Nashville itinerary: 1 to 7 days
Plans for one to seven days in Nashville, day by day: the Grand Ole Opry and Andrew Jackson's Hermitage first, then the Ryman Auditorium, the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Parthenon in Centennial Park, and the State Capitol, Belmont Mansion and Music Row as you add days. Every stop has a typical visit length.
How long do you have?
Map: 3 days
Nashville in 1 day
Day 1
Grand Ole Opry
The long-running country music radio show, staged at the Grand Ole Opry House near Opryland; see a show or take a backstage tour.
The Hermitage
Andrew Jackson's plantation home east of Nashville, with the mansion, gardens, his tomb and the cabins of enslaved people.
Nashville in 2 days
Day 1
Ryman Auditorium
The 1892 'Mother Church of Country Music', home of the Opry from 1943 to 1974, with tours by day and concerts at night.
Grand Ole Opry
The long-running country music radio show, staged at the Grand Ole Opry House near Opryland; see a show or take a backstage tour.
Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center
Huge hotel with nine acres of indoor gardens, waterfalls and a river with boat rides, free to walk through.
Day 2
Centennial Park
Nashville's main city park, built for the 1897 Centennial Exposition, with a lake, walking paths and the Parthenon.
Parthenon
Full-scale replica of the Athenian Parthenon, now an art museum housing a 13-metre gilded statue of Athena.
Nashville in 3 days
Day 1
Parthenon
Full-scale replica of the Athenian Parthenon, now an art museum housing a 13-metre gilded statue of Athena.
Grand Ole Opry
The long-running country music radio show, staged at the Grand Ole Opry House near Opryland; see a show or take a backstage tour.
Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center
Huge hotel with nine acres of indoor gardens, waterfalls and a river with boat rides, free to walk through.
Day 2
National Museum of African American Music
A museum tracing more than 50 genres, from spirituals to hip hop, with interactive galleries where you can sing and play.
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Large museum of country music history, with costumes, instruments, Elvis's gold Cadillac and the Hall of Fame rotunda.
Frist Art Museum
A visual arts centre in the 1934 Art Deco former post office, showing changing exhibitions rather than a permanent collection.
Day 3
Ryman Auditorium
The 1892 'Mother Church of Country Music', home of the Opry from 1943 to 1974, with tours by day and concerts at night.
Fort Nashborough
Reconstruction of the 1780 stockade where Nashville was founded, on the Cumberland riverfront; free.
Wildhorse Saloon
Three-storey country music venue and restaurant on Second Avenue, with line-dance lessons and live bands.
Johnny Cash Museum
A compact museum on the life of Johnny Cash, with costumes, instruments, handwritten lyrics and listening stations.
Nashville in 4 days
Day 1
Parthenon
Full-scale replica of the Athenian Parthenon, now an art museum housing a 13-metre gilded statue of Athena.
Grand Ole Opry
The long-running country music radio show, staged at the Grand Ole Opry House near Opryland; see a show or take a backstage tour.
Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center
Huge hotel with nine acres of indoor gardens, waterfalls and a river with boat rides, free to walk through.
Day 2
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Large museum of country music history, with costumes, instruments, Elvis's gold Cadillac and the Hall of Fame rotunda.
National Museum of African American Music
A museum tracing more than 50 genres, from spirituals to hip hop, with interactive galleries where you can sing and play.
Nashville Arcade
A covered 1902 shopping arcade with small shops, cafes and art galleries, which open late on the first Saturday of the month.
Day 3
Ryman Auditorium
The 1892 'Mother Church of Country Music', home of the Opry from 1943 to 1974, with tours by day and concerts at night.
Johnny Cash Museum
A compact museum on the life of Johnny Cash, with costumes, instruments, handwritten lyrics and listening stations.
Fort Nashborough
Reconstruction of the 1780 stockade where Nashville was founded, on the Cumberland riverfront; free.
Wildhorse Saloon
Three-storey country music venue and restaurant on Second Avenue, with line-dance lessons and live bands.
Day 4
Tennessee State Museum
Free museum near the Capitol covering Tennessee history from prehistory to today, housed in a building opened in 2018.
Tennessee State Capitol
Greek Revival capitol from 1859 on a hill downtown, with free tours on weekdays and the tomb of President James K. Polk.
Frist Art Museum
A visual arts centre in the 1934 Art Deco former post office, showing changing exhibitions rather than a permanent collection.
Nashville in 5 days
Day 1
Parthenon
Full-scale replica of the Athenian Parthenon, now an art museum housing a 13-metre gilded statue of Athena.
Grand Ole Opry
The long-running country music radio show, staged at the Grand Ole Opry House near Opryland; see a show or take a backstage tour.
Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center
Huge hotel with nine acres of indoor gardens, waterfalls and a river with boat rides, free to walk through.
Day 2
Frist Art Museum
A visual arts centre in the 1934 Art Deco former post office, showing changing exhibitions rather than a permanent collection.
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Large museum of country music history, with costumes, instruments, Elvis's gold Cadillac and the Hall of Fame rotunda.
