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LAUREL BENNETT | VICE PRESIDENT OF TOURISM SALES, CTIS
615-259-4790 | laurel@visitmusiccity.com
NEW + NOTEWORTHY | 2020–2021
NEW ATTRACTIONS – NOW OPEN! NEW HOTEL PROPERTIES – NOW OPEN!
See where the Tennessee Titans call home on • Bobby Hotel • Home2 Suites
the all-new Nissan Stadium Tour. & Tru by Hilton
• Bode Nashville
• Hyatt House
Go behind the scenes at the Grand Ole Opry to • Cambria Suites Vanderbilt
experience the new Opry Backstage Tour, a Nashville
rite of passage. Upgrade your night at the Opry with • Downtown Sporting Club • JW Marriott
the VIP Experience. • Dream Hotel Nashville • Margaritaville
Enjoy an immersive evening of holiday magic at the new • Drury Plaza Downtown Hotel Downtown
GLOW Nashville at First Tennessee Park (Nov–Dec). • Moxy Downtown
• Graduate Hotel (Midtown)
Experience a curated collection of fashion, food, and • Holiday Inn & Suites • The Fairlane
fun in Downtown Nashville at the new Fifth + Broadway. Downtown • Tri-Brand Marriott
Walk through the galleries with an expert on the • Holiday Inn Express
new guided tour at the Country Music Hall of Fame & Suites MetroCenter
and Museum.
Go behind the scenes and enjoy a private recording HOTEL PROPERTIES – 2020 & BEYOND
studio show with Meghan Linsey & Tyler Cain on the
Nashville Studio Tour. Hyatt House SoBro Feb 2020
TownePlace Suites Downtown Jun 2020
Experience the one and only National Museum
of African American Music in Downtown Nashville, Virgin Hotel (Music Row) Jul 2020
located at Fifth + Broadway (opening Summer 2020).
Hampton Inn & Suites Capitol View Jul 2020
Enjoy Nashville’s acclaimed roots at Americana
The Joseph Luxury Collection (Downtown) Aug 2020
variety show Music City Roots as it returns to Nashville
with its new home in Madison Station. Fairfield Inn & Suites West End Aug 2020
Stop by 6th & Peabody where you’ll find Prince’s Hot Grand Hyatt (Downtown) Sept 2020
Chicken, White Duck Taco, Ole Smoky Moonshine and
Yee-Haw Brewing Company all under one roof in Staybridge Suites (Midtown) Nov 2020
Downtown Nashville. Hyatt Centric (Downtown) Jan 2021
Tap into your artistic side with the return of TownePlace Suites West End Mar 2021
Chihuly at Cheekwood, featuring artwork in both
indoor and outdoor settings. Element Nashville West (OneC1ty) Apr 2021
Embassy Suites/1 Hotel (Downtown) Sept 2021
Walk through Tennessee history at the new Tennessee
State Museum, a free learning adventure! Conrad Hotel (Midtown) Sept 2021
Take in a match with Nashville’s major league soccer W Hotel (The Gulch) Nov 2021
franchise, the Nashville Soccer Club.
Four Seasons (Downtown) Apr 2023
A MUSIC CITY WELCOME
Designated Nashville experts from the Visitor Services team will
meet your group upon arrival at the Visitor Information Center
located in the Bridgestone Arena tower on Broadway. This service
includes maps and visitor guides for each guest, a Nashville-branded
guitar pick, and a group discount on store merchandise. Guests can
also take advantage of clean restroom facilities, free Wi-Fi, and
phone charging station.
Music City Welcome is a complimentary service provided by the
Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp. For reservations, email
mary@visitmusiccity.com.
