Located in Nashville, Tennessee, Cheekwood was formerly the family home of Mabel and Leslie Cheek. It's a gorgeous 1930s estate with a 30,000 square foot mansion and 55 acres of cultivated gardens. Today it serves as a botanical garden, arboretum, and museum. Also on the grounds is a 1.5-mile woodland trail featuring monumental outdoor sculputures. It's listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The mansion and gardens are open Tuesday through Sunday from 9 AM to 5 PM. The cost of admission to see the mansion and gardens is $30.
This month's IWSG question is: What is my favorite thing I've written? This is a tough one. I think my book, Don't Feed the Elephant is pretty funny. I had to imagine what an elephant could do with food beginning with every letter of the alphabet! I also like Bubba and Squirt's Big Dig to China because I think it would be cool to dig a hole and end up in Xi'an China where the Terraccotta Warriors are.
What about you? What's your favorite thing you've written? Have you ever been to Cheekwood?
What a grand place to explore!
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