As a born and raised Nashvillian, this might be the truest video about Nashville I've seen. There is tons of noncounty music here. Not everyone here likes country music. It is more of a rock city. Broadway is a tourist thing. Not many locals frequent Broadway. We hate the bachelorette parties and despise the part busses. The traffic sucks. City and state leadership has done a very poor job with the infrastructure of this city. There is little to no mass transit. This place is unrecognizable from 10-15 years ago.
That’s a bummer. There are too many cities around the country where one can say the same thing! Atlanta Miami Orlando NOLA Key West even little old Chattanooga. I could go on. Even Portland Maine, Sedona, San Francisco, Denver. Okay I’ll stop. Chicago seems to have mostly stayed the same. Thankfully we enjoyed our visit to Nashville. It was about five years ago.
I have been living in Nashville since 1996 and lots of locals are downtown every day: we are called service industry workers. We love our bachelorette parties and party busses; they are one of the wheels that make Nashville go and we are truly grateful that they choose Nashville for their special trip. What has really changed the most is the amount of people that are living downtown. From the Gulch to Germantown, areas that were once neglected industrial, commercial areas are now neighborhoods with thousands of people who live, work, and play downtown. Some of the tallest buildings downtown are residential not commercial. I think that is the biggest change to the vibe of Nashville.
@@jimhall583 lol you're the only person I have ever heard say "we love out bachelorette parties and party busses" I bet over half of those ass holes don't even tip well, or at all.
I moved there in 2004. Lived there for 15 years. The change he talks about is real. I've been gone for four years. I can't imagine that I'd recognize our old neighborhood of Lockeland Springs in East Nashville these days. We used to walk down to Titans games. We miss it. I think.
It's very sad all these new people move in and they don't preserve the history of the culture. They tear down farms they build their new homes and they don't think about what's going to happen in 50 years when we run out of food
@@apallok54 lol I read these comments and I die laughing cause people said the same thing about Harlem, Brooklyn, Soho, and other parts of NYC. All around the country I hear comments about how “things changed”. America is a very, very young country and has lots of growing pains in the future. So folks get used to it. Absolutely nothing stays the same.
I just visited Nashville, two shocks I noticed: 1.) The sheer amount of homeless people. Walking up and down 4th ave, it was almost constantly dodging a homeless person asking for money. Most were passive, but some were borderline aggressive, I even saw one getting up into people's faces. 2.) I saw a sign that said "Don't Expect Nashville to Change For You." I really liked this. I am a big believer that if you move somewhere, you need to really understand the pros and cons of where you are moving, and if you move there, you are moving there because something about that place made you like it, so don't try to change it into the place you left, because something about that place you left made you leave.
Downtown has always been a homeless magnet. A lot of local charities and churches basically enable them to live there, for better or worse. Metro PD does very little to stop it, but the State Troopers will bust skulls if they get near or mess with state government property. The handful of independent police departments and outer-ring suburbs have zero tolerance as well. If you panhandle in Brentwood, you will be in a jail cell within 5 minutes.
So many of them really aren't homeless, though. I live here and I see the same people in the same places every day. I've seen one guy in Brentwood every day for 10-15 years now. It IS his job. He's not even an old guy, out of shape, missing a leg, nothing wrong with the dude. He was probably only 25-30 when I first started noticing him. They know they can make a bundle from begging so they keep doing it.
@@djkid22 Is it the guy at the 65/OHB exchange? There's a few of them, including a woman who lives in the trees near Wendy's. That whole area is still Nashville. The county line is south of OHB and cuts further south on a tangent through the drug store parking lot and Corky's BBQ. They never go into Brentwood proper because the police won't let them.
As a native of Nashville (we natives are on the endangered species list), Im amazed with your accurate observations. Nashville sits in a basin (what non science folk call a "bowl"). Allergies are very bad here. Our local allergists used to run ads 24/7 until COVID came to town.
No it's not. I do a lot better there than I do in Florida. I rarely sneeze there and don't cough...I do so much better with my allergies than I do in Florida. Here I sneeze my head off practically all day, everyday and cough all the time, have watery throat and eyes and burning eyes and hay fever
On Saturday, July 31, 2021, l met in Jersey City, New Jersey, a young lady sporting a "Nashville" hat - she had been there, and enjoyed it; l couldn't help but start a conversation, and that lasted for hours.
Nashville native here! Really surprised at how accurate and well done this was! Most people only notice Broadway, Bachelorettes, country music, and hot chicken when they come. There’s so much more!! I don’t like country music -at all- but I go to concerts all the time. Just look up other venues (there’s tons) and you’ll find something cool and not country every night. We are definitely in an allergy bowl of hell 😂 The potholes were awful this year because of all the snow we had this winter-the city is pretty good about fixing them….eventually! One thing I think is really special is the National Museum of African American Music-definitely recommend next time you’re here
I lived in Nashville about 25 years ago just as the city started really developing downtown. I still like to visit, but couldn't really imagine living there again. Very good list and assessment of the city.
Great video footage, thanks for posting this video! Yes, Nashville is definitely a Top tourist attraction and with that comes some Shocking behavior as well.
Born in Nashville. It's always been a party town. Years ago people from the surrounding counties would go downtown to drink and party come pay day. Couples would drive into the city to enjoy a nice dinner. The interstates have been in a constant state of updating for 30 years. I avoid the city like the plague now days thanks to transplants. They say dont California my Tennessee....too late.
I am surprised how little Monell’s at the Manor is mentioned. This was hands down the best soul food I had while in Nashville! All you can eat communal family style in a historic mansion, met some cool locals there. I thankfully stumbled upon it because it was near the zoo, highly recommend!😁
@@KrizRogers Hi! Did visit many bars and listen to live bands at Bourbon Street...including some drinks 😀 Went to the hugh Gaylord hotel/complex....some shopping
01. Bachelorette Parties 02. Party Buses 03. Music plays all day, all night 04. Hot Chicken; it a slow burn 05. Variety of music; it's not all country 06. Millennials & Hipsters 07. Traffic sucks 08. The allergy bowl of hell 09. History & Culture 10. Influx of people has changed Nashville
I miss old Nashville so much when it was all about familles and real old time country music downtown Broadway. Now it’s all a drunken party scene there. I think if we want old Nashville we’re gonna have to go to places like Leipers Fork, Murfreesboro and places far away on the outskirts.
Coming from a Clevelander the Country Music Hall of Fame is done quite well when compared to the Rock Hall. Admittedly, I do appreciate both genres equally. One thing I do appreciate about the Country Music Hall of Fame is they stick to honoring country music and don’t have too much of the other genres outside of Elvis’s car. I wish the Rock Hall would stick more to Rock and Roll/Alternative. But, both are great museums. Now I want to go back to Nashville. Great video!
Spot-on with the traffic! The interstates (40, 65, and 24) are constantly joining and splitting off again, so you have to really pay attention. And chances are, you’ll be on the wrong side of the highway when the next split comes! Nashville is very spread out. Which is why there are so many great things to do!
Right on. The way the splits occur, everyone in the right lanes has to get left and vice versa creating unbelievable merging problems...also coming into town on I-65./49 The downtown exits are to close together and everyone immediately has to veer ontk the right lanes where the exits are....extremely dangerous.
Nashville Native and resident still! As a kid, I remember people only went to Broadway for drugs and clubs. I'm glad my city grew to what it is today. Broadway is just a normal little piece of Nashville. You got South Nashville if you love good food, East Nashville If you like cool hip bars that isn't as wild as Broadway, North Nashville has tons of historic buildings and universities, and you have the Nations, Sylvan Park, Vanderbilt, and Belle Meade in West Nashville. (Along with many music venues.) So much to do than just Broadway. And as a native, yes, the allergies sucks as bad as the traffic. Lastly, I've noticed people come to Nashville thinking they will run into a country music star on Broadway. It won't happen, it rarely does. The only famous people you'll (more or less) run into are the song writers who wrote the Grammy winning songs.
Went to Nashville last year for a wedding and caught a show at the Grand Ole Opry. That was definitely the highlight of my trip (plus the wedding lol). If you’re able to and you enjoy country music, it’s a great experience!
