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My family took a weekend trip to Beech Bend Park in Bowling Green. Only an hour north of Brentwood, Beech Bend is Nashville's closest amusement park. We loved its old-fashioned atmosphere and slow pace. Older kids may try the wooden rollercoaster and water park slides.

Find out how you can get free admission to the Hermitage, Mansker's Station, and a handful of other Tennessee museums. It's all part of the Smithsonian Institute's national Free Museum Day this September 29th.

Half Price Discount Book Gallery is my favorite Cool Springs bookstore. You get the pleasure of browsing an old-fashioned book store, but with discount prices that rival the Internet! If you live in the Brentwood or Franklin area of Middle Tennessee, then you'll love having this discount book store nearby!

Lots of ideas for fun things to do for Halloween in Middle Tennessee including Halloween costume shops, where to buy Halloween decorations, Gentry's Farm and other pumpkin patches & corn mazes, haunted houses, and Halloween events.

Come along to the opening of Brentwood's newest park! Like River Park and Concord Park, Owl Creek Park is located off Concord Road--but much farther to the east, toward Nolensville.

Bass Pro Shop Outdoor World is a fun place to take kids in Nashville! Here are a few ideas for free kids activities within the mega-mall Opry Mills, including where to toss your pennies, how to follow animal tracks, and why glitter finish boats are fun to explore---even if you can't drive yet!

It's rare to find free AND fun things to do with kids in Nashville, but Ellington Agricultural Center's Summer Saturdays are the exception. Here is the 2007 schedule for this free living history event convenient to Brentwood.

Nashville's best swimming beach is also one of the most fun things to do with kids in Nashville. Check out Percy Priest Lake photos, get directions to the swimming beach, cost of Corp of Engineer day passes, and links to other swimming beaches around Middle Tennessee.

Are you standing in the aisles of Target and wondering which clothes fit Nashville's new uniform guidelines? It's tricker than you might think. Just try finding a pair of shorts which don't have cargo pockets! Here are the additional colors for Metro Nashville School shirts AND helpful tips on interpreting the SSA rules in real life.

Nashville is lucky to have a beautifully restored historic farm, right in the middle of the city! The Nashville Zoo was built on property donated to the city, an estate which visitors can tour as part of their zoo admission. Here's a virtual walking tour of the Nashville Zoo's Grassmere Farm and Croft House.

Nashville has many beautiful backdrops for wedding portraits and children's portraits. Here is a list of our favorite do-it-yourself photo shoot locations.

Here's a list of all the places to swim in Brentwood and Nashville, from public recreation centers to YMCA pools to the sandy beaches on J. Percy Priest Lake.