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Old Jul 15, 2015 | 08:55 AM
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Taking a road trip to the corvette museum on August 1st. Any recommendation for things I should do? Anything else around the area that's worth getting into? Thanks
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Old Jul 15, 2015 | 09:00 AM
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Taking a road trip to the corvette museum on August 1st. Any recommendation for things I should do? Anything else around the area that's worth getting into? Thanks
Mammoth Caves may interest you:

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Old Jul 15, 2015 | 09:05 AM
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I am sure you won't forget to check out the Corvette Factory. The NCM website is fairly informative and the visitors bureau has a bunch of places to visit in the area. Frankly, I have never had the time to do much else when I was in town. Most of my visits have been around NCM events (NCM Bash, NCM Anniversary, etc.) that more than consume all my time.

Have fun and take plenty of photos for memories.
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If you are at the Museum you don't want to miss a tour of the plant. Who knows you may be selected to birth a new Corvette.
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Old Jul 15, 2015 | 10:37 AM
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If you are at the Museum you don't want to miss a tour of the plant. Who knows you may be selected to birth a new Corvette.
This is a must IMHO! However you need to time it right. Look on the museum website because the factory tours are only offered a few days a week and only a few times per day. Non offered on the weekends.
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We toured the factory, visited the museum, then went to Nashville for three days before heading back to NC. Good trip.
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Old Jul 15, 2015 | 11:49 AM
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be sure to check out the NCM speedway road course. The day I was there the Corvette racing team was testing. It was awesome. I got to see them change two engines and see them on the track running hard!
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In Nashville the Grand Ole opry and the Country Music Hall Of Fame. Check out the Bridgestone arena to see whats going on. Nice trip Great food no matter where you go.

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If you are willing to drive a bit, you can check out Jim Beam, Maker's Mark distilleries.
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Agree, Make sure you go to the factory. We took the VIP tour last year and are planning to go back soon. It was the best!!!!!!
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Can someone who has been there recently advise if the sinkhole repair work is complete and the museum is back to normal operations? All areas open to the public.
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Originally Posted by Blindfingers
If you are willing to drive a bit, you can check out Jim Beam, Maker's Mark distilleries.
Im going there in September, after my trip to the Museum and Plant...
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You don't want to miss the bourbon trail. We stopped at a couple of these.....very interesting.

http://kybourbontrail.com/
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Originally Posted by George's_Vette
Can someone who has been there recently advise if the sinkhole repair work is complete and the museum is back to normal operations? All areas open to the public.
The sinkhole was not repaired in early April, could be complete by now.
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Originally Posted by 61X
The sinkhole was not repaired in early April, could be complete by now.
It was started on November 10th, and should be close to being finished. We are going there on Friday, the 24th. I'll let you know if it is completed. As far as the tour, they have it Mon-Friday, 3 times a day. I can't remember the exact times, but there is one early morning, one late morning, and one early afternoon. You can make your reservation for one of them, by going to the NCM website.
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Originally Posted by Blindfingers
If you are willing to drive a bit, you can check out Jim Beam, Maker's Mark distilleries.


We really enjoyed Makers Mark
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Originally Posted by okie08vette


We really enjoyed Makers Mark
The plant tour, or the drink?
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Was there in January... as other's have said, the factory tour is great. Our route took us through Memphis, so we stopped by Graceland as well.
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Originally Posted by George's_Vette
Can someone who has been there recently advise if the sinkhole repair work is complete and the museum is back to normal operations? All areas open to the public.
Sinkhole has been repaired. Be sure to check out the NCM track as well as the gift shop.
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Originally Posted by BabyBlueVert
Nice. We definitely going to check that out. Thanks
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