Family Friendly Nashville Mural Tour Plan
July 20, 2016
Me and my bestie traipsed our brood of children all over Nashville yesterday for some summer fun and a little culture too! Basically, we are awesome.
We had this idea to do a mural tour months ago. We even put it on our #SummerBucketList. I scoured the internet for a “plan” that would take us systematically around Nashville and tell me where to stop, eat, park, ect. Alas, it was not to be found so I put in several hours of research and planning to make my own. I didn’t want all that hard work to go to waste so I’m sharing my delightful little plan with you all.
Items to Note:
- We were a party of 10 and eight of our pack were children.
- In light of number one, this plan is flexible. Meaning, if your crew is tuckering out you can skip stops. In fact, we did skip one stop and 2 murals.
- Since we had lots of little people there are special treats thrown in like ice cream along with less expensive food like Subway.
- Little bodies cooped up in the car in the middle of summer need opportunities to cool off and play so I built in a stop at the splash pad. Be sure to take a change of clothes.
- Some murals are in close proximity so there is a little walking involved.
- There are many more murals in Nashville by some fantastic artists. I selected a top 10 based on popularity and the personalities of our group.
This plan includes 7 stops, 10 murals, and a skyline photo op. A star equals a new stop.
List of Murals:
- Sunflowers
- Hillsboro Dragon
- Hillsboro Village
- Field of Flowers
- I Believe in Nashville
- Draper James
- What Lifts You
- Home
- East Nashville
- Stay Tuned Nashville
The complete tour including a stop for ice cream, lunch, and spalsh pad would have taken our group about 6 hours. For a smaller group, you could easily get it done in 4-5. If you powered through with no stops for food/play I think you could get it done in 3-4.
I’d love to hear how your tour goes. What was your favorite mural of the day?
