Culture in Midtown
Things to do in this neighborhood
Places
3 placesEverything we cover in Midtown, A to Z. Pick a stop for somewhere to be before or after.
The 1957 studio on Roy Acuff Place where Elvis Presley, Dolly Parton, Waylon Jennings and Chet Atkins cut records. Tours run about 35 minutes. Tickets are sold only with Country Music Hall of Fame admission and the shuttle leaves from the museum downtown, so book ahead.
10:30am to 3:30pm daily
A full-scale replica of the Greek Parthenon standing in Centennial Park, with an art museum inside. Adult admission is $15. Last entry is well before closing, so go early in the afternoon.
9am to 7pm Mon to Thu, 9am to 4:30pm Fri and Sat, 12:30pm to 4:30pm Sun
Vanderbilt's art collection, housed in Cohen Memorial Hall on the Peabody campus at 21st and Edgehill. It reopened in September 2026 after a rebuild. Closed Mondays.
Tue to Fri 11am to 4pm, Sat and Sun noon to 5pm