LAUREL BENNETT | VICE PRESIDENT OF TOURISM SALES, CTIS 615-259-4790 | [email protected]
VISITMUSICCITY.COM NEW + NOTEWORTHY | 2020–2021
Discover the central role African Americans have played NEW HOTEL PROPERTIES – NOW OPEN! in shaping and creating all genres of American music at the National Museum of African American Music, • 121 Hotel • Hyatt House SoBro located at Fifth + Broadway. • Bento Living • Margaritaville Hotel Experience a curated collection of fashion, food, and fun • Downtown Sporting Club • Moxy Downtown in downtown Nashville at the new Fifth + Broadway • Drury Plaza Downtown • Moxy Hillsboro Village opening Spring 2021. • Element Airport • Studio 154 Luxury Hotel Enjoy Nashville’s acclaimed roots an Americana variety • Fairfield Inn & Suites • The Dive Motel show, Music City Roots, as it returns to Nashville with West End & Swim Club its new home in Madison Station Fall 2021. • Fieldhouse Jones • The Iris Hotel New tour offerings atBelle Meade: Historic Site & Winery • GLo Best Western • The Joseph include a Journey to Jubilee Tour, focusing on African • Graduate Hotel • The Russell Americans and their story through emancipation, a food & • Grand Hyatt • Tri-Brand Marriott wine pairing tour at the new Loft for Culinary Arts, and a Bourbon Tour steeped in rich Tennessee whiskey history. • Hampton Inn & Suites • Tru & Home2 Suites Downtown Capitol View Downtown Enjoy two distinctive mansions and beautiful gardens • Hilton Green Hills • Vandyke Bed & Beverage on the Historic Homes & Gardens Progressive Tour. Your journey will begin at Cheekwood Estate & Gardens • Holiday Inn & Suites • Virgin Hotel and finish atBelle Meade: Historic Site & Winery. Downtown • Holiday Inn Express Go behind the scenes at the Grand Ole Opry to experience & Suites MetroCenter the new Opry Backstage Tour in the brand-new immersive theatre experience, then hang out backstage, get insider stories, and even stand in the famous circle. HOTEL PROPERTIES – 2020 & BEYOND
Upgrade your night at the Opry with the VIP Experience TownePlace Suites Downtown Oct 2020 and treat yourself to special perks in the Circle Room luxury lounge before and during the show! Staybridge Suites (Midtown) Dec 2020
Get more out of your visit to Music City on the NEW TRAX: Hyatt House Airport Dec 2020 12South guided walking tour from Top Down Tours! element Nashville West (OneC1ty) Jan 2021 Walk through the galleries with an expert on the new W Hotel (The Gulch) Feb 2021 guided tour at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. TownePlace Suites West End April 2021 Go behind the scenes and enjoy a private recording studio show with Meghan Linsey & Tyler Cain on the Nashville Home2Suites MetroCenter April 2021 Studio Tour. Hyatt Centric July 2021 Stop by 6th & Peabody where you’ll findPrince’s Hot Embassy Suites/1 Hotel Sept 2021 Chicken, White Duck Taco, Ole Smoky Moonshine and Yee-Haw Brewery in downtown Nashville. Cambria Airport Oct 2021 Walk through Tennessee history at the new Tennessee Conrad Hotel Aug 2022 State Museum, a free learning adventure! Curio Midtown Nov 2022 Take in a match with Nashville’s Major League Soccer franchise, the Nashville Soccer Club. Four Seasons Dec 2022 A MUSIC CITY WELCOME
Designated Nashville experts from the Visitor Services team will meet your group upon arrival at the Visitor Information Center located in the Bridgestone Arena tower on Broadway. This service includes maps and visitor guides for each guest, a Nashville-branded guitar pick, and a group discount on store merchandise. Guests can also take advantage of clean restroom facilities, free wi-fi, and phone charging station. Music City Welcome is a complimentary service provided by the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp. For reservations, email [email protected]. DISCOVER THE MUSIC
A Tribute to the King Imagine Recordings Nashville Symphony thenashvilleking.com imaginerecordings.com nashvillesymphony.org Backstage Nashville Johnny Cash Museum National Museum of backstagenashville.net johnnycashmuseum.com African American Music nmaam.org Bluebird Café Listening Room Café bluebirdcafe.com listeningroomcafe.com Patsy Cline Museum patsymuseum.com Country Music Hall of Loretta Lynn’s Ranch Fame and Museum lorettalynnranch.net Ray Stevens CabaRay Showroom countrymusichalloffame.org raystevenscabaray.com Madame Tussauds General Jackson Showboat madametussauds.com/Nashville Ryman Auditorium generaljackson.com ryman.com Music Row Walking Tour Glen Campbell Museum letsgotravelin.com/nashville Songbird Tours glencampbellmuseum.com songbirdtours.com Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum Grand Ole Opry musicianshalloffame.com Storytellers Museum & Hideaway Farm opry.com storytellershideawayfarm.com Nashville Nightlife Dinner Theatre Historic RCA Studio B nashvillenightlife.com The George Jones studiob.org georgejones.com Nashville Studio Tour Honky Tonk Highway nashvillestudiotour.com The Music of Nashville visitmusiccity.com/honkytonkhighway themusicofnashville.com Wildhorse Saloon RECEPTIVES + TRANSPORTATION wildhorsesaloon.com
