For a more detailed description of the places referenced in this Quick Guide, check out my Best of Nashville-Ultimate Guide here.
Best Places To Stay:
In the Gulch. Many Air Bnbs in this location.
Downtown Nashville. I recommend Drury Plaza Hotel Nashville Downtown.
Best Way to Get Your Bearings:
Best Things to Do:
Honkey Tonk Bar Crawl (Of Course!)
Country Line Dance Lessons at Wildhorse Saloon
Ryman Auditorium (See a show or take a tour of this historic location.)
Gaylord Convention Center/Grand Ole Opry
Yee Haw Brewery/Ole Smokey Distillery
Country Music Hall of Fame
Johnny Cash/Patsy Cline Museum
Best Places to Eat:
Hot Chicken at Prince's or Hattie B's
Assembly Food Hall
Biscuit Love
Milk & Honey
Yee Haw Brewery
Goo Goo Chocolate Store
Best Places to Shop:
The Gulch-Kittenish, Parish Boutique, Paddywax Candles, The Turnip Truck Urban Fare, Urban Outfitters, Lululemon, and other design studios and clothing boutiques.
Marathon Village-Antique Archealogy (owned by Mike Wolfe of American Pickers), The Ville Merch, Boswell's Harley Davidson, Jack Daniels General Store, Nashville Olive Oil Company, and other jewelry and home decor stores. Also moonshine and whiskey tasting at Tennessee Legend Distillery.
Broadway-Located near Assembly Food Hall, features many high end chain stores as well as the Nash Collection for that trendy Nashville sweatshirt.