3 Best Day Trips from Nashville | Condé Nast Traveler

"By highway, Columbia is less than an hour from downtown Nashville, but you’ll feel like you are world’s away when you arrive to explore its maker and artist community, boutiques and restaurants, presidential home, and mule culture. Yes, mules. Since the mid-1800s, Columbia has been the “mule capital of the world.” During World War II, they were even trained for the military. Each April the four-day Mule Day festival celebrates all things related to the mule, but any time of year you’ll see enough murals, art, and merchandise about the animal that could make a poor farmer rich." - Margaret Littman