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Downtown Nashville Guided Sightseeing Walking Tour

Downtown Nashville Guided Sightseeing Walking Tour

Overview

Take a trip through time when riverboat gamblers, fearless pioneers and honky-tonk outlaws ruled the day. When Native American warriors, domineering record producers, visionaries & revolutionaries alike duked it out for control over what would become the one and only Music City. Relive President Andrew Jackson's most famous duel, discover how Chet Atkins saved Country Music from sure disaster, and come along as Johnny Cash makes history on the Grand Ole Opry stage...right before he gets kicked off it. Get ready to be entertained on this 120-minute romp through Nashville's famed Historic District.

City: Nashville

Sat 16 Nov

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Sat 16 Nov

Starting at $25.00

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What's Included

Magnificent storytelling

2-Hour Live Walking Tour of Nashville

Unlimited recommendations on where to go, what to do, and how to make your vacation your most memorable

Excellent overview of Nashville for first-time visitors

Professional & Entertaining Guide

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Tours must have 6 people or subject to reschedule or cancellation with refund
Please include a CELL PHONE number for text messages regarding changes, including rain, or rescheduling

What To Expect

Really Entertaining Tours

We start at ground zero of the Nashville Honky Tonk Universe!

Ryman Auditorium

The very reason we are called Music City. Welcome to the Mother Church of Country Music.

Tootsies Orchid Lounge

The World's Most Famous Honky-tonk!

Ernest Tubb Record Shop

The indubitable stepping stone to getting on the Opry. Ever see "Coal Miner's Daughter?" Now you'll see where it was filmed.

The Johnny Cash Museum

The one and only Man in Black.

Goo Goo Shop

Peanuts, Carmel, Chocolate, and the first combination candy bar ever sold in the United States.

The George Jones

Possum, No Show, whatever you call him...he was a legend.

Fort Nashborough

For 8,000 years the Cherokee lived undisturbed until... See one of the first Anglo settlements west of the Appalachians.

Printer's Alley

World Famous Printer's Alley. Haunt, hangout, and den of depravity, Printers Alley hosted from Hendrix to Cash, from McGraw to McCartney - the world famous made this alley world famous.

Skull's Rainbow Room

Andy Griffith, Buck Owens, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Buck Owens, Tim McGraw. If we told you every story we knew about this place, we'd never leave!

Downtown Nashville

Welcome to Woolworth on Fifth! The Art District of Nashville was once ground zero for the Civil Rights Sit-ins of the 1960s, and we do our best to help you (re)live the pain, struggle and ultimate triumph of the Nashville Freedom Riders, who refused to kowtow to the unjust laws of the Jim Crow South.

Tennessee State Capitol

The Tennessee State Capitol.

Downtown Presbyterian Church

One of the only examples of Egyptian Revival architecture you will see in the United States, in a church! A gem in the heart of the city.

Ryman Auditorium

Back to where it all began. The Soul of Nashville. The Mother Church! And it's seedy underbelly...Tootsie's...all rolled into one. A tour for both sinners and saints, a tour for all of us.

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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (1000)

Global789135

Jul 2022

I didn't realize when booking the tour that the mix would be 70% jokes and 30% history - had I known that, I would have booked a different tour. Don't get me wrong: I like a good joke just as well as anyone else, but I was hoping for more historical depth. This is not a criticism of Ryan, either: as he mentioned in another review, he is paid to be entertaining and high energy. (And to be fair, I actually did get the impression he knew much more about the history of the area than he provided.) So while this tour is probably not for people who are interested in the history of the area, it would be great for those looking for something quirky and comedic.

Laura_M

Jul 2022

Guide was energetic and knowledgeable. He tried to engage people to participate. He was also mindful of the heat and found shady spots to pause for commentary.

njhough

Jul 2022

I have taken many walking tours of cities throughout the US and this was, by far, the worst. Generally, the tone is set by the guide and that spoke true for this tour. The tour guide was knowledgeable but spoke so rapidly and what seemed without ever taking a breath. His cadence gave me anxiety versus a relaxing walk around the city learning about its rich charm. Also, there was a couple who brought their dogs on the tour in 90 degree weather. My group and I were concerned the dogs would get heat exhaustion and couldn’t bear to watch. We chose to walk away after 50 minutes into the experience.

Response from Host

Jul 2022

Well, I mean I wouldn’t take my dog out with a 100° heat index but to each his own. Not sure how that’s under my control. I’ll take some of the criticism on the high energy but I’ve been doing this tour for six years now and that’s the type of tour they pay me for. Sorry it wasn’t for you.