LAUREL BENNETT | VICE PRESIDENT OF TOURISM SALES, CTIS 615-259-4790 | [email protected] 2019–2020 NEW & NOTEWORTHY DON’T MISS CULINARY SCENE Experience Nashville’s exploding culinary, craft brew and small batch distillery scene with one of our DOWNTOWN behind-the-scenes tours: Local Tastes of Nashville, Mint Julep Experiences, Nashville Food Adventures, A MUSIC CITY WELCOME and Walk Eat Nashville! visitmusiccity.com/visitors/groups/sightseeingtours A Music City Welcome gives tour operators the opportunity to get their guests started on a high note Downtown with a personal greeting, discount in the Visitor NEW HOTEL PROPERTIES – NOW OPEN! Centers, access to attraction discounts, brochures, maps, special event information, photo opportunity, souvenirs, • Cambria Suites • Bode Nashville restrooms, and free WiFi access. • The Fairlane • Hyatt House Vanderbilt For reservations for this complimentary service, please call VIP Daytime Hit Songwriters’ Show at • Bobby Hotel • Dream Nashville 800-657-6910 or email [email protected]. 3rd and Lindsley with Backstage Nashville • JW Marriott backstagenashville.net ATTRACTIONS Experience a live recording session at historic HOTEL PROPERTIES ANNOUNCED – 2019 & BEYOND • Adventure Science Center • Nashville Soccer Club Sound Stage Studios with Imagine Recordings adventuresci.org nashvillesc.com imaginerecordings.com • AC/Springhill Suites/Residence Inn (January 2019) • Backstage Nashville • Nashville Sounds Experience the Grand Ole Opry, Ryman Auditorium, • Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites (Feb. 2019) at 3rd and Lindsley nashvillesounds.com backstagenashville.net Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, and a private • MOXY Downtown (May 2019) • National Museum performance with Carter and Barny Robinson, former tour • MOXY Hillsboro Village (May 2019) • The Bluebird Café of African American Music mates of Waylon Jennings, with the new group- bluebirdcafe.com nmamm.org • Tru & Home2 Suites Nashville Downtown (July 2019) only package From the Studio to Stage • Centennial Park • Old Town Trolley Tours opry.com countrymusichalloffame.org • Graduate Hotel (September 2019) nashville.gov/parks-and- trolleytours.com • Drury Plaza (November 2019) recreation/centennial-park Take a Music Row Walking Tour with Let’s Go Travelin’ • Ryman Auditorium • Country Music Hall ryman.com letsgotravelin.com • Margaritaville Hotel (November 2019) of Fame and Museum • Tennessee Sports • Virgin Hotel (December 2019) countrymusichalloffame.org New 4-acre indoor/outdoor water park SoundWaves Hall of Fame • Hampton Inn & Suites at Gaylord Opryland Resort • Gray Line of Tennessee tshf.net Downtown Capitol View (December 2019) graylinetn.com gaylordhotels.com • Tennessee State Capitol • Hyatt House Sobro (January 2020) • Frist Art Museum capitol.tn.gov New two-floor, 137,000 square foot fristartmuseum.org • Fairfield Inn & Suites West End(September 2020) • Tennessee State Museum Tennessee State Museum • Hatch Show Print tnmuseum.org tnmuseum2018.org • Grand Hyatt (October 2020) hatchshowprint.com • W Hotel (October 2020) • Tennessee Titans New Fifth & Broadway development in • Historic RCA Studio B titansonline.com • Staybridge Suites (November 2020) studiob.org downtown Nashville includes over 200,000 sq. ft • The George Jones • The Joseph Luxury Collection (February 2021) of walkable shops and restaurants and future home • Imagine Recordings georgejones.com/museum of the National Museum of African American Music imaginerecordings.com • The Goo Goo Cluster nmaam.org fifthandb.com • Marathon Village Shop & Dessert Bar marathonvillage.net googoo.com Experience a live variety show every first Thursday of the month with Nashville House Concerts • Music City Walk • The Listening Room Café at War Memorial Auditorium of Fame Park listeningroomcafe.com visitmusiccity.com/ nashvillehouseconcerts.com • The Parthenon walkoffame nashville.gov/parks-and- Take a Civil Rights walking tour with United Street Tours • Music City’s Honky recereation/parthenon Tonk Highway unitedstreettours.com • The Schermerhorn visitmusiccity.com/ Symphony Center honkytonkhighway Enjoy moonshine, cocktails and beer by the glass at Ole nashvillesymphony.org Smoky Distillery & Yee-Haw Brewing Co. • Musicians Hall • The Upper