Nashville exploring downtown Ferris wheel near Nissan Stadium

A Ferris wheel is the latest addition to the Seattle waterfront, where the aquarium and a variety of restaurants are just a few steps from the Pike Place Market. (Photo by Mark Boster/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
A Ferris wheel is the latest addition to the Seattle waterfront, where the aquarium and a variety of restaurants are just a few steps from the Pike Place Market. (Photo by Mark Boster/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

There's the famous London Eye, the Skyview in Atlanta, the Seattle Great Wheel and Chicago's Navy Pier.

Will Nashville soon have a giant downtown Ferris wheel of its own?

In a search for more family-friendly downtown attractions, Mayor Megan Barry's administration is considering an entertainment company's proposal for a new "observation wheel" at city-owned land near Nissan Stadium and Cumberland Park on the east bank of the Cumberland River.

Read more at our news partner's website, tennessean.com.

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