Nashville

Worth seeing in and around Nashville

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Vanderbilt University

   Vanderbilt University is a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1873, it was named in honor of shipping and railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided the school with its initial $1 million endowment in the hopes that his gift, and the greater work of the university, would help to heal the sectional wounds inflicted by the American Civil War.

   3 km · private university in Nashville, Tennessee, US · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

   The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tennessee, is one of the world's largest museums and research centers dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of American country music. Chartered in 1964, the museum has amassed one of the world's most extensive musical collections.

   500 m · hall of fame · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Tennessee State University

   Tennessee State University is a public historically black land-grant university in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1912, it is the only state-funded historically black university in Tennessee.

   5 km · public land-grant university in Nashville, Tennessee, United States · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Geodis Park

   Geodis Park, known during development and construction as Nashville SC Stadium and Nashville Fairgrounds Stadium, is a 30,109-seat soccer-specific stadium at the historic Nashville Fairgrounds in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. It is the home of Major League Soccer club Nashville SC. The stadium opened on May 1, 2022, with Nashville SC hosting the Philadelphia Union in the stadium's inaugural match.

   3.5 km · soccer stadium in Nashville, Tennessee, United States · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Fisk University

   Fisk University is a private historically black liberal arts college in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. It was founded in 1866 and its 40-acre campus is a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

   2.8 km · historically black university in Nashville, Tennessee, US · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Diocese of Nashville

   The Diocese of Nashville is a diocese of the Catholic Church in the central part of Tennessee in the United States. Erected in 1837, it is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Louisville.

   2.6 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Tennessee State Capitol

   The Tennessee State Capitol, located in Nashville, is the seat of government for the U.S. state of Tennessee. It serves as the home of both houses of the Tennessee General Assembly – the House of Representatives and the Senate – and contains the governor's office.

   1 km · state capitol building of the U.S. state of Tennessee · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Ryman Auditorium

   Ryman Auditorium is a historic 2,362-seat live-performance venue and museum located at 116 Rep. John Lewis Way North, in the downtown core of Nashville, Tennessee, United States.

   8.9 km · concert hall and theatre in Nashville, Tennessee, United States · Wikipedia
9. 09
   AT&T Building

   333 Commerce Street is a 617-foot, 33-story skyscraper completed in September 1994 and located in Nashville, Tennessee. The structure is designed as an office tower capable of housing 2,000 workers.

   200 m · skyscraper in Nashville, Tennessee · Wikipedia
10. 10
    First Horizon Park

    First Horizon Park, formerly known as First Tennessee Park, is a baseball park in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, United States. It is the home of the Nashville Sounds, a Minor League Baseball team of the International League.

    1.5 km · baseball stadium in Nashville, Tennessee, USA · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

Nashville is a very historic town and as such, many of its attractions are restorations or museums. Most attractions of interest to tourists are in the Downtown, Midtown, and Music Valley neighborhoods. = =

1. 01
   AT&T Building
2. 02
   John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge

   Built between 1907 and 1909, the bridge was used for automobile traffic between East Nashville and Downtown.

3. 03
   Nashville's Second Avenue

   Provides entertainment for many different styles of people.

4. 04
   Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

   222 Fifth Ave S, toll-free: +1-800-852-6437.

5. 05
   Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum

   401 Gay St,.

6. 06
   National Museum of African American Music

   510 Broadway, info@nmaam.org.

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Things to do

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1. 01
   Adventure Science Center
2. 02
   Yazoo Brewery

   Wed Thu 5PM, 6PM; Fri 5PM, 6PM, 7PM; Sat noon-7PM.

3. 03
   The Escape Game - Berry Hill

   North (also at 510 East Iris Drive and 523 Opry Mills Drive), nashville@theescapegame.com.

4. 04
   Ryman Auditorium

   Completed in 1892 as the Union Gospel Tabernacle as commissioned by riverboat Captain Thomas Green Ryman, a newly converted southern evangelist.

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Where to eat

The dominant local grocery chains in Nashville are Kroger, Publix, and Aldi. The city is also dotted with dozens of ethnic groceries, especially Hispanic, Kurdish, Indian and Vietnamese, around Nolensville Pike. For organic and/or specialty grocery stores, Whole Foods Market, Trader Joe's, and Fresh Market also have locations throughout the city. Downtown

1. 01
   The Arcade

   An open-air 2-level arcade that runs between 4th Avenue North and 5th Avenue North.

2. 02
   Monell's

   Located in historic Germantown, Monell's is a Nashville tradition.

3. 03
   Swagruha

   900 Rosa L Parks Ave (just north of the Capital Building in the Farmers' Market),.

4. 04
   Las Palmas - Franklin Pike

   2617 Franklin Pike, Ste 111,.

5. 05
   Las Palmas - Hayes Street

   1905 Hayes St.,.

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Getting to Nashville

Airports

Nashville (BNA), 10 km · Louisville Muhammad Ali (SDF), 242 km · McGhee Tyson (TYS), 253 km

Stations

Nashville International Airport, 9.2 km · Riverfront station, 0 m

• Louisville → Nashville

  249 km · quickest by road, 4h 3m · $22–31
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• Knoxville/Maryville → Nashville

  259 km · quickest by road, 4h 15m · $23–32
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• Birmingham → Nashville

  6584 km · quickest by air, 15h 8m · £840–1,290
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