University Housing Events

I&L Spring Break 2025 Nashville

Event Type

Other

Sponsor

Inclusion and Leadership

Location

Nashville

Date

Mar 15, 2025 - Mar 23, 2025   8:30 am  

Registration

Apply to join a trip here!

Contact

January Boten

E-Mail

botenja@illinois.edu

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Saturday: 
Head to Nashville 

Sunday: 
8:00-9:30am Breakfast (Free Hot Hotel Breakfast)
9:30-9:45am Travel Time
10:00am Belle mead
12:00 travel time (30 mins from battle of franklin trust*) The Battle of Franklin Trust
12:30pm Battle of Franklin Trust • 2:30pm Lunch at a downtown area*
3:30**maybe visit the Woolworth theater
5:00pm Back to hotel for downtime

Monday: 
8:00-9:30am Breakfast
 9:30-9:45am travel time
10:00am Tennessee State University (15 mins from MAAM) Tennessee State University
12:00pm Lunch and Break
1:30pm Museum of African American Music (10 min drive) National Museum of African American Music | Nashville, TN
3:30pm Tennessee State Museum Tennessee State Museum - Nashville Attractions
5:00pm Dinner

Tuesday: 
7-7:45am Breakfast
7:45am-12pm Drive to Inspiritus Food Pantry & volunteer at Inspiritus Food Pantry (or clothing donation sorting) handson.unitedwaygreaternashville.org/search
12pm-12:45pm- Go back to hotel to clean up/change
1pm-2:30pm- Lunch
2:30pm-4:30pm Centennial Park & The Parthenon Centennial Park | Nashville.gov
4:30pm-6:30pm- Dinner
6:30pm- Go back to hotel

Wednesday: 
8:00-9:30am: Breakfast
9:30-10:00 am: Travel Time
10:00am: Volunteer at the Zoo?
 12:00pm: Back to Hotel (Showers etc.)
2:00pm: Late Lunch @ Milk & Honey Nashville Milk & Honey Nashville
3:30pm: Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum - Top Nashville Experience and Tours

Thursday:
 8:00-9:30am Breakfast
 9:30-9:45am travel
10:00am Belmont mansion (* 21 mins from Botanical Garden) Belmont Mansion | Nashville Historic House Museum |
12:00pm Lunch at Hawkers 
1:30pm Cheekwood Botanical Garden Historic Estate in Nashville | Cheekwood Estate & Gardens
5:00pm Up & Down dinner and arcade

Friday: 
8:00-9:30 am: Breakfast
 9:30am –12:00pm: Travel time/Tour the Grand Ol Opry Opry Backstage Tours | Opry
12:00pm: Central Bar + Kitchen Lunch Menu | Central Bar + Kitchen Lunch Menu | Central Bar + Kitchen
1:30pm: *Second Harvest Food Bank* Volunteer at Second Harvest Food Bank Volunteer at Second Harvest Food Bank
3:00pm: Travel to Opry Mills 
3:30pm - Opry Mills Shopping Center Welcome To Opry Mills® - A Shopping Center In Nashville, TN - A Simon Property
5:00pm: Dinner at Aquarium Restaurant Aquarium Restaurant - Nashville, TN Aquarium Restaurant - Nashville, TN

Saturday:
8:00-9:30am Breakfast
10:00am- Frist Art Museum (8 mins to Fisk) Tickets - Frist Art Museum
12:00pm-1:30pm Lunch • 1:30pm- Fisk University Fisk University - The Cornerstone of Excellence and Education 
3:30pm- Sightseeing tour?? Soul of Americas Soul of America Tours & The Soul of Music City Tour - Nashville Sightseeing Tour, African-American History
5:00pm-7pm- Dinner & Back to the hotel

Sunday:
Head home