With my trip just around the corner, I’m seeking advice from any like-minded girl to aid in the planning of our freestyle un-planned girls weekend. Here’s some of the best I’ve collected:

1. Good neighborhoods to check out near downtown: Hillsboro Village, Vanderbilt, 12 South
2. Bars in East Nashville: 308, 3 Crow Bar
3. Bars Downtown: Tootsie’s, Robert’s Western World, Acme (for a rooftop), The Rooftop on Broadway near the end, The Legends
4. Music: Music Row studios on 16th in Hillsboro, The Station Inn, Third & Lindsley, tour the Grand Ole Opry stage (35 mins outside town), or basically find live music to listen to anywhere
5. Food: Hot chicken at Hattie B’s (the signature dish but beware of the spice!) or Prince’s, Brunch at Puckett’s, dessert at Five Daughters Bakery
6. Activities: Kayak down the Cumberland River through Nashville with the River Queens, pedal tavern (BYOB)
7. Things to see: The Parthenon, Vanderbilt Campus and its arboretum, Johnny Cash Museum, Ryman Auditorium (do the back stage guided tour), Country Music Hall of Fame, Gaylord Opryland Hotel with a river running through that has boat tours
8. Cowboy stuff: Betty Boots