A Nashville Itinerary Packed With Rowdy Music, Cutting-Edge Creative Culture, and Top Tier Restaurants

1 Resort Nashville is proof that sustainability can be stylish. The largely paperless lodge has an ivy-draped façade and potted vegetation in seemingly every single corner, as properly as imagined-provoking neighborhood artwork and a chic spa. Its relaxation room options a spacious balcony with open up-air vistas overlooking the city. From $413

Right after a lot more than a century in procedure, the historic Hermitage Resort has been entirely renovated. Admire the preserved painted glass ceiling in the ornate foyer when appreciating the modern day touches, like a restaurant from chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten that serves a reliable range of plant-centered dishes. From $499

The skyscraper housing Conrad Nashville rises about Midtown with gleaming windows, views in all instructions, and impeccable provider inside of. The lobby, with its significant ceilings and two-story winding staircase, is a person of the city’s most effective destinations to sip and be seen. From $399

The city’s innovative society is mirrored on the partitions of Four Seasons Lodge Nashville, which contain hundreds of performs of artwork, inside of a gleaming new 40-tale downtown tower. Question the concierge to agenda a non-public session with a local songwriter. From $725

In the picturesque city of Franklin, just south of Nashville, sits Southall, a 325-acre oasis with an inn, a spa, hiking and biking trails, and a restaurant helmed by chef Tyler Brown. Encounters like outdoor portray classes and falconry offer you a balance to downtown’s honky-tonks. Its proximity to the city allows you take pleasure in equally. From $839

Strike the road

For centuries, the historic Old Natchez Trace has supplied a way for people—from historical Native American communities to Kaintuck boatmen and troopers en route to the Struggle of New Orleans—to vacation concerning Nashville and the Mississippi River. These times it is recognised as the Natchez Trace Parkway, a scenic 444-mile highway stretching among Natchez, Mississippi, and Nashville that is more oasis than thoroughfare. Devoid of billboards, gasoline stations, or professional enterprises, the parkway is secured and managed by the U.S. National Park Services. The Trace, as locals call it, is a specified bicycle route. Hire a two-wheeler from Trace Bikes on the considerably west aspect of city or take a look at the miles of countryside by car or truck. Make absolutely sure to test out the asymmetrical concrete Double Arch Bridge (milepost 438) and Jackson Falls (milepost 404.7) together the Duck River just before heading back again for a evening on the city.

The insider

Musician turned milliner Gage Speas on wherever to shop—after a go to to his individual Daisy May Hat Co. to select up a handcrafted chapeaux, of study course.

Bespoke boots
“Make an appointment at Bowen Bootwear. Dustin Bowen utilised to be a designer at Lucchese, and he is fantastic. He’ll make you any custom boot you drive. You want warm-pink snakeskin? He can completely do it.”

A single of a sort
“Danielle Kress and Christine Visneau, who operate Continue to keep Shop in the foyer of the Noelle Hotel Nashville, are masters of finding regional artists who make amazing jewellery, patterned scarves—things you don’t require but definitely want.”

Casual threads
“I go to Forts for flannels and outdated Harley T-shirts. They also market throwback trucker hats and sneakers. In addition, I like that they’re in the residential portion of the Wedgewood-Houston community it is really stunning.”

Superior denims
“Imogene + Willie is regarded for denim that lasts, and I adore that their jeans are designed locally. You can buy them on the internet, but if you go into the shop you can get appropriately fitted for a pair and see co-proprietor Matt Eddmenson’s rad artwork.”

This write-up appeared in the December 2022 challenge of Condé Nast Traveler. Subscribe to the magazine in this article.