The Cheekwood Botanical Garden in Nashville, Tennessee is one of the most beautiful and impressive Tennessee attractions that you can visit. It is a 55 acre farm built by the Maxwell House Coffee Fortune, and originally designed by Bryant Fleming in the 1920s.

When visiting this popular Tennessee tourist attraction, you will see a variety of plants, fountains, ponds, and the incredible rolling hills of Nashville, Tennessee. This interesting Tennessee attraction allows you to delve into some of Tennessee’s history while enjoying a relaxing, beautiful, and scenic walk along the trails that wind through the gardens. Visitors will experience an extensive collection of plants including: boxwood, conifers, Japanese maples, holly, hosta, myrtle, daffodil, lilies, dogwood, redbud, trillium, bamboo, hydrangea, and more.

The art museum is surrounded by ten immaculate botanical gardens:

The Howe Garden is one of the most popular gardens. The original Wilding Garden area has recently undergone a $ 1 million renovation. The renovations also included a state-of-the-art rain garden addition.

The Burr Terrace Garden is a perennial garden that was installed in 1972 in memory of Elizabeth Parkes Burr. It is designed to resemble a peaceful garden in Padua, Italy.

The Sigourney Cheek Literary Garden celebrates the life of Sigourney Cheek with a breathtaking view of the Nashville, Tennessee hills, accompanied by beautiful flower beds.

The Martin Boxwood Garden was designed in the 1920s and surrounds the beautiful Georgian-style mansion of Cheekwood.

The Turner Seasons Garden focuses on the seasonal aspects of the gardens.

The Robert Ellis Color Garden is an incredible sight with vibrant and colorful flower beds that include annuals, perennials, and tropical flowers.

The Japanese Garden is the perfect place to relax and meditate as you stroll among the tall bamboo plants and walk along the serene streams.

The Carell Dogwood Garden is full of Cornus species planted under an oak forest.

The Robinson Water Garden is comprised of three large ponds that are planted with hardy aquatic plants mixed with shade perennials.

The Herb Study Garden displays herbal plants that can be grown in central Tennessee.

While you can spend much of the day strolling through the various gardens, don’t leave without a visit inside the mansion. The Cheekwood Museum of Art is housed in a 30,000-square-foot Georgian-style mansion. You can explore world-class collections of American and contemporary painting and sculpture, English and American decorative arts, Worcester silver and porcelain, and traveling exhibits. Be sure to stop by this popular Tennessee tourist attraction to see the beautiful botanical gardens, the complete art museum, and experience a beautiful piece of Tennessee history.