At this point I'm one trail run away from qualifying for something I didn't sign up for. I also golf here more than a retired grandpa in Florida. Like, aggressively. If you need a tee time, sorry, I might already be there. I've made friends, ran races, had full character development arcs, and I see the same deer so often that we're basically on a "head nod" basis. I've named them. They know my schedule. One of them owes me money. Honestly, Nashville Parks should either sponsor me, put my name on a bench, or issue a restraining order.

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    Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park

    4.5(105 reviews)
    2.0 miDowntown

    We saw this place while going to the farmer market and decided to check it out. This is such a nice…read moreplace for a walk for fresh air. This place has lots of open space, and beautiful view of capitol buildings. This place has some great informative history. This is a great place to stop by for a brief time.

    4.5 Stars When I…read morepenned my last Yelp review a few days ago on the Tennessee State Capitol Building, it mentioned that it was part of a walk that my brother and I took to the Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park (From this point forward it is abbreviated BCMSP). It also mentioned that from the highest elevation of Downtown Nashville, my eyes looked across BCMSP. The reality is that BCMSP is a continuation of the Tennessee State Capitol. Less than a mile from Broadway; BCMSP, Tennessee State Capitol Building, Legislative Plaza, and government institutions are a world away from the honky tonk. I consider this part of Downtown Nashville as a Capitol Tourism District. The best way to describe BCMSP is having a similar layout to the Washington DC Mall. Both are linear parks originating from a Capitol Building that is adorned with statues and monuments along a great lawn with institutions and places of interest alongside the linear park. The striking difference is that the Tennessee State Capitol is on top of a grand hill. This design is no coincidence. When it opened on June 1, 1996 on the 200th Anniversary of Tennessee statehood, it brought to life the concept of bringing the Capitol Mall to the Tennessee State Capitol with a celebration of the state's history, geography, and culture. With Country Music far out of earshot, Tennessee was ringing in my ears when we walked the linear park from the southern entrance at James Robinson Parkway to the northern end at Jefferson Street. Walking south to north, the first attraction we took in was Tennessee Map Plaza. We walked on a granite map of Tennessee. Close by we picked up a $1 can of Coke from the Gift Shop (great deal!). We walked along the eastern walkway called Walkway of Counties where we took in the shade from the poplars while reading about the counties. This led us in and out of the Great Lawn. We stopped at the Tennessee Amphitheatre. Continuing north we stopped at the World War Two Memorial and the Court of Three Stars. I read that these are the tallest carillons in the World. Occasionally looking back, I took in the Tennessee State Capitol Building. At the northernmost point of the park at Jefferson Street, I took in a distant view of the totality of BCMSP leading to the Tennessee State Capitol. What a photo! Now walking south, instead of walking steadily towards it, we took a detour through the Farmer's Market carrying us parallel to the western boundary of the mall. If we had more time, we would have celebrated Tennessee further with time spent in the Tennessee State Museum at the northwest corner of the linear park. We rejoined BCMSP at the Tennessee Map Plaza where we took in a grand vista of the Tennessee State Capitol rising from on top of the hill. Instead of returning to it, we walked the city streets of Rep. John Lewis Way back to Broadway where the honky-tonk vibe returned. I am a fan of BCMSP. It has so much historic and Capitol Tourism character. And speaking of character, I am reaching the Yelp character limit. So, without further ado, I rate BCMSP 4.5 Stars.

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    4.5(36 reviews)
    1.8 miSylvan Park

    I just stumbled upon this wonderful oasis by accident. It's located next to McCabe golf course. The…read moregreenway is so much fun to run or walk. There's different surfaces and various undulations. There's several bridges you cross and it reminds me of the walkabouts in Australia. I really didn't keep track of the distance but I took the trail all the way around. Highly recommend for a quick run or walk.

    absolutely beautiful and convenient to get your 10,000 steps in. There are multiple trails like…read moreWyoming trailhead, Whitebridge road trailhead. We started at McCabe Park trailhead (4911 McCabe Park Dr, Nashville, TN 37205); there is a golf course there as well. Following the trails and walking by the Richland Creek (which is a stream on the west side of Nashville, Tennessee, formed by nine tributaries flowing north to the Cumberland River) is just beautiful, immersed completely in nature and green. Expect people with dogs, on bikes, skates, you name it, on the trail. It's pretty popular! If you want to ensure you remain in the greenway trail watch out for the green stumps. the "green stumps" are a well-known marker along the Richland Creek Greenway in Nashville. They're part of a trail maintenance/landscape feature: green-painted wooden posts (stumps) along the path used as visual markers to help walkers and bikers stay on the trail, especially near forks or trailheads The trail actually features a loop around McCabe Park/Golf Course and sections following the creek and old railroad tracks, connecting Sylvan Park to shopping areas and offering history like Dutchman's Curve. Parking available at the McCabe Trailhead near the golf course clubhouse. It's total 4.1 miles. The Richland Creek Greenway at McCabe Park crisscrosses the creek several times as it encircles the McCabe Golf Course. This greenway features several neighborhood accesses, the McCabe Community Center and baseball fields, and greenway connectors to nearby shopping centers. Nashville State Community College and Tennessee College of Applied Technology campuses also enjoy direct access to this popular suburban greenway treasure.

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    4.2(21 reviews)
    7.9 miDonelson

    Two Rivers Park may be one of my favorite parks in the Nashville metro area! If you have ever…read moredriven on Briley near Opry Mills, then you have seen either the water park or pedestrian bridge, both of which are just a small part of what makes Two Rivers Park such a cool spot! The main draw of Two Rivers for me is the Greenway trails and of course the pedestrian bridge that crosses the Cumberland river and provides gorgeous views and a solid backdrop for a walk. The trails at Two Rivers are some of the most active in the city as at any given time of the day there are folks walking, blading, biking, jogging, etc...I spend most of my time when at the park on the greenway, it's well kept, well maintained, clean and peaceful. Outside of the trails, the park features a skate park, the water park, a golf course and a few other activity based areas. They also have a lot of public space and gazebos you can rent for parties and such. The park is huge, so you can access it from several areas from Briley, McGavock or Shelby Bottoms. The main entrance is just off of Briley, which is where I usually go, as parking is plentiful and it is a good start/stop point when hitting the greenway...plus the pedestrian bridge is right there! Overall, I really enjoy Two Rivers Park!

    I went here looking for a place to take a long walk or run. It was a little confusing to follow and…read morethere was a lot of trash lying around. There's a dog park next door so beware if you don't like a lot of dogs. I did get my steps in and saw a beautiful bridge and some water.

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