Exploring Nashville
Below please find select information to help you explore exciting Music City! You can also visit the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp and Nashville.com for more information and the latest events.
Attractions | Music & Concerts | Restaurants | Shopping
Attractions
Museums & Tours
- Centennial Park (tour the Parthenon replica, attend events and craft fairs)
- Country Music Hall of Fame
- Trolley Tour
- Tennessee State Museum
- National Museum of African American Music
Music & Concerts
Small Venues
- The 5 Spot
- The Bluebird Cafe
- City Winery
- Fifth & Broadway Events
- Listening Room Cafe
- Plaza Mariachi
- Skull’s Rainbow Room
- Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge
- Plaza Mariachi
- Wildhorse Saloon (live music and line dancing lessons)
Large Venues
- Ascend Amphitheatre
- Basement East
- Bridgestone Arena
- FirstBank Amphitheatre
- Grand Ole Opry
- Municipal Auditorium
- Ryman Auditorium
Fine & Performing Arts
- Ballroom of Nashville
- The Belcourt Theatre
- Frist Art Museum
- Nashville Ballet
- Nashville Opera
- Nashville Repertory Theatre
- Nashville Symphony at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center
- Tennessee Performing Arts Center
- Zeitgeist Art Gallery
Sports
- Nashville Predators (professional ice hockey)
- Nashville Soccer Club (professional soccer)
- Nashville Sounds (minor league baseball)
- Tennessee Titans (professional football)
- Vanderbilt Athletics
Science & Nature
- Adventure Science Center
- Cheekwood Botanical Gardens
- Dyer Observatory
- Nashville Zoo
- Sudekum Planetarium
Outdoor Recreation
- Harpeth River Greenway
- Natchez Trace Parkway
- Percy Priest Lake
- Percy Warner & Edwin Warner Parks
- Richland Creek Greenway
- Radnor Lake State Park
- Shelby Bottoms Greenway
- Stones River Greenway
Restaurants
Belmont/Hillsboro Village
- Biscuit Love (breakfast)
- Fido (coffee shop)
- Greenery Co. (salads and bowls)
- Grilled Cheeserie (grilled cheese sandwiches)
- Jeni’s Ice Cream (ice cream)
- The Pancake Pantry (breakfast)
Downtown/Broadway
- The 12/30 Club (American steakhouse and seafood)
- Bourbon Steak (steakhouse)
- Bobby Rooftop Lounge (cocktail bar)
- D’Andrews Bakery (bakery)
Fifth & Broadway
Sobro
- Gumbo Bros (Cajun)
- Rudy’s Jazz Room (Cajun)
Green Hills
The Gulch
- 404 Kitchen (new American)
- Adele’s (American)
- Carne Mare (steakhouse)
- Chauhan Ale & Masala House (Indian southern fusion)
- The Marsh House (sustainable seafood) and LA Jackson Rooftop Bar (cocktail bar) in the Thompson Hotel
- Milk & Honey (coffee shop and cafe)
12 South
- Bartaco (Mexican)
- Burger Up (burgers)
- Edley's Bar-B-Que (BBQ)
- Epice (Lebanese)
- Frothy Monkey (coffee shop)
- Luogo (Italian)
- Smiling Elephant (Thai)
Midtown
- The Chef and I (new American)
- Giovanni’s (Italian)
- Hattie B’s Hot Chicken (hot chicken)
- Henley (American)
- Martin’s BBQ (BBQ)
- Midtown Cafe (southern)
Germantown
- Henrietta Red (oysters and seafood)
- Geist (American and European)
- Rolf and Daughters (new American)
- The Optimist (seafood)
- Von Elrod's Beer Hall & Kitchen (German)
East Nashville
- Butcher & Bee (local and seasonal)
- Five Points Pizza (pizza)
- Folk (pizza & Italian)
- Gamepoint Cafe (board game cafe)
- Honeytree Meadery (mead bar)
- Lockeland Table (new American and pizza)
- Sky Blue Cafe (comfort food cafe)
- Xiao Bao (Asian)
Belle Meade
- Loveless Cafe (southern)
- Sperry’s (southern steakhouse and seafood)
Franklin
- Cork and Cow (steakhouse)
- Gray’s on Main (southern)
- Merridee’s Breadbasket (southern)
- Puckett's (southern)
West End
- Avo (vegan)
- Pastaria (Italian)
- Sump Coffee (speciality coffee shop)
- Woodlands (vegetarian Indian)
Shopping
- Game Point Hillsboro (board games)
- Posh (locally owned clothing boutique)
- Spice and Tea Exchange (teas and spices)
- Wilder (locally owned clothing boutique)
Green Hills
- Hill Center Green Hills
- The Mall at Green Hills
- Parnassus Books (independent bookstore)
- 12th & Pine (spirits and wine)
- Carter Vintage Guitars (vintage guitars)
- E. Allen Boutique (clothing)
- Plaza Arts (art materials and custom framing)
- Rustler Hat Co. (custom hats)
- Turnip Truck (natural and local grocery store)
- Uncommon James (jewelry, apparel, home)
12 South
- Draper James (home and apparel)
- Emerson Grace (apparel and accessories)
- Imogene + Willie (locally made clothing)
- Judith Bright (jewelry)
- White's Mercantile (home and apparel)
Germantown
- Abednego (home and apparel)
- Gardens of Babylon (landscape and garden)
- Nashville Farmers Market (produce, food, restaurants, shops, crafts)
- Nisolo (ethically made shoes and accessories)
East Nashville