Outdoors
Tours
River Queen Voyages
Clear kayaks on the Cumberland with the skyline. Daytime, photogenic, not a party barge.
Neighborhood
Downtown
What to do in this part of town.
Things to do
National Museum of African American Music
Interactive, loud in the right way, and the best museum in town if you care about where American music actually comes from.
Live music
CMA Theater
Inside the Country Music Hall of Fame. Seated, well-behaved, good sightlines.
Tours
Nashville Tractor Tours
A tractor-drawn ride through town. Novelty tour for groups that have already done the trolley.
Things to do
Johnny Cash Museum
A dense little museum of the Man in Black — letters, black suits, and the American Recordings era — right off Broadway.
Live music
Sports
Nashville Municipal Auditorium
The old round room. Occasional concerts and events. A landmark more than a weekly club.
Tours
Southern Comfort Carriage Co.
Horse-drawn carriage around downtown. Slow, touristy, fine after dinner.
Things to do
Patsy Cline Museum
Upstairs from the Cash museum. Small, specific, and worth it if she is why you came to town.
Live music
Restaurants
Puckett’s Grocery & Restaurant
Meat-and-three energy with live music. Several locations; downtown is the visitor default.
Outdoors
Things to do
Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park
A walkable state park next to the Farmers Market — granite map of Tennessee and fountains.