Top 12 Downtown Tours in Nashville

1.Best of Nashville City Sightseeing Tour on Double Decker Bus

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2,601 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $34Our pick

Start downtown at Gray Line’s 1st Avenue booth for a one-hour open-top bus tour led by a live guide. You’ll pass the Ryman, Country Music Hall of Fame, Nissan Stadium, Vanderbilt, the Parthenon, and more than 100 Nashville sights. Guides such as Mike, Jolene, and JT are known for humor and clear local stories.

“The tour was great. We felt the person who did the talking was a little bland from past tours in other areas we have toured.”

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2.Discover Nashville City Tour with Entry to Ryman & Country Music Hall of Fame

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2,412 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $103

Spend 3.5 hours seeing Nashville with a live guide such as Jerry, Nick, Leonard, or James. Ride past Music Row, the Parthenon, the Capitol, and Nissan Stadium, then explore the Ryman Auditorium and Country Music Hall of Fame at your own pace.

“Great tour! On time, Leonard, our guide was informative and pointed out so many different sites and gave great narrative on them all!”

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3.Double-Decker City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 738 reviews · 1 hour · from $34

Ride a Gray Line double-decker bus through central Nashville, from Nissan Stadium and the Parthenon to the Capitol, Broadway, and Vanderbilt. An English-speaking guide provides live stories about Music City, with past tours led by guides such as Corey, Jolene, and Nick.

“Mike was a great guide & Dimple was totally awesome at driving bus through city! Definitely recommend 😁”

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4.90-Minute Monster Truck Joyride City Tour of Nashville

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 391 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $53

Ride through Nashville’s Downtown area in a jacked-up 4x4 truck with a local driver-guide. You’ll pass Broadway, Music Row, the Country Music Hall of Fame, Nissan Stadium, and more while hearing stories and music. Guides such as Matt, Sean, Nick, and Swade are known for adding humor and local detail.

“We had an amazing time on our tour of Nashville! The tour was fun & informative, and a great way to see the city on the Monster Truck. Joe, our guide was knowledgeable, friendly & made the whole experience enjoyable. He even sang a song at a distillery that we visited. Got to do a whisky tasting! Would highly recommend this tour!”

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5.Discover Nashville: Fully Narrated Half-Day City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 367 reviews · 3h 30m · from $95

Spend 3.5 hours touring Nashville by comfortable van with an English-speaking guide, then explore the Ryman Auditorium and Country Music Hall of Fame at your own pace. Guides such as Leonard, Ed, Julie, and Nick are praised for humor and local detail.

“We really enjoyed our tour of Nashville. Ed, our guide was fantastic. He was very knowledgeable & told us lots of interesting facts. This tour is value for money. I would definitely recommend it.”

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6.The Original Music City Electric Bicycle Guided City Tour 16miles

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 354 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $129Top rated

Sean Gilder leads a two-hour, roughly 15 to 16-mile electric fat-tire bike tour through Fort Negley, Music Row, Belmont, 12th South, The Gulch, Broadway, and more. Bikes, helmets, safety lights, and a pump are provided. It is a lively way to get oriented before exploring Nashville on foot.

“Cool bikes and Sean was a great guide! He pointed out and talked about notable sites in the area, stories about them, and injected some good humor as well.”

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7.Nashville Fun Pass: Johnny Cash Museum, City Trolley, RCA Studio

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 93 reviews · 1 to 2 days (approx.) · from $183

Spend one or two days exploring Nashville with admission to six major attractions, a narrated hop-on hop-off trolley, and a moonshine sample. You can choose RCA Studio B or Hatch Show Print, while Madame Tussauds requires a separate trip to Opry Mills.

“it was a nice way to get some direction and layout of the city. And we enjoyed the Studio B, Johnny Cash museum, Country Music Hall of Fame quite a bit”

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8.Private Best of Nashville VIP City Tour by Cybertruck

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · from $99

Ride through Nashville in a Foundation Edition Tesla Cybertruck with a private guide, stopping for photos at the Parthenon, Music Row, Honky Tonk Row, the Ryman, and more. The route can be adjusted to your interests, though four passengers fit most comfortably.

“We had the best time with John and his Cybertruck! John took photos for us all along the way and was a wealth of information about Nashville. We loved riding in the Cybertruck but be prepared! There’s a LOT of attention with the truck! Read more”

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9.Music City Sightseeing Tour by Bus

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $47

Ride with a local guide, possibly Joe Nashville or Larry, through downtown Nashville, Printer’s Alley, Bicentennial Capitol Mall, Marathon Village, and Music Row. This 90-minute, air-conditioned van tour carries up to 14 people and focuses on history, music, characters, and city landmarks.

“It was a great tour. The tour guide was very friendly, funny and provided so much information about Nashville.”

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10.Guided City Van Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · 1h 30m · from $49

Explore Nashville in a comfortable 14-passenger van with local guide Joe. Hear stories about Music Row, Lower Broadway, Printer’s Alley, the Capitol, and the city’s music characters without a loudspeaker or scripted bus-tour feel.

“Very informative and takes you a lot of interesting sites.”

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11.Private City Tour with Local Singer-Songwriter

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews

Spend two hours with a local singer-songwriter, possibly Steven, in a private SUV tour of Nashville. Visit Downtown, Bicentennial Capitol Mall, Marathon Village, Music Row, the Parthenon, Bluebird Cafe, and 12th Avenue South, with hotel pickup, snacks, water, and the guide’s music CD included.

“Steven was amazing. He treated us a true southern gentlemen’. He showed us everything you need to see in a very unique authentic way. Highly recommend.”

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12.Nashville City Tour with Private Car

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.)

Ride through Nashville in a private Toyota Highlander with a local guide, stopping at major sights and lesser-known corners as time and interests allow. See Music Row, Lower Broadway, the Parthenon, RCA Studio B, Opryland, and more. Pickup and return are included.

“Absolutely fabulous tour/tour guide. Professional, knowledgeable, friendly, adaptable to our requests, perfect!”

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