Why Nashville?
Great weather, Parthenon museum (full scale replica of Greek museum), Centennial park (with surprise Taylor Swift artifact), plenty of touristy fun at Broadway Street (better known as Honky-Tonk Highway), Country Music Hall of Fame, River Front Park, must-have Nashville Hot Chicken at Hattie B’s or Prince’s Chicken, Nashville Cherry Blossom Festival and finally, Assembly Food Hall with 30+ eateries.
How to Plan your visit?
• For accommodation, we stayed at Drury hotel which had ridiculously high ratings which made us curious. And we loved every bit of our stay. The rooms were a bit dated but the hospitality was top notch! Free breakfast and 2 free drinks for each guest every evening (along with some snacks), working pool and hot tub – overall, the sky-high ratings seemed apt for once!
• Choose your activities and places to visit. we did following in couple of days: Parthenon museum (full scale replica of Greek museum), Centennial park (with surprise Taylor Swift artifact), Broadway Street (better known as Honky-Tonk Highway), Nashville Hot Chicken at Prince’s Chicken, Assembly Food Hall.
• Other notable mentions: Nashville Cherry Blossom Festival, Country Music Hall of Fame Museum, River Front Park.
• As always, run through this indispensable emergency checklist and 7 tech essentials to turbo-charge your road trips.
Road Trip From Chicago
Chicago to Nashville is about 500 miles and takes around 7-8 hours.
We left in the morning and reached late afternoon.
On the way, you could visit Mammoth Caves National Park and National Corvette Museum (in Bowling Green right off I-65).
The Photolog
Centennial Park (including Parthenon Museum)
Broadway Street
Extras
That’s it. Nashville is a great American city, full of splendor and rich culture, worth visiting any day of the year!
Tip: Nashville is a great stop-over destination as well. You can quickly visit Parthenon museum at Centennial park & Broadway Street area in the evening and head your way the next day.
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