Statistics speaking. 100-125 are moving to nashville,TN from out of state. Mostly from California and new york. It’s a pain. Its increased prices and traffic is a nightmare. If you are thinking of moving to nashville. Don’t we are full and full of a housing crisis, we can’t keep up!
Howdeeee. I am a native of Nashville. It definitely has changed over the past many years. One thing you mentioned is the rising cost of housing. I was living in East Nashville in an updated renovated 1918 home that we had lived in for 5 years after growing up in the country, But with the rapid rise in housing cost, we decided like so many to sell out and move out of town. Then we started looking for homes in the outskirts and found out everything had skyrocketed. Even outlying towns were growing from the influx of new people. We wound up in Dickson, TN 40 miles out I-40 to the west. Like so many towns around Nashville, all are beginning to grow due to changes like this. Nashville has tremendously changed and is beginning to boom actually. We are getting a new stadium to replace the older one for the Titans to go along with everything else. Enjoyed your video. Keep it up.
At 64, I miss the Old Nashville I grew up in. It was much friendlier then, and far easier to navigate. As a former Nashville man who lives 60 miles South of the city: I can't stand the thought of even driving up to the city ( or near it) anymore. Even Atlanta's traffic seems better compared to Nashville.
Debatable. Both cities have huge homeless problem and traffic. Neither is well managed. Atlanta may have better restaurants because it’s larger…but thankfully no pedal bars or party buses of screaming lunatics so far. After reviewing lots of hotels in Nashville, found that most are no subject to all night long noise
After reviewing many hotels in Nashville, came to the conclusion that most are ridiculously loud thanks to those classy party buses. Haha. The future of this country showing their best sides 😂 there is no cool vibe anymore. Avoid it on weekends for sure unless you like spring break for adults
Thank you for limiting the amount of information given about the surrounding areas of the city. As a local, we prefer to keep the tourists contained to Broadway so we can enjoy the better parts of the Nashville Metro area.
My son purchased in Nashville. Part of "the Millennial Influx" is due to corporations like Amazon opening/ creating alternative corporate locations. They anticipate having more than 4 buildings for management.
I remember a part in Robert Altman's classic movie "Nashville" where a couch falls off a car driving on the highway, causing a traffic jam. During this traffic jam, everyone just gets out of their cars and mingles until the traffic jam clears. That sort of thing would NEVER happen in Nashville today.
I moved near Nashville about five years ago after living around New Orleans my whole life. To compare, the culture is very different, even from a "party" perspective. There are far more live bands with very talented musicians in Nashville. Some of the bands I saw in bars for free were better than the ones I paid for. That's another thing, I think there's less cover charges than in New Orleans. New Orleans has more hip hop/trap music than actual instrument players, but if you do see an actual jazz band (very rare experience now), it is a great experience. A few things are for sure, the party in Nashville NEVER ends. I've driven on empty roads in the French quarter, Bourbon street, St. Charles etc., but I've always seen crowds of people walking through Nashville (Broadway specifically). I actually feel way safer there due to so many people being around. Oh and Broadway smells way better than New Orleans.
Lot of musicians of trying to make it in the industry so a constant supply of good ones - the bad ones wash out quickly - feeding even the lowliest dives. I'm sure there are studios in NO but don't really think of it as where aspiring artist head to. The French Quarter is really a museum piece.
@@TheJhtlag Correct. The French Quarter is a trash heap. Always has been. I used to live there. I am hoping Broadway and surrounding areas do not denigrate that way.
@@TheJhtlag I wouldn't say that the ones who play in bars are "bad." Your comment insinuates that only good musicians make it in the industry which is preposterous. The music industry is a business, and like all businesses the goal is profit. They literally have enough technology and professional producers to make nails on a chalkboard sound like Mozart. They know that a musician's talent alone won't generate them the revenue they desire, so they implicate a number of techniques that have proven to work in the past. That's also how and why a lot of people who started out in tv/film crossover into music or vice versa. The industry relies more on personal branding and imagery than music. With that said, in defense of the musicians I've witnessed at bars, some could play the songs better than the original. Some could take requests, then improv on the fly, while staying in sync. Some are essentially "one man bands" and can accurately multi-task multiple instruments and loops without compromising timing or structure. As I've said before, I've been more impressed by some bar bands that I saw for free than some concerts that I paid $100+ to see.
Have you ever lived in New Orleans? New Orleans parties make Nashville look like nothing. Plus the food music and culture are way more active in new orleans
Yea Broadway is a tourist trap $$$ between parking and drinks be prepared to spend at least a $100 for the evening not including food. Yes omg the freaking potholes are insane!!
I grew up in Franklin. It was always harder to fully enjoy Nashville when you're a kid bc you can't drink, you can't go into certain places adults may want to go, and obviously there are a lot of drunk people which can be overwhelming for a kid. Don't get me wrong you can enjoy Nashville as a kid. The Frist is cool, the parthenon is cool, there are a lot of great restaurants, etc but it's just better after you're 21. Nashvegas, you know. Also I'm a UTK student. You should cover Knoxville!
The things that shock me as someone that lives here is the outrageous rising cost of living, how much of our police officers have to be redirected to Broadway to take care of drunk tourists, instead of helping our communities. If you need help on a weekend, you don't receive any help because we have an officer shortage and they all prioritize Broadway, how disrespectful the tourists are. They all get sloppy drunk, they run out in the middle of the street ignoring traffic laws, throw up and pee everywhere when they get too drunk. The party buses are an inconvenience on the town, getting stuck in traffic behind a bunch of drunk assholes screaming constantly is hell. The city stopped giving a crap about the people who helped make Nashville what it is, and now care more about the terrible transplants that continue to take Nashville TN and make it into a cheap, overpriced drunk shit hole. Also, the reimbursement program is a joke. Every year my wheels and tires are damaged because we don't fix our potholes until the summer after the winter, you have to be able to prove that the department of transportation already knew about the pothole and failed to repair it in time which is IMPOSSIBLE
@@apallok54 the dumbass president doesn't control the gas prices. Thats not in their job description. There are high gas prices all over the world. Only gas companies control prices. They're milking us and increasing profits
Those “terrible transplants” are Americans. How bout coming to NYC and deal with the transplants from across the southern border who want everything handed to them like we owe them.
A couple things to second as someone who has visited several times. The Ryman Auditorium and Country Music Hall of Fame have such a sense of history and tradition that even if you aren't a country music fan you will appreciate it. Visit the Battle of Franklin Trust sites (and listen to their podcast) I'm a history nerd and they do an incredible job of communicating what happened - and no matter the side, I can't imagine the heart break of walking out of your house to find your brother and all the boys you grew up with dead in your yard. I quit following a podcast a few years ago when the two hosts who weren't African American said that it was inappropriate for white people visiting Nashville to have Nashville Hot Chicken.
We had a wonderful vacation in Nashville. Amazing food, music, art and culture. One thing that shocked me was when the light turns red, at least two cars still go through! Every time I was at a light I was like “wait for the Nashville two!” Lol
I work in the area a lot. Go to Franklin for some small town vibes one morning. Also head over to Nolensville Pike for the best street food from India, Kurdistan, etc...
My boyfriend and I went to nashville back in September for boonaroo and i guess my birthday 😅 but i was very surprised about nashville. when you first hear about the city, you expect country music crazy. yes there is country music but i was actually surprised to know how black the city is and how rich in black culture it is. from little richard, Fisk Jubilee Singers (also if you didn’t know they are the reason behind nashville being called music city), african american music museum (make sure to check this one out 😉) but i felt very much at home and comfortable. also the city reminded me of a mix of vegas and new orleans. i actually enjoyed my visit there and definitely have to visit again.
Glad you liked it! Don't forget that Jimi Hendrix lived and played here on Jefferson st in the 60s. Also, a black man named TeeTot Payne taught Hank Williams Sr how to play guitar. There might not have been a Hank without TeeTot!
I'm glad you got to see that part of the city. Nashville is a very diverse city. Most people don't get to see that because they never leave downtown when they visit.
