Hidden gems in Nashville
Skip the tourist circuit. These Nashville spots are the ones locals actually send their out-of-town friends to.
Top spots in Nashville
The Grand Ole Opry
CultureMusic Valley
The country music institution — weekly live broadcast.
Centennial Park
OutdoorsWest End
Full-scale Parthenon replica and skyline-backed lake walks.
Country Music Hall of Fame
CultureDowntown
Costumes, guitars and the full arc from bluegrass to Beyoncé.
12 South
Food & Drink12 South
Walkable strip with murals, pastries and the Reese Witherspoon shop.
Radnor Lake State Park
OutdoorsOak Hill
Quiet trails and wildlife 10 minutes from downtown.
Where to eat
Hattie B's Hot Chicken
$$Hot chicken · Midtown
Nashville's gateway hot chicken — order shut-the-cluck-up if you dare.
Husk Nashville
$$$$Southern · Rutledge Hill
Sean Brock's local-only Southern tasting in a Victorian house.
Arnold's Country Kitchen
$$Meat-and-three · Eighth Avenue
Cafeteria-line lunch with roast beef and chess pie — closed weekends.
Rolf and Daughters
$$$Italian · Germantown
Hand-cut pasta in a converted warehouse — dimly lit and very loud.
The Catbird Seat
$$$$Tasting menu · Midtown
U-shaped counter, chef-as-theater — Nashville's most ambitious meal.
Frequently asked
- Locals' under-the-radar picks include The Grand Ole Opry, Centennial Park, Country Music Hall of Fame. These are the places that don't show up on the first page of mainstream travel guides.