RCA Studio B
The historic studio where Elvis Presley, Dolly Parton and many others recorded; visited on tours that leave from the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Johnny Cash Museum
A compact museum on the life of Johnny Cash, with costumes, instruments, handwritten lyrics and listening stations.
Belcourt Theatre
A nonprofit art-house cinema in Hillsboro Village, in a 1925 building that once hosted the Grand Ole Opry.
Day 3
Ryman Auditorium
The 1892 'Mother Church of Country Music', home of the Opry from 1943 to 1974, with tours by day and concerts at night.
National Museum of African American Music
A museum tracing more than 50 genres, from spirituals to hip hop, with interactive galleries where you can sing and play.
Fort Nashborough
Reconstruction of the 1780 stockade where Nashville was founded, on the Cumberland riverfront; free.
Wildhorse Saloon
Three-storey country music venue and restaurant on Second Avenue, with line-dance lessons and live bands.
Day 4
Tennessee State Capitol
Greek Revival capitol from 1859 on a hill downtown, with free tours on weekdays and the tomb of President James K. Polk.
Day 5
Downtown Presbyterian Church
An 1851 church with a rare Egyptian Revival interior, used as a Union hospital in the Civil War.
Belmont Mansion
An 1850s Italianate mansion built by Adelicia Acklen, now on Belmont University's campus with guided tours.
Music Row
The district of record labels, publishers and studios south-west of downtown, including the RCA Studio B building.
Day 6
Tennessee State Museum
Free museum near the Capitol covering Tennessee history from prehistory to today, housed in a building opened in 2018.
Nashville in 6 days
Day 1
Parthenon
Full-scale replica of the Athenian Parthenon, now an art museum housing a 13-metre gilded statue of Athena.
Grand Ole Opry
The long-running country music radio show, staged at the Grand Ole Opry House near Opryland; see a show or take a backstage tour.
Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center
Huge hotel with nine acres of indoor gardens, waterfalls and a river with boat rides, free to walk through.
Day 2
Frist Art Museum
A visual arts centre in the 1934 Art Deco former post office, showing changing exhibitions rather than a permanent collection.
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Large museum of country music history, with costumes, instruments, Elvis's gold Cadillac and the Hall of Fame rotunda.
National Museum of African American Music
A museum tracing more than 50 genres, from spirituals to hip hop, with interactive galleries where you can sing and play.
RCA Studio B
The historic studio where Elvis Presley, Dolly Parton and many others recorded; visited on tours that leave from the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Downtown Presbyterian Church
An 1851 church with a rare Egyptian Revival interior, used as a Union hospital in the Civil War.
Day 3
Ryman Auditorium
The 1892 'Mother Church of Country Music', home of the Opry from 1943 to 1974, with tours by day and concerts at night.
Wildhorse Saloon
Three-storey country music venue and restaurant on Second Avenue, with line-dance lessons and live bands.
Fort Nashborough
Reconstruction of the 1780 stockade where Nashville was founded, on the Cumberland riverfront; free.
Johnny Cash Museum
A compact museum on the life of Johnny Cash, with costumes, instruments, handwritten lyrics and listening stations.
Day 4
Tennessee State Museum
Free museum near the Capitol covering Tennessee history from prehistory to today, housed in a building opened in 2018.
Tennessee State Capitol
Greek Revival capitol from 1859 on a hill downtown, with free tours on weekdays and the tomb of President James K. Polk.
Day 5
Belcourt Theatre
A nonprofit art-house cinema in Hillsboro Village, in a 1925 building that once hosted the Grand Ole Opry.
Belmont Mansion
An 1850s Italianate mansion built by Adelicia Acklen, now on Belmont University's campus with guided tours.
Music Row
The district of record labels, publishers and studios south-west of downtown, including the RCA Studio B building.
Day 6
Nashville Arcade
A covered 1902 shopping arcade with small shops, cafes and art galleries, which open late on the first Saturday of the month.
Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park
Free state park below the Capitol with a granite map of Tennessee, a carillon and walls of state history.
First Horizon Park
The Nashville Sounds' minor-league ballpark beside Bicentennial Mall, with a guitar-shaped scoreboard beyond right field.
Nashville in 7 days
Day 1
Parthenon
Full-scale replica of the Athenian Parthenon, now an art museum housing a 13-metre gilded statue of Athena.
The Hermitage
Andrew Jackson's plantation home east of Nashville, with the mansion, gardens, his tomb and the cabins of enslaved people.
Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center
Huge hotel with nine acres of indoor gardens, waterfalls and a river with boat rides, free to walk through.
Day 2
Frist Art Museum
A visual arts centre in the 1934 Art Deco former post office, showing changing exhibitions rather than a permanent collection.
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Large museum of country music history, with costumes, instruments, Elvis's gold Cadillac and the Hall of Fame rotunda.
RCA Studio B
The historic studio where Elvis Presley, Dolly Parton and many others recorded; visited on tours that leave from the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Johnny Cash Museum
A compact museum on the life of Johnny Cash, with costumes, instruments, handwritten lyrics and listening stations.
Day 3
Fort Nashborough
Reconstruction of the 1780 stockade where Nashville was founded, on the Cumberland riverfront; free.
