This last weekend was loads of fun. I had an amazing opportunity with the tourism company of Clarksville, Tennessee, Visit Clarksville, TN. I was an Insta-Guest for their Instagram account and was able to do some internal tourism in the city I am currently living in. For those of you that follow me on Instagram probably saw all of my exciting posts throughout the weekend on both @thewalkingmermaidblog and @visitclarksvilletn.
About two months ago Michelle over at Visit Clarksville had reached out to me inviting me to be an Insta-Guest and also to become one of their photography ambassadors. I was super excited and immediately jumped on the amazing opportunity. We scheduled a date and I started doing more research on areas to visit that I haven’t visited before. Luckily my mom was able to watch my daughters so my husband and I can enjoy a beautiful weekend together.
About Clarksville, Tennessee
Clarksville is known as the home of the Screaming Eagles. Ft. Campbell Army Base is located in Clarksville, TN and extends out to Hopkinsville, Kentucky. The Screaming Eagles is one of the well known units in Ft. Campbell. My husband was actually stationed there in the beginning of his military career which is what brought us to this beautiful city in the first place.
The city of Clarksville is also known as the 5th largest and fastest growing city in all of Tennessee. I can definitely vouch for that. We moved to Hawaii and Florida for a few years and when we moved back, new buildings, businesses, corporations, and more were built all throughout the city. Clarksville has expanded and being only about an hour from Nashville, it continues to grow each day.
Our Weekend Touring Clarksville, Tennessee
Now let’s go on to my weekend adventures with Visit Clarksville. I chose this date for two reasons. One was to have a weekend close to Valentine’s with my husband to be able to spend it together. Two, it gave me enough time to make an itinerary. Obviously at the time I didn’t take into consideration that one of those days it would be raining all day but my husband and I managed to work around it and still make the best of the weekend. Here we go!
Saturday
Breakfast at G’s Pancake House
My husband and I woke up Saturday morning ready to take on the day. The first place we went to check out was a local restaurant called G’s Pancake House on Riverside Drive. We figured we start the day off right with a good breakfast. Well to be honest, this breakfast was more like AMAZING!!! My husband ordered pancakes, turkey bacon, and sunny-side-up eggs with a coffee. I ordered the pancakes, turkey bacon, with scrambled eggs with cheese and a coffee. I mean how can we not order pancakes at a pancake house, right?!
Beachaven Vineyards and Winery
After our delicious breakfast (more like brunch) we then headed off to Beachaven Vineyards and Winery. The rain prevented us from doing the tour but we did do some wine tasting and left with a bottle of Governor’s Red Wine. It’s one of their top sellers and one of our favorites. We did return Sunday to do the tour.
In search of #STARRYNIGHTCLARKSVILLE By: Olasubomi Bashorun
After some delicious wine tasting, my husband and I headed home for some lunch and then off to drive around downtown. It was pouring rain but once it cleared up a little we decided to hunt down the new mural everyone has been waiting to see completed. This gorgeous gem is called Starry Night Clarksville and was created by Olasubomi Bashorun who graduated with an art degree. You can learn more about him and his work here.
Sweets before Dinner at Golly G’s Coffee, Ice Cream & Sweets
After our drive through historic downtown Clarksville, we decided to try a local ice cream shop. We headed up through Madison Street all the way till we reached Golly G’s for a delicious treat. This cute little coffee and ice cream shop has tons of ice cream selections, baked goods, and coffee options for you to try. I went for the Triple Brownie ice cream and it was so amazing. I loved all the little chunks of brownies in it.
Dinner at Woody’s Pizza
After our little treat we decided to get dinner. Yes we tend to do dinner and desserts backwards sometimes. We ended up going to Woody’s Pizza. We used to go to the location off of 101st Blvd but sadly they closed recently so we headed off to Tiny Town to their other location. This location was a little different than what we were used to but the pizza was still very good. They also have a location out on Woodlawn, TN which is not too far. We prefer that location over this one though. We ordered some beer and a pizza with chicken, onions, and green peppers. Check out their website for their menu items and other locations around the area here.
After we ate dinner we wrapped up our day and headed home.
Sunday
It was a rough weekend physically as I was dealing with another sinus infection. I was lucky Sunday morning to wake up to my sweet husband making turkey bacon and cinnamon pancakes with a delicious cup of coffee. He even let me sleep in some so I can get my rest. He is always so sweet and caring. I love that handsome man!!! After wrapping up breakfast we headed out to Beachaven Winery to take the tour. It was a beautiful day and we wanted to take full advantage of it, plus do some more wine tasting.
