Ryman Auditorium Tours and Tickets

Follow in the footsteps of country legends on a self-guided tour of Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, a downtown venue known as ‘The Mother Church of Country Music.’ Explore five new exhibits on the Ryman Auditorium’s musical history, with footage of celebrity hosts to introduce each one. This self-guided Ryman Auditorium tour offers the chance to explore Nashville country music on your own schedule, with flexible start times throughout the day.

See the sights and sounds of Nashville on this guided sightseeing tour around Music City. Choose from a morning or afternoon departure, then enjoy the ride. Get an educational and entertaining live narrative from the experienced guide while rolling past famous landmark locations like historic Riverfront Park, Ryman Auditorium, Schermerhorn Symphony Center, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, the Tennessee State Capitol and more. Admission is included to Ryman Auditorium and the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Experience the thrill of a live concert at Nashville’s premier country music stage, the world-renowned Grand Ole Opry. See new stars, superstars, and the legends of country music all in one evening. Unlike a typical concert, the Grand Ole Opry presents multiple artists at each show, giving the audience a variety of musical styles to enjoy at one event. Choose from various dates and seating options to suit your schedule and budget.

Get oriented with Nashville on this quick "New Nashville" tour, which was designed to show off the best of the city for those short on time or who only want an introduction before exploring more on their own. Traveling by open-top double-decker bus, you'll pass by more than 100 landmarks and attractions, such as Ryman Auditorium and Vanderbilt University.

Explore Nashville with this popular 90-minute trolley tour. See over 100 points of interest with a stop at Bicentennial Square/Farmers’ Market. Learn about the famous and popular Nashville sights as you travel with live onboard commentary.

Explore Nashville from a local's perspective on this city tour with a local guide. Aboard an open-air, low-speed vehicle, cruise through Nashville to see more than 35 landmarks and other sightseeing locations. Notable sights along this tour include Country Music Hall of Fame, Ryman Auditorium, Johnny Cash Museum, Germantown, The Gulch, Tootsies, and Music Row. Select a morning, afternoon, or evening tour when booking.

Explore Nashville’s honky-tonk history and most colorful characters on a walking tour of downtown with a storytelling guide. Find the city’s landmarks, from a pre-Prohibition saloon to the place where Andrew Jackson fought historic duels, and see the streets where musical legends were made.

Explore downtown Nashville on a food walking tour. Learn about the architecture, history, and landmarks of the city with a guide as you wander through the historic riverfront area and sample Southern food items and a specialty cocktail. You may also hear some live music and perhaps enjoy a beer.

See a new perspective on Nashville on this delightfully spooky, after-dark walking tour. Meet at the Tennessee State Capitol, set off with just a small group for company, and follow your guide: you’ll see local landmarks ranging from supposedly haunted churches and music venues to drinking dens and more. As you go, hear eerie ghost stories, and learn more about Nashville, from the Civil War up to the modern day.

Swap large group bus tours for a more intimate and luxurious way of ticking off lots of top Nashville sights—an evening helicopter tour. Choose a time slot to suit your preferences, and see aerial views of Nashville and its glorious sunset, or the sparkling city lights at night. The flight passes a variety of key landmarks such as Sylvan Park, the Ryman Auditorium, the Bridgestone Arena, and the home of the Tennessee Titans—the Nissan Stadium.

Get the most out of your time in Nashville by combining two experiences—a pub crawl and a sightseeing tour. As you follow your guide around the city, learn about the historic downtown area and its most important sights. The tour passes the Ryman Auditorium and Printer’s Alley with plenty of historical information along the way. As well seeing top landmarks, the tour guide reveals tips on the best pubs and bars in the city.

Cycle the historic streets and scenic bike paths of Nashville on this half-day bike tour. With your guide in the lead, enjoy sights such as the State Capitol, Ryman Auditorium, the Country Music Hall of Fame, and others. Pedal past hidden gems that you'll want to visit for food, drink, and music, later in your Nashville stay. Riders of all ability levels welcome; use of bicycle and helmet included.

This is a fun and luxurious way to get a whistle-stop tour of Nashville’s top sights. Instead of being stuck in traffic, ascend into the sky in a helicopter and see the best of Music City from above. Along the way, listen to commentary about the sights you pass and fly over lots of key city landmarks in a short space of time—such as the Ryman Auditorium, Tennessee State Capital, and the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.

Enjoy drinks as you hear ghost stories on this guided walking tour through historic downtown Nashville. Stop at several bars housed in historic buildings and learn about the legends and tales associated with them. This tour offers an interesting twist on the pub crawl. Drinks are at your own expense.