Not so sure about now but when I was living in Nashville even then did the most part I stayed clear of broad. So many neat stores shops little hike in the wall places like the arcade fleet street pub the bicentennial park the little stores and bookshops outside the Vanderbilt campus area are also great
Excellent job. I'm the Concierge of the Bobby Hotel (the one on 4th Ave N with the bus on the roof) and I often tell guests, "This is the Music City, not the Country Music City." Of course, country music is important and if you spend your visit on Broadway your view will be tainted. I send many into Printers Alley where jazz, blues and rock rule. Bottom line though - there is music for everyone somewhere.
Canadian by birth, American by choice, Nashville by the Grace of God. Lived there through the 1990's Inglewood. Visited 2008 was changing fast. One of the best decades of my life was there! Manager at Opryland Hotel loved it! Your explanation of the city is spot on! TY as my daughter and husband are headed there next week ! Her hometown!!
Laughing that you showed the Trinity lane exit sign - that is the worst intersection in all of town. My wife drives in every day and that is accident central. And when I moved to Tennessee the first thing my buddy asked me was "do you have allergies?" I said no, and he said "you will!"
I moved to Nashville TN in 1978. I enjoyed living in Nashville. I never heard of hot chicken. I loved going Centennial Park with a picnic to listen to music. I enjoyed the zoo when it opened. I moved to Franklin several years ago because refugees took over my neighborhood. I just spent a few days in Nashville and was disgusted by the homeless and the party busses. I saw a lot of urban blight, the streets are in bad condition. My company did not enjoy visiting Nashville. My company wanted to stay in Franklin to eat and shop.
Been in Murfreesboro since 1988.. guess I am a native. When I was in high school we would go downtown and ride the elevator to the top of the Stouffer Hotel and ride around Broadway with very little car and foot traffic. Now we avoid downtown like the pandemic and only go downtown when we have family visiting to show them around.
To those who have never been to Nashville and are coming on vacation. You will have a wonderful time. Nashville is a wonderful place, friendly people, good food,etc. It's also a good place to live. Hope you enjoy Music City.
Originally from Detroit. Been living in Nashville since 1991. Great place to visit and plenty to do…for everyone (wink wink) 😉😉😉. However the traffic here at times, is horrible! People here simply can’t drive! Definitely have noticed more diversity than ever before. For the most part: NASHVILLE TENNESSEE IS THE PLACE TO VISIT 😎😎😎
It from Detroit and ur talking about folks can't drive?? Really??? In Detroit nobody slows down in the snow and the ice . Cars don't pull over for emergency vehicles . folks just drive thru red lights on a regular basis and we not gonna talk about the parking downtown Detroit
I work in construction and I helped build a new apartment complex in Pie Town called Haven At The Gulch and everyone I talked to that entire area was just parking garages and lots. There's a lot of construction going on there
I was in Nashville just two weeks ago and I didn't find the traffic too be much worse than many other American cities. What I noticed was bad antiquated and poor quality the roads and streets were. There were many intersections right in the city where there was not a stop light when one was clearly needed. Furthermore, many drivers in Nashville (or in Tennessee in general) do not know how to use a new invention called the turn signal. It's not only required by law to use, but it greatly makes the road safer for everyone on it.
Nashville drivers have always been reckless. There is no traffic enforcement (as in Z E R O) because Metro PD pay is terrible, plus a lot of native Nashvillians grew up out in the country decades ago where you just do whatever you want and brought their habits with them. It's a shock to newcomers but you get used to it, and it's nowhere near as bad as Atlanta. The roads are all jacked up because Davidson County has lost a ton of it's workforce over pay and did basically nothing about fixing roads during COVID. Traditionally, the roads have been really good, the decline is very recent.
@@JeffinBville It does take not a masters degree or PhD to learn how to use a turn signal. Not only does the use of turn signals make the road safer for everyone but their use is required in every state of the Union. Just so you know.
Well I live in Nashville, but I'm not from here. The biggest problem with the natives is they hate people using horns. People flash their lights, which should be used for alerting semi's or other CMV that they can get in your lane. Or also at night when alerting other cars that their headlights and tail lights are out. I drive for a living and at night and I see drivers everyday with lights out, some understand why I'm flashing my lights at them but its extremely rare that people understand that. Or you have the other extreme people love driving with high beams on.
@@elektrastone7327 This sounds like a very uneducated group of drivers. Drivers in Texas certainly are not perfect but our quality of driver is pretty good overall; part of that is due to the fact that drivers ed is required for all drivers under the age of 18. You can get a drivers licence between 18 and 25 years old without taking a full length drivers ed course, but you must still take a one day eight hour course.
Tennessee native here. I was born in Clarksville. It's a medium sized city outside of Nashville. Then I lived in the Memphis suburbs. I have a good taste of both of the major cities in Tennessee. This state has changed so much in my thirty-seven years. There are so many expats coming into this state these days. Not just in the major cities but even in the small towns like what I currently live in. It seems half of the people in my work place are not even from the South these days. I'm a political independent so I'm not trying to start a political discussion but they're referred to as "leftugees". Conservatives leaving the blue state for the red states. They've changed the state so much. They can come here and buy large houses on large lots with the equity in their small houses back in their home states like California, Illinois, New York etc. Housing prices are going up all across the nation but it seems to be impacting Tennessee harder than some other states. Nashville is now more expensive than Atlanta and Orlando. I had a girl from California tell me that she and her boyfriend were shocked at how expensive Nashville is and how expensive the mall was. I can see what the appeal of this state is. The people are know for being exceptionally friendly. Even for a Southern state. It's a long narrow state with I-40 running right through the center of it so it's easier to travel anywhere in a reasonable amount of time. You can drive one end of the state to the other in about seven hours. The major cities are all spread out along I-40. There are about seven million people here, which is more than most states but the state itself is smaller than most states. At the same time the population is spread out. So, no matter where you are, you're never to far from a city while maintaining a small town feel and you can still buy land and houses much cheaper than in most other states except in Nashville. The state has quite a bit to offer in entertainment. Music being the primary. Our state tourist trap is Sevier county. Pigeon Forge most precisely. I've watched it develop so much in my thirty-seven years. It used to all be in the valley. Now it's backing up into the mountains and neighboring Sevierville (where Dolly Parton is from) is rapidly developing. Dollywood used to just be a small theme park when I was a child. Now it's a words top ten. Dolly and her business partners have invested another $300 million into the park and other resorts they've built. If you want to feel the Southern vibe you'll need to come soon. It feels like the expats are going to displace us native Southerners soon.
I moved here in 1986. "Lower Broad" (Broadway) was a dump. Not at all family friendly unless you wanted to take little Timmy to a peep show. If you wanted to see a concert in Nashville there was the Grand Ole Opry or Municipal Auditorium, which was probably best suited for wrestling matches. You could go to Starwood for an outdoor concert in Antioch during the summer, but the best concerts were at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro. That's right, the best artists went 25 miles away to MTSU, not Nashville. Until recently, party buses in Nashville were unregulated. Alcohol was served without a license and the woo girls were constantly yelling and music was blasting, pedal taverns slowly crawled through intersections and scooter were left on sidewalks to trip people up. Now there are issues with food carts and vendors on the sidewalks, and yeah, the beggars are obnoxious. Nashville is still trying to cope with its success. Too many tourists come here thinking they can do what they want and cops stay busy arresting drunks who want to start fights or can't remember what hotel they're staying at. Lower Broad is now closed to traffic at night because emergency vehicles were making a dozen trips downtown every night and couldn't get through the traffic jams. Feel free to have fun and drop off those tax dollars, but when we locals have to pay to house you overnight at the Davidson County Bed and Breakfast for being stupid in public it kind of ruins it for all of us. Most of all, order the hot chicken. Like Nashville traffic, the pain is temporary, but the experience it worth it in the long run.
Went to college in Murfreesboro (about 45 mins south of Nashville) & enjoyed time in the big city with friends & concerts during college. Now most of my friends who moved to Nashville from the Boro/after college have left because it's too much. Many have come more south to here in Chattanooga because it's not as crowded.
Antiquated roads. Especially interstates that have the same capacity near downtown as they did in the 1970's despite the addition of a million new residents.
