Very vibrant and well done public art mural of country music and humanitarian legend Dolly Parton…read more Tennessee sweetheart born and raised near Gatlinburg may not be from nashville but her legendary music and tunes surely makes her a staple of the country music ran town. So it was not surprise to me and my buddy when. Discovering the nashville scene for public art that we came across a few murals of the music starlet. Of the pieces we came across featuring Dolly this was the best looking one. Very vibrant and colorful and just well done by the artist. Overall cool piece and not much to dislike. I mean who can dislike Dolly Parton? It's pretty much impossible to not respect the person she is even if someone isn't a fan of the music.

Dolly Parton is a Tennessee native and a country music legend. In many ways, she defined the image…read moreof a country music female singer in the 1970's and helped progresscountry music and music as a whole. Remember that she wrote the hit Whitney Houston song "I Will Always Love You." It is fitting that Dolly Parton be memorialized in the Nashville, Tennessee area.

I Will Always Love You mural located in nashville Tennessee. My buddy and I were in town during the…read moresummer of 2022 and decided discover the downtown, music row, and east Nashville portions of the city for public art when we came across this piece. Midtown mural that pays homage to Tennessee legend Dolly partons most famous and maybe the music industries most famous love song of all time. That song of course being "I will always love you". The mural itself features red white and blue colors the song title and a small silhouette of Dolly herself. Overall a very fun and innovative mural that sticks out as memorable on our trek through nashville to find public art.

Another public art display in Midtown. This one is located on the outside of a restaurant and it is…read moreof Dolly Parton's classic I will always love you. A good representation of it

It's a Southern Thing mural located in nashville Tennessee. My buddy and I were in town during the…read moresummer of 2022 and decided discover the downtown, music row, and east Nashville portions of the city for public art when we came across this piece. This cool piece features a guitar picking man and a cool use of colors. In one do the more unexpected spots as it was on a random wall outside of a hotel that we happened to stumble upon while hoping form area to area to find new public art pieces. Overall a cool discover and find and taps into the local music scene of nearby music row and downtown Nashville.

It's a southern thing y'all. Anyway from the south it's always proud for I have a lot of Southern…read morepride so when we were in Tennessee we saw a bunch of murals that represents that. I thought this one was really cool its location on the outside of a Marriott hotel

Printer's Alley is a historic, vibrant nightlife district known for its speakeasy-style bars, live…read morejazz, blues, and rock music. Originally the city's printing hub in the early 1900s, it transformed into a popular entertainment alley in the 1940s, providing a "grittier", more intimate alternative to Broadway's honky-tonks. Our experience here included an evening of drinks and music at Alley Taps, and just enjoying a few walks up and down the street. We had already learned some of the history here from our Joyride tour, which added nicely to our exposure.

3.5 stars…read more Printer's Alley prints the chapter of an alley with two chapters. In chapter one it served as Nashville's printing hub in the early 1900s. In the second chapter that dates from the 1940s to the time of this writing, it is a nightclub and bar destination. In contrast to the nearby Broadway-Honkeytonk Highway, it is far smaller. It is two blocks long bounded by Commerce Street to the south, 4th Avenue to the west, Union Street to the North, and 3rd Avenue to the east. For purposes of this review, I am rating it from the perspective of walking in it during the late morning. When I experienced Printer's Alley it was part of a walk through Downtown Nashville. In the late morning it was quiet. I walked it a couple of times. From the northernmost point at Union Street to the southernmost point at Commerce Street it was a 0.21 mile walk that took six minutes. Unlike the nearby Honky Tonk Highway, it was very laid back and had an off the beaten path to it although it is a block from Broadway. I was impressed with the cleaniness of the alleyway. The historic buildings were free of graffiti and vandalism. That created a better perception of safety. Along the way there were a few signs that told the Printer's Alley story. One of them says, "Probation ends here." I noticed that the largest concentration of nightclubs and other businesses were just north of Church Street. The string lights called attention to these businesses. From my time in historic Printer's Alley, I saw that it was bookended by two modern buildings: UBS Center to the north and the At&T Building-the Tallest Building in Tennessee to the south. I cannot help but note that if the AT&T Building weren't there that possibly Printer's Alley could connect to Broadway. From a daytime perspective I give Printer's Alley Three Stars. In the daytime it is an interesting place to walk through as a part of a Downtown Nashville hike.

Gayle and I got our Nashville wings here…read more The "What Lifts You" wings mural was painted in 2016 by artist Kelsey Montague and is apparently one of the most popular sites in Nashville. It's 20 feet tall, black-and-white and features intricate Nashville-centric designs including guitars and cowboy hats. It's free and it's fun, and during mid-day/mid-week, we got right in there for our pictures.

