Places to Visit in Nashville

Become a tourist in your own city and discover your new favorite sites. Listed below are some of Nashville’s most iconic and highest rated attractions, from museums to parks, to restaurants, cafes, and more!

The Frist Art Museum offers a variety of numerous art forms to admire and interact with. From contemporary art, sculptures, photography, paintings, and even more. The Frist even offers interactions with children so even your little ones can express their inner artists. 

The Music City Hall of Fame is one of the world’s largest museums and research centers dedicated to preserving American country music. Founded in 1961, the number of indicted to the hall of fame has carried from one to twelve a year. Members such as Dolly Parton, Jonny Cash, Carrie Underwood, Willie Nelson, and many others give this site a rich history and those who stop by can attest to the mesmerizing artifacts. 

Tootsies Orchid Lounge is a world-famous honky-tonk bar nestled behind the Ryman Auditorium off of Broadway. 

Centennial Park is located about two miles west of Downtown Nashville. The Parthenon also makes The Centennial is home, with interesting Greek artifacts encased inside. Around the park, you can find a beautiful pond with friendly ducks. The park sits on about 132 acres, so there is plenty of room to walk your dog or take a lovely evening stroll.

Fanny’s House of Music is a music shop located in East Nashville, with it’s quirky, homey site and nicknacks, it can draw in any crowd, and once inside, you are surrounded by an assortment of instruments and pictures of artists and their instruments.

The Wild Cow, also located in East Nashville, is a vegetarian restaurant. Feeling hungry and want a delicious, environmentally friendly meal? Make your way down to The Wild Cow, as they have a variety of appetizers, lunches, dinners, desserts, and locally brewed beers and wines. 

The Pedestrian Bridge is one of Nashville’s iconic sights to see and experience. Hovering over Downtown Nashville, you make your way onto the bridge from the Nissan Stadium parking lot and walk the breezeway, crossing over the Cumberland River and is one of the largest pedestrian bridges in the world, ranking in at 960 meters.

Nestled in The Gultch, you may make your way after a long night down to Milk & Honey (no, not the poetry book). This cafe coffee shop offers a variety of baked goods, fruits, and dinner options with a modern twist to enjoy the city’s non-stop atmosphere from the comfort of your chairs. 

The Bluebird Cafe is notorious for up and coming artists to come perform and potentially get signed on. One of the most notable artists discovered here is Taylor Swift. The lines are usually lined out of the door and down the sidewalk with customers anticipating to experience the excitement this tiny pub offers.