The Nashville Day Trip
Nobody's Talking About Yet
Centerville, TN — Two wineries. BYOB wine pottery. PBS-featured. A 40-foot waterfall. No crowds, no reservations, home by 5.
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Tennessee Crossroads has been finding the real Tennessee since 1987 — the longest-running locally produced television series in PBS history. When they featured The LOCAL Place, it wasn't promotional. It was recognition.
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Your Perfect Centerville Saturday
Most Nashville day trips involve traffic, parking nightmares, and a restaurant wait that eats your whole afternoon. This isn't that.
The LOCAL Drive-Thru
📍 1171 TN-100, Centerville
Start the way a Centerville Saturday is supposed to start: coffee in hand before you even park. Pull through The LOCAL Drive-Thru on your way into town and grab your morning drink and a quick bite. You're already winning — everyone else is still fighting Nashville traffic.
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Grinder's Switch Winery or Horseshoe Bend Farm Wines
📍 2119 Hwy 50 West Loop (Grinder's) · 1420 Mason Bates Bend Rd (Horseshoe Bend)
Two Tennessee wineries, both worth your morning. Grinder's Switch Winery offers award-winning Tennessee wines in a hand-built log cabin on 110 scenic acres with a 7-acre vineyard. Horseshoe Bend Farm Wines is the more intimate of the two — small-batch local wines, farm tours, and vacation rentals. Pick up a bottle. You'll want it for Step 4.
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Downtown Centerville Square
📍 Public Square, Centerville
Stroll the square and snap a photo with the Minnie Pearl statue — the brass-and-chicken-wire likeness of Centerville's most famous daughter, Grand Ole Opry legend Sarah Cannon. Look up when you reach 111 S Public Square: the murals painted on The LOCAL Place are the most shareable thing on the square. Instagram before you even sit down.
MADE @ The Local — Pottery & Candles
📍 111 S Public Square, Upstairs, Centerville
This is the centerpiece of your day. Head upstairs at The LOCAL Place and into MADE @ The Local — Centerville's paint-your-own pottery studio and candle-making bar. No reservations required. No time limit. Grab a pottery piece or set up a candle pour, open that sealed bottle of wine you picked up at the winery after reviewing the BYOB policy, and settle in. Two to three hours disappears fast when you're actually making something. Staff fires your piece in-house and ships it home within 7–14 days.
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The LOCAL Place Cafe
📍 111 S Public Square, Centerville
When you come down from MADE, you're already in the right building. The LOCAL Place is downstairs — an 80-year Centerville institution that operated as Breece's Café from the 1940s until it reopened in 2021. The legacy stayed. Order lunch or a late afternoon snack, sit a while, and enjoy the kind of meal that small-town Tennessee does better than anywhere else.
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Drinks to Go + Head Home
📍 Home by 5
Grab a drink to go and pick up ice cream on your way out of town. You'll be back in Nashville before dinner, recharged and carrying a candle you poured yourself. That's a full Tennessee day trip — no traffic, no crowds, and you actually did something.
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Everything worth seeing is within a short drive of the public square.
Frequently Asked Questions
How far is Centerville, TN from Nashville?
Centerville is approximately 70 miles west of downtown Nashville — about 1 hour 10 minutes via US-70 West. No interstate required. Factor in an extra 10–15 minutes leaving Nashville during Friday afternoon rush hour.
Is MADE @ The Local BYOB?
Yes — BYOB wine is welcome where permitted by policy. The move is to pick up a sealed bottle at Grinder's Switch Winery or Horseshoe Bend Farm Wines, review the BYOB policy, and bring it upstairs to MADE.
Do you need reservations for pottery painting in Centerville?
No reservations required at MADE @ The Local. Walk-ins welcome any time during open hours. Simply come in, browse the bisque pottery selection, choose your piece, and get started. For larger groups — parties, bachelorettes, family outings — book your party directly at /made/book.
What is the National Banana Pudding Festival?
Centerville's annual October celebration of the iconic Southern dessert. Cook-offs, live music, vendor booths. 2026 dates: October 3–4. More at bananapuddingfest.org.
Who was Minnie Pearl?
Minnie Pearl was the stage persona of Sarah Colley Cannon, a comedian and country music entertainer who performed on the Grand Ole Opry from 1940 until 1991. Famous for her "Howdee!" greeting and the price tag on her hat, she was born in Centerville, Tennessee in 1912. The town honors her with a distinctive brass-and-chicken-wire statue on the public square — you'll definitely want to grab a selfie.
Is Centerville TN worth visiting?
Yes — especially if you're tired of day trips that feel manufactured. Two wineries, an 81-year restaurant building, BYOB wine pottery, a PBS feature, and a waterfall hike. The crowds haven't found it yet.
Can you do the Centerville day trip with kids?
Absolutely. MADE welcomes all ages for pottery painting — kids love it. Jackson Falls is a manageable hike for older kids. The Minnie Pearl statue and murals are easy free stops. The National Banana Pudding Festival in October is great for families.
What is the best time of year to visit Centerville TN?
Fall (October–November) is peak — stunning foliage on the Natchez Trace and the Banana Pudding Festival. Spring is beautiful along the Duck River. MADE and The LOCAL Place operate year-round.
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