Mickey's Mile Marker - Your road trip guide to WDW!
Name of town: Franklin/Cool Springs Area/Brentwood
Location: Tennessee
Exit number(s): 65 (Franklin), 68 & 69 (Cool Spgs. Area), 74 (Brentwood)
Hours from WDW: 10+ hours, 697 miles
Good Restaurants: Exit 65 (Hwy 96 Franklin) - McD's, Hardee's, KFC, Taco bell, Subway, OCharley's, Chop House, Pancho's Mexican all West of I65
Sonic & Cracker Barrell (only thing to East side of interstate)
Nice exit almost everything is right off Hwy 96 and if you go west over 1-2 miles you are headed in to Downtown Franklin
Exit 68 & 69 (Cool Spgs Mall) - MANY off these 2 exits....it is a HUGE Mall area and a very nice part of town. Almost every fast food wanted - McD's, Taco Bell, Burger King, Chick-Fil-A, Subway, Schlotskey's, Sonic, LOTS of table service - Macaroni Grille, J. Alexander's, Red Lobster, Chili's, Logan's, Outback, Amerigos, Cozymel's, Shoguns, PF Chang's, and there are many nice counter service places like Moe's, Wild Noodles, Jason & McAllster's Deli, Alpine Bagel, Blue Coast Burrito, Cheeseburger Charlies, Otter's Chicken, and some little localy owened Itialian, and pizzerias.
Exit 74 (Brentwood) on northeast side of I65 there is a Strip Mall with Target, Panera, Longhorn, an ice cream place, and others. In the middle of Brentwood (off Franklin Road) there is a Kroger, Chick-Fil-A, and some other store.
Locations of 24 hour restaurants: not sure what's open 24 hrs..I'm sure McD's..And prob gas stations and fast food you'll be better off Hwy 96..but I would have no worry traveling there at any time of day.
Locations of good, clean hotels/motels: Marriott, Embassy, Sleep inn, and others.
Recreation/attractions: Cool Springs Mall, Movie Theater.
Nearest Disney store/outlet...and type ie... Castle Store: There is a disney store in Cool Springs Mall.
Emergency Contact: Hospital located off Exit 65 (northeast side of exit).
Any additional info: All hotels you find in that area....from exit 65 (Hwy 96 in Franklin) all the way up to exit 74 in Brentwood I think any of the hotels you find will be very nice for a 1 night stay over, and I wouldn't worry about any safety issues if you are staying in the Franklin/Brentwood (Williamson County) area.
