• January 13, 2025 - Updated with new information since originally published.
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  • Our editors recommend these diverse local experiences.

1. Have a picnic at Barfield-Crescent Park and Wilderness Station

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2. Pick your own corn at Batey Farms

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3. Stop by Bradley Academy Museum and Cultural Center

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4. Step back in time at Cannonsburgh Village

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5. Take the kids to Discovery Center

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6. Learn about the Battle of Stones River at Fortress Rosecrans

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7. Go on a hike from the General Bragg Trailhead

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8. Visit the Hazen Brigade Monument

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9. Explore the 2,600-acre Long Hunter State Park

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10. Enjoy live music at Mayday Brewery

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11. See fossils and minerals at Middle Tennessee Museum of Natural History

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12. Have lunch at Miller's Grocery

13. See a concert at the Murfreesboro Center for the Arts

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14. Go on a Nissan North America, Inc. Tour

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15. See the historic Oaklands Mansion

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16. Go biking along Stones River Greenway

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17. Learn about history at Stones River National Battlefield

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18. See the exhibits at The Heritage Center

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19. Have a true Southern meal at Toot's Restaurant, Murfreesboro

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20. Spend an afternoon at GO USA Fun Park

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21. Go bowling at Lanes Trains & Automobiles Entertainment Depot

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22. Have a party at Catfeine Cat Cafe, Murfreesboro

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23. Face a unique challenge at 60 Minute Escape Game Murfreesboro

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Summary and Frequenly Asked Questions:

  • Murfreesboro is Tennessee's fastest growing city, a lively college town, and a place where history plays as important a role as the future.
  • With the Stones River passing through, the city is full of green spaces, parks, and hiking trails linked by the Greenway, which mostly runs parallel to the river.

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