Franklin, Tennessee

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68 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.

• Franklin, Tennessee: Dave Ramsey's Home Base

  It centers on the '7 Baby Steps': a $1,000 starter emergency fund, paying off all non-mortgage debt via the debt snowball, saving three to six months of expenses, investing 15% for retirement, funding children's…

• Franklin Historic District (Franklin, Tennessee) · Scraped Hmdb

  Hold on tight, history buffs, because downtown Franklin is a treasure trove of preserved architecture! This area, now the Franklin Historic District, was officially recognized in 1972 to protect its unique character.…

• Hiram Masonic Lodge No. 7 · 0.1 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Pull over here for a second – this unassuming building played a surprisingly important role in Tennessee's history. That's the Hiram Masonic Lodge No. 7, built in 1823, making it the oldest public building in Franklin.…

• Hincheyville Historic District · 0.4 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Imagine a time when Franklin was just expanding beyond its original boundaries. That's Hincheyville, one of Franklin's first residential additions. In 1819, Hinchey Petway, a successful merchant, subdivided his land…

• Fort Granger · 0.5 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Built by Union forces in 1862, this fort played a key role in the Civil War's Battle of Franklin. Union troops constructed Fort Granger to defend Middle Tennessee after occupying the area. It was strategically vital…

• Franklin, TN · 0.8 mi

  Franklin, Tennessee has a surprising connection to the entertainment world. Even though it's a principal city of the Nashville metro area, its charming downtown has served as a backdrop for some major Hollywood…

• Y. M. Rizer House · 1.3 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Step back in time to the 1870s – this house is a beautiful example of architecture from that era. The Y. M. Rizer House, also known as Mapleshade, was built around 1874. It's a blend of Italianate and Second Empire…

• Franklin Battlefield · 1.5 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Prepare to stand on ground soaked in the blood of thousands. This is Franklin Battlefield, where a desperate Confederate gamble turned into a devastating loss. On November 30, 1864, Confederate General John Bell Hood…

• Carter House (Franklin, Tennessee) · 1.5 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Imagine the terror: the Carter family hid in the basement here as the brutal Battle of Franklin raged around them. Fountain Branch Carter completed this house in 1830. On November 30th, 1864, the Carter family sought…

• Roper's Knob Fortifications · 1.9 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Imagine this quiet hilltop buzzing with activity during the Civil War. Roper's Knob was strategically important to the Union Army in Franklin. Between February and May of 1863, Union troops constructed significant…

• Winstead Hill · 2.6 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Imagine this peaceful hilltop swarming with Confederate soldiers, preparing for a desperate attack. From Winstead Hill on November 30th, 1864, General John Bell Hood launched his Confederate troops against the Union…

• Claiborne Kinnard House · 5.5 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  This beautiful home, built in 1887, stands on land that once felt the tremors of one of the Civil War's bloodiest battles. The Claiborne Kinnard House, also known as Windermere, sits on what was once the eastern flank…

• Ravenswood (Brentwood, Tennessee) · 5.7 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Pull over here! This is Ravenswood, and it's got a Sam Houston connection you won't believe. James Hazard Wilson II built this place between 1821 and 1825. He named it Ravenswood in honor of his friend, Sam Houston.…

• Ancient Old Town · 6.5 mi · Archaeological Site

  By 1100 AD, Ancient Old Town was a thriving twelve-acre walled settlement just south of where Nashville stands today. Picture a palisaded fortress holding dozens of houses, workshops, shrines, and sacred pyramidal…

• John Hunter House (Franklin, Tennessee) · 6.7 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Admire the Italianate style of this 1875 house, a well-preserved example of its era. Known as the John Hunter House, or the McCullough House, it was built in 1875. Located just outside of Franklin, Tennessee, this brick…

• Leipers Fork Historic District · 7.6 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Pull over and step back in time! Leipers Fork Historic District isn't just a charming village; it's a preserved piece of Tennessee history. This area, once known as Benton Town and Hillsboro, really started to take…

