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Nashville: A Fly-In Must See and Do

While country music is its "biscuit and butter," Nashville has some surprises, including a rich aviation history.

The city of Nashville at sunset. A paddle wheel cruise ship cruises down the Cumberland River amid a backdrop of the downtown area.
The General Jackson, a 300-foot paddle wheel showboat, provides dinner cruises and musical entertainment as you cruise the Cumberland River which traverses Nashville. [Credit: Adobe Stock]
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Key Takeaways:

  • Nashville is globally recognized as the country music capital, featuring a vibrant live music scene on Broadway, iconic venues like the Ryman Auditorium and Grand Ole Opry, and the Country Music Hall of Fame.
  • Beyond country music, Nashville offers diverse cultural and historical attractions, including a full-scale Parthenon replica, the State Capitol, Andrew Jackson's Hermitage, a variety of musical genres, and professional sports teams.
  • The city provides extensive outdoor and recreational opportunities along the Cumberland River, with parks, nearby lakes for watersports, hiking, and river cruises.
  • Nashville has a rich history, from its founding and pivotal role in the Civil War to its contributions to aviation and its significant musical heritage, notably the Fisk University Jubilee Singers who helped earn it the "Music City" moniker.
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The world’s country music capital is a fly-in must see and do. The sound of guitars, drums, and vocals streams out of open doors as you walk past the numerous downtown bars and honky tonks on Broadway Street, where some of the nation’s best pickers, players, singers, and songwriters go to get discovered by the record labels.

Their names dot the streetscape on the signs of dining and drinking establishments. You’ll find Kid Rock’s Big Ass Honky Tonk & Rock ‘N’ Roll Steakhouse, Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row, and Miranda Lambert’s Casa Rosa, to name a few.

Sara Withrow

Sara is the former copy chief at FLYING. She fell in love with aviation over a decade of working as editor of Lift, the flagship magazine for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. She holds a M.S. in Mass Communication and is passionate about authentic storytelling—and making sure that “every I is dotted and every T is crossed.” Follow Sara on Twitter @sarawithrow.

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