If you're a native, you know which roads to use at what time of the day. For example, I can drive into downtown (or out) during rush hour without being slowed or held up.
Very nice video. Well done! One thing I would add is that the National Museum of African American Music is just as good as the Country Music Hall of Fame. They are close together, and you can get through both in one day.
A month ago I was there (I'm European) and I loved the city and the vibe. However I didn't like how poorly maintained the houses near the river were. I'm talking about 1st Ave, just next to the hard rock Cafe up to Fort Nashboro. I hope they renovate that and create a nice area
@@YounginBallin they look abandoned, as of homeless people lived there. Full of graffiti and broken glasses. In Europe they'd be boutique hotels or luxury apartments. In the US they're simply abandoned
Idk what Tennessee laws are like, but my alma mater in Iowa had a house on the national historic registry and the rules for modifying the house were pretty stringent. The college had to go through so much bureaucratic tape just to change the paint (it was the old pain that had lead in it). It’s often time consuming, labor intensive, and expensive to renovate historic houses so that’s probably why they look abandoned. I also wonder if climate change is making those houses a poor investment to make. I’m sure the river overflowing would make maintenance a pain in the ass.
I do hotel reviews so if you’re looking for a tasteful place that’s quiet, check them out. It’s hard to find with the loud scenicruiser horrors all about the city. Come during the week if you can, and avoid weekends. Or see close by places that are out a ways from the city
I live in Nashville and you won't escape the bachelorette parties no matter where you go. Unless you go to Antioch, Bellevue or Green Hills, Donelson. But they are all over in 12 south and those other places you mentioned.
Truth be told, many Nashvillians have avoided Lower Broad for some time now. (Unless of course they work there.) It's where people come to see how poorly they hold their liquor. Plenty of great new restaurants, that don't have adequete parking. However, still, the best guitar players on Earth, will deliver your pizza and Uber you to the airport. lol
So glad you mentioned the potholes! When will those be fixed? We made trips to Nashville to visit my grandparents frequently throughout my growing up years, and the roads were never this bad! 440 is the worst!!!
There was a tragic shooting at a Waffle House about 4 years ago. The mayor visited one of the survivors in the hospital and he asked if there was anything he could do for her. Her reply? "Fix 440." And he did. It's in great shape now.
If you love Peg Leg Porker, the guy who own’s it opened a brisket place called Bringle’s Smoking Oasis in the Nations neighborhood in west Nashville, I would fully recommend
Nashville is still a really friendly city, especially compared to cities in other parts of the country. We are less friendly to the mobs of drunk tourists. The average Nashville resident doesn't make a dime of their tourist dollars and they just cause problems for the folks who are just trying to get to work. So if you come here remember that is is home to us. And if you can't behave, idk, go to Atlanta or something.
You better have a lot of money if visiting Everything is so expensive. 50.00 to ride a bus 12.00 for a drink 200.00 hotel not downtown Massive homeless Broadway smells like urine I loved Ryman I loved Grand Ole Opry I loved Centennial park
As a transplant to Nashville I can say it is a nice place to visit for a quick vacation or if you have a concert. To myself Nashville has all the problems of a larger city but none of the benefits. After you hit the highlights he mentions, there really is nothing here! Most disappointing thing is the food seen, definitely caters more to the tourists.
Nashvilles buildings and people have doubled in the last 10 years. I recommend parking on the outskirts and taking an bus or Uber to downtown. No free parking at all
I love going up to the agricultural center for their trails that you ca n walk on any given day. And across the street from it at the Lutheran church has a small farmers market on Thursdays, may throw September every year if anyone likes that kind of stuff. And the center has a free museum, holds the police horses, old farm equipment, bee keeper area, and flowers and other stuff that they grow and a mini family grave yard from the family that had it before the land was donated to the city for the agricultural use....and not to mention deer and wild rabbits and parties going up in the area. House of flaffel, and Bell Buckle café is a must try! I have horrible allergies and live in Florida. I do way better in Nashville. I rarely sneeze and cough there.
Love Nashville, was there for the first time last August 2021, and bought an apartment there. Not a fan of the busy downtown music area, but alot of other things to do. For me it doesnt have the feel of a city, more like a big village. Maybe awkward to say.....but thats my perception.
Oh my gosh the bachlorette parties. And Broadway in general. A freaking nightmare. The high (or low) lights: - So. Many. People. SO MANY, you guys. - Bachlorette busses and pedal vehicles all over the place. - So loud you cannot hear the person next to you talking. And there is no escape from it. It everywhere, in every shop, even the ice cream shop. There is no escape, no place of quiet. - The smell of vomit. If you're walking up Broadway that is the predominant scent. It's not fried chicken or delicious food - nope, it's vomit. If you have to visit downtown I suggest doing it on an early weekday morning...unless you like the loud, smelly, party vibe. Allergy bowl of hell: HA! Yes. The traffic: YES. The friendliness and safety: Since Nashville has leaned into the "Nashvegas" party vibe, it's really destroyed the city. It's not as safe or friendly as it used to be. Really sad. Also, there *are* hotels in Franklin! There's a *ton* in Cool Springs and they're building more.
Another thing that will surprise tourists, is just how many people overdosed in the converted crack house, that is now the air B&B that you are staying at, in East Nashville.
As a born and raised Nashvillian, this might be the truest video about Nashville I've seen. There is tons of noncounty music here. Not everyone here likes country music. It is more of a rock city. Broadway is a tourist thing. Not many locals frequent Broadway. We hate the bachelorette parties and despise the part busses. The traffic sucks. City and state leadership has done a very poor job with the infrastructure of this city. There is little to no mass transit. This place is unrecognizable from 10-15 years ago.
That’s a bummer. There are too many cities around the country where one can say the same thing! Atlanta Miami Orlando NOLA Key West even little old Chattanooga. I could go on. Even Portland Maine, Sedona, San Francisco, Denver. Okay I’ll stop. Chicago seems to have mostly stayed the same.
Thankfully we enjoyed our visit to Nashville. It was about five years ago.
I have been living in Nashville since 1996 and lots of locals are downtown every day: we are called service industry workers. We love our bachelorette parties and party busses; they are one of the wheels that make Nashville go and we are truly grateful that they choose Nashville for their special trip. What has really changed the most is the amount of people that are living downtown. From the Gulch to Germantown, areas that were once neglected industrial, commercial areas are now neighborhoods with thousands of people who live, work, and play downtown. Some of the tallest buildings downtown are residential not commercial. I think that is the biggest change to the vibe of Nashville.
@@jimhall583 Cool story, kiddo.
Preach it brother!
@@jimhall583 lol you're the only person I have ever heard say "we love out bachelorette parties and party busses" I bet over half of those ass holes don't even tip well, or at all.
Your sparkling personality it's the cherry on the cake on your videos! Love it!
Thank you
You leave there friend? I mean Nashville
Everything you said is true. I’ve lived in Nashville my entire life and it has changed a lot.
I love Nashville. So many things to do (beyond drinking) and super nice folks.
I moved there in 2004. Lived there for 15 years. The change he talks about is real. I've been gone for four years. I can't imagine that I'd recognize our old neighborhood of Lockeland Springs in East Nashville these days. We used to walk down to Titans games. We miss it. I think.
It's very sad all these new people move in and they don't preserve the history of the culture. They tear down farms they build their new homes and they don't think about what's going to happen in 50 years when we run out of food
@@apallok54 lol I read these comments and I die laughing cause people said the same thing about Harlem, Brooklyn, Soho, and other parts of NYC. All around the country I hear comments about how “things changed”. America is a very, very young country and has lots of growing pains in the future. So folks get used to it. Absolutely nothing stays the same.
I just visited Nashville, two shocks I noticed:
1.) The sheer amount of homeless people. Walking up and down 4th ave, it was almost constantly dodging a homeless person asking for money. Most were passive, but some were borderline aggressive, I even saw one getting up into people's faces.
2.) I saw a sign that said "Don't Expect Nashville to Change For You." I really liked this. I am a big believer that if you move somewhere, you need to really understand the pros and cons of where you are moving, and if you move there, you are moving there because something about that place made you like it, so don't try to change it into the place you left, because something about that place you left made you leave.