Book customized itineraries for groups and individuals, find step-on guides and transportation assistance with these local tour and transportation companies. RECEPTIVE TOUR OPERATORS GROUP TRANSPORTATION • Art Henry’s Tour & Receptive, arthenry.com • Anchor Transportation, anchortransportation.com • Emerald Luxury Transportation, nashvilleairportlimo.com • Country Music Travel, countrymusictravel.com • GOGO Charters, gogocharters.com/nashville-charter-bus • Flair Tours, flairtoursnashville.com • Gray Line of Tennessee, graylinetn.com • Let’s Go Travelin’, letsgotravelin.com/nashville • Lux Limo, lux.limo • Rey Royal, reyroyal.com • Metro Livery, metrolivery.com • Sharin’ Nashville Tours, sharinnashvilletours.com • National Charter Bus, nationalbuscharter.com/nashville-charter-bus • Southern Escape Tours, southernescapetours.com • Old Town Trolley, trolleytours.com/nashville • Tennessee Express Tours, tnexpresstours.com • Premiere Transportation, premieretransportation.com • Signature Transportation, nashvillelimo.com • Trans-Partners, LLC., trans-partnersllc.com • Wise Coaches, wisecoachesofnashville.com HISTORY + CULTURE Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage Frist Art Museum Tennessee Performing Arts Center thehermitage.com fristartmuseum.org tpac.org
Belle Meade: Historic Site & Winery Hatch Show Print Tennessee State Capitol bellemeadeplantation.com hatchshowprint.com tnmuseum.org/state-capitol
Belmont Mansion Historic Travellers Rest Tennessee State Museum belmontmansion.com historictravellersrest.org tnmuseum.org
Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park Lane Motor Museum Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame tnstateparks.com lanemotormuseum.org tshf.net
Carnton Lotz House Civil War Museum The Carter House carnton.org lotzhouse.com thecarterhouse.org
Chaffin’s Barn Theatre Nashville Opera The Parthenon dinnertheatre.com nashvilleopera.org parthenon.org
Cheekwood Estate and Gardens Nashville Repertory Theatre cheekwood.org nashvillerep.org
... AND MORE!
6th and Peabody – Gray Line of Tennessee, Nashville Zoo at Grassmere Ole Smoky Moonshine graylinetn.com nashvillezoo.org 6thandpeabody.com Lucky Ladd Farms Nissan Stadium/TN Titans Adventureworks luckyladdfarms.com titansonline.com adventureworks.com Mint Julep Experiences Old Town Trolley Tours Adventure Science Center mintjuleptours.com/nashville trolleytours.com/nashville adventuresci.org Nashville Paddle Co. Opry Mills Bespoke Experiences nashvillepaddle.com oprymills.com bespokeprivatetours.com Nashville Predators River Queen Voyages Brooklyn Bowl nhl.com/predators rqvoyages.com brooklynbowl.com/nashville Nashville Shores & Treetop Soundwaves at Gaylord Opryland Fifth + Broadway Adventure Park soundwavesgo.com fifthandb.com nashvilleshores.com The Adventure Park Gaylord Opryland Resort Nashville Soccer Club myadventurepark.com gaylordopryland.com nashvillesc.com Topgolf Goo Goo Cluster Shop Nashville Sounds topgolf.com/us/nashville googoo.com milb.com/nashville
For a full list of Nashville’s sightseeing tours, check out: visitmusiccity.com/things-to-do/tours EVENTS + FESTIVALS
• The Antiques & Garden Show • Nashville Pride Festival (June) • Nashville Songwriter Awards (Sept) of Nashville (Jan) • Let Freedom Sing! Music City July • Nashville Film Festival (Oct) • Tin Pan South (March) 4th Presented by Dr Pepper (July) • Nashville Oktoberfest (Oct) • Nashville Fashion Week (April) • Music City Hot Chicken Festival (July) • Opry Birthday Bash (Oct) • Rock n Roll Marathon (April) • Nashville Soul Music Festival (July) • CMA Awards (Nov) • Iroquois Steeplechase (May) • Live on the Green (Aug) • Franklin American Mortgage • Bonnaroo Music & Arts Music City Bowl (Dec) Festival (June) • African Street Festival (Sept) • Piedmont Natural Gas Nashville • CMA Fest (June) • Americana Music Festival & Christmas Parade (Dec) Conference (Sept) • CMT Awards (June) • Jack Daniel’s Music City • Music City Food + Wine Midnight: New Year’s Eve in • Jefferson Street Jazz Festival (Sept) Nashville (Dec 31) & Blues Festival (June)
For a full list of Nashville events, check out: visitmusiccity.com/events NASHVILLE NEIGHBORHOODS
1. DOWNTOWN 11. MUSIC ROW/ DEMONBREUN/EDGEHILL 2. SOBRO 12. WEST END/ 3. THE GULCH ELLISTON PLACE 4. MARATHON VILLAGE 13. MIDTOWN/VANDERBILT 5. GERMANTOWN/ 14. SYLVAN PARK NORTH NASHVILLE 15. GREEN HILLS 6. EAST NASHVILLE 16. BELMONT/HILLSBORO 7. OPRYLAND/ MUSIC VALLEY 17. 12SOUTH 8. AIRPORT/DONELSON 18. BERRY HILL 9. WEDGEWOOD/HOUSTON 19. THE NATIONS 10. 8TH AVE/MELROSE TOP TEN
Hear the Music Where Music Lives - We’re proud of the title “Music City” – nowhere else can you hear such diverse sounds as Americana, country, rockabilly, jazz, blues, 1 classical, gospel, and rock n’ roll. In fact, there are more than 150 live music venues in Nashville and every honky tonk and club showcases a different singer or songwriter waiting for the next big break.
