Nashville Visitors Guide
The Music City
Nashville's legendary country music venues include the Grand Ole Opry House, home of the famous “Grand Ole Opry” stage and radio show. The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum and historic Ryman Auditorium are Downtown, as is the District, featuring honky-tonks with live music and the Johnny Cash Museum, celebrating the singer's life
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Nashville is one of, if not the most, iconic cities to listen to music in in the world. Check the link below to see if there is anything you'd like to check out while staying here!
Education
Nashville has been labeled the "Athens of the South" due to the many colleges and universities in the metropolitan area.
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The largest one is Vanderbilt University, with about 13,000 students. Vanderbilt is considered one of the nation's leading research universities and is particularly known for its medical, law, and education programs.
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Vanderbilt is also consistently ranked as one of the most beautiful campuses in the world! Many Nashvillians enjoy taking walks through the iconic campus.
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Nashville is also home to more historically Black institutions of higher education than any other city save Atlanta, Georgia: Fisk University, Tennessee State University, Meharry Medical College, and American Baptist College call Nashville home.
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Other schools based in Nashville include Belmont University, Lipscomb University, Trevecca Nazarene University, John A. Gupton College. The Tennessee Board of Regents operates Nashville State Community College and the Nashville branch of the Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology.
Sports
Nashville is home to five professional sports franchises. Three play at the highest professional level of their respective sports: the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL), the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL), and Nashville SC of Major League Soccer (MLS). The city is also home to two minor league teams: the Nashville Sounds of Minor League Baseball's International League and the Music City Fire arena football team of the American Arena League.
Restaurants
There are so many authoritative sources out there telling you what the best restaurants in Nashville are, but we just wanted to share some of our favorites in case you were looking for a recommendation!
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Hot Chicken - Bolton's (East Nashville), Hattie B's (four locations)
Sushi - Ok-u (Germantown), Sonobana (Hillwood)
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Thai - Smiling Elephant (8th), International Market (Belmont)
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Mexican - Rosepepper Cantina (East Nashville), Cilantro (8th)
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Burgers - ML Rose (8th), Jack Brown's (Germantown)
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Steakhouse - Sperry's (Belle Meade), Jimmy Kelly's (Centennial)
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Pizza - Five Points (East Nashville), Bella Napoli (Edgehill)
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Coffee - Frothy Monkey (12 South), Crema (SoBro)
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Breakfast - Noshville (Hillsboro), Biscuit Love (Hillsboro Village)
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Seafood - The Optimist (Germantown)
Cocktails / Drinks
There are so many authoritative sources out there telling you what the best cocktail spots are in the Nashville area, but we just wanted to share some of our favorites in case you were looking for a recommendation!
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Patterson House - Midtown
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Le Loup - Germantown
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Pearl Diver - East Nashville
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Old Glory - Edgehill
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Mother's Ruin - Germantown
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Earnest Bar & Hideaway - Wedgewood
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Green Hour - Germantown
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Nashville Neighborhood Guide
Nashville's neighborhoods each shine with unique colors, and it can be pretty tough to break into the city if you are considering moving here. Because of this, we prepared a visitor's guide that explains each neighborhood in some detail. We hope it helps!