That's when you give them a smack
Too bad Nashville has changed for those people
Downtown has always been a homeless magnet. A lot of local charities and churches basically enable them to live there, for better or worse. Metro PD does very little to stop it, but the State Troopers will bust skulls if they get near or mess with state government property. The handful of independent police departments and outer-ring suburbs have zero tolerance as well. If you panhandle in Brentwood, you will be in a jail cell within 5 minutes.
So many of them really aren't homeless, though. I live here and I see the same people in the same places every day. I've seen one guy in Brentwood every day for 10-15 years now. It IS his job. He's not even an old guy, out of shape, missing a leg, nothing wrong with the dude. He was probably only 25-30 when I first started noticing him. They know they can make a bundle from begging so they keep doing it.
@@djkid22 Is it the guy at the 65/OHB exchange? There's a few of them, including a woman who lives in the trees near Wendy's. That whole area is still Nashville. The county line is south of OHB and cuts further south on a tangent through the drug store parking lot and Corky's BBQ. They never go into Brentwood proper because the police won't let them.
As a native of Nashville (we natives are on the endangered species list), Im amazed with your accurate observations. Nashville sits in a basin (what non science folk call a "bowl"). Allergies are very bad here. Our local allergists used to run ads 24/7 until COVID came to town.
No it's not. I do a lot better there than I do in Florida. I rarely sneeze there and don't cough...I do so much better with my allergies than I do in Florida. Here I sneeze my head off practically all day, everyday and cough all the time, have watery throat and eyes and burning eyes and hay fever
One thing that shocked me the most as someone from the Netherlands, was the waiting times for the restaurants at Broadway. Shortest was 2 hours
I'm from Tennessee. It depends on which times you go. Also there's been a major uptick in business lately because of the pandemic coming to an end.
No restaurant is worth a 2 hour wait. Just go to the Assembly at 4th a Broadway. There's about 20 restaurants there with essentially no wait.
The food is not good enough for a 2 hour wait.
@@chlbtn Might be to some people
@@mollynash2597 Might be to some people
On Saturday, July 31, 2021, l met in Jersey City, New Jersey, a young lady sporting a "Nashville" hat - she had been there, and enjoyed it; l couldn't help but start a conversation, and that lasted for hours.
Nashville native here! Really surprised at how accurate and well done this was! Most people only notice Broadway, Bachelorettes, country music, and hot chicken when they come. There’s so much more!! I don’t like country music -at all- but I go to concerts all the time. Just look up other venues (there’s tons) and you’ll find something cool and not country every night.
We are definitely in an allergy bowl of hell 😂
The potholes were awful this year because of all the snow we had this winter-the city is pretty good about fixing them….eventually!
One thing I think is really special is the National Museum of African American Music-definitely recommend next time you’re here
The replica of the Parthenon is the most shocking of all things in Nashville.
Same here born and raised. Glad we moved out!
What other venues do you recommend?
I lived in Nashville about 25 years ago just as the city started really developing downtown. I still like to visit, but couldn't really imagine living there again. Very good list and assessment of the city.
Great video footage, thanks for posting this video!
Yes, Nashville is definitely a Top tourist attraction and with that comes some Shocking behavior as well.
The sad state of humanity? lol
Born in Nashville. It's always been a party town. Years ago people from the surrounding counties would go downtown to drink and party come pay day. Couples would drive into the city to enjoy a nice dinner. The interstates have been in a constant state of updating for 30 years. I avoid the city like the plague now days thanks to transplants. They say dont California my Tennessee....too late.
I am surprised how little Monell’s at the Manor is mentioned. This was hands down the best soul food I had while in Nashville! All you can eat communal family style in a historic mansion, met some cool locals there. I thankfully stumbled upon it because it was near the zoo, highly recommend!😁
It's a very popular, well known spot. It's even listed as the top places to eat in Nashville.
Im a nashville native and Monells is a nashville staple! I highly recommend it
The best!!! 💯
I wish it was still open :-(
Did visit Nashville 3 weeks ago (i am from Sweden), and i loved it. Want to go back someday.
Cool! What all did you do while you were here?
@@KrizRogers Hi! Did visit many bars and listen to live bands at Bourbon Street...including some drinks 😀
Went to the hugh Gaylord hotel/complex....some shopping
@@thomaseriksson5251 Are you sure you weren't in New Orleans? :)
@@chlbtn haha...sorry i wrote wrong Street
01. Bachelorette Parties
02. Party Buses
03. Music plays all day, all night
04. Hot Chicken; it a slow burn
05. Variety of music; it's not all country
06. Millennials & Hipsters
07. Traffic sucks
08. The allergy bowl of hell
09. History & Culture
10. Influx of people has changed Nashville
I miss old Nashville so much when it was all about familles and real old time country music downtown Broadway. Now it’s all a drunken party scene there. I think if we want old Nashville we’re gonna have to go to places like Leipers Fork, Murfreesboro and places far away on the outskirts.
So true,I am a former Nashvillian. Franklin is now better.
Yep, it’s a tacky mess now
Coming from a Clevelander the Country Music Hall of Fame is done quite well when compared to the Rock Hall. Admittedly, I do appreciate both genres equally. One thing I do appreciate about the Country Music Hall of Fame is they stick to honoring country music and don’t have too much of the other genres outside of Elvis’s car. I wish the Rock Hall would stick more to Rock and Roll/Alternative. But, both are great museums. Now I want to go back to Nashville. Great video!
I have been to many worlds, and I can confirm the best among them is Wolters World.
LANE MUSEUM. By far the best auto museum in the world.
yes
If you are looking for historical sites: Stones River Battlefield in Murfreesboro, Carter House in Franklin, The Hermitage, Traveler's Rest
Spot-on with the traffic! The interstates (40, 65, and 24) are constantly joining and splitting off again, so you have to really pay attention. And chances are, you’ll be on the wrong side of the highway when the next split comes! Nashville is very spread out. Which is why there are so many great things to do!
Right on. The way the splits occur, everyone in the right lanes has to get left and vice versa creating unbelievable merging problems...also coming into town on I-65./49 The downtown exits are to close together and everyone immediately has to veer ontk the right lanes where the exits are....extremely dangerous.
TDOT is a joke even in Knoxville.
Nashville Native and resident still! As a kid, I remember people only went to Broadway for drugs and clubs. I'm glad my city grew to what it is today. Broadway is just a normal little piece of Nashville. You got South Nashville if you love good food, East Nashville If you like cool hip bars that isn't as wild as Broadway, North Nashville has tons of historic buildings and universities, and you have the Nations, Sylvan Park, Vanderbilt, and Belle Meade in West Nashville. (Along with many music venues.) So much to do than just Broadway. And as a native, yes, the allergies sucks as bad as the traffic.
Lastly, I've noticed people come to Nashville thinking they will run into a country music star on Broadway. It won't happen, it rarely does. The only famous people you'll (more or less) run into are the song writers who wrote the Grammy winning songs.
Native here
We hate your bachelorette parties and if you get on a petal tavern you are dead to us lol
The allergy bowl comment is real!
It’s sad really. Guess these people couldn’t get to Vegas?
Went to Nashville last year for a wedding and caught a show at the Grand Ole Opry. That was definitely the highlight of my trip (plus the wedding lol). If you’re able to and you enjoy country music, it’s a great experience!
Statistics speaking. 100-125 are moving to nashville,TN from out of state. Mostly from California and new york. It’s a pain. Its increased prices and traffic is a nightmare. If you are thinking of moving to nashville. Don’t we are full and full of a housing crisis, we can’t keep up!
Howdeeee. I am a native of Nashville. It definitely has changed over the past many years. One thing you mentioned is the rising cost of housing. I was living in East Nashville in an updated renovated 1918 home that we had lived in for 5 years after growing up in the country, But with the rapid rise in housing cost, we decided like so many to sell out and move out of town. Then we started looking for homes in the outskirts and found out everything had skyrocketed. Even outlying towns were growing from the influx of new people. We wound up in Dickson, TN 40 miles out I-40 to the west. Like so many towns around Nashville, all are beginning to grow due to changes like this. Nashville has tremendously changed and is beginning to boom actually. We are getting a new stadium to replace the older one for the Titans to go along with everything else. Enjoyed your video. Keep it up.
