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Support the Deacs in Nashville, TN!

Bowl games are perfect for making lasting memories with your Demon Deacon friends and family, and what better place to go than Nashville, Tennessee! Wake Forest alumni and fans from around the country will be painting the town Black & Gold, so make plans now to join us at the 2011 Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl on December 30th. 

A variety of travel packages are available. For more information or to book travel packages to Nashville, please visit WakeForestSportsTravel.com.


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Team Hotel - Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center

Hotel Amenities:

  • Activities Desk
  • Relâche Spa, Salon & Fitness Center
  • In-room iron, ironing board, blow dryer, in-room safe, 2 phones with dataport and voicemail
  • On-site shops and restaurants
  • Wi-Fi access
  • Indoor and Outdoor swimming pools

Hotel Parking:

Parking at Opryland Hotel is $18 per day for overnight self-parking and $26 per day for overnight valet parking. Guests with a handicapped placard or license plate may use valet parking for the self-parking price.

  • $18.00 per day self parking/overnight
    • 0-20 minutes: Complimentary
  • $25.00 per day valet parking
    • 0-20 minutes: Complimentary
    • 20 minutes – 1 hr: $18.00 + tax
    • 1 hr – 2 hrs: $20.00 + tax
    • 2 hrs – more: $25.00 + tax (Normal Charges Apply)
  • $26.00 per overnight valet parking

Learn more about Nashville

 

 Nashville Visitor's Guide


Nashville Weather


Things to Do While You're in Town


Nashville is the Music City

They don't call Nashville "Music City, USA" for nothing. Nashville boasts one of the most fertile music scenes in the world and is home to a multitude of live music clubs, concert venues, music publishers, record companies recording studios and recording stars. You can catch today's stars at one of Nashville's concert venues or the stars of tomorrow at one of Nashville's clubs!

Want to find some great live music? Download the Nashville Live Music Guide App for iPhone and Android! It's the Who, What, Where, When and How of Nashville's music scene.


For Foodies...

Copper Kettle Café : Home cooked culinary delights from around the world and Nashville.
 
Fish and Company : A dedicated seafood menu crafted with southern charm and style.
 
The Tin Angel : Fresh, creative, seasonal dishes.
 
The Cupcake Collection : Offering a delicious assortment of preservative free delights. 
 
Wantanabe : Serving sushi, Korean and Thai dishes. 
 
The Loveless Café : Nashville native choice for breakfasts, served all day. 
 
Noshville : A Tennessean Reader Choice winner for “Best Deli”
 
Click here for more information on Nashville restaurants.
 

Demon Deacon Late Night

Patterson House : a throwback to the pre-Prohibition era when tempting cocktails and stimulating conversation highlighted a cosmopolitan American nightlife.
 
The Melrose Neighborhood Pub : Laid back atmosphere with more than 50 beverages on tap. 
 
Mai : Upscale lounge located in the Gulch, Mai features a dance floor and DJ nightly.
 
Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge : Live music and memorabilia from early Grand Ole Opry artists. 
 
The Station Inn : Live bluegrass or roots every night at 9 pm. 
 
Click here for more information on Nashville nightlife!
 

Ideas for Families

The Adventure Science Center
800 Fort Negley Blvd.
Featuring the Sudedum Planetarium, a flight simulator and the “Space Chase” exhibit, this museum has hours of interactive fun. 
 
Twinkling Tennessee
Christmas (for reservations call (615)883-5555). A two hour tour that takes you through some of the most festive neighborhoods in Nashville. The tour ends at the historic Lotz House with hot chocolate and cookies!
 
The Nashville Zoo at Grassmere
The zoo features a 66.000 square foot “jungle gym” playhouse and a Wilderness Express train ride. 
 
Centennial Park
This 132 acre park features a replica of the Parthenon and a small man made lake, Lake Watauga. Bring bread to feed the ducks!
 

Fun Facts About Nashville

 

Nashville's Athena Parthenos is the tallest indoor sculpture in the Western world, at 42 feet.
 
Elvis recorded more than 200 of his songs at RCA's Historic Studio B on Music Row.
 
The Hermitage, home of Andrew Jackson, features a driveway in the shape of a guitar!
 
In 1941, Nashville was granted the first FM license in the United States.
 
Nashville was founded on Christmas Eve, 1779.
 
Nashville boasts two presidents and one vice president as native sons (Andrew Jackson, James Polk and Al Gore).