Nashville Zoo at Grassmere, Nashville

Name: Nashville Zoo at Grassmere
Address: 3777 Nolensville Pike, Nashville, 37211, United States
Telephone: (615) 833-1534

#22 among attractions in Nashville

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Facts and practical information

The Nashville Zoo at Grassmere is a zoological garden and historic plantation farmhouse located 6 miles southeast of Downtown Nashville. As of 2014, the zoo was middle Tennessee's top paid attraction and contained 6,230 individual animals, encompassing 339 species. The zoo's site is approximately 188 acres in size. It is an accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. ()

Alternative names: Opened: 1990 (34 years ago)Visitors per year: 964.8 thous.Animals: 6230Species: 339Coordinates: 36°5'16"N, 86°44'26"W

Address

3777 Nolensville PikeSoutheast NashvilleNashville 37211 United States

Contact

(615) 833-1534

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Nashville

Day trips

Nashville Zoo at Grassmere – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway, 100 Oaks Mall, Nathan Bedford Forrest Statue, Plaza Mariachi Music City.

3.2 miNW
Sport venue, Sport, Racetrack
Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway, Nashville
82 min walk • Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway is a motorsport racetrack located at the Nashville Fairgrounds near downtown Nashville, Tennessee. The track is the second-oldest continually operating track in the United States. The track held NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup races from 1958 to 1984.
2 miNW
Shopping, Shopping centre
100 Oaks Mall, Nashville
50 min walk • 100 Oaks Mall is a shopping mall located three miles south of downtown Nashville, Tennessee along Interstate 65 and Tennessee State Route 155. Neighborhoods and cities around the area include Berry Hill, Woodbine and Oak Hill.
2.5 miSW
Monuments and statues
Nathan Bedford Forrest Statue, Nashville
64 min walk • The Nathan Bedford Forrest Statue was a 25 feet tall statue of Confederate States of America Lt. General and first-era Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard Nathan Bedford Forrest mounted on a horse in Nashville, Tennessee, located near Interstate 65 at 701D Hogan Road.
0.6 miSE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Plaza Mariachi Music City, Nashville
16 min walk • Plaza Mariachi Music City located at 3955 Nolensville Pike, Nashville, TN 37211 is a tourist and entertainment center that includes an art gallery, a Mariachi Hall of Fame, live music and entertainment as well as shopping. The Plaza Mariachi officially opened on May 12, 2017 after 3 years of development at a cost of $15,000,000.
3.8 miNW
36°7'58"N • 86°46'46"W
Roast, Nashville
97 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre, Antiques
1.8 miS
Museum
Tennessee Agricultural Museum, Nashville
46 min walk • The Tennessee Agricultural Museum is an agricultural museum based at the Ellington Agricultural Center in Brentwood, Tennessee. It organizes the Annual Rural Life Festival.
3.6 miN
Museum, Specialty museum
Lane Motor Museum, Nashville
93 min walk • Lane Motor Museum is located in Nashville, Tennessee and features a collection of mostly European automobiles. The museum is a non-profit 501 organization, founded by Jeff and Susan Lane, his father having founded the family's automotive extrusion business, L&L Products in Romeo, Mich. in 1958.
3.5 miW
Universities and schools
Lipscomb University, Nashville
89 min walk • Lipscomb University is a private university in Nashville, Tennessee. It is affiliated with the Churches of Christ. The campus is located in the Green Hills neighborhood of Nashville, between Belmont Boulevard to the west and Granny White Pike on the east.
2.4 miNW
Cemetery
Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Nashville
62 min walk • Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery is located at 660 Thompson Lane in Nashville, Tennessee. It is one of the largest cemeteries in Nashville. Among those interred or entombed in the cemetery, there are many prominent members of the country music genre and their families.
1.6 miSW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Travellers Rest, Nashville
41 min walk • Travellers Rest, also known as Golgotha, is a former plantation and historic plantation house, located in Nashville, Tennessee. The first owner of the site was John Overton in 1796, who built the first family home in 1799. For many years this plantation was worked and maintained by enslaved Black people.
~1340 ftW
36°5'15"N • 86°44'42"W
Grassmere Historic Farm and Croft House, Nashville
7 min walk • Museum, Historical place