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Nashville Itineraries
- Three Days in Music City
- Two Day Historical Tour of Nashville
- Two Day Family Tour of Nashville
Day 1
Morning
Begin your day at the Music City Walk of Fame located in Hall of Fame Park, started just last year, across from the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Here is where you will see in-laid granite stars where some of the most legendary figures in the music industry have been honored.
Then, tour the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, located downtown, this $37 million, state-of-the-art facility features more than 40,000 square feet of country music artifacts, archives, theater space, a full service restaurant and much more.
Afternoon
Lunch at Jack’s Bar-B-Que, Jack's Bar-B-Que has been written up in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Southern Living, and USA Today as “The Best Bar-B-Que in Nashville, Tennessee”.
When you’re done, walk back to the Country Music Hall of Fame and take the shuttle to Historic RCA Studio B. Located on historic Music Row, Studio B is Nashville’s most famous recording studio and home to hits like Roy Orbison’s “Only the Lonely,” the Everly Brothers’ “Dream,” Dolly Parton’s “Jolene” and 250 hits by Elvis Presley including “Are You Lonesome Tonight?”
Also see Hatch Show Print while you’re still downtown. For more than 125 years, Hatch is one of America’s oldest letter-press poster print shops and has printed concert posters for such artists as Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Coldplay and Grand Ole Opry stars. The shop also designed the cover for Bruce Springsteen’s “Live From New York” album.
Tour the historic Ryman Auditorium, regarded as the “Mother Church of Country Music,” the Ryman is a National Historic Landmark renown for its exceptional acoustics that has hosted musicians from Chris Isaak and James Brown to Patsy Cline and Bruce Springsteen, as well as current and rising stars of all musical genres.
Evening
Dinner at Macke’s. It’s a family/locally owned restaurant and it’s right around the corner from the Bluebird! Fine Dining.
Enjoy a performance at Nashville’s legendary Bluebird Café, where patrons can enjoy songwriters performing original material in an intimate “in the round setting”. This is a “must do” while you’re here!
Day 2
Morning
Nationally acclaimed and frequented by celebrities, world travelers and local appetites alike, the Loveless Café serves up award-winning country ham and red eye gravy, real Southern-fried chicken, and Nashville's favorite scratch biscuits with homemade preserves cooked right in the kitchen.
Next, off to the new Musicians Hall of Fame, recently opened in spring 2006, it features instruments, musical memorabilia and bibliographical information honoring the musicians currently nominated for induction.
Stop by the famous Ernest Tubb record shop, look through their memorabilia and pick up a record.
Afternoon
Lunch at Sambuca – The atmosphere impresses and the food dazzles.
Gray Line Tours has developed a new Music City tour, “The Making of Music City.” The interactive bus tour features Nashville’s legendary honky tonks, the Mother Church of Country Music — the Ryman Auditorium, the Grand Ole Opry Theater, Printers Alley, Country Music Hall of Fame, Musicians Hall of Fame and United Record Pressing, one of the last manufactures of vinyl records. This new tour promotes many of Nashville’s most renowned music venues while sharing stories surrounding much of Music City’s rich musical heritage.
Evening
Explore the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center and choose from one of the many restaurants to have dinner
Experience Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry, the world’s longest running radio show, in its home at the Grand Ole Opry House.
Day 3
Morning
Start your day off like a local and head over to Pancake Pantry, one of Nashville’s most popular morning spots! This self declared “Nashville tradition” prompts locals, visitors and celebrities alike to line up around the block for its hot, fresh pancakes topped with warm maple syrup, honey or fresh fruit.
After breakfast walk around Hillsboro Village. Conveniently located near Vanderbilt and Belmont Universities, Hillsboro Village is a collection of shops, boutiques and restaurants perfect for a morning stroll. A four-block radius with all the makings of its own village, this quaint Nashville neighborhood has rejuvenated the community and attracted young professionals for living and playing. This area may seem small, but unique boutiques and specialty stores abound. From industrial espresso makers to egg timers, Davis Cookware carries a myriad of kitchen items. BookMan/BookWoman Used Books offers more than 150,000 used volumes and a search service to help you find what you need. Before heading out grab a cup of coffee at Fido, a hip coffee shop.
Afternoon
For lunch, try Sunset Grill, rated one of our best local restaurants serves New American Cuisine and is located adjacent to Vanderbilt University and Music Row.
Spend the afternoon walking down Honky Tonk Highway and stopping into the many live music watering holes to listen to some of the best music Nashville has to offer. There is never a cover charge!
Visit The Parthenon, the world’s only full-sized reproduction of the Greek Parthenon that houses Athena, the tallest indoor structure in the Western world, and four fine art galleries, including a rotating gallery featuring the museum’s collection of American art.
Evening
Stop in at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts, a 24,000-square foot visual art exhibition center and educational facility located downtown in the art-deco, former U.S. Post Office building. They frequently have live music playing in their Grand Hall.
For dinner, try Merchant’s on 4th and Broadway.
Next, walk right around the corner to enjoy a concert at The Schermerhorn Symphony Center. This $123.5 million, world-class hall opened in September 2006, with high praise. The performance venue is among the best acoustically in the world. The Center is essentially a “building within a building.” The Laura Turner Concert Hall performance space is surrounded by a two-inch isolation joint that prevents sound from passing through and includes windows that are designed to allow light but block sound.
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