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Centennial Park

Centennial Park is a large urban park located approximately two miles (three km) west of downtown Nashville, Tennessee, United States, across West End Avenue (U.S.

Photo: Ramullins42, CC BY-SA 4.0

Nearest place to stay

0.3 mi

Fairfield by Marriott Inn & Suites Nashville Near Vanderbilt

Open since

1903

Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation

Wikipedia readers

9.9K

a year · #2,226 of 7,799

In brief

A garden inside Nashville

Places to stay next door

Fairfield by Marriott Inn & Suites Nashville Near Vanderbilt is 0.3 miles away; Nashville Marriott at Vanderbilt University (0.3 mi) and The 121 Hotel (0.3 mi) are close too. 169 places to stay are within 4 miles. Hotels nearby ↓

Established in 1903

Centennial Park dates from 1903 and is run by Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation. About ↓

Best months: Apr, May, Sep and Oct

April, May, September and October are the mild months, with highs of 72–83°. When to go ↓

An airport 8 miles away

Nashville (BNA) has airline service, about 8 miles from Centennial Park.

Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.

When to go

Weather, month by month

Typical highs and lows in Nashville. Green months are the mild ones.

Jan48° / 29°

Feb53° / 32°

Mar62° / 39°

Apr72° / 47°

May79° / 57°

Jun87° / 65°

Jul90° / 69°

Aug89° / 67°

Sep83° / 60°

Oct73° / 48°

Nov61° / 38°

Dec51° / 32°

Weather: NOAA 1991–2020 normals for Nashville. Nashville’s full climate →

About

Centennial Park

Centennial Park is a large urban park located approximately two miles (three km) west of downtown Nashville, Tennessee, United States, across West End Avenue (U.S. Highway 70S) from the campus of Vanderbilt University. The 21st-century headquarters campus of the Hospital Corporation of America was developed adjacent to the park.

Cultivated as farmland by some of the earliest families in Nashville, the territory became controlled by the state and used as a park after the American Civil War. In the last decade, it was used as a racetrack. It was redeveloped as the site of the Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition in 1897. Afterward most of the temporary exhibit structures were removed, but the replica of the Parthenon remained. Centennial Park was opened in 1903. Due to the popularity of the Parthenon, it was rebuilt in steel and concrete between 1925 and 1931.

Type: Garden
Established: 1903
Area: 131 acres
Elevation: 515 ft
Run by: Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation
Listed: National Register of Historic Places (2008)
Wikipedia readers: 9.9K a year

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Facts: Wikidata.

Where to stay

Hotels near Centennial Park

169 places to stay within 4 miles. The closest is Fairfield by Marriott Inn & Suites Nashville Near Vanderbilt, 0.3 miles away.

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Closest places to stay

1Fairfield by Marriott Inn & Suites Nashville Near Vanderbilthotel · 0.3 mi southwestDirections
2Nashville Marriott at Vanderbilt Universityhotel · 0.3 mi southeastDirections
3The 121 Hotelhotel · 0.3 mi southwestDirections
4Holiday Inn Express and Suites Nashville West End Univ Area, an IHG Hotelhotel · 0.4 mi eastDirections
5Element Nashville Vanderbilt West Endhotel · 0.5 mi northwestDirections
6Loews Nashville Hotel at Vanderbilt Plazahotel · 0.6 mi eastDirections
7Hyatt House Nashville At Vanderbilthotel · 0.6 mi eastDirections
8Staybridge Suites Nashville - Midtownhotel · 0.6 mi northeastDirections
9McTyeire International Hallhotel · 0.6 mi southeastDirections
10Rudolph Hallhotel · 0.7 mi southeastDirections

Places to eat nearby

655 restaurants, cafés and bars within 1½ miles

82 bars & pubs61 coffee & cafés56 Asian & Indian34 Mexican & Latin29 ice cream & sweets26 pizza25 subs & sandwiches

Compare 8 towns to stay in

Town	From Centennial Park	Drive	Places to stay	People	Typical home	Safety
Nashville	in town	—	415 328 hotels · 29 motels · 20 inns & B&Bs · 13 lodges & cabins · 4 hostels · 15 campgrounds · 6 RV parks	745,904	$417K	D⁻
Franklin	16 mi south	25 min	57 49 hotels · 2 motels · 3 inns & B&Bs · 3 lodges & cabins	90,226	$705K	B
Brentwood	11 mi south	15 min	24 22 hotels · 2 inns & B&Bs	45,313	$1,031K	B⁺
Goodlettsville	14 mi northeast	20 min	28 20 hotels · 6 motels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 RV park	17,506	$382K	B⁻
Smyrna	20 mi southeast	30 min	21 17 hotels · 2 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 campground	63,321	$358K	C⁻
Mount Juliet	17 mi east	25 min	13 12 hotels · 1 RV park	45,172	$460K	B⁺
Hendersonville	16 mi northeast	25 min	11 7 hotels · 1 inn or B&B · 2 lodges & cabins · 1 campground	64,266	$431K	B⁺
Lebanon	26 mi east	40 min	35 24 hotels · 4 motels · 3 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 3 campgrounds	53,412	$378K	C⁺

Day trip from

Straight-line miles.

Clarksville41 mi northwest

Getting there

Nearest airports with airline service

BNANashville · major hub8 mi

HSVHuntsville105 mi

MSLNorthwest Alabama Regional107 mi

Places to stay and eat: Overture Maps (hotels, motels, inns, lodges, campgrounds, RV parks; not vacation rentals) · streets, water and the site outline: Overture Maps / OpenStreetMap contributors · town figures: U.S. Census ACS · Safety: TownRatings Safety grade · airports: OurAirports. Distances are from Centennial Park’s main visitor area; drive times are estimates.

Make a day of it

Also near Centennial Park

Other well-known places within 12 miles.

Big draw3 mi Stadium & arenaNissan Stadium

in town MuseumParthenon

2 mi Stadium & arenaBridgestone Arena

8 mi TheatreRyman Auditorium

in town Stadium & arenaFirstBank Stadium

3 mi Stadium & arenaGeodis Park

2 mi MuseumCountry Music Hall of Fame and Museum1.3M visitors a year

12 mi MuseumThe Hermitage

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons

Photo credits

Nissan Stadium: Kaldari, CC0 · Parthenon: Mayur Phadtare, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bridgestone Arena: EVula, CC BY 3.0 · Ryman Auditorium: Unknown, CC0 · FirstBank Stadium: Mhar564, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Geodis Park: CheckeredYeti, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum: Sean Russell from Knoxville, TN, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Hermitage: Jim Bowen from Zhenhai, China, CC BY 2.0

Common questions

Visiting Centennial Park

Is Centennial Park in Nashville?

Yes. It’s inside Nashville, TN.

When is the best time to visit Centennial Park?

April, May, September and October, with highs of 72–83°.

What is the closest airport to Centennial Park?

Nashville (BNA), about 8 miles away.

What hotels are near Centennial Park?

Fairfield by Marriott Inn & Suites Nashville Near Vanderbilt (0.3 mi), Nashville Marriott at Vanderbilt University (0.3 mi) and The 121 Hotel (0.3 mi). 169 places to stay are within 4 miles.

From locals

Tips from people in Nashville

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Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.