• Nashville offers a variety of historic and fun river cruises.paddle wheel image by Tammy Mobley from Fotolia.com
  
  If you're headed to Nashville, take advantage of the opportunity to traverse the Cumberland River and enjoy scenery and historic landmarks. Tours are available on elegant riverboats or a half-car/half-boat amphibious craft. Party, dine, take in a musical show on the paddle wheelers or sightsee (day or night) on these boats.
  
  

The General Jackson

• One of the largest showboats in the country, the General Jackson plies the Cumberland River in style. Four decks offer plenty to see and do, including a huge, two-story Victorian-era theatre hosting a variety of country music shows. Three of the decks offer your choice of casual, sit-down or buffet dining. The Country Music USA show is a three-hour retrospective of country music from Hank and Patsy to Garth and Reba, and includes a prime rib dinner (children welcome). You can make an evening of it with a private dinner and a show, or party on the outer deck, with live music and drinks. There are evening and daytime cruises with children and adult prices offered.
  
  The General Jackson
  2800 Opryland Drive
  Nashville, TN 37214-1297
  (615) 889-1000
  generaljackson.com
  
  

Music City Queen

• If you're looking for more history, the Music City Queen (sister ship of the General Jackson) winds pasts a variety of points of interest, including the cave where Timothy Demonbreun, Nashville's "First Citizen," started his life in Tennessee, and the Edgar Allen Poe Navigational Light. Party-only and sightseeing cruises, with or without dining, are available. The ship is located in the Opry Mills area of Nashville, and departs from an old-time dock, adding to your trip's quaint charm. The Queen is available for private cruises, parties and weddings.
  
  Music City Queen
  2812 Opryland Dr
  Nashville, TN 37214
  (417) 823-0981
  generaljackson.com
  
  

Music City Duck Tour

• If you are looking for something more family oriented and less frilly, start out on land and then head into the river . . . without getting out of your seat! Music City Duck Tours offer narrated tours of Nashville in a fully restored World War II DUKW amphibious vehicle. You'll start your tour on the streets of Nashville as you wind through historic downtown locations. Then it's into the Cumberland River for more sightseeing, as "Duktors" regale you with stories of Nashville's rich history. Tours are 50-minutes and discount pricing is available for children and seniors.
  
  Music City Duck Tour
  110 2nd Ave North
  Nashville, TN 37203
  (615) 477-5255
  nashvilleducktours.com