DISCOVER THE MUSIC
A Tribute to the King Imagine Recordings Nashville Symphony
thenashvilleking.com imaginerecordings.com nashvillesymphony.org
Backstage Nashville Listening Room Café Ray Stevens CabaRay Showroom
backstagenashville.net listeningroomcafe.com raystevenscabaray.com
Bluebird Café Loretta Lynn’s Ranch Ryman Auditorium
bluebirdcafe.com lorettalynnranch.net ryman.com
Country Music Hall of Madame Tussauds Storytellers Museum
Fame and Museum madametussauds.com/Nashville and Hideaway Farm
countrymusichalloffame.org storytellershideawayfarm.com
Music Row Walking Tour
Country Music Fantasy Camp letsgotravelin.com/nashville Songbird Tours
cmfantasycamp.com songbirdtours.com
Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum
General Jackson Showboat musicianshalloffame.com The George Jones
generaljackson.com georgejones.com
Nashville Nightlife Dinner Theatre
Grand Ole Opry nashvillenightlife.com The Music of Nashville
opry.com themusicofnashville.com
Nashville Studio Tour
Historic RCA Studio B nashvillestudiotour.com Wildhorse Saloon
studiob.org wildhorsesaloon.com
National Museum of
Honky Tonk Highway African American Music
visitmusiccity.com/honkytonkhighway nmaam.org
RECEPTIVES + TRANSPORTATION
Book customized itineraries for groups and individuals, find step-on guides and transportation assistance
with these local tour and transportation companies.
RECEPTIVE TOUR OPERATORS GROUP TRANSPORTATION
• Art Henry’s Tour & Receptive, arthenry.com • Anchor Transportation, anchortransportation.com
• Flair Tours, flairtoursnashville.com • GOGO Charters Nashville,
gogocharters.com/nashville-charter-bus
• Johnny Walker Tours, johnnywalkertours.com
• Gray Line of Tennessee, graylinetn.com
• Let’s Go Travelin’, letsgotravelin.com/nashville
• Lux Limo, lux.limo
• Rey Royal, reyroyal.com
• Old Town Trolley, trolleytours.com/nashville
• Sharin’ Nashville Tours, sharinnashvilletours.com
• Premiere Transportation, premieretransportation.com
• Sweet Magnolia Tours, sweetmagnoliatours.com
• Signature Transportation, nashvillelimo.com
• Tennessee Express Tours, tnexpresstours.com
• Trans-Partners, LLC., trans-partnersllc.com
• Wise Coaches, wisecoachesofnashville.com
HISTORY + CULTURE
Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage Frist Art Museum Tennessee Performing Arts Center
thehermitage.com fristartmuseum.org tpac.org
Belle Meade Plantation Hatch Show Print Tennessee State Capitol
bellemeadeplantation.com hatchshowprint.org tnmuseum.org/state-capitol
Belmont Mansion Historic Travellers Rest Tennessee State Museum
belmontmansion.com travellersrestplantation.org tnmuseum.org
Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park Lane Motor Museum Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame
tnstateparks.com lanemotormuseum.org tshf.net
Carnton Lotz House Civil War Museum The Carter House
carnton.org lotzhouse.com thecarterhouse.org
Chaffin’s Barn Theatre Nashville Opera The Parthenon
dinnertheatre.com nashvilleopera.org parthenon.org
Cheekwood Estate and Gardens Nashville Repertory Theatre The Upper Room
cheekwood.org nashvillerep.org chapel.upperroom.org
EXPLORE + EXPERIENCE
6th and Peabody/ Gaylord Opryland Resort Nashville Soccer Club
Ole Smoky Moonshine gaylordopryland.com nashvillesc.com
6thandpeabody.com
GLOW Nashville Nashville Sounds
Adventure Science Center glownashville.com milb.com/nashville
adventuresci.org
Goo Goo Cluster Shop & Dessert Bar Nashville Zoo at Grassmere
