One of Nashville's best art museums, the city's Parthenon is a full-scale replica of the one in Athens, and is open for various exhibitions from September 1st to May 31st 2009.

Built in 1897 in celebration of the Tennessee Centennial Exposition, the building suggests the full extent of the glory of ancient Greek architecture, and is a link to the very beginning of western civilisation.

Within the main hall are casts of original sculptures from the Athenian Parthenon, which sit alongside its permanent art collection - a group of some 63 paintings by famous 19th and 20th century American artists.

The centerpiece of Centennial Park, which lies west of downtown Nasvhille, the Parthenon also hosts a variety of local theatre performances, as well temporary exhibits and shows.

It truly earns the Tennessee city its name as the Athens of the South.

Anyone wishing to visit the Parthenon and marvel at a sight the ancient Greeks may very well have gazed upon 2,500 years ago can book accommodation at a Nashville hotel.