Our last two stops in Nashville were an enormous resort and a presidential estate. The Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center has a manmade river complete with waterfalls flowing indoors among restaurants and gift shops. We were told we couldn't leave Nashville without seeing it and it was an impressive sight.
Next we visited Andrew Jackson's home, The Hermitage. Admission was free for military and the audio tour was excellent. Our twenty minute drive from Nashville would have been a four hour commute by horse and carriage in the 1830s! The founding fathers liked to mimic Greek architecture because they saw themselves as descendants of that republican society. Jackson was elected as a war hero from humble origins on the frontier, but he upgraded to a large plantation estate for his retirement. We walked the grounds, visited Jackson's tomb, and learned from the docents about day to day operations on the plantation.
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