45 Minute Private Narrated Ride of Downtown Nashville •••Sugar Creek Carriages is NOW OFFERING bookings for Valentine’s Day Carriage Rides February 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th & 14th -book yours today!!••• Our popular 45 Minute Private Narrated Ride of Downtown Nashville has all the sites offered in our 20 minute tour plus much more. This ride includes hotspots such as the 5 Star Historical Presidential Hotel The Hermitage, Schermerhorn Symphony Center, The Country Music Hall of Fame, The Bridgestone Arena, The Johnny Cash Museum, Riverfront Park, Hard Rock Cafe, The Wild Horse Saloon, Well known Printers Alley where Jimi Hendrix got his start, The Tennessee State Capitol Building, The War Memorial Building, Nashville Performing Arts Center, Tennessee State Museum, The Ryman Auditorium, Tootsies Orchid Lounge, and other tourist attractions and insight into various poplar dining establishments around our great city. Pickup and Drop-off at 100 Broadway downtown Nashville only

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A three-hour private walking tour of Nashville is plenty of time to learn about the growth of the home of country music. See several of the city's highlights, including Printer's Alley, the Tennessee State Capitol, and Broadway. Along the route, you'll stop to enjoy a snack and drink (soda or small beer) and hear some live music! Music is the thread that connects all the communities within Nashville, and your guide will tell you how the music publishing in the 1800s prompted musical artists such as Louis Armstrong and Nat King Cole to come here in the 1900s to play at the Ryman Auditorium. You'll hear some of the live music that Nashville is famous for, and you'll have the chance to rest, recharge and enjoy a drink and snack before re-starting your tour and heading to the Johnny Cash Museum (skip-the-line tickets included). Here you'll learn his life story and how he started his musical journey and how the two were intertwined.

Enjoy a little bit of everything during this unique, small-group combo tour in Nashville: tick off top landmarks in downtown Nashville—from the Tennessee State Capitol to famous honky tonk bars— in a comfortable golf cart, get a peek at the city’s Instagrammable murals, and taste locally brewed moonshine, whiskey, and vodka in two distilleries.

We are Nashville's first "Official Party Bus" of Nashville. We allow for guests of up-to 25 people to have a private party on our open-air party bus. During your two hour tour, you will numerous sites of downtown Broadway as your party your way through Nashville. Each tour comes complete with a monster sound system, VIP bartender, LED lights, a bar, and the best damn party on wheels!

Ride through Nashville, lit up for the night, on this downtown trolley tour hosted by a performing guide. Learn about the history of music city and hear tales of all the superstars who have passed through over the years. Snap photos while hearing insightful commentary from your entertaining guide.

Combine ghost stories and historical information on the same tour with this night walk in Nashville. No need to worry about getting lost as a guide takes care of the navigating. The tour reveals spooky stories about Broadway’s popular nightlife area that you likely wouldn’t uncover alone, as well as some of Nashville’s most famous sights. Along the way, find out interesting stories about the Ryman Auditorium, as well as the 2010 floods.

Upstage Party Bus is not only the largest open air coach bus in Nashville, but the largest in the world! The bus is designed to hold 41 people, but we give you a hightened experience by not filling our bus to the brim. This allows for tons of dance room, giving you the ability to walk to and from our bar with ease! No bouncing around on our bus, as we ride on an air ride suspension! We are the only bus to provide a QSC professional tuned concert stereo system, for the cleanest sound and bass. We have 8 professionally programmed concert lights and 2 fog machines to truly make you feel like you are sitting front row of your favorite concert, and changing the atmosphere with every song. Upstage Party Bus is the only party bus to have refrigeration on board, keeping your drinks ice cold! Our bartender will mix your drinks as the DJ mixes your favorite tunes. We also mix the music videos on our 7 TV's!! Give us a buzz if you have less than 10 passengers, and we'll get you on!

There are plenty of ways to learn about the history of Nashville—but nothing is quite as fun as the excitement of riding around in a private horse-drawn carriage. Cover more ground than a walking tour, and hear commentary along the way from your guide. During the tour, ride past top sights such as the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Ryman Auditorium, the Bridgestone Arena, and Tootsies Orchid Lounge.

Get spectacular views of the city and tick off many of Nashville’s top landmarks in a short space of time on this private helicopter tour. Ascend above Music City and get aerial views of the Ryman Auditorium, Downtown Nashville, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, the Tennessee State Capitol, and Germantown.