Homewood Suites by Hilton Nashville Vanderbilt

Soda fountain since 1939 with red booths, a counter and a jukebox, serving meat-and-three plates, milkshakes and banana splits.

Rooftop pool on the eighth floor with a zero-depth entry end for small swimmers.

Playground beside a long mosaic sea serpent, the one that gives the park its nickname.

Small, free fenced sprayground beside a playground, in a park with picnic shelters and a community center.