Guidebook for Franklin
Food Scene
BEST bakery! Also a cafe-style restaurant with a great menu! Amazing pastries, cookies, breads - you name it.
78 residents recomanen
Merridee's Breadbasket
110 4th Ave SBEST bakery! Also a cafe-style restaurant with a great menu! Amazing pastries, cookies, breads - you name it.
You don't get any more local than the Good Cup! Locally owned, Grassland neighborhood coffee shop just minutes from the Farmhouse!
10 residents recomanen
The Good Cup
2181 Hillsboro RdYou don't get any more local than the Good Cup! Locally owned, Grassland neighborhood coffee shop just minutes from the Farmhouse!
One of our favorite breakfast or lunch spots- great scene and even better food. Tucked just off the hustle and bustle of Main Street, The Mercantile is a great option !
27 residents recomanen
Franklin Mercantile Deli
100 4th Ave NOne of our favorite breakfast or lunch spots- great scene and even better food. Tucked just off the hustle and bustle of Main Street, The Mercantile is a great option !
55 South
403 Main StThis is our favorite family spot right now! Get some easy tacos while the kids play in the courtyard outside. Stop by Jeni's for an ice cream treat after.
31 residents recomanen
Mojo’s Tacos
230 Franklin RdThis is our favorite family spot right now! Get some easy tacos while the kids play in the courtyard outside. Stop by Jeni's for an ice cream treat after.
Great lunch buffet and southern food. Surprisingly awesome steaks on steak nights on weekends!
Cool Cafe
1110 Hillsboro RdGreat lunch buffet and southern food. Surprisingly awesome steaks on steak nights on weekends!
A Franklin institution, Miss Daisy has been cooking and baking in these parts for a couple of generations! Great grab and go options for lunch, grab a casserole to heat up at the AirBnb for dinner. Located 5 minutes from us.
Miss Daisy’s Kitchen
1110 Hillsboro RoadA Franklin institution, Miss Daisy has been cooking and baking in these parts for a couple of generations! Great grab and go options for lunch, grab a casserole to heat up at the AirBnb for dinner. Located 5 minutes from us.
A Nashville original. Great steaks and fish. The table side bananas foster is an absolute must.
14 residents recomanen
Sperry's Cool Springs
650 Frazier DrA Nashville original. Great steaks and fish. The table side bananas foster is an absolute must.
Drinks & Nightlife
The best cocktails East of the Mississippi, South of the Mason Dixon, or really anywhere for that matter!
84 residents recomanen
GRAYS on Main
332 Main StThe best cocktails East of the Mississippi, South of the Mason Dixon, or really anywhere for that matter!
55 South
403 Main StSmall and cozy area with yummy bar eats.
Great for wine lovers- a local favorite owned by an original Franklinite.
15 residents recomanen
JJ's Wine Bar
206 E Main StGreat for wine lovers- a local favorite owned by an original Franklinite.
Sightseeing
Battle Of Franklin - Civil War Museum
1140 Columbia AveGreat historical site!
Wonderful historic tour of this important Civil War site. Tour included with your booking.
81 residents recomanen
Casa Carter
1140 Columbia AveWonderful historic tour of this important Civil War site. Tour included with your booking.
A short drive from the AirBnb, the views from the historic Natchez Trace Bridge are stunning.
59 residents recomanen
Natchez Trace Parkway Bridge
Natchez Trace ParkwayA short drive from the AirBnb, the views from the historic Natchez Trace Bridge are stunning.
Shopping
Indoor Franklin shopping at its best...and most eclectic! From antiques to boutiques, The Factory has it all.
79 residents recomanen
The Factory at Franklin
230 Franklin RdIndoor Franklin shopping at its best...and most eclectic! From antiques to boutiques, The Factory has it all.
From antiques to boutiques and everything else, historic Franklin downtown has a little bit of everything.
251 residents recomanen
Franklin
From antiques to boutiques and everything else, historic Franklin downtown has a little bit of everything.
Just outside the historic downtown center, this is worth the short trip down Main Street. One of our favorites! The antique kitchen scale was purchased here.
Mercantile 1858
1137 W Main StJust outside the historic downtown center, this is worth the short trip down Main Street. One of our favorites! The antique kitchen scale was purchased here.
Parks & Nature
Historic horse farm turned beautiful park! Running trails and fields - stunning scenes!
24 residents recomanen
The Park at Harlinsdale Farm
239 Franklin RdHistoric horse farm turned beautiful park! Running trails and fields - stunning scenes!
This is THE park in town - only 10 minutes from The Farmhouse - Percy and Edwin Warner Parks have some of the must stunning hiking, biking and horse trails around.
493 residents recomanen
Percy Warner Park
50 Vaughn RdThis is THE park in town - only 10 minutes from The Farmhouse - Percy and Edwin Warner Parks have some of the must stunning hiking, biking and horse trails around.
Radnor Lake
Wildlife preserve with stunning lake, hiking, and nature.
Essentials
Publix Pharmacy at Harpeth Village
8028 TN-100Less than 5 minutes from the Farmhouse!
Entertainment & Activities
Offers entertaining and fun historic and ghost tours of downtown Franklin. Great tour guides with real history incorporated into the fun ghostly anecdotes.
Definitely make the trip into Nashville to do the backstage tour at the Ryman - the stories, the history - super cool!
1292 residents recomanen
Ryman Auditorium
116 5th Ave NDefinitely make the trip into Nashville to do the backstage tour at the Ryman - the stories, the history - super cool!
We LOVE the Franklin Farmers' Market! Held every Saturday year around behind the Factory at Frankilin, local farmers and artisans from the region sell some of the best in the area. Vibrant with amazing local produce, meats, dairy, arts & crafts and local food trucks. Don't miss Ellie's Donuts - a Franklin staple for the locals (cash only).
26 residents recomanen
Franklin Farmers Market
230 Franklin RdWe LOVE the Franklin Farmers' Market! Held every Saturday year around behind the Factory at Frankilin, local farmers and artisans from the region sell some of the best in the area. Vibrant with amazing local produce, meats, dairy, arts & crafts and local food trucks. Don't miss Ellie's Donuts - a Franklin staple for the locals (cash only).
Take a drive a little to our south to visit a local favorite. Concerts on the lawn held throughout the Spring and Summer.
347 residents recomanen
Celler Arrington
6211 Patton RdTake a drive a little to our south to visit a local favorite. Concerts on the lawn held throughout the Spring and Summer.
Franklin on Foot
305 Public Square