Top Nashville Walking Tours

Explore Nashville’s honky-tonk history and most colorful characters on a walking tour of downtown with a storytelling guide. Find the city’s landmarks, from a pre-Prohibition saloon to the place where Andrew Jackson fought historic duels, and see the streets where musical legends were made.

Enjoy Nashville through its food and drinks on this food tour by small-group van. With a guide, you'll be introduced to the city's food, history, culture, and sights in one tour as you visit quirky and quaint neighborhoods and stop at local eateries to sample dishes such as slow-roasted barbecue, authentic hot chicken, and Nashville's own frosty cocktail, the Bushwhacker. Select your preferred departure time when booking.

Introduce your taste buds to Nashville during this 2.5-hour walking tour through downtown Nashville. Over the course of a 1-mile (1.6-km) stroll, stop at five local food purveyors for tastings.

Get oriented with Nashville on this quick "New Nashville" tour, which was designed to show off the best of the city for those short on time or who only want an introduction before exploring more on their own. Traveling by open-top double-decker bus, you'll pass by more than 100 landmarks and attractions, such as Ryman Auditorium and Vanderbilt University.

Explore Nashville from a local's perspective on this city tour with a local guide. Aboard an open-air, low-speed vehicle, cruise through Nashville to see more than 35 landmarks and other sightseeing locations. Notable sights along this tour include Country Music Hall of Fame, Ryman Auditorium, Johnny Cash Museum, Germantown, The Gulch, Tootsies, and Music Row. Select a morning, afternoon, or evening tour when booking.

Go behind the curtain at Nashville’s premier country music stage, the world-renowned Grand Ole Opry, on this guided backstage tour. Walk in the footsteps of countless country music superstars and get an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at this legendary venue and show that made country music famous. This is a bucket-list item experience for all fans of country music.

See the sights and sounds of Nashville on this guided sightseeing tour around Music City. Choose from a morning or afternoon departure, then enjoy the ride. Get an educational and entertaining live narrative from the experienced guide while rolling past famous landmark locations like historic Riverfront Park, Ryman Auditorium, Schermerhorn Symphony Center, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, the Tennessee State Capitol and more. Admission is included to Ryman Auditorium and the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Explore downtown Nashville on a food walking tour. Learn about the architecture, history, and landmarks of the city with a guide as you wander through the historic riverfront area and sample Southern food items and a specialty cocktail. You may also hear some live music and perhaps enjoy a beer.

This all-inclusive Nashville day drinking crawl takes you to the area’s finest distilleries, with an included tour and tasting at each. Choose between a tour that includes two distilleries, three distilleries, or three distilleries and a winery—all include premium transportation so no one in your group has to hold back from enjoying.

Discover great bars along Second Avenue in Nashville during this guided pub crawl. Stop at four to six bars in this historic downtown district on a walking tour that offers drink specials (own expense), stories about Nashville’s colorful history, trivia games, and live music at some venues. This tour departs daily from a central meeting point downtown, with several departure times Friday through Sunday.

Get a taste of Nashville at the Big Machine Store & Distillery as you tour the production area. Home to handcrafted spirits including vodka, whiskey, gin, and moonshine, this downtown Nashville distillery uses a special filter to create its vodka. Learn how it works and enjoy a guided tasting as you watch it all in action.

For those short on time, get a quick overview of downtown Nashville on this guided walking tour. Learn about some of the famous musicians who performed here such as Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash and pass by some landmark sites like the Ryman Auditorium and the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Discover Nashville's thriving nightlife scene during this guided pub crawl. Enjoy craft cocktails, local brews, and samples of authentic Tennessee Moonshine as you listen to entertaining tidbits and stories from your guide. Locations covered include the iconic Honky Tonk's on Broadway and a speakeasy-style Gin Mill in trendy Printers Alley. All tour participants receive an exclusive gift bag with a souvenir Mason Jar and fanny pack.

See a new perspective on Nashville on this delightfully spooky, after-dark walking tour. Meet at the Tennessee State Capitol, set off with just a small group for company, and follow your guide: you’ll see local landmarks ranging from supposedly haunted churches and music venues to drinking dens and more. As you go, hear eerie ghost stories, and learn more about Nashville, from the Civil War up to the modern day.

The Murder in Music City Ghost Tour is our adult’s only option that is perfect for a fan of “true crime” and will feature Music City’s brutal past, murders, the mob, haunted record shops and the former red light district’s brothels.

