Jean and Alexander Heard Library, Nashville

Name: Jean and Alexander Heard Library
Address: Nashville, United States

#61 among attractions in Nashville

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Jean and Alexander Heard Library, Nashville

Facts and practical information

The Jean and Alexander Heard Library system is made up of several campus libraries at Vanderbilt University. These include Eskind Biomedical Library, Central Library, Divinity Library, Alyne Queener Massey Law Library, Walker Management Library, Anne Potter Wilson Music Library, Peabody Library, Sarah Shannon Stevenson Science & Engineering Library, Special Collections and University Archives, and the Television News Archive. It also houses the world's most extensive and complete archive of television news from 1968 to the present day. ()

Coordinates: 36°8'45"N, 86°48'1"W

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Day trips

Jean and Alexander Heard Library – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Centennial Sportsplex, Centennial Park, Vanderbilt Stadium, RCA Studio B.

0.6 miNW
Sport venue, Sport, Sport complex
Centennial Sportsplex, Nashville
15 min walk • Centennial Sportsplex is a multi-use athletic complex in Nashville, Tennessee. The venue is owned by the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County and is operated by Metro Parks, the parks and recreation arm of the government.
0.8 miW
Park, Jogging paths and tracks, Outdoor activities
Centennial Park, Nashville
20 min walk • Centennial Park is a large urban park located approximately two miles west of downtown Nashville, Tennessee, across West End Avenue from the campus of Vanderbilt University.
0.5 miW
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Vanderbilt Stadium, Nashville
13 min walk • Vanderbilt Stadium is a football stadium located in Nashville, Tennessee. Completed in 1922 as the first stadium in the South to be used exclusively for college football, it is the home of the Vanderbilt University football team.
0.5 miNE
Museum, Specialty museum, Historical place
RCA Studio B, Nashville
13 min walk • RCA Studio B was a music recording studio built in 1956 in Nashville, Tennessee by RCA Victor.
0.8 miSE
Museum, History museum, Greek Revival architecture
Belmont Mansion, Nashville
20 min walk • Belmont Mansion, also known as Acklen Hall, and originally known as Belle Monte, Belle Mont or Belmont, is a historic mansion located in Nashville, Tennessee.
1 miNE
Music and shows, Nightlife, Music venue
Station Inn, Nashville
26 min walk • The Station Inn is a concert venue in Nashville, Tennessee that hosts bluegrass music acts. Frommers wrote that it is "widely regarded as one of the best bluegrass venues around".
0.4 miNW
Music and shows, Nightlife, Music venue
Exit/In, Nashville
12 min walk • Exit/In is a music venue in Nashville, Tennessee. Exit/In is located on Elliston Place near Centennial Park and Vanderbilt University, west of downtown. It opened in 1971 under the management of Owsley Manier and Brugh Reynolds.
0.6 miS
Music and shows, Nightlife, Music venue
Belcourt Theatre, Nashville
16 min walk • The Belcourt Theatre is a nonprofit film center located in Nashville's Hillsboro Village district.
~1190 ftNW
Universities and schools
Vanderbilt University, Nashville
6 min walk • Vanderbilt University is a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 1873, it was named in honor of shipping and rail magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided the school its initial $1-million endowment; Vanderbilt hoped that his gift and the greater work...
0.7 miNE
Sculpture, Monuments and statues
Musica Sculpture, Nashville
17 min walk • Musica is a bronze statue that sits upon a grassy knoll at the center of a traffic rotary where the confluence of Division Street and 16th Avenue North happens, known as the Music Row Roundabout or Buddy Killen Circle.
~1900 ftN
Church, Neo-renaissance architecture
Cathedral of the Incarnation, Nashville
10 min walk • The Cathedral of the Incarnation, located at 2015 West End Avenue in Nashville, Tennessee, is the cathedral seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashville.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Jean and Alexander Heard Library?

Nearby attractions include Vanderbilt University School of Engineering, Nashville (1 min walk), Vanderbilt University Divinity School, Nashville (2 min walk), Thomas W. Phillips Memorial, Nashville (5 min walk), Scarritt-Bennett Center, Nashville (6 min walk).

How to get to Jean and Alexander Heard Library by public transport?

The nearest stations to Jean and Alexander Heard Library:

Bus

Charlotte Avenue & 20th Avenue Eastbound • Lines: 50 (21 min walk)
23rd Avenue / Centennial Station Outbound • Lines: 50 (23 min walk)