McMinnville offers visitors beauty high above the stratosphere and deep underground – and along most of the roads around the town. Downtown McMinnville activities include the Main Street summer concert series, a farmers market, the annual Smokin’ In McMinnville KCBS BBQ Cook-off, car shows and more. Then, for holiday fun, there’s the July Downtown After Dark 5k and Shops of Rock Island’s Christmas Open Houses.
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Grab some grub> Billy’s Restaurant, 2822 Nashville Highway, 931-668-9987> Rafael’s Italian Restaurant, 1331 Smithville Highway, 931-474-3301> Lacazona Mexican Restaurant, Northgate Shopping Center #280, 931-506-8944> Chicken Chef, McMinnville Plaza Shopping Center, 931-473-5020
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Want to stay for awhile?To fully enjoy the natural sites and cave adventures, get a good night’s sleep at one of these:> Best Western, 809 Sparta St., 931-473-2159> Holiday Inn Express, 520 SE Stratus Ave., 503-472-1700> Scottish Inn, 1105 Sparta St., 931-473-2181> The Inn at Fall Creek Falls State Park, 10821 Park Road, Spencer, Tenn., 423-881-5298> Falcon Rest Mansion, 2645 Faulkner Springs Road, 931-668-4444
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Attractions Above and Below Earth> Astronomy weekends in Rock Island Park give visitors a chance to peer through the super-telescope at constellations, nebula and exploding stars.> Daylight activities include hiking, rafting, birding, paddling a canoe, golfing, fishing, horseback riding, kayaking and cooling off next to the spectacular twin waterfalls at Fall Creek Falls.> Equally stunning waterfalls lie deep underground in Cumberland Caverns. Guides shepherd visitors past subterranean pools and eerie rock formations to the Volcano Chamber 333 feet below ground.> The Bluegrass Underground radio show is recorded live in this cave-turned-natural-amphitheatre with crystalline acoustics.