Secret Nashville: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure

From prehistoric sabretooth fangs, across remnants of Civil War battlefields hidden in plain sight, around the hillside tombs of past presidents, past street corners where chart-toppers have had inspiration for #1s, to the cold stone heart of Music Row, Nashville is full of rich history…but it also has its share of hidden secrets that keep even the locals guessing. Secret Nashville is an enigmatic tour through the eclectic locations and one-of-a-kind objects scattered across the city and beyond. For the casual visitor to Music City, it offers a much deeper dive into the sightseeing waters…and for the natives, it is the perfect complement to remember the legacies and legends of the area. From the mysteries of the broad skyline silhouette down to the fine white strands of Andrew Jacksons hair, this book explores Nashville in a brand new light, with over 90 unique and compelling obscurities casting the honky tonk neon into the shadows to find the forgotten and unknown lore behind Tennessee’s iconic capital city.

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Secret Nashville: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure

From prehistoric sabretooth fangs, across remnants of Civil War battlefields hidden in plain sight, around the hillside tombs of past presidents, past street corners where chart-toppers have had inspiration for #1s, to the cold stone heart of Music Row, Nashville is full of rich history…but it also has its share of hidden secrets that keep even the locals guessing. Secret Nashville is an enigmatic tour through the eclectic locations and one-of-a-kind objects scattered across the city and beyond. For the casual visitor to Music City, it offers a much deeper dive into the sightseeing waters…and for the natives, it is the perfect complement to remember the legacies and legends of the area. From the mysteries of the broad skyline silhouette down to the fine white strands of Andrew Jacksons hair, this book explores Nashville in a brand new light, with over 90 unique and compelling obscurities casting the honky tonk neon into the shadows to find the forgotten and unknown lore behind Tennessee’s iconic capital city.

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Secret Nashville: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure

Secret Nashville: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure

by Mason Douglas
Secret Nashville: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure

Secret Nashville: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure

by Mason Douglas

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Overview

From prehistoric sabretooth fangs, across remnants of Civil War battlefields hidden in plain sight, around the hillside tombs of past presidents, past street corners where chart-toppers have had inspiration for #1s, to the cold stone heart of Music Row, Nashville is full of rich history…but it also has its share of hidden secrets that keep even the locals guessing. Secret Nashville is an enigmatic tour through the eclectic locations and one-of-a-kind objects scattered across the city and beyond. For the casual visitor to Music City, it offers a much deeper dive into the sightseeing waters…and for the natives, it is the perfect complement to remember the legacies and legends of the area. From the mysteries of the broad skyline silhouette down to the fine white strands of Andrew Jacksons hair, this book explores Nashville in a brand new light, with over 90 unique and compelling obscurities casting the honky tonk neon into the shadows to find the forgotten and unknown lore behind Tennessee’s iconic capital city.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781681061757
Publisher: Reedy press, LLC.
Publication date: 10/01/2018
Series: Secret
Pages: 208
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Mason Douglas is a pop-culture junkie and Nashville historian, publishing his first book, Now You Know Nashville, in 2013.  He is also a hit songwriter, musician, producer, and actor in his spare time.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Acklen Post Office Wall of Fame 2

Andrew Jackson's Hair 4

Artsy Bike Racks 6

Bank Street 8

Batman Building Ears 10

Bear Cave 12

Bicentennial Park Design-Part 1 14

Bicentennial Park Design-Part 2 16

Birthplace of the Opry 18

Bison Meadow 20

Bobby's Idle Hour 22

Boy Scout Catfish 24

Brett Eldredge Sign 26

Capitol Grounds 28

Castell gwynn 30

Catfish on the Ice 32

Cave Spring Grotto 34

Celebrity House Cluster 36

Centennial Park Train 38

Chateau on the Row 40

Chet Atkins Statue 42

Christie Cookie 44

Civil War Earthworks 46

Cooter's Place 48

Country Music Hall of Fame Design 50

Curse of the Grand Ole Opry 52

Demonbreun's Cave 54

Demonbreun's Grave 56

Door to Nowhere 58

Egyptian Temple 60

Elvis Statue 62

Fires of Dyer 64

Founding of the KKK 66

Full-Scale Millennium Falcon 68

Garth Brooks Met Trisha Yearwood 70

Gates to Stardom 72

Ghosts of the Ryman 74

Grand Ole Opry Circle 76

Gravity Hill 78

Guitar-Shaped Pools 80

Heart of Music Row 82

Heartbreak Hotel 84

Hermitage Bathroom 86

Hole in the Floor 106

Jimi Hendrix Mural 108

Labyrinth 110

Lock One Park 112

Love Circle 114

Luau Island 116

Martha's Quarry 118

McNairy Spring 120

Meriwether Lewis Grave 122

Mouse House 124

Mount Olivet Cemetery 126

Murals 128

Murder on Music Row 130

Musica 132

Musicians Hall of Fame 134

Nun Bun 136

Oprah 138

Opryland Architecture and Secrets: Magnolia 140

Opryland Architecture and Secrets: Garden and Cascades 142

Opryland Architecture and Secrets: Delta 144

Parthenon Vase 146

Patterson House 148

Peace Sign 150

Piano Stairs 152

Predator Tooth 154

"Pretty Woman" House 156

Python Urinal 158

Redwood 160

Santa's Pub 162

Schermerhorn Design 164

Shel Silverstein Mural 166

Skull's 168

Snowball-Throwing Bears 170

Stix 172

Suicide Rock 174

Tabitha Tuders's Disappearance 176

Tennessee State Prison 178

Third Man Recording Booth 180

Treehouse 182

Truck Stop Killer 184

Tunnels 186

Ugliest Statue in Existence 188

United Record Pressing 190

Where the Locals Go 192

Willie Nelson, Fortune Teller 194

Worst Train Wreck in U.S. History 196

WSM Antenna 198

Zero Milestone 200

Sources 203

Index 206

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