• McCrory-Mayfield House · 8.4 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Built in 1798 by a Revolutionary War veteran, this log house stands as a testament to early Tennessee settlement. Thomas McCrory, a settler and veteran of the American Revolution, built this house. He came to Tennessee…

• Thompson Station Bank · 9.0 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  This unassuming brick building tells a silent story of boom and bust. Thompson Station Bank opened its doors full of hope in 1913, right here in Williamson County. It was a symbol of the town's growing prosperity, a…

• Dyer Observatory · 9.5 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Ever wonder what secrets the night sky holds? This is the Dyer Observatory, built in 1953, your portal to finding out. Arthur J. Dyer provided the funds for the impressive 24-foot dome that makes this observatory…

• Warner Parks · 9.6 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  These beautiful parks weren't always a place for picnics and hikes! They represent a vision for Nashville's future. In the 1920s, Nashville realized it needed more green space. The city acquired land, some of which was…

• Loveless Cafe · 9.9 mi · Things to Do

  Nashville's legendary biscuits since 1951. The neon motel sign is an Instagram icon.

• Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art · 11.2 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Imagine a life of coffee fortunes and grand estates – that's Cheekwood's story! It all started with the Cheek family, prominent figures in Nashville, who made their wealth through the Maxwell House Coffee empire. In the…

• Travellers Rest (Nashville, Tennessee) · 12.0 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Imagine Andrew Jackson stopping by for a visit right here! Travellers Rest was the home of John Overton, a prominent lawyer, judge, and close confidant of Jackson. Overton acquired this land in 1796 and built his home…

• Belle Meade Plantation · 12.5 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Once a renowned thoroughbred horse farm, Belle Meade's history is intertwined with the rise and fall of the Old South. This plantation, established in 1807, grew to over 5,000 acres. It was built and controlled by the…

• Rippavilla Plantation · 14.2 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Pull over here for a minute – this land holds echoes of a complicated past. Rippavilla Plantation, built in the mid-1850s, was home to Nathaniel Cheairs and his family, but its history is inextricably linked to the…

• Hays-Kiser House · 14.7 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Imagine carving out a life in the wild frontier! This is the story of the Hays-Kiser House, a testament to early Tennessee settlement. Charles Hays, a settler who journeyed here from North Carolina, built this house in…

• Beasley-Parham House · 14.9 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Imagine a time when a breezeway through your house was a welcome escape from the Tennessee heat. That's exactly what the Beasley-Parham House offers a glimpse of. This house, built sometime before the late 19th century,…

• Belmont Mansion (Tennessee) · 15.1 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Prepare to be transported back to the opulent, yet morally complex, antebellum South. Belmont Mansion, once known as Belle Monte, stands as a testament to both extravagant wealth and the dark history of slavery. Built…

• The Daily Wire Headquarters · 15.2 mi

  The corporate headquarters of The Daily Wire sits in Nashville's Twelve South neighborhood, at eighteen thirty-one Twelfth Avenue South. The Daily Wire is an American media company founded in twenty fifteen by political…

• The Parthenon · 15.8 mi · Historical Marker

  A full-scale replica of the original Parthenon in Athens, built for Tennessee's 1897 Centennial Exposition and now a permanent landmark in Centennial Park.

• Parthenon (Nashville) · 15.8 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Behold a full-scale replica of the Athenian Parthenon, unexpectedly located in the heart of Nashville. It's a monument to classical architecture, built for a celebration of Tennessee itself. In 1897, Nashville hosted…

• Exit/In · 16.0 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Since 1971, this unassuming building, Exit/In, has been a vital launchpad for musicians in Nashville and beyond. Opened by Owsley Manier and Brugh Reynolds, Exit/In quickly became known for its intimate setting and…

• Fort Negley · 16.1 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  This unassuming hilltop holds a powerful story: it was once the site of Fort Negley, the largest inland fort built during the Civil War. After Union forces captured Nashville in 1862, they needed to secure their hold on…

• Hattie B's Hot Chicken · 16.3 mi

  Hattie B's brought Nashville hot chicken to the masses starting in 2012. Nick Bishop Sr. and Jr. studied under the originals and built a hot chicken empire. The heat levels range from Southern (no heat) to Shut the…

