Brown County Attractions around Nashville, Indiana

Although Nashville, Indiana, is well-known for its artists colony and hundreds of interesting shops, the town also offers a variety of dining facilities, unique arts and crafts, and historic buildings. Here's a few photos taken this month.

Sometimes parking can be a challenge in Nashville, so come early! Take advantage of the trolley or horse-drawn carriages to help you get around town or to return to your parked car.

While in town, try to visit the log jail -- and see the two-headed calf! Tour the Pioneer Museum, too. When open, you can see weaving demonstrations, a variety of working looms, a pioneer home and furnishings, an old-fashioned doctor's office, a blacksmith's shop, and other interesting exhibits of historic merit. Kids of all ages will enjoy this!

Spring Blossom Arts Festival, Brown County, Indiana

The Brown County "Spring Blossom Arts Festival" -- May 8 through May 10, 2009 -- featured handcrafted pottery, stained glass, metal work, paintings, "name art," bottle-art, painted furniture, gourd dolls, gourd birds, baskets, clocks, jewelry, wood bowls, and more! Definitely something for everyone! And many of the artists provided demonstrations of their crafts.

If you didn't make it to the Arts Festival on Saturday, hopefully you can enjoy the Festival on Sunday -- and celebrate Mother's Day in Nashville, Indiana, at the same time!

Here's a picture of some of the artists' booths, plus an artist creating personalized "name art."

Spring Blossom Parade, Nashville, Indiana

Brown County's Spring Blossom Parade entertained hundreds along the streets of Nashville on Saturday, May 2. Bands, musicians, pioneers, antique vehicles, floats, horses, the Shriners, and more thrilled the crowds!

The shops and restaurants enjoyed the large crowds, as well. It was a perfectly beautiful Spring day for a Spring Blossom Parade!