Activities at the Capitol

Attend Legislative Session in the House. You and your students can sit in the *public gallery and observe actual bills being debated and voted upon.  The House meets for Legislative Session every Monday at 5 pm, **Wednesday at 2 pm, Thursday 9 am between January and May.

* Public Galleries: On Legislative Session days, visitors may view the Senate and the House of Representatives from their respective galleries. The galleries can be accessed by using the stairwells located on the Second Floor of the Capitol.

** Call Rep. Lynn’s office to confirm Wednesday Sessions.

Page during Legislative Session. If you are a small group (10 or less) your young people can page on the House floor for Rep. Lynn during Session.  A page assists the House members with items they may need at their desks.  Your young people will be given a certificate thanking them for their service signed by Rep. Lynn and the Speaker of the House.  Recommended for ages 7 yrs – high school.

Attend Committee Meetings. Your group may want to attend various committee meetings or subcommittees where bills are debated and voted upon.  A list of committees and meeting times can be found at; http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/; Click on House; Click on Schedules.

Tour the Capitol. The Tennessee State Capitol building is rich in history and is the oldest state capitol building still in use today for legislative and executive purposes.  Tour is approximately 1 hour.

Lunch downtown. Brown bag your lunch and sit outside on Legislative Plaza or in one of the local parks.  There are many fine and inexpensive restaurants located within walking distance of the Capitol where you can enjoy lunch with your group. They include: Subway, Quizno’s, The Spaghetti Factory, Demo’s and the historic Arcade.  The Hard Rock Café is the only local restaurant that will take a group reservation.  Several restaurants will deliver. Information is at the end of this document.

Tennessee State Museum & Military Museum. The State Capitol includes two wonderful museums for public enjoyment.

Bicentennial Park. Walk to Bicentennial Park from the Capitol.  Enjoy the enormous map of Tennessee, fountains and the caboose.

Official Photo. Your group can have a photo taken with Rep. Lynn and the Governor (Governor’s schedule permitting.)  Rep. Lynn will sign the

photo and send it to your school. (Additional copies may be obtained.)

Suggested Day at the Capitol

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
9 am				House Session
10 am	Bicentennial park	Attend Committee	Attend Committee	State Museum
12 pm	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
1 pm	State Museum	Tour of Capitol	Tour of Capitol	Tour of Capitol
1:30		Photo	Photo	Photo
2 pm	Tour of Capitol	State Museum	*House Session	Home
3 pm		Home	Home
4 pm	Photo
5 pm	House Session
6 pm	Home

Session may be canceled on some Wednesdays for budget hearings.  Please call Rep. Lynn’s office to confirm.

Restaurants that sell box lunches

Amy’s Restaurant

500 Church Street

Nashville, TN 37219

(615) 242-2697

Phillip’s Delicatessen

234 5^th Avenue, North

Nashville, TN 37219

(615) 254-3334

Ham N’Goodys

2829 West End Avenue

Nashville, TN 37203

(615) 329-0193

Fax (615) 329-4261

Honeybaked Ham Company

2817 West End Avenue

Nashville, TN 37219

(615) 321-0044

Restaurants who take reservations for groups (15 or more)

Hard Rock Café

100 Broadway

Nashville, TN 37201

(615) 742-9900

The Spaghetti Factory

160 Second Avenue, North

Nashville, TN 37201

(615) 254-9010