Nashville

Best things to do in Nashville

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   1. Grand Ole Opry

   • An evening
   • Tickets needed
   • Couples
   • Adults
   • Families

   A live country-music radio broadcast on WSM, held between two and five nights a week depending on the time of year. Founded in 1925, it is the longest-running radio broadcast in U.S. history.

   Show nights vary by season; check the official schedule and book ahead.

   22,011 readers a month

   Sources

   • Wikipedia, Grand Ole Opry

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   2. The Parthenon and Centennial Park

   • 1 to 2 hours
   • Check entry rules before you go
   • Families
   • Couples

   A full-scale replica of the Athens Parthenon, designed by William Crawford Smith and built in 1897 for the Tennessee Centennial Exposition. It stands in Centennial Park, a large park two miles west of downtown.

   We have not confirmed ticket or entry arrangements; check the official site before you go.

   9,128 readers a month

   Sources

   • Wikipedia, Parthenon (Nashville)
   • Wikipedia, Centennial Park (Nashville)

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   3. Ryman Auditorium

   • 1 to 2 hours, or an evening for a show
   • Check entry rules before you go
   • Couples
   • Adults
   • Rainy day

   A historic 2,362-seat venue and museum in downtown Nashville, best known as the home of the Grand Ole Opry from 1943 to 1974. It became a National Historic Landmark in 2001.

   We have not confirmed ticket or entry arrangements; check the official site before you go.

   7,435 readers a month

   Sources

   • Wikipedia, Ryman Auditorium

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   4. The Hermitage

   • Half a day
   • Check entry rules before you go
   • Families
   • Adults

   Andrew Jackson's historic house and museum, ten miles east of downtown Nashville on a site of more than 1,120 acres. Jackson owned it from 1804 until his death in 1845 and is buried there.

   The Hermitage is outside the downtown core; check opening hours and ticket details with the site.

   6,357 readers a month

   Sources

   • Wikipedia, The Hermitage (Nashville, Tennessee)

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   5. Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

   • 2 to 3 hours
   • Tickets needed
   • Couples
   • Adults
   • Rainy day
   • No car needed

   One of the world's largest museums and research centres dedicated to country music, chartered in 1964 and holding one of the most extensive music collections.

   We have not confirmed ticket or entry arrangements; check the official site before you go.

   3,366 readers a month

   Sources

   • Wikipedia, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

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   6. Music Row and RCA Studio B

   • 1 to 2 hours
   • Check entry rules before you go
   • Adults
   • Couples

   Music Row is the historic district southwest of downtown regarded as the heart of Nashville's music industry. RCA Studio B there was set up in 1957 by Steve Sholes and Chet Atkins for RCA Victor.

   Check whether RCA Studio B tours need a booking before you go.

   2,792 readers a month

   Sources

   • Wikipedia, Music Row
   • Wikipedia, RCA Studio B

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   7. Lower Broadway

   • An evening
   • No booking needed
   • Adults
   • Couples
   • No car needed

   The tourist and entertainment district of Broadway downtown, known for honky tonks and live country music. The Broadway Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

   2,577 readers a month

   Sources

   • Wikipedia, Broadway (Nashville, Tennessee)

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   8. Tennessee State Capitol

   • About an hour
   • Check entry rules before you go
   • Adults
   • No car needed

   The Greek Revival seat of Tennessee government, built between 1845 and 1859 and in continuous use since 1853. It is a National Historic Landmark and one of the oldest working statehouses in the U.S.

   We have not confirmed ticket or entry arrangements; check the official site before you go.

   2,183 readers a month

   Sources

   • Wikipedia, Tennessee State Capitol

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   9. Printer's Alley

   • An evening
   • No booking needed
   • Adults
   • No car needed

   A downtown alley between Union and Church Streets, named for the printing houses there in the early 1900s. It has been a nightclub district since the 1940s.

   1,023 readers a month

   Sources

   • Wikipedia, Printer's Alley

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    10. Fort Negley

    • 1 to 2 hours
    • Check entry rules before you go
    • Active
    • Adults

    A Union Army fort built after the capture of Nashville in the Civil War, about two miles south of the city centre. It was the largest inland fort built in the United States during the war.

    We have not confirmed ticket or entry arrangements; check the official site before you go.

    755 readers a month

    Sources

    • Wikipedia, Fort Negley

Just missed the list: Cheekwood Estate & Gardens (11th by readers; a 55-acre historic estate and gardens); Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park (12th by readers; a state park near the Capitol)