At 64, I miss the Old Nashville I grew up in. It was much friendlier then, and far easier to navigate. As a former Nashville man who lives 60 miles South of the city: I can't stand the thought of even driving up to the city ( or near it) anymore.
Even Atlanta's traffic seems better compared to Nashville.
Debatable. Both cities have huge homeless problem and traffic. Neither is well managed. Atlanta may have better restaurants because it’s larger…but thankfully no pedal bars or party buses of screaming lunatics so far. After reviewing lots of hotels in Nashville, found that most are no subject to all night long noise
After reviewing many hotels in Nashville, came to the conclusion that most are ridiculously loud thanks to those classy party buses. Haha. The future of this country showing their best sides 😂 there is no cool vibe anymore. Avoid it on weekends for sure unless you like spring break for adults
Thank you for limiting the amount of information given about the surrounding areas of the city. As a local, we prefer to keep the tourists contained to Broadway so we can enjoy the better parts of the Nashville Metro area.
My son purchased in Nashville. Part of "the Millennial Influx" is due to corporations like Amazon opening/ creating alternative corporate locations. They anticipate having more than 4 buildings for management.
You’re so correct about Nashville traffic. It gives Atlanta a run for its money as for which has the worse in the South.
I remember a part in Robert Altman's classic movie "Nashville" where a couch falls off a car driving on the highway, causing a traffic jam. During this traffic jam, everyone just gets out of their cars and mingles until the traffic jam clears. That sort of thing would NEVER happen in Nashville today.
I moved near Nashville about five years ago after living around New Orleans my whole life. To compare, the culture is very different, even from a "party" perspective. There are far more live bands with very talented musicians in Nashville. Some of the bands I saw in bars for free were better than the ones I paid for. That's another thing, I think there's less cover charges than in New Orleans. New Orleans has more hip hop/trap music than actual instrument players, but if you do see an actual jazz band (very rare experience now), it is a great experience. A few things are for sure, the party in Nashville NEVER ends. I've driven on empty roads in the French quarter, Bourbon street, St. Charles etc., but I've always seen crowds of people walking through Nashville (Broadway specifically). I actually feel way safer there due to so many people being around. Oh and Broadway smells way better than New Orleans.
Nashville is slowly turning into a New Orleans style city.
Lot of musicians of trying to make it in the industry so a constant supply of good ones - the bad ones wash out quickly - feeding even the lowliest dives. I'm sure there are studios in NO but don't really think of it as where aspiring artist head to. The French Quarter is really a museum piece.
@@TheJhtlag Correct. The French Quarter is a trash heap. Always has been. I used to live there. I am hoping Broadway and surrounding areas do not denigrate that way.
@@TheJhtlag I wouldn't say that the ones who play in bars are "bad." Your comment insinuates that only good musicians make it in the industry which is preposterous. The music industry is a business, and like all businesses the goal is profit. They literally have enough technology and professional producers to make nails on a chalkboard sound like Mozart. They know that a musician's talent alone won't generate them the revenue they desire, so they implicate a number of techniques that have proven to work in the past. That's also how and why a lot of people who started out in tv/film crossover into music or vice versa. The industry relies more on personal branding and imagery than music.
With that said, in defense of the musicians I've witnessed at bars, some could play the songs better than the original. Some could take requests, then improv on the fly, while staying in sync. Some are essentially "one man bands" and can accurately multi-task multiple instruments and loops without compromising timing or structure. As I've said before, I've been more impressed by some bar bands that I saw for free than some concerts that I paid $100+ to see.
Have you ever lived in New Orleans? New Orleans parties make Nashville look like nothing. Plus the food music and culture are way more active in new orleans
Yea Broadway is a tourist trap
$$$ between parking and drinks be prepared to spend at least a $100 for the evening not including food. Yes omg the freaking potholes are insane!!
I grew up in Franklin. It was always harder to fully enjoy Nashville when you're a kid bc you can't drink, you can't go into certain places adults may want to go, and obviously there are a lot of drunk people which can be overwhelming for a kid. Don't get me wrong you can enjoy Nashville as a kid. The Frist is cool, the parthenon is cool, there are a lot of great restaurants, etc but it's just better after you're 21. Nashvegas, you know.
Also I'm a UTK student. You should cover Knoxville!
The things that shock me as someone that lives here is the outrageous rising cost of living, how much of our police officers have to be redirected to Broadway to take care of drunk tourists, instead of helping our communities. If you need help on a weekend, you don't receive any help because we have an officer shortage and they all prioritize Broadway, how disrespectful the tourists are. They all get sloppy drunk, they run out in the middle of the street ignoring traffic laws, throw up and pee everywhere when they get too drunk. The party buses are an inconvenience on the town, getting stuck in traffic behind a bunch of drunk assholes screaming constantly is hell. The city stopped giving a crap about the people who helped make Nashville what it is, and now care more about the terrible transplants that continue to take Nashville TN and make it into a cheap, overpriced drunk shit hole.
Also, the reimbursement program is a joke. Every year my wheels and tires are damaged because we don't fix our potholes until the summer after the winter, you have to be able to prove that the department of transportation already knew about the pothole and failed to repair it in time which is IMPOSSIBLE
Joe Biden raised the cost everywhere
@@apallok54 the dumbass president doesn't control the gas prices. Thats not in their job description. There are high gas prices all over the world. Only gas companies control prices. They're milking us and increasing profits
I rarely see police on Broadway. I've been pick-pocketed there in the past.
Sounds horrible. You should move
Those “terrible transplants” are Americans. How bout coming to NYC and deal with the transplants from across the southern border who want everything handed to them like we owe them.
Hit the nail on the head with traffic. I drive all around Nashville everyday and it’s terrible.
Nashville Native here! If you’re visiting Nashville anytime soon and you’re looking for soul food try QC Kitchen. It’s downtown Nashville. 319 Peabody Street. It’s literally the best soul food you’ll ever taste here.
A couple things to second as someone who has visited several times. The Ryman Auditorium and Country Music Hall of Fame have such a sense of history and tradition that even if you aren't a country music fan you will appreciate it. Visit the Battle of Franklin Trust sites (and listen to their podcast) I'm a history nerd and they do an incredible job of communicating what happened - and no matter the side, I can't imagine the heart break of walking out of your house to find your brother and all the boys you grew up with dead in your yard.
I quit following a podcast a few years ago when the two hosts who weren't African American said that it was inappropriate for white people visiting Nashville to have Nashville Hot Chicken.
I agree; The tour of the Carter House in Franklin is amazing.
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We had a wonderful vacation in Nashville. Amazing food, music, art and culture. One thing that shocked me was when the light turns red, at least two cars still go through! Every time I was at a light I was like “wait for the Nashville two!” Lol
I also love to visit there some day with my daughter, maybe you be friend that will take us around one of this days right
I work in the area a lot. Go to Franklin for some small town vibes one morning. Also head over to Nolensville Pike for the best street food from India, Kurdistan, etc...
My boyfriend and I went to nashville back in September for boonaroo and i guess my birthday 😅 but i was very surprised about nashville. when you first hear about the city, you expect country music crazy. yes there is country music but i was actually surprised to know how black the city is and how rich in black culture it is. from little richard, Fisk Jubilee Singers (also if you didn’t know they are the reason behind nashville being called music city), african american music museum (make sure to check this one out 😉) but i felt very much at home and comfortable. also the city reminded me of a mix of vegas and new orleans. i actually enjoyed my visit there and definitely have to visit again.
Yes. Take the Music bus tour to learn about all this stuff. Its well worth the expensive ticket.
Glad you liked it! Don't forget that Jimi Hendrix lived and played here on Jefferson st in the 60s. Also, a black man named TeeTot Payne taught Hank Williams Sr how to play guitar. There might not have been a Hank without TeeTot!
I'm glad you got to see that part of the city. Nashville is a very diverse city. Most people don't get to see that because they never leave downtown when they visit.
