Nashville East / Lebanon KOA Journey Attractions

General Jackson Showboat

Spend an unforgettable evening on the historic 300-foot-long General Jackson Showboat. Styled in the grand tradition of the paddlewheel riverboats that cruised the great Southern waterways in the 1800s, the General Jackson was named after the first steamboat to operate on the Cumberland River in 1817. Today, it's just as active as its predecessor. Whether you want to spend an evening of dining and non-stop dancing under the stars, or you're more in the mood for a lazy afternoon cruise under the clear blue Southern sky, the General Jackson captures the essence of a bygone era.

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Nashville Predators

The Nashville Predators play in the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). They play their home games at Bridgestone Arena in downtown Nashville.

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Tennessee Titans

The Tennessee Titans play in one of the NFL's most beautiful stadiums - LP Field (formerly The Nashville Coliseum). After 30 years of playing in Houston at the Astrodome, the team, then known as the Houston Oilers, began wanting a new football-only stadium in the mid 1990's. After numerous attempts failed to get a stadium in Houston, the team decided to move to Nashville.

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The Hermitage

Andrew Jackson was the first President not to come from aristocracy. Despite his ordinary heritage, he built the Hermitage, a large Antebellum plantation now restored as a museum dedicated to Old Hickory.

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Parthenon

Athens, Greece isn't the only city with a classical stone temple dedicated to the arts. Nashville's Parthenon confirms the city's place as the "Athens of the South." The concrete replica of the Greek temple marks the city's place as a cultural and artistic Mecca. Though country & western music wasn't an original staple of the original Parthenon, the city has gone to great lengths to incorporate its history with that of the world at large. Today, the to-scale replica of the Greek landmark serves as an art museum featuring not only classical works but also those of modern artists such as Andy Warhol. In the early 1990s, sculptor Alan LeQuire's "Athena Parnthenos," a 42-foot statue of the Greek goddess Athena was added to the structure, cementing its place in mid-South culture.

Belle Meade Plantation

The "Queen of Tennessee Plantations" began in 1807 when Virginian John Harding bought Dunham's Station log cabin and 250 acres on the Natchez Trace. For the next 100 years, the Harding family prospered, building their domain into a 5,400 acre plantation that was world renowned as a thoroughbred horse farm. In the early years, Harding boarded horses for neighbors such as Andrew Jackson, and he was breeding thoroughbreds by 1816. He shipped grain to Charleston and New Orleans, and owned large tracts of land in Arkansas and Louisiana. In 1853 John Harding's son, William Giles Harding, completed the mansion, doubling its size and adding the front porch and columns, which are solid limestone. The Belle Meade Plantation became a stunning example of the grandeur of the South's Greek Revival Ante-Bellem architecture.

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Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

"This Museum presents the crown jewels of its vast collection to illustrate country music's story as told through the turns of two centuries. A treasure trove of historic country video clips and recorded music, dynamic exhibits and state-of-the-art design, a regular menu of live performances and public programs, a museum store, live satellite radio broadcasts, on-site dining, and fabulous public spaces all contribute to an unforgettable Museum experience."

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Grand Ole Opry House

No trip to Nashville would be complete without experiencing the music phenomenon of the world-famous 4,400-seat Grand Ole Opry. The Grand Ole Opry is the world's longest-running radio show and showcases the best in country music, bluegrass and more.

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Tennessee State Museum

The Tennessee State Museum is one of the largest state museums in the nation with more than 60,000 square feet of permanent exhibits and a 10,000 square foot changing exhibition hall. The museum's interpretive exhibits begin 15,000 years ago and continue through the early 1900s interpreting Tennessee's history during the Prehistoric, Frontier, Age of Jackson, Antebellum, Civil War, and Reconstruction periods.

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Ryman Auditorium

The original, and now winter, home of the Grand Ole Opry, the Ryman Auditorium is a showcase for the best and most promising in country & western, bluegrass and zydeco acts. Daytime tours of this country tourism mecca showcase the legendary auditorium's history and highlights, even letting visitors stand on the Ryman's awe-inspiring stage.

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Schermerhorn Symphony Center

If you've had all the honky tonkin' you can handle on Broadway, a change of pace is just a few blocks away. Nashville might be famous around the world for its country music, but the Schermerhorn Symphony Center provides a world-class facility for classical music. Its timeless design is influenced by many of Europe's finest concert halls, including the custom-built 3,600-pipe concert organ, but it's the high-tech attention to the acoustical details that allows for an unparalleled musical atmosphere. The Schermerhorn is home sweet home for the Grammy® Award-winning Nashville Symphony, so there's a great chance to catch a concert all year round.

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Nashville Sounds

After a fifteen-year hiatus, Nashville returned to baseball in 1978 as the Southern League expansion franchise team, the Nashville Sounds.

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Music City Center

While the Music City Center is most obviously about the brick-and-mortar facility to serve our guests, it will also serve as the city's front porch, located in the heart of downtown Nashville. It will be a gathering spot for hundreds of thousands of visitors seeing our city for the first time, just steps from the Ryman Auditorium and the Broadway honky tonks, the musical venues that have launched thousands of careers and help generate the city's nickname.

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Nashville Super Speedway

The Nashville East KOA is located less than 15 miles from the Nashville Super Speedway making it one of the closest campgrounds to the speedway.