Room Chapel yeehawbrewing.com of Fame and Museum and Museum musicianshalloffame.com chapel.upperoom.org Sweet Magnolia Tours offering Nashville/Memphis/ • Nashville Predators Nashville shuttle service starting in 2019. • Topgolf nhl.com/predators sweetmagnoliatours.com topgolf.com/us/nashville 2 3 MUSIC OPRYLAND/VALLEY HISTORY+CULTURE Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage: Home of the People’s President thehermitage.com Belle Meade Plantation bellemeadeplantation.com Belmont Mansion belmontmansion.com Chaffin’s Barn Theatre chaffinsbarntheatre.com GAYLORD OPRYLAND RESORT Cheekwood Estate & Gardens cheekwood.org SoundWaves open in 2018! Historic Travellers Rest Outdoor section opens May 2019! travellersrestplantation.org Gaylord Opryland’s A Country Christmas The Parthenon parthenon.org IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD: TPAC’s Broadway Series & Nashville Repertory Theatre A Tribute to the King tpac.org thenashvilleking.com General Jackson Showboat generaljackson.com Grand Ole Opry opry.com EVENTS+FESTIVALS RECEPTIVE TOUR OPERATORS IN NASHVILLE INCLUDE: Madame Tussauds madametussauds.com/nashville/en • Art Henry’s Tour & Receptive, arthenry.com • Tin Pan South (March) • Music City Food + Wine Festival (Sept) • Bespoke Experiences, bespokeprivatetours.com/nashville The Music of Nashville at Texas Troubadour Theatre • Music City Irish themusicofnashville.com • Flair Tours, flairtours.net Fest (March) • Tennessee Craft (Sept) • Rock n Roll Marathon (April) • Breakaway Music • Johnny Walker Tours, johnnywalkertours.com Nashville Nightlife Festival (Oct) • Let’s Go Travelin,’ letsgotravelin.com nashvillenightlife.com • Iroquois Steeplechase (May) • Celebrate Nashville • CMA Music Festival (June) • Rey Royal, reyroyal.com Nashville Palace Multicultural Festival (Oct) • Jefferson Street Jazz • Sharin’ Nashville Tours, sharinnashvilletours.com nashvillepalace.com • Nashville Film & Blues Festival (June) • Sweet Magnolia Tours, sweetmagnoliatours.com Festival (Oct) Opry Mills • Bonnaroo Music & • Oktoberfest • Tennessee Express Tours, tnexpresstours.com simon.com/mall/opry-mills Arts Festival (June) Celebration (Oct) • Music City Hot Chicken WSM Radio Station • TN Indian Education Festival (July) wsmonline.com POW WOW (Oct) • Let Freedom Sing! Music • CMA Awards (Nov) City July 4th Presented by Dr Pepper (July) • Holiday Harmony (Nov–New Year’s Day) • Shakespeare in the Park (Aug–Sept) • Franklin American Mortgage Music • Black Music Honors (Aug) City Bowl (Dec) VOTED ONE OF THE BEST CITIES IN THE U.S. • African Street • Jack Daniel’s Music City Festival (Sept) NASHVILLE 2018 READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS, CONDÉ NAST TRAVELER Midnight: New Year’s • Americana Fest (Sept) Eve in Nashville (Dec 31) VISITMUSICCITY.COM/VISITORS/EVENTS 4 5 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 TOP 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, TEN 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. Hear the Music Where Music Lives - We’re proud of the title “Music Visit the Ryman Auditorium - The Ryman Auditorium, also called City” – nowhere else can you hear the “Mother Church of Country Music,” has had artists as diverse such diverse sounds as Americana, as Jon Bon Jovi and Patsy Cline perform on its legendary stage country, rockabilly, jazz, blues, since 1892. You can take a backstage tour and record your own 1 classical, gospel, and rock n’ roll. In fact, there are more than song in the Ryman studio. 150 live music venues in Nashville and every honky tonk and 7 club showcases a different singer or songwriter waiting for the next big break. 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 Hit the Hall - Kick off your Nashville experience with a day House February-October) with guest appearances by the biggest at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. The world’s names in music. With 90 years of history, the Opry is the world’s largest popular music museum offers ever-changing exhibits 8 longest-running broadcast and shows no signs of slowing down. 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, Salute - Three U.S. Presidents called Tennessee home – Andrew or at Bajo Sexto, an authentic Mexican taqueria. Then take Jackson, James K. Polk,