My family and I got to visit The "What Lifts You" mural in Nashville is a must see. The angel wings…read moreare beautiful, the message is uplifting, and it's one of those spots that just makes you smile the moment you see it. It's perfect for photos and sits right in the heart of The Gulch, surrounded by great places to explore. Five stars and absolutely worth the stop.

Good Trouble mural located in nashville Tennessee. My buddy and I were in town during the summer of…read more2022 and decided discover the downtown, music row, and east Nashville portions of the city for public art when we came across this piece. Very large, bright and almost cartoon style mural on the side of a building we came across when in the downtown portion of Nashville. Artist did a very good job of creating a mural that sticks out. Overall we had a blast discovering all the cool public art when exploring different Nashville areas.

This is a fairly large Merrill that we came across while we were in Nashville Tennessee visiting…read more This is the good trouble mural I don't know much about it but it was really large to see and then a easy convenient location

This is a cool piece of art and great for photo ops…read more We came here to get on our cruise and came across this gem Ghost Ballet, is a public art installation and modern sculpture at the east bank of the Cumberland River between Nissan Stadium and the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge in Nashville, Tennessee. It was designed by Alice Aycock

When I virtually walked Nashville, Tennessee through the live streams that would connect me to…read moreMusic City U.S.A., before our vacation there, I would see this very unique landmark at the easternmost fringes of Broadway. It is unique in that it looks like towering fragments of twisted red roller coaster tracks towering above a historic strip of honkey tonk. Throughout my pre-Nashville virtual walks through live streams, I would see "Ghost Ballet" when walking virtually East on Broadway and at the start of a virtual walk along the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge. Eighteen years after this Alice Aycock work of art was completed in 2007, we got to see it when we vacationed in Nashville from June 23 to June 29, 2025. In similar fashion to the live streams that I virtually walked, my eyes took it in when they looked east on Broadway. In actuality, "Ghost Ballet" is on the East bank of the Cumberland River horizontal to Broadway. Broadway concludes at the Riverfront Park which fronts the Cumberland River in Downtown Nashville. This is where I spent several minutes looking across the Cumberland River at a vista where "Ghost Ballet" visually dances between Nissan Stadium and the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge. When I write "visually dances," I describe some of the meaning of the artwork that looks like twisted roller coaster tracks. According to Wikipedia, Alice Aycock,who created it was attentive to the way it changes shapes the way the person moves around it from the numerous viewing points in Downtown. This movement reminded her of dance movements, hence the name of "Ghost Ballet." When I looked across the Cumberland River at "Ghost Ballet,"was I looking at the remnants of a riverside theme park?" In actuality the red twisted metal is actually railroad-like red twisted twisted that pay tribute to the railroad heritage along the Cumberland River. The Cumberland River with "Ghost Ballet" as the centerpiece made for some camera candy. The vintage point from Riverfront Park is a prime Nashville photo spot. I also took in a higher elevation view of the"Ghost Ballet " from the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge. Standing at 100 feet tall and 100 feet wide, from viewing it on the higher elevation of the bridge, it appeared that I was looking straight at it instead of below. Come to think of it, this might of made for a Four Star roller coaster. In conclusion, I rate "Ghost Ballet" Four Stars for being a very visually appealing work of public art and a landmark.

In a parking lot on the side of a high school. Just a quick walk from broadway. The painting is…read morebold and colorful like Dolly herself!

We came across this cool Dolly Parton mural and it is absolutely beautiful and full of heart. The…read morebright, patchwork colors immediately draw you in, but it's the warmth of the scene her reading to a child that really sticks with you. It feels less like a larger than life celebrity portrait and more like a tribute to storytelling, kindness . It's vibrant, joyful, and quietly powerful all at once. Cool piece of art

My Happy Place mural located in nashville Tennessee. My buddy and I were in town during the summer…read moreof 2022 and decided discover the downtown, music row, and east Nashville portions of the city for public art when we came across this piece. Stereotypical Angel wings mural which are starting to dominate pretty much every city that has a public art even. Thai one has a black background and mainly blue colored wing base. Overall still a cool mural and the Angel wing murals are always fun and cool photo ops which has a lot to do with the popularity of them.

Nashville is a happy place it's not necessarily my happy place but it is a happy fun place. I do…read morelike it and I like all these angel wing public are displays they have all over the place. This one's located the music Row

Music row curb Guitars is a public art sculpture located in nashville Tennessee. My buddy and I…read morewere in town during the summer of 2022 and decided discover the downtown, music row, and east Nashville portions of the city for public art when we came across this piece. Part of the world famous and constantly photographed public art guitars that align in front of historic studios in Nashville music row. This particular set of guitars sir in front of Curb Studio Overall was cool to check these guitars out in person after seeing them in photos, movies and tv shows for years.

This is cool to see. I love Nashville a Music Row I like country music this is all good to see this…read moreis outside the curb records and these are some classic curb guitars with artist of former past