AR Workshop Nashville googoo.com nashvillezoo.org
arworkshop.com/nashville
Gray Line of TN Nissan Stadium/TN Titans
Bespoke Experiences, graylinetn.com titansonline.com
bespokeprivatetours.com/nashville
Jack Daniel Distillery Old Town Trolley Tours
Breweries, Wineries, jackdaniels.com trolleytours.com/Nashville
Distilleries and Cideries
visitmusiccity.com/things-to-do/ Hip Hues Opry Mills Mall
food-drink/breweries-wineries- hip-hues.com oprymills.com
distilleries-cideries Lucky Ladd Farms Rabbit Circle
Cumberland Caverns luckyladdfarms.com rabbitcircle.com
cumberlandcaverns.com Mint Julep Experiences River Queen Voyages
Dabble Studio mintjuleptours.com/nashville rqvoyages.com
dabbleevents.com Nashville Paddle Co. Soundwaves at Gaylord Opryland
Fifth + Broadway nashvillepaddle.com soundwavesgo.com
fifthandb.com Nashville Predators Topgolf
nhl.com/predators topgolf.com/us/nashville
For a full list of Nashville’s sightseeing tours, check out: visitmusiccity.com/things-to-do/tours
EVENTS + FESTIVALS
• The Antiques & Garden Show • Nashville Pride Festival (June) • Celebrate Nashville
of Nashville (February) Multicultural Festival (October)
• Music City Hot Chicken
• Tin Pan South (March) Festival (July) • Nashville Film Festival (October)
• Music City Irish Fest (March) • Let Freedom Sing! Music City • Oktoberfest Celebration (October)
July 4th Presented by
• Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon (April) Dr Pepper (July 4) • CMA Awards (November)
• Iroquois Steeplechase (May) • Black Music Honors (August) • Franklin American Mortgage
Music City Bowl (December)
• CMA Music Festival (June) • African Street Festival
(September) • Piedmont Natural Gas Nashville
• CMT Awards (June) Christmas Parade (December)
• Jefferson Street Jazz • Americana Fest (September)
• Jack Daniel’s Music City
& Blues Festival (June) • Music City Food + Wine Midnight: New Year’s Eve in
• Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival (September) Nashville (December 31)
Festival (June) • Tennessee Craft (September)
For a full list of Nashville events, check out: visitmusiccity.com/events
NASHVILLE NEIGBHORHOODS
1. DOWNTOWN 11. MUSIC ROW/
DEMONBREUN/EDGEHILL
2. SOBRO
12. WEST END/
3. THE GULCH
ELLISTON PLACE
4. MARATHON VILLAGE
13. MIDTOWN/VANDERBILT
5. GERMANTOWN
14. SYLVAN PARK
6. EAST NASHVILLE
15. GREEN HILLS
7. OPRYLAND/MUSIC VALLEY
16. BELMONT/HILLSBORO
8. AIRPORT/DONELSON
17. 12SOUTH
9. WEDGEWOOD/HOUSTON
18. BERRY HILL
10. 8TH AVE/MELROSE
TOP
TEN
1
Hear the Music Where Music Lives
- We’re proud of the title “Music
City” – nowhere else can you hear
such diverse sounds as Americana,
country, rockabilly, jazz, blues,
classical, gospel, and rock n’ roll. In fact, there are more than
150 live music venues in Nashville and every honky tonk and
club showcases a different singer or songwriter waiting for
the next big break.
2
Hit the Hall - Kick off your Nashville experience with a day
at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. The world’s
largest popular music museum offers ever-changing exhibits
featuring the legends of country music past and today’s
hottest stars. Grab a bite to eat inside the museum at 2|22
Eatery, a full-service restaurant serving Southern favorites,
or at Bajo Sexto, an authentic Mexican taqueria. Then take
some time to explore the museum’s two retail stores offering
locally-made gifts, clothing, and a comprehensive selection
of books and music.