Not so sure about now but when I was living in Nashville even then did the most part I stayed clear of broad. So many neat stores shops little hike in the wall places like the arcade fleet street pub the bicentennial park the little stores and bookshops outside the Vanderbilt campus area are also great
Excellent job. I'm the Concierge of the Bobby Hotel (the one on 4th Ave N with the bus on the roof) and I often tell guests, "This is the Music City, not the Country Music City." Of course, country music is important and if you spend your visit on Broadway your view will be tainted. I send many into Printers Alley where jazz, blues and rock rule. Bottom line though - there is music for everyone somewhere.
I live in Nashville and you nailed it especially the allergies!!
Canadian by birth, American by choice, Nashville by the Grace of God. Lived there through the 1990's Inglewood. Visited 2008 was changing fast. One of the best decades of my life was there! Manager at Opryland Hotel loved it! Your explanation of the city is spot on! TY as my daughter and husband are headed there next week ! Her hometown!!
It's a shock to us too. It's changed so much.
Laughing that you showed the Trinity lane exit sign - that is the worst intersection in all of town. My wife drives in every day and that is accident central. And when I moved to Tennessee the first thing my buddy asked me was "do you have allergies?" I said no, and he said "you will!"
Once again, you represent my town very well.
I moved to Nashville TN in 1978. I enjoyed living in Nashville. I never heard of hot chicken. I loved going Centennial Park with a picnic to listen to music. I enjoyed the zoo when it opened. I moved to Franklin several years ago because refugees took over my neighborhood. I just spent a few days in Nashville and was disgusted by the homeless and the party busses. I saw a lot of urban blight, the streets are in bad condition. My company did not enjoy visiting Nashville. My company wanted to stay in Franklin to eat and shop.
Refugees took over your neighborhood? Sounds dramatic.
@@garrettcason3692 Apparently, Nashville has had a huge influx of Middle Eastern people in the past few decades.
I prefer Franklin and Leapers Fork to Nashville, just got back from a vacation there
Been in Murfreesboro since 1988.. guess I am a native. When I was in high school we would go downtown and ride the elevator to the top of the Stouffer Hotel and ride around Broadway with very little car and foot traffic. Now we avoid downtown like the pandemic and only go downtown when we have family visiting to show them around.
I miss Nashville so much
It’s not all country music - stop across from the Ryman and visit the National Museum of African American Music - amazing
To those who have never been to Nashville and are coming on vacation. You will have a wonderful time. Nashville is a wonderful place, friendly people, good food,etc. It's also a good place to live. Hope you enjoy Music City.
Was there last week...My biggest shock was the exhorbant parking fees near Broadway
Parking is free at the titans stadium
We listened to some great live jazz in Nashville at a suburban strip mall.
Originally from Detroit. Been living in Nashville since 1991. Great place to visit and plenty to do…for everyone (wink wink) 😉😉😉. However the traffic here at times, is horrible! People here simply can’t drive! Definitely have noticed more diversity than ever before. For the most part: NASHVILLE TENNESSEE IS THE PLACE TO VISIT 😎😎😎
It from Detroit and ur talking about folks can't drive?? Really??? In Detroit nobody slows down in the snow and the ice . Cars don't pull over for emergency vehicles . folks just drive thru red lights on a regular basis and we not gonna talk about the parking downtown Detroit
Love Nashville
I work in construction and I helped build a new apartment complex in Pie Town called Haven At The Gulch and everyone I talked to that entire area was just parking garages and lots. There's a lot of construction going on there
I was in Nashville just two weeks ago and I didn't find the traffic too be much worse than many other American cities. What I noticed was bad antiquated and poor quality the roads and streets were. There were many intersections right in the city where there was not a stop light when one was clearly needed. Furthermore, many drivers in Nashville (or in Tennessee in general) do not know how to use a new invention called the turn signal. It's not only required by law to use, but it greatly makes the road safer for everyone on it.
Nashville drivers have always been reckless. There is no traffic enforcement (as in Z E R O) because Metro PD pay is terrible, plus a lot of native Nashvillians grew up out in the country decades ago where you just do whatever you want and brought their habits with them. It's a shock to newcomers but you get used to it, and it's nowhere near as bad as Atlanta.
The roads are all jacked up because Davidson County has lost a ton of it's workforce over pay and did basically nothing about fixing roads during COVID. Traditionally, the roads have been really good, the decline is very recent.
Turn signals are optional on cars sold in Michigan. Just so you know.
@@JeffinBville It does take not a masters degree or PhD to learn how to use a turn signal. Not only does the use of turn signals make the road safer for everyone but their use is required in every state of the Union. Just so you know.
Well I live in Nashville, but I'm not from here. The biggest problem with the natives is they hate people using horns. People flash their lights, which should be used for alerting semi's or other CMV that they can get in your lane. Or also at night when alerting other cars that their headlights and tail lights are out. I drive for a living and at night and I see drivers everyday with lights out, some understand why I'm flashing my lights at them but its extremely rare that people understand that. Or you have the other extreme people love driving with high beams on.
@@elektrastone7327 This sounds like a very uneducated group of drivers. Drivers in Texas certainly are not perfect but our quality of driver is pretty good overall; part of that is due to the fact that drivers ed is required for all drivers under the age of 18. You can get a drivers licence between 18 and 25 years old without taking a full length drivers ed course, but you must still take a one day eight hour course.
Tennessee native here. I was born in Clarksville. It's a medium sized city outside of Nashville. Then I lived in the Memphis suburbs. I have a good taste of both of the major cities in Tennessee.
This state has changed so much in my thirty-seven years. There are so many expats coming into this state these days. Not just in the major cities but even in the small towns like what I currently live in. It seems half of the people in my work place are not even from the South these days. I'm a political independent so I'm not trying to start a political discussion but they're referred to as "leftugees". Conservatives leaving the blue state for the red states. They've changed the state so much.
They can come here and buy large houses on large lots with the equity in their small houses back in their home states like California, Illinois, New York etc. Housing prices are going up all across the nation but it seems to be impacting Tennessee harder than some other states. Nashville is now more expensive than Atlanta and Orlando. I had a girl from California tell me that she and her boyfriend were shocked at how expensive Nashville is and how expensive the mall was.
I can see what the appeal of this state is. The people are know for being exceptionally friendly. Even for a Southern state. It's a long narrow state with I-40 running right through the center of it so it's easier to travel anywhere in a reasonable amount of time. You can drive one end of the state to the other in about seven hours. The major cities are all spread out along I-40. There are about seven million people here, which is more than most states but the state itself is smaller than most states. At the same time the population is spread out. So, no matter where you are, you're never to far from a city while maintaining a small town feel and you can still buy land and houses much cheaper than in most other states except in Nashville.
The state has quite a bit to offer in entertainment. Music being the primary. Our state tourist trap is Sevier county. Pigeon Forge most precisely. I've watched it develop so much in my thirty-seven years. It used to all be in the valley. Now it's backing up into the mountains and neighboring Sevierville (where Dolly Parton is from) is rapidly developing. Dollywood used to just be a small theme park when I was a child. Now it's a words top ten. Dolly and her business partners have invested another $300 million into the park and other resorts they've built.
If you want to feel the Southern vibe you'll need to come soon. It feels like the expats are going to displace us native Southerners soon.
Makes me sad at how much it’s changed, so many people moving here ☹️
@@KimWH.2 Where are you?
I moved here in 1986. "Lower Broad" (Broadway) was a dump. Not at all family friendly unless you wanted to take little Timmy to a peep show. If you wanted to see a concert in Nashville there was the Grand Ole Opry or Municipal Auditorium, which was probably best suited for wrestling matches. You could go to Starwood for an outdoor concert in Antioch during the summer, but the best concerts were at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro. That's right, the best artists went 25 miles away to MTSU, not Nashville. Until recently, party buses in Nashville were unregulated. Alcohol was served without a license and the woo girls were constantly yelling and music was blasting, pedal taverns slowly crawled through intersections and scooter were left on sidewalks to trip people up. Now there are issues with food carts and vendors on the sidewalks, and yeah, the beggars are obnoxious.
