Tourist office Nashville
The Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp, the organisation that markets Nashville as a destination, has 2 visitor points in downtown Nashville, both open every day: the Nashville Visitor Center in the glass tower of Bridgestone Arena, and Guest Services & The Music City Shop at Fifth + Broadway. At the visitor centre, Nashville Experts help with questions and trip planning, and brochures and free maps are on hand. Points run by other bodies also provide tourist information in person, among them the Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park Visitor Center and the Information Center at Nashville International Airport.
Tourist information points in Nashville
Nashville Visitor Center
Location: 501 Broadway, in the glass tower of Bridgestone Arena
Opening hours: Daily 09:00 to 17:00, subject to change
Run by the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp: Nashville Experts, brochures, free maps and a gift shop.
Guest Services & The Music City Shop at Fifth + Broadway
Location: 5036 Broadway Place, Suite 206, in the Fifth + Broadway complex
Opening hours: Daily 10:00 to 18:00, subject to change
A guest services desk with the second branch of the Music City Shop, which sells Nashville-branded apparel and products by makers with local and state ties.
Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park Visitor Center
Location: 600 James Robertson Parkway, at Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park
Opening hours: Visitor Center Gift Shop Monday to Friday 08:00 to 16:00; Park Office 07:00 to 20:00 (1 November to 15 March), 07:00 to 22:00 (16 March to 31 October)
Not run by the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp: a Tennessee State Parks point where visitors can pick up a map to start a self-guided tour.
Information Center at Nashville International Airport
Location: Ground Transportation Level (Level 1) of the airport, near the centre escalators
Opening hours: Daily 06:30 to 23:00, Central time
Not run by the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp: a service of the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority, offering information, language assistance and passenger guidance.
Find out more about Nashville
Find out more about Nashville
The Nashville guide on Tourist Office gathers the top things to do in Nashville in one place, starting with a first day on foot from Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park past the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum and the Ryman Auditorium to Lower Broadway and the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge.
It then adds the wider sights, among them the Parthenon in Centennial Park, the Grand Ole Opry and Music Row, sets out the free attractions, and lists the concerts and games coming up.
Keep the city and national holiday calendar in mind
On a public holiday, offices, museums and transport in Nashville may close or switch to holiday hours. Three calendars set the days. The 11 federal holidays under 5 U.S.C. 6103 apply to federal offices. The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County keeps a list of 12 holidays on which most Metro offices are closed to the public: the federal dates except Columbus Day on 12 October, plus the day after Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve. The State of Tennessee closes its offices on 15 dates in 2026: the federal dates except Columbus Day, which the day after Thanksgiving replaces, plus Good Friday on 3 April and closures on 2 January, 24 December and 31 December.
National holidays in the United States 2026
- 1 January New Year's Day
- 19 January Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
- 16 February Washington's Birthday
- 25 May Memorial Day
- 19 June Juneteenth National Independence Day
- 3 July Independence Day, observed on the Friday as 4 July falls on a Saturday
- 7 September Labor Day
- 12 October Columbus Day
- 11 November Veterans Day
- 26 November Thanksgiving Day
- 25 December Christmas Day
Local holidays in Nashville 2026
- 27 November Day after Thanksgiving, local
- 24 December Christmas Eve, local
The Tennessee State Capitol, whose guided tours start at an information desk on the first floor, is open to visitors Monday to Friday and is closed on state holidays.