Guidebook for Franklin

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Guidebook for Franklin

Food Scene

BEST bakery! Also a cafe-style restaurant with a great menu! Amazing pastries, cookies, breads - you name it.
78 locals recommend
Merridee's Breadbasket
110 4th Ave S
78 locals recommend
BEST bakery! Also a cafe-style restaurant with a great menu! Amazing pastries, cookies, breads - you name it.
You don't get any more local than the Good Cup! Locally owned, Grassland neighborhood coffee shop just minutes from the Farmhouse!
10 locals recommend
The Good Cup
2181 Hillsboro Rd
10 locals recommend
You don't get any more local than the Good Cup! Locally owned, Grassland neighborhood coffee shop just minutes from the Farmhouse!
One of our favorite breakfast or lunch spots- great scene and even better food. Tucked just off the hustle and bustle of Main Street, The Mercantile is a great option !
27 locals recommend
Franklin Mercantile Deli
100 4th Ave N
27 locals recommend
One of our favorite breakfast or lunch spots- great scene and even better food. Tucked just off the hustle and bustle of Main Street, The Mercantile is a great option !
51 locals recommend
55 South
403 Main St
51 locals recommend
This is our favorite family spot right now! Get some easy tacos while the kids play in the courtyard outside. Stop by Jeni's for an ice cream treat after.
31 locals recommend
Mojo’s Tacos
230 Franklin Rd
31 locals recommend
This is our favorite family spot right now! Get some easy tacos while the kids play in the courtyard outside. Stop by Jeni's for an ice cream treat after.
Great lunch buffet and southern food. Surprisingly awesome steaks on steak nights on weekends!
Cool Cafe
1110 Hillsboro Rd
Great lunch buffet and southern food. Surprisingly awesome steaks on steak nights on weekends!
A Franklin institution, Miss Daisy has been cooking and baking in these parts for a couple of generations! Great grab and go options for lunch, grab a casserole to heat up at the AirBnb for dinner. Located 5 minutes from us.
Miss Daisy’s Kitchen
1110 Hillsboro Road
A Franklin institution, Miss Daisy has been cooking and baking in these parts for a couple of generations! Great grab and go options for lunch, grab a casserole to heat up at the AirBnb for dinner. Located 5 minutes from us.
A Nashville original. Great steaks and fish. The table side bananas foster is an absolute must.
14 locals recommend
Sperry's Cool Springs
650 Frazier Dr
14 locals recommend
A Nashville original. Great steaks and fish. The table side bananas foster is an absolute must.

Drinks & Nightlife

The best cocktails East of the Mississippi, South of the Mason Dixon, or really anywhere for that matter!
84 locals recommend
GRAYS on Main
332 Main St
84 locals recommend
The best cocktails East of the Mississippi, South of the Mason Dixon, or really anywhere for that matter!
Small and cozy area with yummy bar eats.
51 locals recommend
55 South
403 Main St
51 locals recommend
Small and cozy area with yummy bar eats.
Great for wine lovers- a local favorite owned by an original Franklinite.
15 locals recommend
JJ's Wine Bar
206 E Main St
15 locals recommend
Great for wine lovers- a local favorite owned by an original Franklinite.

Sightseeing

Great historical site!
17 locals recommend
Battle Of Franklin - Civil War Museum
1140 Columbia Ave
17 locals recommend
Great historical site!
Wonderful historic tour of this important Civil War site. Tour included with your booking.
81 locals recommend
Carter House
1140 Columbia Ave
81 locals recommend
Wonderful historic tour of this important Civil War site. Tour included with your booking.
A short drive from the AirBnb, the views from the historic Natchez Trace Bridge are stunning.
59 locals recommend
Natchez Trace Parkway Bridge
Natchez Trace Parkway
59 locals recommend
A short drive from the AirBnb, the views from the historic Natchez Trace Bridge are stunning.

Shopping

Indoor Franklin shopping at its best...and most eclectic! From antiques to boutiques, The Factory has it all.
79 locals recommend
The Factory at Franklin
230 Franklin Rd
79 locals recommend
Indoor Franklin shopping at its best...and most eclectic! From antiques to boutiques, The Factory has it all.
From antiques to boutiques and everything else, historic Franklin downtown has a little bit of everything.
251 locals recommend
Franklin
251 locals recommend
From antiques to boutiques and everything else, historic Franklin downtown has a little bit of everything.
Just outside the historic downtown center, this is worth the short trip down Main Street. One of our favorites! The antique kitchen scale was purchased here.
Mercantile 1858
1137 W Main St
Just outside the historic downtown center, this is worth the short trip down Main Street. One of our favorites! The antique kitchen scale was purchased here.

Parks & Nature

Historic horse farm turned beautiful park! Running trails and fields - stunning scenes!
24 locals recommend
The Park at Harlinsdale Farm
239 Franklin Rd
24 locals recommend
Historic horse farm turned beautiful park! Running trails and fields - stunning scenes!
This is THE park in town - only 10 minutes from The Farmhouse - Percy and Edwin Warner Parks have some of the must stunning hiking, biking and horse trails around.
493 locals recommend
Percy Warner Park
50 Vaughn Rd
493 locals recommend
This is THE park in town - only 10 minutes from The Farmhouse - Percy and Edwin Warner Parks have some of the must stunning hiking, biking and horse trails around.
Wildlife preserve with stunning lake, hiking, and nature.
237 locals recommend
Radnor Lake
237 locals recommend
Wildlife preserve with stunning lake, hiking, and nature.

Essentials

Less than 5 minutes from the Farmhouse!
Publix Pharmacy at Harpeth Village
8028 TN-100
Less than 5 minutes from the Farmhouse!

Entertainment & Activities

Offers entertaining and fun historic and ghost tours of downtown Franklin. Great tour guides with real history incorporated into the fun ghostly anecdotes.
Definitely make the trip into Nashville to do the backstage tour at the Ryman - the stories, the history - super cool!
1292 locals recommend
Ryman Auditorium
116 5th Ave N
1292 locals recommend
Definitely make the trip into Nashville to do the backstage tour at the Ryman - the stories, the history - super cool!
We LOVE the Franklin Farmers' Market! Held every Saturday year around behind the Factory at Frankilin, local farmers and artisans from the region sell some of the best in the area. Vibrant with amazing local produce, meats, dairy, arts & crafts and local food trucks. Don't miss Ellie's Donuts - a Franklin staple for the locals (cash only).
26 locals recommend
Franklin Farmers Market
230 Franklin Rd
26 locals recommend
We LOVE the Franklin Farmers' Market! Held every Saturday year around behind the Factory at Frankilin, local farmers and artisans from the region sell some of the best in the area. Vibrant with amazing local produce, meats, dairy, arts & crafts and local food trucks. Don't miss Ellie's Donuts - a Franklin staple for the locals (cash only).
Take a drive a little to our south to visit a local favorite. Concerts on the lawn held throughout the Spring and Summer.
347 locals recommend
Arrington Vineyards
6211 Patton Rd
347 locals recommend
Take a drive a little to our south to visit a local favorite. Concerts on the lawn held throughout the Spring and Summer.
10 locals recommend
Franklin on Foot
305 Public Square
10 locals recommend