travel: my nashville guide

           hi everyone! happy summer and holy cow is it hot!! i hope you are all beating the heat wherever you are. each season i have many family members and friends coming to nashville/franklin to visit and i always get questions about what to do and where to go! well, I have put together a fun go-to nashville/franklin list of fun things to do for everyone. after living here for almost 4 years now (i can't believe it has been this long) i have acquired just a few (more like a-lot) haha local eats, shops, and areas that are fun and must do's while visiting.

i thought this would be a great visiting guide for out-of-town friends and family members to take a peek at when planning their visit. this is also a great guide for locals that want to try new things :) here it goes! this is definitely just a general guide of our favorites:

must do's in/near downtown nashville:

-take a tour of the ryman auditorium

-stay at the opryland hotel and enjoy their dining and shops (fabulous at Christmas time for the ice exhibits, famous Christmas lights, and events)

-visit the famous broadway street and walk in to the famous tootsies bar and lounge to see the famous people's signatures and memorabilia 

-live music everywhere on broadway

-in the summer go to a nashville sounds game 

-in the fall go to a predators game or titans game 

-visit and tour the johnny cash museum 

-visit centennial park

-visit and tour the country music hall of fame museum 

-nashville zoo

-tour the belle meade plantation (history)

-tour the hermitage plantation (history)

-nashville flea market (last weekend of each month)

must do's in/near franklin:

-walk downtown franklin great boutique shopping!!! my favorite

-picnic at arrington vineyards

-tour the carnton plantation (history)

-tour the lotz house (history)

-tour the carter house (history)

-take a drive to leiper's fork (beautiful scenery & fun eats/shops)

-visit the factory in franklin (indoor shopping & eating--on saturdays the franklin farmers market is  held)

-drive/walking trails natchez trace parkway

-walking/hiking trails at radnor lake 

-take a short drive to downtown nolensville for antique shopping

some of our favorite nashville eats:

-pucketts 

-hattie b's hot chicken

-arnolds country kitchen

-the pharmacy (best burgers)

-bobbie's dairy dip

-butchertown hall

-merchants

-monell's (family style)

-whiskey kitchen

-5 points pizza

-desano's pizza

-bar taco

-urban grub

-rosepepper mexican

-Mcnamara's irish pub

-gondola house (italian)

-5 daughters bakery

-jeni's icecream

-martin's bbq

-loveless cafe 

-tacomamacita
-edley's bbq

-fido

-jacksons

-the local taco

-pancake pantry

-the row

-tavern

some of our favorite franklin eats:

-grays

-pucketts

-pucketts boat house

-jonathons

-henpeck 

-55 south

-burger up

-brewhouse
-buttermilk sky pie 

this is a lengthy guide but gives you plenty of options when visiting! i get questions often and wanted to share with you all. i hope you enjoy this guide and your next visit to nashville :) let me know if you have any questions, as i can always help!

enjoy ya'll!!