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

The River Discovery Center

by Lauren Breeze | Jul 15, 2020 | Day Trips, Travel

In a previous life, before kids and before Nashville, I was a Third Mate in the Merchant Marines and worked on oil tankers. I have tried for years to explain what it was like to my kids but I'm not sure they fully understood. Then, we visited the River Discovery...

Lost Creek Falls and Cave – A Waterfall Adventure for All Ages

by Crystal Bowron | Jul 1, 2020 | Day Trips, Travel

You know those amazing adventure spots you see when perusing Pinterest that make your eyes glaze over with envy at the person who was actually standing in that spot, able to snap that pic? What if I told you that there’s a spot like that, less than 2 hours away from...

Kentucky Down Under

by Lauren Breeze | Jun 14, 2020 | Day Trips, Travel

Drive 90 minutes north on I-65 and explore another continent - get a taste of Australia (at least it's wildlife) at Kentucky Down Under. Plan to spend the day here - there is lots to see and do! Take Exit 58 off I-65 and turn at the Love's gas station on the...

Cummins Falls State Park

by Rachel Kline | May 16, 2020 | Day Trips, Travel

I've never written anything controversial on this site but this post may change that. Let me make something clear right up front. If you and your family have been visiting Cummins Falls for years and you love it and take all your friends, I think that's great and...

Harmony Park Safari

by Lauren Breeze | May 14, 2020 | Day Trips, Travel

Harmony Park Safari is off the beaten path about 30 minutes south of downtown Huntsville, AL. It is worth the drive if you are in the area! Owned by a biologist and a physicist the Safari Park is more than just a drive through - the park helps with conservation of a...