Our experienced guides will take you through the small cozy streets of Nashville for a 3-3 ½ hour Southern gastronomy tour in the authentic area of 12South/Midtown. You'll finish our tour full of great food and have a better understanding of the Nashville/Southern culture, local history, and how to live like a local. Plus with all our tours, there's our Secret Dish, which you can only find out about on the tour.

Embark on a 1-hour journey into Belle Meade with its Journey to Jubilee historic tour. Join us as we take an honest look at the lives and stories of the African Americans who were enslaved, and later employed, at Belle Meade with intentional respect and empathy. Our Journey to Jubilee tour is intended to honor the legacy and sacrifices of the individuals held in legal bondage on this property from 1807 until emancipation in 1865, as well as to explore the complexities of their new freedom in the post-Civil War years. Using a unique approach that includes reading aloud from primary sources, and engaging dialogue with the audience, this experience creates a forum for exploring the history of slavery in a new way. Enjoy a complimentary Wine Tasting after your tour and access to the Grounds for a self-guided tour. Please Note: Guided Mansion Tour is not included with this ticket. Please book your Guided Mansion Tours separately.

Nashville's ORIGINAL pub crawl: The Honky Tonk Pub Crawl is a sightseeing tour and pub crawl combined. Nashville's Best Walking Tour/Pub Crawl Combo! You get to do a pub crawl while, at the same time, taking a walking sightseeing tour of historic downtown Nashville along the way! Patrons will not only get a good time, but they will receive discounts and freebies to bars and restaurants downtown. You'll get much more bang for your buck! With the discounts and freebies, the tour will pay for itself!

Tour the Grounds of Belle Meade on this guided 90-minute Segway Tour with professional guide. Explore Belle Meade's history from a working farm perspective by viewing its remaining Outbuildings. Belle Meade still retains 30 acres of its original property for you to explore including the Mansion and original Log Cabin.  Explore one of the most historic sites in Nashville with this guided Segway Tour through the Grounds.

Enjoy drinks as you hear ghost stories on this guided walking tour through historic downtown Nashville. Stop at several bars housed in historic buildings and learn about the legends and tales associated with them. This tour offers an interesting twist on the pub crawl. Drinks are at your own expense.

The Seeking Spirits Haunted Pub Crawl is for ages 21+ and features the truly dark side of Nashville’s transition into becoming the Music City, their role in the Civil War and their former red light district. We’ll stop by haunted bars, hotels, former morgues, and haunted landmarks between bar stops. Please contact us for additional availability.

Book Directly With Nashville Ghosts and save $5/person. Nashville Ghosts takes you on a haunted walking ghost tour to explore the sinister side of this electric city. Walk with us through Broadway’s active nightlife and find out the sinister secrets hidden in some of the area’s most popular locations. Learn about the bar where Hank Williams Sr. still grabs a drink or the storied history of the legendary Ryman Auditorium, home of the Grand Ole Opry radio show. Listen to the tragic aftermath of the 2010 floods that devastated the area and added a deep psychic pain to the whole area. The city existed long before the music industry, and while that makes up a large portion of their modern identity, there is a rich history that adds to the depth of the area’s paranormal history. The stories on our tour will likely disturb and frighten you, but they will also provide a fascinating window into a version of the city as it was, and the version you will see today.

You asked and now it is finally here! Our original pub crawl now is available at Night-Time! We are Nashville’s No. 1 rated all-inclusive pub crawl, a walking tour through downtown Nashville’s Lower Broadway entertainment district, our Pub Crawl stops at several iconic honky tonks and staples of downtown Nashville. Our all-inclusive tour includes samples of local craft brews, Nashville specialty drinks, Tennessee moonshines, and amazing VIP discounts! Our 2 hour narrated walking tours through Lower Broadway features local cocktails at each stop, including a Nashville souvenir VIP NASH PACK Fanny Pack. You must be 21 years of age or older to take this tour. We have a maximum of 12 people per pub crawl (if you have a larger group, please contact us about private tour options). Perfect for tourists and local Nashvillians alike! Sign up for Nashville’s No. 1 all-inclusive bar crawl today.

Avoid the hassle of getting the perfect selfie, and instead, let someone else do the hard work for you. On this Nashville photo walk, explore the murals in 12 South Neighborhood and benefit from the expertise of a professional photographer who takes your photos along the way. During the tour, hear about the area’s history, learn about country music, and get tips on where to find secret murals too.