<p>My son and I will be visiting Vanderbilt this weekend for a tour and info session. Does anyone have any suggestions of things to see/do this weekend while we're there or favorite restaurants near campus to eat at?</p>
<p>Jacks Bar-B-Que downtown on Broadway, The cafe (Grins) in the Hillel is very good, try the apple/peanut butter wrap, to die for. Have a good time its a great school and Nashville is a lot of fun. My son says that the place (shack) behind Chilis on West End is really the best Bar-b-Que.</p>
<p>Definitely do breakfast at the Pancake Pantry on 21st Ave. Go early if you can though. My friend and I went a few weeks ago at 8:30 am and still had to wait about 15-20 minutes in the line.</p>
<p>How close is Pancake Pantry to campus and do you think we could get in quickly on a weekday at 7:30 or so????</p>
<p>im a senior in hs this year but when i visited over spring break last school year we went to the Pancake Pantry too and it was awesome..</p>
<p>its literally no more than a 3 or 4 minute walk from campus as I remember... just a couple of streets</p>
<p>as i recall, thats not too busy of a time, its definitely worth it either way though.</p>
<p>enjoy!</p>
<p>If you like country music, Vince Gill and Patty Loveless are performing on the Grand Ole Opry at the Ryman Auditorium (1.5 miles from campus) Friday and Saturday night. I can almost hear a collective groan but the Ryman is the original venue for the Opry and it is a fun (sometimes hokey) great music show. Pancake Pantry is great. You could get breakfast at Noshville too-look at student dining options, Taste of Nashville, to look at other restaurants on the card.</p>
<p>One of my favorite attractions for a first-time visitor is the park downtown that has the giant map of Tennessee with fountains and a "history walk" around the grounds with major events in Tennessee's timeline commemorated on granite markers. I forgot what it is called, but it is not too far from campus.</p>
<p>I'd suggest you try to get him hooked up with a place to stay overnight on Campus, with a student (or at least someone from his HS). Then let him eat there and do his thing with the students there and get a real feeling for what it's like being a Vandy student. While you go back to the hotel or see a movie.</p>
<p>There'll be plenty of time for both of you to do things in Nashville if he decides he likes the campus and gets in. That's the real reason for the visit.</p>
<p>Thanks, everyone, for the great suggestions. We're looking forward to it!</p>