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Sightseeing: Taking a Ride Around A Metro Park

Posted at 12:39 PM, Jul 11, 2019
and last updated 2019-07-11 13:39:30-04

Ms. Cheap took us to Warner Park to learn about their free golf cart tours for the physically challenged. Cart tours at Warner Park Nature Center are led by volunteers and naturalists on Fridays at 10am and 11am and Saturdays at 12:30pm and 1:30pm. Call (615) 862-8555 to register by phone or email the Nature Center at wpnc@nashville.gov. Cart tours are exclusively for folks who find walking the trails difficult.

The Cumberland River Compact presents Waterfest, a free one-day water-centric festival 1pm-4pm Sunday, July 14 at Cumberland Park. For details, visit https://cumberlandrivercompact.org/events/waterfest/.

The Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park is hosting a World War II reenactment event Friday, July 12 through Sunday, July 14 to commemorate the 75th anniversary of WWII and Tennesseans' involvement. Visit, https://tnstateparks.com/parks/bicentennial-mall or call (615) 741-5280 for more information.

On Saturday, July 20 from 9am-2pm the Tennessee Agricultural Museum at Ellington Agricultural Center will offer a hands-on look at 19th and 20th centuries from a farming perspective through its free Farm Fun Days. Go to www.tnagmuseum.org/ for more details.

For more of Ms. Cheap's money-saving ideas, visit her website www.tennessean.com/mscheap and follow her on Twitter @Ms_Cheap.