Nashville, TN

Go on a Zoofari to the Nashville Zoo. Come face-to-face with more than three hundred and fifty animals, including majestic creatures like Bengal tigers and African Elephants. You'll be smack in the middle of big animal adventures and attractions, including the Wild Animal Carousel and the 66,000-square-foot Jungle Gym.

Address: 3777 Nolensville Pike, Nashville, TN 37211 - MAP
Phone: (615) 833-1534
Web: www.nashvillezoo.org

Junie B. in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells! premiers at the Nashville Children's Theatre. Extraordinary original children's theatrical productions are performed by professional adult actors that awe your children and make family time special. Your child will get lost in the magical storytelling at the oldest professional children's theater in America.

Address: 25 Middleton Street, Nashville, TN 37210 - MAP
Phone: (615) 254-3255
Web: www.nashvillechildrenstheatre.org

Make science a fun exploration at the Adventure Science Center, in Nashville. Kids can see attractions like Cosmic Concerts with lasers, music and stars, climb the world's tallest tower at Adventure Tower, explore animal habitats at the Animal Secrets exhibit, and discover far away galaxies at the Planetarium.

Address: 800 Fort Negley Boulevard, Nashville, TN 37203 - MAP
Phone: (615) 862-5160
Web: www.adventuresci.com

Strike up fun at Strike and Spare Family Fun Center in Nashville. Get the family together to roll around at the bowling alley, race around on the indoor bumper cars, climb all over the indoor playscape, win an arcade game, and order foods and drinks for the whole family. It's one of Nashville's ultimate family fun attractions.

Address: 3710 Annex Avenue, Nashville, TN 37209 - MAP
Phone: (615) 425-2695
Web: www.strikeandsparebowling.com

You can explore space from right here on Earth at the Dyer Observatory, with the mega telescope that sits atop Nashville's tallest peak. Families can look through the telescope to observe cumulus clouds, a galaxy of stars, the swirling rings of Saturn and other outer space attractions.

Address: 1000 Oman Drive, Brentwood, TN 37027 - MAP
Phone: (615) 373-4897
Web: www.dyer.vanderbilt.edu

Parents, turn your kid into a chef at Young Chef's Academy, located minutes away from Nashville. You'll be amazed at how imagination, science, math, reading, health and social skills come into preparing creative and delicious family meals. Check out through our hands-on cooking classes and camps designed for real cooking and real fun!

Address: 99 Seaboard Lane, Suite 700, Brentwood, TN 37027 - MAP
Phone: (615) 371-5151
Web: www.youngchefsacademy.com