Day Trips from Nashville

Find a New Place to Explore within a Two Hour Drive

Have a Saturday and want to get out of town and explore? Check out our suggestions for day trips – all tested by our families and 7 kids. The Nashville metro area is big, so to give you an idea of distances we have used the Tennessee State Capitol as a central starting point. All of these locations are within a 2 hour drive or less from the Capitol.

If you want to travel further or need an idea for a weekend away check out our road trip suggestions.

North

Beech Bend Park – 70 miles
Kentucky Down Under – 96 miles
Dinosaur World – 90 miles
Lost River Cave – 63 miles

East

Lost Creek Falls – 107 miles
Tennessee State Aquarium – 133 miles

West

Loretta Lynn’s Ranch and Campground – 75 miles

South

EarlyWorks Museum – 116 miles
Weeden House – 116 miles
Harmony Safari Park – 130 miles
Historic Huntsville Depot – 110 miles
Burritt on the Mountain – 116 miles
Monte Sano State Park – 115 miles
Huntsville Museum of Art – 111 miles
Unclaimed Baggage – 139 miles
Alabama Constitution Village – 116 miles
U.S. Space and Rocket Center – 112 miles

Land Between the Lakes: A Family Day of Adventure

by Lauren Breeze | Mar 7, 2020 | Day Trips, Travel

Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, is known as a 170,000 acre playground. Located between Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley, the northern end of the area is in Kentucky, and the southern end is in Tennessee. There is so much to do and explore you can easily...

Eagle Awareness Weekend – Family Fun in Guntersville, Alabama

by Crystal Bowron | Jan 7, 2020 | Day Trips, Travel

When I first told my husband that I wanted us to drive down to Alabama for Eagle Awareness Weekend, he was...not as excited as I was. He thought this was going to be another one of my dorky trip ideas where I was going to geek out over learning about birds of prey...

Tennessee State Aquarium

by Lauren Breeze | Nov 28, 2019 | Day Trips, Travel

Two hours south of Nashville in beautiful Chattanooga, TN is the Tennessee State Aquarium which is a great place to spend a day! We drove down on a Sunday and realized as we arrived that we had crossed into the Eastern time zone so it was an hour later. Make sure you...

The National Quilt Museum – A Hidden Gem in Paducah, KY

by Rachel Kline | Oct 8, 2019 | Day Trips, Travel

I'm gonna change your mind about the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, KY. I'm betting that many of you think this is a quaint, 'old timey' place that your grandmother or great aunts would enjoy. This was also my opinion before I visited. I had the opportunity to tour...

Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park

by Lauren Breeze | Sep 30, 2019 | Day Trips, Road Trips, Travel

Two hours to the northwest is a water playground that is perfect for a weekend trip from Nashville. Located at the top of Kentucky Lake, Kentucky Dam State Resort Park is in the perfect location to play on the lake, visit the Land Between the Lakes, or even venture...