• Nashville City Cemetery · 16.3 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Ever wonder where Nashville's early movers and shakers ended up? Look no further than the Nashville City Cemetery. Established in 1822, it quickly became the final resting place for Nashvillians from all walks of life.…

• The Man Who Wrestled an AR-15 Barehanded · 16.6 mi · News Wikipedia

  In the pre-dawn hours of April 22, 2018, a naked gunman walked into this Waffle House with an AR-15 and opened fire, killing four patrons. Twenty-nine-year-old James Shaw Jr., an unarmed customer, rushed the shooter the…

• Cummins Station · 16.6 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Ever wonder why that enormous brick building is called Cummins Station? It's got a story to tell. Back in 1906, William J. Cummins, chairman of Bon Air Coal and Iron Corporation, commissioned this place. It was built by…

• Union Station (Nashville) · 16.7 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Marvel at this stunning former railroad terminal, a masterpiece of Romanesque Revival architecture that once bustled with travelers. Nashville's Union Station officially opened in 1900 after several years of planning…

• Lindsley Hall · 16.8 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Pull over for a second! See that stately building? It has a surprisingly turbulent past. Originally built between 1853 and 1855, Lindsley Hall was the main building for the University of Nashville. But during the Civil…

• Hatch Show Print · 16.8 mi · Things to Do

  One of America's oldest letterpress shops still printing concert posters by hand since 1879.

• Lower Broadway Honky-Tonk Row · 17.0 mi · Historical Marker

  The strip of honky-tonk bars on Lower Broadway in Nashville, anchored by Tootsie's Orchid Lounge and Robert's Western World, has been the heart of live country music since the 1940s.

• Ryman Auditorium — Mother Church of Country · 17.1 mi

  The Ryman Auditorium, a Gothic Revival brick hall in downtown Nashville (116 Rep. John Lewis Way North, formerly 5th Avenue North), opened in 1892 as the Union Gospel Tabernacle. Riverboat captain Tom Ryman bankrolled…

• Ryman Auditorium · 17.1 mi · Historical Marker

  Built in 1892 as a tabernacle for revival meetings, the Ryman served as the home of the Grand Ole Opry from 1943 to 1974 and is considered the mother church of country music.

• Ryman Auditorium · 17.1 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Pull over for a minute! You're driving past the Ryman Auditorium, the 'Mother Church of Country Music,' where some of the biggest names in music history made their mark. Originally built as the Union Gospel Tabernacle…

• Johnny Cash Museum · 17.1 mi · Local history

  You are at the Johnny Cash Museum in downtown Nashville, one hundred nineteen Third Avenue South. The Man in Black sold over ninety million records across five decades, recorded at Folsom Prison and San Quentin, and is…

• Nashville, TN · 17.1 mi · Wikipedia

  Nashville, Tennessee, often called Music City, has been a launchpad for incredible talent. It's the birthplace of country music and a hub for artists across genres. The city's rich musical heritage is undeniable,…

• Ryman Auditorium · 17.1 mi · Things to Do

  The Mother Church of Country Music. Original home of the Grand Ole Opry.

• Marathon Motor Works · 17.1 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Ever heard of a car company born and bred right here in Nashville? This is the story of Marathon Motor Works.Founded as Southern Engine and Boiler Works in 1889 in Jackson, Tennessee, the company initially produced…

• Hermitage Hotel · 17.1 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Pull over here for a minute – this hotel is more than just a pretty building. It’s where the final battle for women's right to vote went down! In the summer of 1920, Tennessee was the last state needed to ratify the…

• War Memorial Auditorium (Nashville, Tennessee) · 17.2 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Before the Ryman, the Grand Ole Opry called this auditorium home, making it a key part of country music history. From 1939 to 1943, the War Memorial Auditorium served as the Opry's main stage. Stars like Roy Acuff and…

• Jubilee Hall (Fisk University) · 17.2 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  This unassuming building represents a triumph of music and determination. This is Jubilee Hall, built in 1876 thanks to the fundraising efforts of the Fisk Jubilee Singers. This group of talented singers, comprised of…

