Flights to Nashville

No visa is required for domestic travelers within the U.S. For foreign nationals, please check the U.S. Department of State website.

Things to do and places of interest in Nashville

There is no shortage of things to see and do in Nashville, especially for music lovers. Even for those not musically inclined, this historically rich city has much to offer. Here are a few ideas to help fill your Nashville itinerary.

• Dance your way down to Music Row, the heart of Nashville’s music industry, where you’ll find the Country Music Hall of Fame, Music Square, and numerous recording studios, record labels, radio and TV stations, along with souvenir and memorabilia shops.
• The Grand Ole Opry – of course! You can’t say that you’ve seen Nashville until you’ve been to the Grand Ole Opry House. Catch a performance, or take one of the interesting backstage tours.
• Visit the Nashville Parthenon. In Centennial Park, west of the city center, you’ll find a reproduction of Athens’ Parthenon, which houses an impressive collection of art, including a 42-foot tall, gold leaf covered statue of the goddess Athena Parthenos.
• Take a drive out to Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art. This 55 acre wooded oasis offers ever-changing seasonal floral displays, and an amazing collection of decorative and fine art, spanning centuries and continents.
• The Tennessee State Capitol is worth exploring; the 1845-dated Neoclassical structure, built of Tennessee limestone, sits atop a hill in Downtown Nashville. Free guided tours are available each hour, 9am – 3pm.
• Take the children to the Nashville Zoo, where they can see rare clouded leopards, toucans, tapirs and Bengal tigers living in habitats designed to imitate their natural environments.

Tips and tricks for visiting Nashville

Nashville prides itself on being a value destination, with plenty of free or low cost entertainment options. There’s always free music, whether on the streets, in the atrium of the Country Music Hall of Fame, or at the Ernest Tubb Midnite Jamboree, which is held every Saturday night at a theater near the Grand Ole Opry House.

This city is FRIENDLY! In 2016, Nashville was voted the friendliest city in America by Travel and Leisure. The locals are extremely easy to talk to, and happy to strike up a conversation with you wherever you meet.

Check out the downtown honky tonks. Along a three-block stretch in central Nashville near the Cumberland River, you’ll find a dozen or so bars where the music is loud and the beer is cold, perfect for a memorable evening. Wear your most broken-in cowboy boots so you can dance all night.