Bicentennial Carillon — Attraction in Nashville-Davidson

The Bicentennial Carillon is a really neat feature in the Bicentennial Capitol Mall Park. They have these large marble columns, that on top of each column sits a series of bells that ring in a harmonic manner, and standing in between it creates a really melodic and very cool sounding environment. The song it plays is the Tennessee Waltz, and is very historical. There sits a giant rock/marble globe in the middle of the bell columns that is very...

Great place to walk, run, or simply sit in the grass.

Now here’s the secret: Dont tell anyone. If you stand on the metal dot in the exact center of the carillon, the acoustics are unreal. You get a very neat echo from even regular volume talking. And, if you’re at the exact center while the bells are going (full song on the hour and a ding every 15 min), it sounds...

Loved this place. Bicentennial park, the TN state museum and mall are a great way to spend your Saturday in Nashville. Wonderful experience for the whole family. Learn local and world history, music and art. Have some exercise on the mall. Stop by for coffee at the Farmers market and head over to Nashville downtown, that is just a 15 minute walk. You will...