3
Ride the Row - Take a tour of Music Row and visit historic RCA
Studio B, the famous recording studio where Elvis recorded
over 250 songs. Roy Orbison, Dolly Parton, Everly Brothers,
Eddy Arnold, and many more recorded classic hits here. Not
surprisingly, the heartbeat of Music City is driven by music –
from country to classical. Tours of RCA Studio B depart daily
from the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
4
Visit the Home Of the Greek Gods - In Nashville’s Centennial
Park, you’ll find the world’s only full-scale reproduction of
the ancient Parthenon in Athens, Greece. The Parthenon
houses an art gallery and museum as well as sculptor Alan
LeQuire’s Athena Parthenos. Standing at almost 42 feet in
height, Athena is the tallest indoor sculpture in the Western
world. Just a mile from The Parthenon is the LeQuire Gallery,
where you can visit Alan in his studio and witness one of the
nation’s premiere sculptors.
5
Take In a Songwriters-In-the-Round Show - One of the most
unique ways to hear music in Nashville is at a songwriters
show. Typically called a “writers night,” songwriters are put
somewhere they are not used to being – in the spotlight. Several
singer/songwriters will play “in-the-round” as they sit on stage
accompanied only by a microphone, a guitar, and their immense
talent. These shows can be found in small, intimate clubs all over
town, including the famous Bluebird Cafe in Green Hills, Douglas
Corner Café, and Downtown’s The Listening Room Cafe.
6
Hear Nashville’s Newest Sound - Honoring musicians from stars
to studio players that represent all genres of music, the Musicians
Hall of Fame and Museum is housed in the Nashville Municipal
Auditorium. From Hank Williams, Sr. to the Red Hot Chili Peppers,
Motown to Southern Rock – there is truly something of interest
to everyone. Then stroll up to The George Jones on 2nd Avenue,
which offers visitors a never-before-seen look into the life and
career of the musical icon.
7
Visit the Ryman Auditorium - The Ryman Auditorium, also called
the “Mother Church of Country Music,” has had artists as diverse
as Jon Bon Jovi and Patsy Cline perform on its legendary stage
since 1892. You can take a backstage tour and record your own
song in the Ryman studio.
8
Take a Timeless Journey - The stars of the Grand Ole Opry
take the stage every Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday night (at the
Ryman Auditorium November-January; at the Grand Ole Opry
House February-October) with guest appearances by the biggest
names in music. With 90 years of history, the Opry is the world’s
longest-running broadcast and shows no signs of slowing down.
9
Salute - Three U.S. Presidents called Tennessee home – Andrew
Jackson, James K. Polk, and Andrew Johnson. You can revisit the
past at Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage: The People’s President. Polk
is buried on the grounds of the historic State Capitol building in
downtown Nashville.
10
Visit Honky Tonk Highway - Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge, Rippy’s
Smokin’ Bar & Grill, Ole Red, AJ’s Good Time Bar, Whiskey Bent
Saloon, Robert’s Western World, and more are all experts at
serving up cool longnecks and hot country music. You never know
who you’ll see in these Lower Broadway clubs in the shadow of
the Ryman. Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Gretchen Wilson,
Dierks Bentley, and other stars began their careers on Lower
Broadway.
NASHVILLE TRIP IDEAS
visitmusiccity.com/visitors/nashvilletrips
YOUR BACKSTAGE PASS TO THE SOUTH.
HIT THE ROAD
Atlanta Nashville Nashville Memphis Memphis New Orleans
250 miles (402.3 km) 212 miles (341.2 km) 395 miles (635.7 km)
TAKE FLIGHT
Atlanta 1 hr Charlotte 1 hr 25 min Dallas 1 hr 40 min
Chicago 1 hr 20 min New Orleans 1 hr 25 min Houston 1 hr 50 min
460 daily arrivals & departures at Nashville International Airport, served by all major airlines
Daily Non-Stop Service Between Nashville & London with British Airways
150 FOURTH AVENUE N, SUITE G-250 | NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE 37219
615-259-4730 | 800-657-6910 | VISITMUSICCITY.COM
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Foreign currency exchange available at Nashville Visitor Center (Bridgestone Arena)
Monday–Saturday 8am–5:30pm | Sunday 10am–5pm
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