articles

60+ Places to Visit In and Around Murfreesboro

By Crystal Hoffman - Murfreesboro Mac Kid Publisher March 2, 2020

Murfreesboro is an amazing place to live in!  We have so many great parks, museums, libraries, shops, restaurants and other fabulous venues. But sometimes all of the options can be overwhelming and the “bucket list” goes straight to, well, the bucket. Hopefully, you can use this list as a scavenger hunt of sorts to find all the gems this city and surrounding areas has to offer.  Please enjoy and use as much as you see fit!  And don’t worry, as I find more great places to visit, I will be sure to add them to the list.


Parks

Barfield Crescent Park 

Civic Plaza 

Gateway Island 

McKnight Park 

Oaklands Park 

Old Fort Park 

Siegel Community Park


Community Centers

Sports*Com 

Patterson Community Center 

McFadden Community Center 

Cannonsburgh Village 

Wilderness Station 


Best Places to Hike and Explore

North Murfreesboro Greenway

Stones River Greenway Extension

Murfree Spring Wetlands

 Broad Street Trailhead

Cannonsburgh Trailhead

Cason Trailhead

Fortress Rosecrans Trailhead

General Bragg Trailhead

Manson Pike Trailhead

Old Fort Park Trailhead

Overall Street Trailhead

Redoubt Brannon Trailhead

Thompson Lane Trailhead

West College Street Trailhead


Arcades and Amusement Centers

Flashback Arcade

Go USA Fun Park

Phazer Kraze Laser Tag

Chuck E. Cheese

Lanes, Trains, and Automobiles

Skate Center West


Museums and Science Centers

Discovery Center at Murfree Spring

Bradley Academy Museum and Cultural Center

Earth Experience - Middle Tennessee Museum of Natural History

Oaklands Mansion

Stones River National Battlefield

Cannonsburgh Village

Rutherford County Historical Society

Indoor Play 

BounceU 

Jumpstreet

Beyond Aquatics

Sky Zone Trampoline Park {opening soon}


Visit the Animals

Lucky Ladd’s Farm (Eagleville)

The Gentle Barn (Christiana)


Shopping Malls

Stones River Town Centre (Indoor)

The Oaks Shopping Mall (Outdoor)

The Avenue Murfreesboro (Outdoor)

Memorial Village Shopping Center (Outdoor)

Fountains at Gateway (Outdoor)


Where to Go Swim or Splash

Beyond Aquatics

Patterson Park Community Center

Boro Beach

Breckenridge Pool

Todds Lake

Walter Hill Lake

Stones River Slab


See a Movie

AMC Stones River 9

AMC Classic

Premier 6 Theatre


Make sure to subscribe to Macaroni Kid Murfreesboro to be in the know!


You can find us on Facebook, too!