Downtown Nashville: Insightful Walking Tour Experience

Join Joe Nashville, a native Tennessean with deep roots in Nashville’s history, on an insightful walking tour of downtown Nashville. Experience the city like a local and discover the hidden stories and vibrant culture that make Nashville unique.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • The Hermitage Hotel - Tennessee’s only 5 start hotel filled with history. HQ of the Women’s suffrage movement prior to the historical vote. Discussion outside
  • Nashville War Memorial Auditorium - Historic state legislative office building and music venue.
  • Tennessee State Capitol - Historic Capital and tomb of two architects. Discussion…
What's Included
  • Smaller group tour for a more personal experience
  • No loudspeakers - listen to the guide’s own voice
  • Engaging discussions outside of landmarks during the guided tour
What's Not Included
  • Bottled water
  • Snacks
  • Private transportation
Additional Information

Joe Nashville, the owner of Nashville Experience Tours, is a native of Tennessee with his origins tracing back to Nashville’s first settlement - Ft. Nashborough. His understanding of both the historic and contemporary Nashville is engaging and offers an extraordinary, local-focused tour experience. Joe limits the size of his tour groups to about half of…

Location
623 Union St
Union Street
Meeting outside the Sheraton Grand Hotel or inside in the lobby.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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(23 Ratings)
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Loriipa
May 17, 2025
Two thumbs up!! - This was great! Morgan was enthusiastic, informative and engaging. She shared so much information about many aspects of this great city -. We covered a lot in a short time. Highly recommend! The Hermitage Hotel men’s room was certainly memorable!
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Joanne_r
Apr 5, 2025
Weather doesn’t stop tour! - Morgan was great. Made the best due to rain and tornado warning. Explained history. Related items while in the tornado evacuation shelter. Kept me distracted from weather issues. We were eventually able to finish the tour.
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Denise
Jun 17, 2024
Informative and enjoyable - Our guide was very knowledgeable and pleasant. The tour was an enjoyableHe experience. Our guide told us a great deal about the history of Nashville as we walked along streets.
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M2100hkannab
May 4, 2024
Just the tour I wanted! ☺️ - Joe is an excellent tour guide. His enthusiasm and knowledge made the tour so enjoyable. He felt our group and fit his explanations and stories to us. Highly recommended!
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313ancae
Feb 18, 2024
Great tour! - Jim is very knowledgeable. Learned a lot about the history of downtown Nashville. Enjoyed the murals. Highly recommend the tour.
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Kevin_s
Jun 28, 2023
Nashville walking tour - Joe was an excellent tour guide. He was very knowledgeable regarding Nashville’s history, as well as restaurants and sites to see he came well-prepared. He even brought us ponchos because it was anticipated to rain.
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Billandlizlichfield
May 14, 2023
Entertaining and very informative introduction to Nashville - The guide was very knowledgeable about area and it's history and tried to find connections with the places the visitors came from. Lots of detailed history but delivered in an entertaining way. Supplied a great deal of follow up material after the walk was over.
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Stuhct
Apr 1, 2023
Well worth it ! A great way to start a trip to Nashville - We started our trip in Nashville with this walking tour. Nashville is so much more than Broadway, and Larry is fluent in many of the events that shaped Nashville - including a focus on the Civil War & Women's Suffrage movement. This is not a crazy golf-cart ride, but a real education. Very worthwhile, and fun too.
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Backpacker662391
Mar 17, 2023
Wonderful tour - My family of four, including two teenagers, went on this evening tour of Nashville and are so glad we did. We saw parts of the city we would have never of seen if it had not been for this tour. We were in town for a college tour of Vanderbilt University so we were in town for a short stay. The tour guide was genuinely interested in making sure we had a great experience. We are definitely coming back to Nashville thanks to him.
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Cesar_r
Mar 4, 2025
Somewhat informative but rushed. Expensive for what you get! - It was somewhat informative but very high level. It was rushed and shorter than advertised. Expensive for what you get.
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From $39
up to 12 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).