Neighborhood

South Nashville

What to do in this part of town.

Restaurants

Prince’s Hot Chicken Shack

The family that invented Nashville hot chicken. This is the original idea, not the tourist copy.

South Nashville · First-timers $
Outdoors Things to do

Nashville Zoo at Grassmere

A real zoo with a historic farm in the middle — the easy family day when Broadway is the wrong move.

South Nashville · First-timers $$
Things to do

Historic Travellers Rest

An early Nashville house museum south of town — quieter history than the Broadway museums.

South Nashville · First-timers $
Breweries

New Heights Brewing

South Nashville taproom, community feel, solid beers without the Gulch scene.

South Nashville · First-timers $$
Outdoors

Radnor Lake State Park

The quiet hike. No bikes on the trails, deer at dusk, a reset after Broadway.

South Nashville · First-timers $