Nashville Parthenon

The last Saturday of Spring Break, we look the kids and headed across to Nashville, TN, to see the Parthenon. I had heard about this Greek replica being in a park in Nashville, but we had never gone.  So on a sper-of-the-moment idea, we got up early, packed a picnic lunch and headed there.

The outside of the Parthenon was cool but the inside was so much better.  They had a painting gallery on the bottom level and on the top level was this ginormous statue of Athena.  The kids thought it was so neat. (They had also seen this place in the Percy Jackson movie The Lightening Thief) 

Athena is holding the God Nike.  I can't remember what he is significant for, but he was cool to see.

These griffin statues were all over and the kids wanted a picture of it.

In another room they had replicas of the top part of the Parthenon.  It had a plaque telling us all about who each statue was and what they were significant for at that time in history.

These tall bronze doors were at each end of the place.  We had to get a photo by one.

I love columns.

This is Athena's shield.  She has the head of Medusa to turn her foes to stone.  It was huge and gold, and so cool.

This is a shot of the bronze doors closed.

My little Greek soldiers.  They loved the Parthenon.  They thought all the cool things inside were interesting.  We stayed inside for about 2+ hours.

We had lunch in the park next to the Parthenon. It was fun to have a little picnic in the park as a family.

We needed some ice cream to finish off the day.  It was pricy, but it was yummy.  What a way to end Spring Break.