Ryman Auditorium
The 1892 'Mother Church of Country Music', home of the Opry from 1943 to 1974, with tours by day and concerts at night.
National Museum of African American Music
A museum tracing more than 50 genres, from spirituals to hip hop, with interactive galleries where you can sing and play.
Nashville Arcade
A covered 1902 shopping arcade with small shops, cafes and art galleries, which open late on the first Saturday of the month.
Wildhorse Saloon
Three-storey country music venue and restaurant on Second Avenue, with line-dance lessons and live bands.
Day 4
First Horizon Park
The Nashville Sounds' minor-league ballpark beside Bicentennial Mall, with a guitar-shaped scoreboard beyond right field.
Day 5
Belcourt Theatre
A nonprofit art-house cinema in Hillsboro Village, in a 1925 building that once hosted the Grand Ole Opry.
Belmont Mansion
An 1850s Italianate mansion built by Adelicia Acklen, now on Belmont University's campus with guided tours.
Music Row
The district of record labels, publishers and studios south-west of downtown, including the RCA Studio B building.
Day 6
Downtown Presbyterian Church
An 1851 church with a rare Egyptian Revival interior, used as a Union hospital in the Civil War.
Tennessee State Capitol
Greek Revival capitol from 1859 on a hill downtown, with free tours on weekdays and the tomb of President James K. Polk.
Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park
Free state park below the Capitol with a granite map of Tennessee, a carillon and walls of state history.
Day 7
Tennessee State Museum
Free museum near the Capitol covering Tennessee history from prehistory to today, housed in a building opened in 2018.
Day 8
Opry Mills
Large outlet shopping and entertainment mall next to the Grand Ole Opry House and Opryland.
Grand Ole Opry
The long-running country music radio show, staged at the Grand Ole Opry House near Opryland; see a show or take a backstage tour.
Watch: Nashville in 3 days
A one-minute look at the plan: every stop, day by day, with the map.
When to go to Nashville
April to May and September to October bring mild weather and a full schedule of live music in Nashville. June to August is hot and humid, with frequent thunderstorms, and January and February can bring cold snaps and occasional ice. The CMA Music Festival in early June fills hotels, as do big football weekends and the Fourth of July fireworks.
Plan the rest of your trip
- Where to stay: hotels in Nashville on Booking.com or Trip.com
- Skip-the-line tickets: museums and sights in Nashville on Tiqets
- Tours and day trips: things to do in Nashville on GetYourGuide or on Viator
- Data on arrival: an eSIM for United States from Airalo
- Last day: leave your bags in Nashville with Radical Storage and keep sightseeing
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Tips for Nashville
- Grand Ole Opry shows are in the evening (usually Tuesday, Friday and Saturday, plus extra nights in busy seasons); daytime backstage tours run most days and sell out, so book ahead.
- The Country Music Hall of Fame is open daily; combine it with the RCA Studio B tour, which leaves only from the museum.
- Ryman Auditorium offers self-guided daytime tours and evening concerts; Opry shows move to the Ryman for some winter weeks.
- Lower Broadway honky-tonks have free live music from late morning to late night; ages 21+ only after early evening in many bars.
- The Hermitage and Opryland are 15 km from downtown; use a car, rideshare or tour bus, as public transit is limited.
Make it your own
Open the guide in Andiamo Places to see every stop on a map with walking directions, move places between days, check opening hours for your dates, and add your own finds. After the trip, your photos become a journal and, if you like, a printed photo book.
Guides are made with the help of AI and public sources such as Wikipedia, and may contain errors. Opening hours and prices change, so check before you go. Spotted a wrong photo, a pin in the wrong place, a missing stop or a better one? Write to andiamotravelapp@gmail.com: the e-mail opens with this guide filled in.
Photo credits
- Belcourt Theatre: CEWall, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Belmont Mansion: unknown author, PD
- Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park: Thegreenj, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Centennial Park: unknown author, Public domain
- Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum: Deirdre 12:12, 27 February 2007 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Downtown Presbyterian Church: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0
- First Horizon Park: Shane Raynor, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Fort Nashborough: Pub. by Southern Latex Co., Nashville, Tenn. "Tichnor Quality Views," Reg. U. S. Pat. Off. Made Only by Tichnor Bros., Inc., Boston, Mass., Public domain
- Frist Art Museum: unknown author, Fair use
- Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0
- Grand Ole Opry: Deirdre 11:55, 27 February 2007 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Johnny Cash Museum: unknown author, Fair use
- Music Row: Iamvered, Public domain
- Nashville Arcade: Smallbones, Public domain
- National Museum of African American Music: National Museum of African American Music, PD
- Opry Mills: RoyalKing17, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Parthenon: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
- RCA Studio B: cliff1066, CC BY 2.0
- Ryman Auditorium: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tennessee State Capitol: George N. Barnard, No restrictions
- Tennessee State Museum: TNStateMuseum, CC BY-SA 4.0
- The Hermitage: Jim Bowen from Zhenhai, China, CC BY 2.0
- Wildhorse Saloon: Mx. Granger, CC0
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