Region: Middle Tennessee
Time Zone: Central
This is at exit 117 from I-65.
The wildflowers are planted by the
Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT)
and usually appear in the summer.
Note: as you exit I-65, you will actually be in Robertson
County, Tennessee. You'll cross U.S. 31-W in about a mile, you'll be
in Sumner County, Tennessee.
Sumner County's Areas 1, 2, 3 and 4 are shown
in red.
Sumner County's Area 1 starts at exit 117 of I-65 and runs east to the city
limits of Portland, Tennessee. In each area, we'll point out things that
may be of interest to tourists.
There is a lot to see, and if time is limited, you may have to
pick and choose the sites that interest you the most!
Sumner Crest Winery
5306 Old Highway 52
Portland, TN 37148
(615) 325-4086
Additional Pictures
www.sumnercrestwinery.com
www.tennesseewines.com/sumner_crest.htm
At Sumner Crest Winery, you will find locally-made Tennessee wines, a collection
of antique cars, a collection of European antiques on display, and a large selection of
specialty gift items for sale.
Year-round
Country-style breakfasts, two pay fishing lakes,
farm tours for school groups, Autumn Festival and more.
All on a beautiful 400-acre farm.
Pick-your-own and already-picked strawberries!!!
Bottom View Farm
Year-round
Strawberries: spring and summer
Events vary by season
Pick your own strawberries, or buy already-picked berries.
England Strawberry Farm
Spring-Summer
Pick your own strawberries.
Bradley Farms
Spring-Summer
Vegetables in the summer.
Strawberries in the spring, pumpkins in the fall.
Cole's Farms
Spring/Summer/Fall
A 3-acre lake stocked with catfish.
Pole Benders
Year-round
A beautiful bed & breakfast
Ajalon Acres
Year-round
Three state historical markers.
Historical Markers (Area 1)
Year-round
Fireworks Shopping
Tennessee is one of the few stats that allows year-round fireworks sales.
Please check out our "Fireworks" page for information on
where to buy fireworks.
Red River Antique Mall
Almost 100 booths to explore.
Click here for details.
Things to See in Southern
Sumner County
The folks who live in Sumner County often refer to the
southern part of the county as "below the ridge." Nashville and the south
part of Sumner County are in a basin. The Cumberland Plateau rises up
about two hundred feet just north of Nashville, and the northern part of Sumner
County is "above the ridge." While TN 52 doesn't go into the southern part
of Sumner County, there are still some interesting things to see there.
Long Hollow Winery & Vineyards
Stu and Aldona Phillips
665 Long Hollow Pike
Goodlettsville, TN 37072
(615) 859-5559
www.longhollowwinery.com
http://www.tennesseewines.com/long_hollow.htm
Grand Ole Opry star Stu Phillips operate this winery. The winery is just
north of Rivergate Mall and about a mile off I-65 at exit 97. (FYI: TN 52
is at exit 117.) Photo courtesy of TFWA.
Old Hickory Lake
http://www.orn.usace.army.mil/op/old/rec/
www.sumnercountytourism.com
The Sumner County Convention and Visitors Bureau maintains a web site that
covers the opportunities at Old Hickory Lake. This is a Tennessee Valley
Authority (TVA) that formed when the Old Hickory Dam was built across the
Cumberland River near Hendersonville, Tennessee. This is one of the prime
locations in Tennessee for boating and fishing.
Photo: Clipart.
Bledsoe Creek State Park
400 Zieglers Fort Road
Gallatin, TN 37066
(615) 452-3706
http://state.tn.us/environment/parks/BledsoeCreek/index.shtml
Off Highway 25, this 164-acre park is situated on the Bledsoe Creek embayment of
the U.S. Corps of Engineers Old Hickory Reservoir near the old 1780's settlement
of Cairo in Sumner County. Photo and text courtesy of
Tennessee State Parks:
www.tnstateparks.com
Trinity Music City, USA
1 Music Village Blvd.
Hendersonville, Tennessee 37075
(615) 822-8333
http://www.tbn.org/index.php/3/11.html
Trinity Music City, USA was built by the late Conway Twitty and was originally
named Twitty City. "Free Tours are available at Trinity Music City and
include stops at the Trinity Music City Church Auditorium, the WPGD TV-50
television studio and the former estate of Country Music legend Conway Twitty.
Each Christmas visit 'Trinity Christmas City' with over 1,000,000 sparkling
lights on 30 acres of beautifully decorated grounds." Some of the
broadcasts of the Trinity Broadcasting Network originate at Trinity Music City,
USA. Text in quotes from their web site.
Photo: Clipart.
