5 Weekend Trips From Nashville, Tennessee

We’ve compiled this list of the top weekend getaways from Nashville, from Lexington, Kentucky, to Indianapolis, Indiana.

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The lists of attractions are all the best of the best, worthy of plenty of picture-taking, Instagram posting, and memory-making.

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CLARKSVILLE

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LOUISVILLE

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CINCINNATI

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INDIANAPOLIS

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LEXINGTON

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