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.
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 ↓
Best months: Apr, May, Sep and Oct
April, May, September and October are the mild months, with highs of 72–83°. When to go ↓
Established in 1903
Centennial Park dates from 1903 and is run by Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation. About ↓
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.
Weather, month by month
Typical highs and lows in Nashville. Green months are the mild ones.
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
- 10K a year
Hotels near Centennial Park
169 hotels, motels and campgrounds within 4 miles. The closest is Fairfield by Marriott Inn & Suites Nashville Near Vanderbilt, 0.3 miles away.
Closest places to stay
- 1Fairfield by Marriott Inn & Suites Nashville Near Vanderbilthotel · 0.3 mi southwest
- 2Nashville Marriott at Vanderbilt Universityhotel · 0.3 mi southeast
- 3The 121 Hotelhotel · 0.3 mi southwest
- 4Holiday Inn Express and Suites Nashville West End Univ Area, an IHG Hotelhotel · 0.4 mi east
- 5Element Nashville Vanderbilt West Endhotel · 0.5 mi northwest
- 6Loews Nashville Hotel at Vanderbilt Plazahotel · 0.6 mi east
Places to eat nearby
655 restaurants, cafés and bars within 1½ miles
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 | 715,388 | $417K | — |
| Franklin | 16 mi south | 25 min | 57 49 hotels · 2 motels · 3 inns & B&Bs · 3 lodges & cabins | 87,133 | $705K | B |
| Brentwood | 11 mi south | 15 min | 24 22 hotels · 2 inns & B&Bs | 45,556 | $1,031K | A− |
| Goodlettsville | 14 mi northeast | 20 min | 28 20 hotels · 6 motels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 RV park | 17,597 | $382K | B− |
| Smyrna | 20 mi southeast | 30 min | 21 17 hotels · 2 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 campground | 56,692 | $358K | C− |
| Mount Juliet | 17 mi east | 25 min | 13 12 hotels · 1 RV park | 42,073 | $460K | B+ |
| Hendersonville | 16 mi northeast | 25 min | 11 7 hotels · 1 inn or B&B · 2 lodges & cabins · 1 campground | 63,091 | $431K | B+ |
| Lebanon | 26 mi east | 40 min | 35 24 hotels · 4 motels · 3 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 3 campgrounds | 44,788 | $378K | C+ |
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Also near Centennial Park
Other well-known places within 69 miles.
33 mi🕳 CaveBell Witch Cave
6 mi🏛 MuseumCheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art
28 mi🏛 National BattlefieldStones River National Battlefield455K visitors a year
68 mi💧 WaterfallBurgess Falls
63 mi🏛 National BattlefieldFort Donelson National Battlefield151K visitors a yearPhoto credits
Bell Witch Cave: Www78, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art: Unknown, Public domain · Stones River National Battlefield: Kenneth Everett, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Burgess Falls: Whippdog, CC0 · Fort Donelson National Battlefield: Hlj at English Wikipedia, Public domain
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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.
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Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.