Beachaven Vineyards & Winery
We returned to the beautiful winery on this beautiful Sunday. No rain today! Just sunlight and a clear blue sky. Once we got there we did the tour and learned about the history of the winery, about the owners, and even the process of how to make wine. They even have a wine lab. Like a chemistry lab but for wine! How cool! I wish my chemistry class had wine involved. I would of definitely made an A+.
After doing some wine tasting, taking some photos of the vineyard and their premises, checking out their champagne cellar, and buying some delicious cheese to eat with our wine, we then headed off to our next local spot.
Downtown Clarksville, Tennessee
We headed off to walk downtown and found some more murals, some historical architecture, museums, local shops and much more. Majority of the places were closed on Sunday but it was nice to walk the streets without having a large flow of pedestrians. We will definitely be back of course to visit the shops. Here’s a few of the places that we found that we really liked.
First was the Roxy Regional Theater. They do still have plays and shows which would be really cool to see. You can view here to see when their next event is.
Right next to the Roxy Regional Theater is the mural of Clarksville. Not too sure about the artist or it’s history but it’s a beautiful mural of the city.
We continued to walk down Franklin Street till we reached this beautiful church, The Trinity Episcopal Church.
We continued to walk through the streets downtown taking pictures of all the beautiful buildings and streets.
I was also able to snap this picture of the beautiful Customs House Museum & Cultural Center. I think the architecture of this building is very creative and intriguing.
And then right across the Customs House Museum you can find the Montgomery County Historic Courthouse. The statue pictured above of the man sitting on the bench is on the same corner of the street where this courthouse is found
Valleybrook Park
After roaming downtown Clarksville, we headed off to a new park near by. It’s really cute and perfect for a walk, to take the kids to the park, or even to just have a picnic. I can’t wait to see how green and beautiful this park gets during the spring and summer seasons. It seems to not get crowded and have plenty of picnic tables to choose from to enjoy a family picnic. You can also bring a large blanket and picnic the old fashioned way.
Fort Defiance Civil War Park & Interpretive Center
After our little stroll through the park we decided to look for a good lookout point of the city. I immediately remembered Michelle from Visit Clarksville telling me about Fort Defiance and the amazing view of Clarksville and the Cumberland River from their visitor center, so off we went to visit another park that we haven’t visited before.
This park has a beautiful trail and gorgeous scenic views. The visitor center is packed with history and cool artifacts plus it’s a pretty cool architecture to look at. Definitely a place I would recommend checking out during your visit here. They do reenactments as well of the Civil War which is pretty cool to see. You can view on Visit Clarksville’s Event page to see when their next reenactment event is here.
This was our last stop before heading home. We really had a blast. One thing that we did learn was that it is good to take a day and do some internal tourism. Sometimes you don’t have to travel far to find new and exciting things to explore. Exploring where you live can teach you a lot about your city, it’s history, local shops and restaurants, and so much more. It was truly a great learning experience and I can’t wait to explore more of Clarksville. Till next time!
Check out the locations below.
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Locations
G’s Pancake House
803 S Riverside Dr.
Clarksville, TN 37040
(931) 648-4939
https://www.facebook.com/GsPancakeHouse/
Beachaven Vineyards and Winery
1100 Dunlop Lane
Clarksville, TN 37040
931-645-8867
https://www.beachavenwinery.com/
Starry Night Clarksville Mural
Created by: Olasubomi Bashorun
420 Madison St.
Clarksville, TN
Golly G’s Coffee, Ice Cream & Sweets
2622 Madison Street
Clarksville, TN 37043
(931) 919-1105
https://www.gollygs.com/
Woody’s Hand Tossed Pizza
3402 Cainlo Dr. Suite 500
Clarksville, TN 37042
931-647-2277
www.woodyshandtossedpizza.com/
Valleybrook Park
213 Crossland Ave.
Clarksville, TN 37040
931-645-7476
www.cityofclarksville.com/index.aspx?page=136
Fort Defiance Civil War Park & Interpretive Center
120 Duncan St.
Clarksville, TN 37042
931-472-3351
www.cityofclarksville.com/index.aspx?page=161
8 Responses
Looks like a beautiful weekend, tons of fun and lots of good eats!! Awesome opportunity girl. good for you! 👍🏻
Awe. Thank you Kati. It was loads of fun and such a good opportunity.
This looked like a lovely time away and so great you could enjoy it together!! The food looks amazing as well
Thank you. The food was so good. Thank you for reading.
SO COOL how you were able to be an insta-guest!! 🙂 You know you are making big strides when you are asked for this unique opportunity. Have never been to Tennessee, but I felt like I was walking the streets with you. HA!
Awe thank you. And yes. It was such a fun amd awesome experience. I can’t wait to do it again.
What a fun way to take in the city. And congrats on being an insta-guest.
Thank you. It was a lot of fun.