Boredom won’t be an option for your family — There are so many things to do with kids in Nashville! Ready or not, summer is coming– and if you want to have a great school break with your kids, you’d better be prepared. The good news? It’s easy to find fun things to do with […]

I’m going to let you in on a little secret that I’m betting most of your friends and neighbors know nothing about: The Tennessee Prairie. Yes, friends, believe it or not, Middle Tennessee is home to a globally unique, almost desert-like ecosystem known as the limestone cedar glade. It’s a place of intense heat and […]

Beaman Park is one of Nashville’s many hidden treasures. This past weekend, we went for a hike at Nashville’s Beaman Park. Located in the northwest corner of Davidson County, Beaman Park is still technically in Nashville, but you’ll feel like you are worlds away from the big city. For one thing, unlike Nashville’s other city […]

Nashville’s Warner Park and Radnor Lake are certainly the most popular (and heavily trafficked) spots in the city to get your hike on– but one of my new favorite spots for a walk in the woods is the Hidden Lake Trail at Harpeth River State Park. Located right off Exit 192 on I-40 (the McCrory […]

Don’t be sad that summer is behind us– Fall is my absolute favorite season in Tennessee, largely because there’s so much to do and see in the area over the next few months. Enjoy the beautiful weather with this fall guide I’ve put together for my family and yours. From haunted historic mansion tours to […]

Did you know that you can walk on the actual Trail of Tears just 45 minutes away from Nashville? It’s an incredible experience– especially if you know the back story. As it turns out, there’s a lot more to the Trail of Tears than we learned in our history books, and I think the information […]

A few months ago, my kids and I were walking along a dried-up portion of riverbed on the Harpeth River Greenway when we came upon a FOSSIL. I had never seen anything like it before, and when I got home I began searching the Internet to try and figure out exactly what it was. That’s when […]

Sometimes, you just need to get out of town… and what I love about living in Nashville is that there are plenty of places to explore just outside the big city. One of our favorite family day trip destinations is Murfreesboro. Give this historic city a try and I bet you’ll be hooked, too. The main attraction […]

Nearly 15 years ago, I visited Nashville’s Cheekwood Botanical Gardens for the first time, and felt like I had stepped inside a Frances Hodgson Burnett novel. You can lose yourself for hours at Cheekwood, wandering through its enchanted mazes of pathways that lead to vine-covered grottos, hidden sculptures, and scenic vistas. Since we’re lucky to live just ten […]

This summer, I’ve resolved to make a real effort to get out and explore Middle Tennessee with my kids. I do pretty well with this when my husband is around, but I’ve never felt all that comfortable straying too far alone with small children. Now, though, the kids are getting older. The magnetic pull of video […]