This week I wanted to recap a recent trip I went on to Nashville, Tennessee. Although I don't remember most of it, my google sheet itinerary has helped me fill in the pieces to share a fun-filled customizable Nashville itinerary that any one from a bachelorette planner to a honeymoon couple can get the best out of. So let's set the scene. You've just got off the plane Friday morning after doing a little bit of "hybrid" work from the plane.
Day 1: Arrive at BNA around 9:00am (just in time for your 9:30am daily standup). Quick side note, when I did this trip I accidentally forgot about the time change and my standup meeting might've started as I was landing. As a new hire I did my duty and barely provided my feedback, all at the cost of my new superdry jacket that I accidentally left on the plane due to being so distracted in the meeting ):
Either way, it's 9:30am now. you get a little more work done in the airport, theres a few good restaurants at BNA that will let you work in them. I forget the exact restaurant but their loaded tots were fireeeeee.
12:00PM: Leave the airport at 12:00PM and head to your hotel to check-in. From here, shower, change, and get ready for a day of fun and ruckus.
3:00PM: Grab a quick cookie at Mattheeson cookies to get giant cookies and some carbs for what's bound to be a long weekend of drinking.
4:00PM: pub crawl, I recommend Nashville Pub Crawl with History, Games, and Drink Specials (viator.com) as theyhad some of the best stories and made some amazing friends to start off the trip. Also, helped us get our bearings in this big new city.
7:00PM: now that you're drunk off the pub crawl it's the perfect time for a nice fancy dinner at the Hampton Social Rooftop Nashville - The Hampton Social | Coastal Cuisine | Parker Hospitality . With beautiful views of the city and very friendly staff you're keen to have a blast. Just make sure to make a reservation in advance.
9:00PM: From there it's now 9:00pm and you should be pretty gone by now. From here, why don't we hit the town? I mean we're already out! So bam, head to FGL bar to pregame a little and cap it off at Aldean's a multi-story bar right in the middle of Nashville.
Party Time: Now it's Midnight, you've made some mistakes, might've texted some exes and it's time to head to the hotel and prepare for another day of chaos tomorrow.
Day 2: Wake up nice and slow, whenever you want to wake up and head over to the coolest brunch spot in the city. Designed by a Nashville architect and playing the bangers you jammed out to at your aunt's second wedding you're gonna love a nice boozy brunch at Stateside.
Party tractor pictures, courtesy of Elizabeth Drebin
Afternoonish: After brunch head out to your next fun filled activity: a Party Tractor. Whattttt? Party Tractor??? What's that?? Well I'm glad you asked. So kinda like a party bus but instead of a bus, it's a tractor. It's just a party on a moving vehicle with a dj and bar on the back. It's such a unique Nashville experience and you get to meet some of the coolest people.
5:00PM From here, I promise you'll be drunk but if you want more, head to Broadway to get a few more drinks before heading back home and getting ready for another night out.
7:00PM head to Assembly food hall and check out some of the shops and cool food they have around here. This is a great place if your with a bunch of picky people as I'm sure everyone will be able to find something they enjoy.
9:30PM head over to Dirty Little Secret to get over all that country you've been hearing and get some EDM in yo bonessss.
Party Time: After that the night is yours, maybe you want to hit up Aldeans again or maybe you wanna take some lime scooters around town. Don't let me stop you.
Day 3:
10:00AM Wake up bright and early for a quick run/workout and a cold shower. I find the best hangover cure is a good sweat, a cold shower, and an ice cold glass coca-cola. Once the hangover's cured take a quick $10 uber over to the Parthenon where you'll get to see a complete remake of the original 300 BCE parthenon in Greece. Or, even cooler, where Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief was filmed.
1:00PM head over to ACME's for some Sunday music to help you get over that wopping hangover you definitely have. Oh and since you're already eating, why not check out Martins BBQ - Downtown as well.
6:00PM head to your flight and go back to whatever lame ass town you're from that isn't Nashville.