June 11 - 14, 2022 (4D3N): I was excited when I learned I’d be speaking at the APPA conference in Nashville, meaning I would get to visit the Music City. Little did we know, we were there during CMA 2022, which meant downtown was packed with crowds and music. I had to set aside one day for the conference, but you can easily visit all the sights in Nashville in under three days. Don’t forget to snap a photo in front of the Parthenon (yep, you are still on the Nashville page)!

*Highly Recommended food & drinks

Day 1

• Afternoon arrival in BNA from JFK (Direct via Delta)

• Pick up rental @ Hertz

• Check-in @ Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center

  • Relax by Relache Outdoor Pool

• Assembly Food Hall:

  • Dinner @ Hattie B’s Hot Chicken*

  • Wine @ Sixty Vines

  • Live music on Skydeck (Rooftop of Assembly Food Hall)

• Johnny Cash Museum

• Bar hopping:

  • Bootleggers Inn

  • Printer’s Alley

  • Speakeasy @ Hidden Bar* (Inside Noelle Hotel, behind the green door)

Day 2

• Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center:

  • Walk through the entire resort

  • The Magnolia pool area

• Nelson’s Greenbrier Distillery* (Distillery Tour + tasting $25/p; suggested duration 1 hr)

• Jack Cawthon’s BBQ*

• Old Tennessee State Prison (pic outside only; the exterior was used for shots in The Green Mile)

• Vanderbilt University:

  • VUMC

  • Office of Undergraduate Admissions

• Centennial Park:

  • The Parthenon

• Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center:

  • Relax by Relache Indoor pool

  • Dinner @ Old Hickory Steakhouse*

Day 3

• Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center:

  • APPA Conference

  • Soundwaves (Water Park; hotel guests receive discounts after a specific time)

  • Dinner @ Solario Cantina

Day 4

• Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center:

  • Gym

  • Relache Spa

• Nashville Craft Distillery*

• Martin’s BBQ Joint*

• BNA:

  • Return rental car

  • Delta Sky Club

  • Afternoon flight to LGA (Direct via Delta)

Other points of interest & food:

• Explore all the distilleries by following the TN Whiskey Trail

• Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

• Corsair Distillery at Wedgewood Houston

• Breakfast @ Biscuit Love Gulch

• Lunch @ Party Fowl, Condado Tacos

• Dinner @ Monell's, Rolf and Daughters, Black Rabbit, Skull's Rainbow Room & Cerveza Jack's

Tips:

• Renting a car is not necessary if you are staying downtown. To get around, take Uber/Lyft.