Adults Day Out<\/h1>\n
With 55 acres there is a lot to explore. Once the family home of Mabel and Leslie Cheek, this extraordinary 1930s estate, with its historic mansion, cultivated gardens and expansive vistas, today serves the public as a botanical garden, arboretum, and museum.<\/p>\n
\nFull Day<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>
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<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”two-hour”][vc_column][vc_row_inner el_class=”it-button”][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\nUp to Two Hours<\/h1>\n
The options below will give you a taste of the beauty of Cheekwood.<\/p>\n
Requires Gardens & Mansion Access<\/a><\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″] Start with the Bradford Robertson Color Garden<\/a>. This garden reflects the universal love of color as a design element in flowers and foliage, and the displays change seasonally.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Enjoy quiet contemplation in the Blevins Japanese Garden (Sh\u014dmu-en)<\/a>. Sh\u014dmu-en translates to \u201cpine-mist forest.\u201d This garden transcends cultures by connecting Eastern garden design with the native Tennessee landscape<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Enjoy the sound of cascading water as you walk along a rocky stream examining the fern collection, hellebores, hostas and heucheras in the Robinson Family Water Garden<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Not to be missed, the iconic Wisteria Arbor<\/a> is celebrated for its breathtaking views of the Reflecting Pool and the surrounding Warner Parks. The terraced gardens with extensive plantings of boxwood transport you to another time and place.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Construction on the Cheekwood Mansion<\/a> began in 1929 and the family moved in just before Thanksgiving of 1932. Get a glimpse of what their life was like by viewing the Historic Period Rooms. If you have a little more time, take in the Permanent Collection Galleries<\/a> upstairs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The options below will take you through eight distinct gardens, inspiring art galleries and give you a sense of the history of the estate.<\/p>\n Requires Gardens & Mansion Access<\/a><\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″] Start with the Bradford Robertson Color Garden<\/a>. This garden reflects the universal love of color as a design element in flowers and foliage, and the displays change seasonally.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Enjoy quiet contemplation in the Blevins Japanese Garden (Sh\u014dmu-en)<\/a>. Sh\u014dmu-en translates to \u201cpine-mist forest.\u201d This garden transcends cultures by connecting Eastern garden design with the native Tennessee landscape<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Enjoy the sound of cascading water as you walk along a rocky stream examining the fern collection, hellebores, hostas and heucheras in the Robinson Family Water Garden<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Not to be missed, the iconic Wisteria Arbor<\/a> is celebrated for its breathtaking views of the Reflecting Pool and the surrounding Warner Parks. The terraced gardens with extensive plantings of boxwood transport you to another time and place.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Construction on the Cheekwood Mansion<\/a> began in 1929 and the family moved in just before Thanksgiving of 1932. Get a glimpse of what their life was like by viewing the Historic Period Rooms. If you have a little more time, take in the Permanent Collection Galleries<\/a> upstairs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Time for lunch. Caf\u00e9 29<\/a> is in the former garage space in the Frist Learning Center and offers a casual, made-to-order menu. During your lunch break take a moment to learn about the Cheek family\u2019s connection to Maxwell House Coffee.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Experience many native species including azaleas, trilliums, trout-lilies, a variety of ferns, and a small colony of paw-paw trees in the Howe Garden<\/a> and learn about our state-of-the-art rain garden.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Full Day<\/h1>\n