Hit the Hall - Kick off your Nashville experience with a day at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. The world’s largest popular music museum offers ever-changing exhibits featuring the legends of country music past and today’s 2 hottest stars. Grab a bite to eat inside the museum at 2|22 Eatery, a full-service restaurant serving Southern favorites, or at Bajo Sexto, an authentic Mexican taqueria. Then take some time to explore the museum’s two retail stores offering locally-made gifts, clothing, and a comprehensive selection of books and music.
Ride the Row - Take a tour of Music Row and visit historic RCA Studio B, the famous recording studio where Elvis recorded over 250 songs. Roy Orbison, Dolly Parton, Everly Brothers, Eddy Arnold, and many more recorded classic hits here. Not 3 surprisingly, the heartbeat of Music City is driven by music – from country to classical. Tours of RCA Studio B depart daily from the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
Visit the Home Of the Greek Gods - In Nashville’s Centennial Park, you’ll find the world’s only full-scale reproduction of the ancient Parthenon in Athens, Greece. The Parthenon houses an art gallery and museum as well as sculptor Alan LeQuire’s Athena Parthenos. Standing at almost 42 feet in 4 height, Athena is the tallest indoor sculpture in the Western world. Just a mile from The Parthenon is the LeQuire Gallery, where you can visit Alan in his studio and witness one of the nation’s premiere sculptors. Take In a Songwriters-In-the-Round Show - One of the most unique ways to hear music in Nashville is at a songwriters show. Typically called a “writers night,” songwriters are put somewhere they are not used to being – in the spotlight. Several singer/songwriters will play “in-the-round” as they sit on stage 5 accompanied only by a microphone, a guitar, and their immense talent. These shows can be found in small, intimate clubs all over town, including the famous Bluebird Cafe in Green Hills, Douglas Corner Café, and Downtown’s The Listening Room Cafe.
Hear Nashville’s Newest Sound - Honoring musicians from stars to studio players that represent all genres of music, the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum is housed in the Nashville Municipal Auditorium. From Hank Williams, Sr. to the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Motown to Southern Rock – there is truly something of interest 6 to everyone. Then stroll up to The George Jones on 2nd Avenue, which offers visitors a never-before-seen look into the life and career of the musical icon.
Visit the Ryman Auditorium - The Ryman Auditorium, also called the “Mother Church of Country Music,” has had artists as diverse as Jon Bon Jovi and Patsy Cline perform on its legendary stage since 1892. You can take a backstage tour and record your own 7 song in the Ryman studio.
Take a Timeless Journey - The stars of the Grand Ole Opry take the stage every Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday night (at the Ryman Auditorium November-January; at the Grand Ole Opry House February-October) with guest appearances by the biggest names in music. With 90 years of history, the Opry is the world’s 8 longest-running broadcast and shows no signs of slowing down.
Salute - Three U.S. Presidents called Tennessee home – Andrew Jackson, James K. Polk, and Andrew Johnson. You can revisit the past at Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage: The People’s President. Polk is buried on the grounds of the historic State Capitol building in 9 downtown Nashville.
Visit Honky Tonk Highway - Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge, Rippy’s Smokin’ Bar & Grill, Ole Red, AJ’s Good Time Bar, Whiskey Bent Saloon, Robert’s Western World, and more are all experts at serving up cool longnecks and hot country music. You never know who you’ll see in these Lower Broadway clubs in the shadow of 10 the Ryman. Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Gretchen Wilson, Dierks Bentley, and other stars began their careers on Lower Broadway.
NASHVILLE TRIP IDEAS visitmusiccity.com/visitors/nashvilletrips YOUR BACKSTAGE PASS TO THE SOUTH. HIT THE ROAD Atlanta Nashville Nashville Memphis Memphis New Orleans 250 miles (402.3 km) 212 miles (341.2 km) 395 miles (635.7 km)
TAKE FLIGHT
Atlanta 1 hr Charlotte 1 hr 25 min Dallas 1 hr 40 min Chicago 1 hr 20 min New Orleans 1 hr 25 min Houston 1 hr 50 min
540 daily arrivals & departures at Nashville International Airport, served by all major airlines Daily Non-Stop Service Between Nashville & London with British Airways
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