Some of these spots are just a bit quirky, others downright STRANGE. We may be the top spot for millennials and bachelorette parties nowadays, but we can also pull in some phenomenally weird folk. Be loud, be proud – Nashville stands strongly behind y’all. Here are the 7 weirdest places in Nashville.
- Care to visit an interesting restroom, folks?
Hermitage Hotel - TripAdvisor The Hermitage Hotel men’s restroom has won national awards for how stunning it is, and women frequent the spot for an ever-necessary selfie.
- An eerie castle is hidden on the west side of town…
Brent Moore - Flickr The Tennessee State Prison is known for its cameo in, “The Green Mile” and operating as the home of “Old Sparky,” the Tennessee electric chair, until 1992.
- Visit an abandoned airpark.
Paul Nicholson - Facebook Cornelia Fort Airpark hasn’t operated for years, but located in East Nashville it is now a hot spot for amateur photoshoots.
- Take a spin on the NashTrash Comedy Tour
NashTrash - Facebook A local favorite amongst tourists and Nashvillians alike, this is one fun trip to crazy town.
- Visit a wildly popular tomato themed festival
Lindsey Boise - Flickr The Tomato Festival is an East Nashville staple, and it dovetails with its wildly popular Tomato 5k, held before the festival every year.
- The scale replica of Greece’s Parthenon
Brent Moore - Flickr It’s the only one in the WORLD, and it’s located in Centennial Park.
- Burial Place of James K. Polk
Brent Moore - Flickr You’d think President Polk would be buried somewwere with a bit more aplomb, but his gravesite is hidden away on the Tennessee capitol grounds.
Yeah, that was a bit intense hey? We also know of some quirky cabins in Nashville, too.
Hermitage Hotel - TripAdvisor
The Hermitage Hotel men’s restroom has won national awards for how stunning it is, and women frequent the spot for an ever-necessary selfie.
Brent Moore - Flickr
The Tennessee State Prison is known for its cameo in, “The Green Mile” and operating as the home of “Old Sparky,” the Tennessee electric chair, until 1992.
Paul Nicholson - Facebook
Cornelia Fort Airpark hasn’t operated for years, but located in East Nashville it is now a hot spot for amateur photoshoots.
NashTrash - Facebook
A local favorite amongst tourists and Nashvillians alike, this is one fun trip to crazy town.
Lindsey Boise - Flickr
The Tomato Festival is an East Nashville staple, and it dovetails with its wildly popular Tomato 5k, held before the festival every year.
Brent Moore - Flickr
It’s the only one in the WORLD, and it’s located in Centennial Park.
You’d think President Polk would be buried somewwere with a bit more aplomb, but his gravesite is hidden away on the Tennessee capitol grounds.
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