Nashville is still trying to cope with its success. Too many tourists come here thinking they can do what they want and cops stay busy arresting drunks who want to start fights or can't remember what hotel they're staying at. Lower Broad is now closed to traffic at night because emergency vehicles were making a dozen trips downtown every night and couldn't get through the traffic jams. Feel free to have fun and drop off those tax dollars, but when we locals have to pay to house you overnight at the Davidson County Bed and Breakfast for being stupid in public it kind of ruins it for all of us.
Most of all, order the hot chicken. Like Nashville traffic, the pain is temporary, but the experience it worth it in the long run.
You hit the mail on the head. ESPECIALLY THE TRAFFIC. But I do love it here.
Went to college in Murfreesboro (about 45 mins south of Nashville) & enjoyed time in the big city with friends & concerts during college. Now most of my friends who moved to Nashville from the Boro/after college have left because it's too much. Many have come more south to here in Chattanooga because it's not as crowded.
Antiquated roads. Especially interstates that have the same capacity near downtown as they did in the 1970's despite the addition of a million new residents.
If you're a native, you know which roads to use at what time of the day. For example, I can drive into downtown (or out) during rush hour without being slowed or held up.
Very nice video. Well done!
One thing I would add is that the National Museum of African American Music is just as good as the Country Music Hall of Fame. They are close together, and you can get through both in one day.
Thanks for the heads up! Will visit thisbfall
A month ago I was there (I'm European) and I loved the city and the vibe. However I didn't like how poorly maintained the houses near the river were. I'm talking about 1st Ave, just next to the hard rock Cafe up to Fort Nashboro.
I hope they renovate that and create a nice area
Lol those aren’t houses
@@YounginBallin houses/buildings/whatever. I deeply apologize for not having English as a first language
@@whispie. they are historical houses no one lives there, they just show what Nashville looked like in the 1800s
@@YounginBallin they look abandoned, as of homeless people lived there. Full of graffiti and broken glasses. In Europe they'd be boutique hotels or luxury apartments. In the US they're simply abandoned
Idk what Tennessee laws are like, but my alma mater in Iowa had a house on the national historic registry and the rules for modifying the house were pretty stringent. The college had to go through so much bureaucratic tape just to change the paint (it was the old pain that had lead in it).
It’s often time consuming, labor intensive, and expensive to renovate historic houses so that’s probably why they look abandoned.
I also wonder if climate change is making those houses a poor investment to make. I’m sure the river overflowing would make maintenance a pain in the ass.
We are coming from the Uk in October for my 40th birthday. Have waited so long for this trip!!! Can not wait!!!
I do hotel reviews so if you’re looking for a tasteful place that’s quiet, check them out. It’s hard to find with the loud scenicruiser horrors all about the city. Come during the week if you can, and avoid weekends. Or see close by places that are out a ways from the city
The bowl is called the Central Basin
I live in Nashville and you won't escape the bachelorette parties no matter where you go. Unless you go to Antioch, Bellevue or Green Hills, Donelson. But they are all over in 12 south and those other places you mentioned.
Yes I hate how Nashville has changed, I blame social media!
Social media killed regional culture
I live in Nashville. I’m shocked anyone would come from Europe to see this place.
How shocking to be called a City when it has unreliable public transpo! 😂
Truth be told, many Nashvillians have avoided Lower Broad for some time now. (Unless of course they work there.) It's where people come to see how poorly they hold their liquor. Plenty of great new restaurants, that don't have adequete parking. However, still, the best guitar players on Earth, will deliver your pizza and Uber you to the airport. lol
So glad you mentioned the potholes! When will those be fixed? We made trips to Nashville to visit my grandparents frequently throughout my growing up years, and the roads were never this bad! 440 is the worst!!!
There was a tragic shooting at a Waffle House about 4 years ago. The mayor visited one of the survivors in the hospital and he asked if there was anything he could do for her. Her reply? "Fix 440." And he did. It's in great shape now.
If you love Peg Leg Porker, the guy who own’s it opened a brisket place called Bringle’s Smoking Oasis in the Nations neighborhood in west Nashville, I would fully recommend
Nashville is still a really friendly city, especially compared to cities in other parts of the country. We are less friendly to the mobs of drunk tourists. The average Nashville resident doesn't make a dime of their tourist dollars and they just cause problems for the folks who are just trying to get to work. So if you come here remember that is is home to us. And if you can't behave, idk, go to Atlanta or something.
You better have a lot of money if visiting
Everything is so expensive.
50.00 to ride a bus
12.00 for a drink
200.00 hotel not downtown
Massive homeless
Broadway smells like urine
I loved Ryman
I loved Grand Ole Opry
I loved Centennial park
This is a timely upload. My college reunion is slated for July. Yay!!!!
As a transplant to Nashville I can say it is a nice place to visit for a quick vacation or if you have a concert. To myself Nashville has all the problems of a larger city but none of the benefits. After you hit the highlights he mentions, there really is nothing here! Most disappointing thing is the food seen, definitely caters more to the tourists.
Hi Mark, off topic, but have you ever been to Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam or Thailand? Or if not, do you have any plans to visit?
We are going for the first time in October, so this was timely 😊
Enjoy! From Tennessee. You might decide you wanna live here! This state has a sort of a bewitching element to it! You'll understand when you get here.
That's really nice, love too be there some day with my daughter, maybe you be the friend that will take us around,What do think beautiful friend?
Time for an update. Nashville has changed since this video came out.
I am still amazed that anybody would come to Nashville for vacation.
Nashvilles buildings and people have doubled in the last 10 years. I recommend parking on the outskirts and taking an bus or Uber to downtown. No free parking at all
We're a busy up and coming city!!! When I was young it was a dying town!
Love all your “shocks” and wanted to let you know another one is the professional sports teams that Nashville has the Titans and Predators.
It (the hot chicken) is a slow burn to get to here but it's a fast burn when it comes out."
I love going up to the agricultural center for their trails that you ca n walk on any given day. And across the street from it at the Lutheran church has a small farmers market on Thursdays, may throw September every year if anyone likes that kind of stuff. And the center has a free museum, holds the police horses, old farm equipment, bee keeper area, and flowers and other stuff that they grow and a mini family grave yard from the family that had it before the land was donated to the city for the agricultural use....and not to mention deer and wild rabbits and parties going up in the area. House of flaffel, and Bell Buckle café is a must try! I have horrible allergies and live in Florida. I do way better in Nashville. I rarely sneeze and cough there.
Awesome video
Love Nashville, was there for the first time last August 2021, and bought an apartment there. Not a fan of the busy downtown music area, but alot of other things to do. For me it doesnt have the feel of a city, more like a big village. Maybe awkward to say.....but thats my perception.
Nashville have sports teams and have concert and buildings and having race
Pot holes are nuts, but the traffic is half of what you would get in San Diego. It makes me laugh when people complain about it.
Oh my gosh the bachlorette parties. And Broadway in general. A freaking nightmare. The high (or low) lights:
- So. Many. People. SO MANY, you guys.
- Bachlorette busses and pedal vehicles all over the place.
- So loud you cannot hear the person next to you talking. And there is no escape from it. It everywhere, in every shop, even the ice cream shop. There is no escape, no place of quiet.
- The smell of vomit. If you're walking up Broadway that is the predominant scent. It's not fried chicken or delicious food - nope, it's vomit.
If you have to visit downtown I suggest doing it on an early weekday morning...unless you like the loud, smelly, party vibe.
Allergy bowl of hell: HA! Yes.
The traffic: YES.
The friendliness and safety: Since Nashville has leaned into the "Nashvegas" party vibe, it's really destroyed the city. It's not as safe or friendly as it used to be. Really sad.
Also, there *are* hotels in Franklin! There's a *ton* in Cool Springs and they're building more.
You gotta check out Charlotte, NC!
Check out house of cards. It’s a speakeasy underneath of the Johnny Cash museum ;)
I grew up in nashville and mom does not even want to use the roads from 3pm to 6pm because of the traffic
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Another thing that will surprise tourists, is just how many people overdosed in the converted crack house, that is now the air B&B that you are staying at, in East Nashville.