The Nashville Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation (commonly, Metro Parks and Recreation or Nashville Parks and Recreation) is the municipal board that is responsible for maintaining the park

Park

A park is a protected area, in its natural or semi-natural state, or planted, and set aside for human recreation and enjoyment, or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. It may consist of rocks, soil, water, flora and fauna and grass areas. Many parks are legally protected by...

s system of Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...

, and furnishing recreational opportunities for city's residents. The board maintains over 10710 acres (4,334.2 ha) of park space. The Board boasts over 100 stand-alone parks and 7 municipal golf course

Golf course

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s.

Attractions

Nashville Parks' most famous attraction is the Parthenon

Parthenon (Nashville)

The Parthenon in Nashville, Tennessee is a full-scale replica of the original Parthenon in Athens. It was built in 1897 as part of the Tennessee Centennial Exposition.-Early history:...

, based in Centennial Park

Centennial Park (Nashville)

Centennial Park is a large urban park located approximately two miles west of downtown Nashville, Tennessee, across West End Avenue from the campus of Vanderbilt University and adjacent to the headquarters campus of the Hospital Corporation of America.The park was originally farmland that had...

, which is a full-scale replica of the original Parthenon

Parthenon

The Parthenon is a temple on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, dedicated to the Greek goddess Athena, whom the people of Athens considered their virgin patron. Its construction began in 447 BC when the Athenian Empire was at the height of its power. It was completed in 438 BC, although...

 in Athens

Athens

Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...

. It was originally built in 1897 for the Tennessee Centennial Exposition

Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition

The Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition was an exposition staged between May 1 and October 31 of 1897 in Nashville. It celebrated the 100th anniversary of Tennessee's entry into the union in 1796, although it was a year late....

.

Nashville Parks also runs the nearby Centennial Sports Complex, which has an Olympic-sized pool, an ice rink, and a workout area. The Complex rink is home to the Nashville Predators's

Nashville Predators

The Nashville Predators are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...

 practice facilities.

See also

• Shelby Park
  Shelby Park (Nashville)
  Shelby Park is a large urban park located approximately three miles east of downtown Nashville, Tennessee in East Nashville, along the Cumberland River. The park includes playgrounds, a dog park, baseball fields, two golf courses, and a community center. The park is located between the Lockeland...
  
  
• Warner Parks
  Warner Parks
  Edwin Warner Park and Percy Warner Park, collectively known as Warner Parks, are two major public parks in Nashville, Tennessee. They are part of the park system managed by the Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation of Nashville and Davidson County. Percy Warner Park's front entrance is...
  
  , home of the annual running of the Iroquois Steeplechase
  Iroquois Steeplechase
  The Iroquois Steeplechase is an American Grade III NSA sanctioned steeplechase race run each spring at Percy Warner Park in Nashville, Tennessee....
  
  , Tennessee's only graded stakes race.

External links

• Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation official site
  • Locations of Nashville Parks
  • Nashville Greenways Nashville Greenway
    Greenway (landscape)
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    System
  • Nashville Riverfront developing area designed to renovate the underdeveloped riverside of downtown Nashville.