• Fisk University · 17.2 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Founded in 1866, Fisk University wasn't just a school; it was a beacon of hope in the aftermath of the Civil War. Imagine a time when access to education for African Americans was incredibly limited. That's where Fisk…

• Fisk University Carnegie Library · 17.2 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Imagine William Howard Taft laying the cornerstone of this historic library in 1908, a testament to the importance of education. The Carnegie Library on the Fisk University campus was funded by Andrew Carnegie, who…

• Willie Nelson Museum · 17.2 mi · Things to Do

  Willie's braids his guitar Trigger memorabilia and more in Nashville.

• Fort Nashborough · 17.3 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Ever wonder how Nashville got its start? It all began right here, or very near here, with Fort Nashborough. In early 1779, settlers, led by James Robertson and John Donelson, built a stockade for protection in the…

• Nashville, TN · 17.3 mi · Local history

  Nashville, a city pulsing with music and ambition, owes its name to a Revolutionary War hero, General Francis Nash. Founded in 1779 on the banks of the Cumberland River, the settlement was initially called Nashborough,…

• Tennessee State Capitol · 17.3 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Imagine standing where presidents and lawmakers have shaped Tennessee for over 150 years. This is the Tennessee State Capitol. Construction began in 1845, overseen by renowned architect William Strickland. He…

• Printer's Alley · 17.3 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Step into Printer's Alley, where the clatter of printing presses once echoed, shaping Nashville's voice. Beginning in the early 1900s, this alley became the heart of Nashville's printing industry, housing numerous…

• Bush–Herbert Building · 17.3 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  These walls whisper tales of Nashville's rebuilding after the Civil War. The Bush–Herbert Building was built to house the Bush Brick Company, founded in 1867 by Confederate veteran Major W.G. Bush. Later, it also became…

• The Daily Wire Downtown Office · 17.4 mi

  Down here in downtown Nashville, a few blocks from the state capitol on Deaderick Street, is one of The Daily Wire's offices. The Daily Wire is an American conservative media company founded in twenty fifteen and…

• Davidson County Courthouse - Nashville City Hall · 17.5 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  This Art Deco masterpiece isn't just another pretty building; it's a symbol of Nashville's resilience during tough times. Built during the Great Depression, the Davidson County Courthouse, now also Nashville City Hall,…

• Germantown Historic District · 17.9 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Pull over for a minute and imagine this quiet neighborhood bustling with German immigrants seeking a new life in the mid-1800s. These weren't just any immigrants, though. Many were skilled artisans and tradespeople who…

• Tennessee Manufacturing Company · 18.0 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  These buildings whisper tales of Nashville's transformation from an agricultural hub to a manufacturing powerhouse. Founded by Samuel Morgan, the Tennessee Manufacturing Company began construction here in 1869 and…

• Temple Cemetery · 18.2 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Looking for a tangible link to Nashville's past? This unassuming plot of land, Temple Cemetery, is it. Established in 1851, it's the oldest Jewish cemetery in Tennessee. Congregation Ohabai Sholom, Nashville's oldest…

• Prince's Hot Chicken · 18.4 mi · Things to Do

  The original Nashville hot chicken since 1945. The recipe was revenge. Now it's a religion.

• Demonbreun's Cave · 18.7 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Pull over for a second – this unassuming spot holds a secret about Nashville's earliest days. This cave is named after Timothy Demonbreun, a fur trapper who used it as a base for his operations in the late 1700s. He…

• Mound Bottom · 19.7 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Imagine a bustling village here a thousand years ago. This is Mound Bottom, a remnant of a prehistoric Native American civilization. Between about 1000 and 1300 AD, people of the Mississippian culture built and lived…

• Belair (Nashville, Tennessee) · 19.7 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Built as a wedding gift for a Belle Meade Plantation heiress, this mansion whispers tales of Southern aristocracy. Belair was built in the 1830s as a wedding present for Elizabeth Clay. She was a Southern belle and…