Guide

Things to do

Places in this guide.

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Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum

The session players’ hall of fame — the folks behind the hits, not only the names on the marquee.

Downtown · First-timers $$
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Imogene + Willie

Nashville denim in a 12 South filling station. Not a museum; still a uniquely Nashville errand.

12 South · First-timers $$$
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Belmont Mansion

Antebellum house tour on the Belmont University campus — Gilded Age Nashville, not Music Row.

Midtown · First-timers $
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Belcourt Theatre

Independent cinema in Hillsboro Village. Date-night Nashville, not tourist Nashville.

Hillsboro Village · First-timers $
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Gaylord Opryland Resort

The indoor-garden hotel the size of a small town. Worth a walk-through even if you are not sleeping there, especially at Christmas.

Opryland / Music Valley · First-timers and groups $$$
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First Saturday Art Crawl

First Saturday of the month, downtown galleries on 5th Avenue of the Arts open late. Free wandering.

Downtown · First-timers $