Nashville's Accessibility Itinerary

Morning

Arrive at Nashville International Airport (BNA), which offers accessible facilities and services, including the Sunflower Program for travelers with hidden disabilities, a pet relief area for service animals, and TSA Cares. Take a taxi or accessible shuttle to your hotel.

Afternoon

Check-in at one of many accessible hotels, such as Hilton Nashville Downtown - Braille signage, step-free entrance, accessible bathrooms, assistive listening devices available; The Hyatt Centric Downtown - accessible guest rooms, pool lift, accessible public washroom, assistive listening devices, visual alarms in hallways; The Conrad Hotel - Braille signage, step-free entrance, accessible bathrooms, assistive listening devices available; The Hutton Hotel - Braille signage, step-free entrance, accessible bathrooms; and Cambria Nashville Downtown - accessible guest rooms, visual alarms in hallways, step-free entrance, handrails in stairways. 

Evening

Explore downtown Nashville and enjoy a relaxing dinner and music at accessible locations, including Fifth + Broadway, with accessible parking and wheelchair-accessible restrooms throughout the venue. The area is designed to be navigable for individuals with disabilities, including Braille signage and accessible pathways and entrances. Customer service staff are available to assist with any accessibility needs or questions you may have.

The multiple shopping and restaurant options include Twelve Thirty Club, which offers valet service in front of Eddie V’s, making it easier for guests with mobility challenges to access the venue. The multi-level venue also includes elevator access to all floors and accessible bathrooms. Blanco Cocina has accessible entrances, restrooms, and tables, and Assembly Food Hall has accessible seating, bathrooms, and elevators, along with many outlets offering accessible counters.

Morning

Visit the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, which is fully accessible and offers exhibits on the history of country music.

Following the Hall of Fame tour, schedule a tour of the historic Studio B. The Studio and shuttle from the Hall of Fame are wheelchair accessible. It is recommended to contact the museum in advance to inform them of any disabilities or to inquire about motorized scooter limitations on the shuttle.

Afternoon

Head to Hatch Show Print, accessible through the Country Music Hall of Fame, where the print shop is wheelchair accessible. You can create your own poster and grab lunch at Barlines or Kitchen Notes located in the Omni Hotel, which is accessible through the Omni or via the outdoor ramp on Rep. John Lewis Way. If you want to continue with the music history, the National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) won’t disappoint and it is wheelchair accessible and offers audio tours. NMAAM is part of the Fifth + Broadway complex and offers many dining options. 

Evening

Catch a live performance at the Ryman Auditorium downtown or Grand Ole Opry in Music Valley. Both venues offer audio tours and Braille signage in elevators and are wheelchair accessible. Event-day notice is given for shows with fog or strobe lighting. ASL interpreters may be arranged with the Opry two weeks prior to the event. Ascend Amphitheater has accessible entrances, seating, restrooms, and assistive listening devices. ASL interpreters may be arranged with the venue at least three weeks prior to the event. Bridgestone Arena offers accessible entrances, seating, restrooms, and assistive listening devices. ASL interpreters may be arranged with the venue at least three weeks prior to the event, and the venue offers sensory bags.

Morning

Explore Centennial Park and see the replica of the Parthenon. The Parthenon has a wheelchair-accessible parking lot, entrance, restroom, onsite Braille brochures, and offers a tactile tour for groups of three or more people who are blind or have low vision. Check out The Nashville Zoo at Grassmere, which is wheelchair accessible and offers accessible bathrooms, audio tours, and “zooper” packs for those with sensory sensitivities. Or stop by The Adventure Science Center, which is wheelchair accessible and offers accessible restrooms, audio devices, a sensory room, sensory bags, and tactile and Braille signage on most exhibits.

Afternoon

Stop into the Johnny Cash Museum, which is wheelchair accessible, or the Frist Art Museum, which offers accessible parking, entrance, restrooms, galleries, assistive listening devices, “Take a Break” sensory bags, Braille signage, and multi-sensory tours. Grab a bite at one of these restaurants: The Finch, which includes accessible parking, accessible entrance, accessible restroom, and ramp access); Ole Red, which offers accessible entrance, elevators, and restrooms; Hard Rock Café with accessible entrance, ramps, elevator (request ride via hostess), and accessible restrooms; or Category 10 with accessible entrance, elevators, and restrooms. Head to the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge, which spans 3,150 feet across the Cumberland River and is part of the city’s greenway system. It offers great views of the city and is accessible.

Evening

Stroll down Lower Broadway and enjoy dinner and the live music at Redneck Riviera, which offers an accessible entrance, elevator, and accessible restrooms, and Chief’s, with an accessible entrance, restrooms, and elevators.

Morning

Visit the Tennessee State Museum, which is wheelchair accessible and has accessible restrooms and entrances and Braille visitor guides. The Tennessee State Capitol Building is accessible via the Motlow Tunnel for persons who cannot utilize stairs. The building offers wheelchair accessibility, accessible restrooms, and Braille visitor guides.

Afternoon

Visit a distillery, such as the Nashville Barrel Company, which offers wheelchair-accessible parking, entrance, seating, and restroom; Nelson’s Greenbriar Distillery with an accessible entrance, parking lot, accessible restroom, and seating; or do a moonshine tour and tasting at Ole Smokey Moonshine with an accessible entrance, tours, restrooms, and tables). If you want to get away to tour the world-famous Jack Daniel's Distillery in nearby Lynchburg, it offers accessible tours, parking, and restrooms.

Evening

 In season, catch a Tennessee Titans game at Nissan Stadium, watch the Nashville SC at GEODIS Park, cheer on the Nashville Predators hockey team at Bridgestone Arena, or head out to First Horizon Park to see the Nashville Sounds. All venues offer accessible entrances, restrooms, seating, and food counters. A sensory room is available at Nisan Stadium.