Nashville · 2-day itinerary
2 Days in Nashville: A Weekend for Grown-Ups
A weekend in Nashville should include at least one legendary stage and one night in a small room. This plan does both, plus a Southern dinner in an 1880s mansion.
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Day 1: Downtown
History by day, a 1948 supper club by night.
Lunch
Husk
37 Rutledge St, Rutledge Hill
Southern cooking in an 1880s house, a few blocks from Broadway.
Southern ingredient-driven cooking in an 1880s mansion a few blocks from Broadway, with a garden on site and a menu that changes twice a day.
Afternoon
Ryman Auditorium
116 Rep. John Lewis Way, Downtown
Tour the Mother Church of Country Music.
The "Mother Church of Country Music", a former tabernacle with church-pew seating and famous acoustics. Catch any concert here if the calendar lines up; daytime tours run too. The Opry returns to the Ryman for a stretch each winter.
Dinner and show
Skull's Rainbow Room
222 Printers Alley
Supper club, jazz band and late-night burlesque from Friday to Sunday.
A 1948 Printers Alley supper club, revived: dinner with a pianist, live jazz every night and a late burlesque show on Friday to Sunday. The most grown-up night out downtown.
Day 2: The Opry
A slow day and a proper Nashville night.
Afternoon
Frist Art Museum
Broadway, in the old post office
An Art Deco post office turned art museum: quiet and cool.
A rotating-exhibition art museum in a 1930s Art Deco post office. Quiet, handsome and a good break from music history.
Early dinner
Drusie & Darr (and the old Oak Bar space)
The Hermitage Hotel, 6th Ave N
Jean-Georges in the 1910 Hermitage Hotel; the lounge that grew from the old Oak Bar is a handsome place for a bourbon.
Jean-Georges Vongerichten's restaurant in the 1910 Hermitage Hotel, which took over the old Capitol Grille and expanded the famous Oak Bar into a larger lounge. Elegant before or after a show at TPAC across the street.
Show
Grand Ole Opry
Opry House, Music Valley
Several acts, short sets, and a slice of American radio history.
The long-running live radio show where several artists, from legends to newcomers, each play a short set. A genuine piece of American music history even if you are not a country fan.
Everything here was checked in September 2026. Line-ups, hours and ticket release dates change, so confirm before you go.
Questions people ask
What should adults do on a weekend in Nashville?
Tour the Ryman, have dinner and live jazz at Skull's Rainbow Room in Printers Alley, and see the Grand Ole Opry. Add a Bluebird Cafe songwriter round if you can get tickets.