1. GO ON A HIGH(ISH) ALTITUDE ADVENTURE

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This should take care of any cabin fever: SOAR Adventure Tower in Franklin offers fun physical challenges for kids and adults alike. Little ones (starting at age 3) can tackle 19 elements on the ground level. Older adventurers can choose from three more levels ranging from 15 to more than 45 feet above ground. Mini golf is also available for anyone who might want to keep their feet planted firmly on the ground. How high will you go?

2. TAKE THE KIDS TO THE OPERA—FREE

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When it comes to children’s entertainment, opera may not be the first thing that springs to mind. But wait until you see this one: Goldie B. Locks & the Three Singing Bears is a fun, kid-friendly retelling of the classic fairy tale from Nashville Opera. This musical adventure teaches children the true meaning of friendship and the importance of honesty. It’s only 40 minutes long and sung in English (music by Mozart and Offenbach). Plus, it’s free and no reservations are required. See it at the Tennessee State Museum, March 22, 2025 @ 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM.

3. HUNT FOR GHOSTS

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Leave the little ones at home for this one and—if you dare—stay overnight in the hotel CNN calls the Number #2 Most Haunted Location in the United States: The Thomas House in Red Boiling Springs, TN. Your host, Paranormal Researcher and Author Chad “The Ghost Hunter” Morin and crew will serve as your guides for what could be the most terrifying experience of your life. Lodging, meals, fully guided tours of the property, ghost hunting training by Ghost Hunt Weekend and a full night of ghost hunting are all included. Mark your calendar for either March 21 or 22 and make your reservation now. Happy hunting!

4. CUDDLE A BABY GOAT

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For something a little less terrifying and more family-friendly, head out to Harmony Lane Farms in Smithville, TN. You can get up close and personal with a baby goat, donkeys and horses (both in ‘regular’ and miniature sizes) and other farm critters. They offer a full ATV farm tour, goat cheese and fudge sampling (yum!), and more. Come on Wed-Sat for lunch at The Grill and be sure to pick up some of the great goat products as a memento of your trip. Reservations required for goat cuddling and farm tours; make yours here.

5. LIVE LIKE A HOBBIT FOR A FEW DAYS

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This isn’t a hobbit-on-an-adventure experience as much as a hobbit-chilling-in-the-Shire kind of thing. Your secluded getaway includes 3 huts and sleeps 8, so you can bring other would-be hobbits along. Your quest may include hunting for eggs from the resident chickens, hiking to the creek and waterfalls, telling tales around the fire pit or just enjoying your hobbit hole. Second breakfasts are optional. Forest Gully Farms is about an hour south of Nashville in Santa Fe, TN.

There are many more adventures to be had in Middle Tennessee. Don’t let them go to waste! Open your mind to the possibilities and, like Bilbo Baggins, you might find yourself “doing and saying things altogether unexpected.”

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NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSIC

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NMAAM is the only museum dedicated to preserving and celebrating the many music genres created, influenced, and inspired by African Americans. Here, history and interactive technology work together to bring the musical heroes of the past into the present. Explore at your own pace and let the music guide you.

For an additional $5 dollars, you’ll get an RFID bracelet to save playlists, videos, and more that you can download when you get home to enjoy your museum visit all over again. There is no time limit for museum visits, but they recommend planning at least 90 minutes to allow yourself enough time to enjoy the full NMAAM experience.

NMAAM is located at 510 Broadway, Nashville, TN 37203

CIVIL RIGHTS ROOM, NASHVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY

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Imagine yourself as a nonviolent protestor against segregated lunch counters as you take a seat at a ‘symbolic lunch counter.” Read the Ten Rules of Conduct carried by the protesters during the sit-ins in a place that overlooks the intersection of Church Street and Seventh Avenue North, where nonviolent protests against segregated lunch counters took place. Don’t miss the timeline of local and national events and the photographs around the room that bear witness to dramatic events from this period of Nashville history. The Civil Rights Room is in Nashville Public Library’s main library at 615 Church Street, Nashville, TN 37219.

AFRICAN AMERICAN LEGACY TRAIL

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Clarksville is justifiably proud of their rich history, which includes athletic, musical, and business trailblazers (Wilma Rudolph and Jimi Hendrix, to name just two). Travel across Montgomery County on the African American Legacy Trail to learn more about the history of Clarksville’s African American community.

Download the VisitClarksvilleTN app to customize your route and save the tour on your mobile device.

TENNESSEE STATE MUSEUM

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The Tennessee State Museum is offering two Black History events this month and they’re both free!

February 15, 2025 @ 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Nashville Opera will present “When Marian Sang.” Marian Anderson was the first Black opera singer to sing a principal role at the Metropolitan Opera in 1955.This program combines the text of Pam Muñoz Ryan’s book, When Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian Anderson, with traditional spirituals, popular songs, and opera arias, some by some of Nashville’s best classically trained Black singers.

February 18, 2025 @ 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM The Museum’s monthly Homeschool Day event will focus on Black History Month with gallery tours and interpreters in the Museum’s exhibitions. Participants of all ages will experience the Museum’s living history presentations, hands-on learning programs and Children’s Gallery crafts. These educator-led programs will be on rotation every half hour starting at 10:30 a.m.

The museum is located at 1000 Rosa L. Parks Blvd, Nashville, TN 37208

UNCLE NEAREST DISTILLERY

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Leave the kids at home and head out to Shelbyville to raise a glass to Uncle Nearest, the one-time slave who became the “founding father of Tennessee whisky.” (Want to know more? Watch The Story of Nearest Green, narrated by Emmy-Award winning actor Jeffrey Wright.) Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey honors the world’s first-known African American master distiller, Nearest Green. Book a tour or tasting. Nearest Green Distillery is at 3125 US-231, Shelbyville, TN 37160.

Did you know? Nashville’s iconic nickname “Music City” started with the Fisk Jubilee Singers from Fisk University—one of four historically black colleges in the city. Happy Black History Month!

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