Christmas lights Archives - Nashville Wife

One of our favorite Christmas traditions is visiting the Gaylord Opryland. An iconic Nashville hotel with three massive atria (the plural of atriums, if you, like me, didn’t know that), it is gorgeous on a regular day, but even more so at Christmastime.

We visit a handful of times each year, and we always make sure to stop by at least once during the Christmas season. It’s loveliest at night when the Christmas lights are on, but this year we were only able to go during the day. It was still magical.

With pregnancy, I am becoming increasingly uncomfortable, so our walk through the atria was on the slower side. Little Buddy definitely enjoyed the towering Christmas trees and glistening decorations, but it almost seemed like he was just as entertained by the hand sanitizer stations and gold letter signs indicating the names of the plants. I suppose you can say he is easily pleased.

This holiday season, we visited two iconic Nashville attractions to see Christmas lights. Do you enjoy viewing Christmas lights?The first place we visited was Cheekwood, a historic estate that has both a botanical garden and a small art museum. We enjoyed walking the one-mile loop through the outdoor lights, touring the mansion, and browsing the art museum.

As we have for the past few years, we also walked through the three beautiful atrium at the famous Gaylord Opryland Hotel. Opryland is magical at any time of year, and Christmastime is no exception! This year, a portion of the parking lot was blocked off because they are building an indoor-outdoor water park called Sounds Waves, a very appropriate name for a Music City attraction.