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Short answer: Three days in Nashville can run a downtown day (Tennessee State Museum, Farmers’ Market, Ryman tour), a music-history day (Country Music Hall of Fame, Frist Art Museum) and an estate day (the Hermitage, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., adults $29.95). Every hour and price is what the official page said on November 3, 2026.
- 3Days
- FreeTennessee State Museum
- 9-5Country Music Hall of Fame daily, Central
- $29.95Hermitage admission, adult 13+
How we checked: the Tennessee State Museum, Nashville Farmers’ Market, Ryman, Country Music Hall of Fame, Frist, Opry, Arnold’s, Hermitage, Cheekwood, Nashville Zoo and Radnor Lake pages (each in Sources Read). All read on November 3, 2026. Hours, prices, rules and closures change, so check the named agency or business before you rely on them. Anything we could not read is marked Not confirmed where it appears. No plan links a hotel or booking service, and no day includes bars or nightlife. General guidance on this page is labelled as general guidance. This is not safety, medical or legal advice; where a safety or legal rule appears, the quoted words are the official source’s own.
Day 1: Downtown Daytime
- MorningTennessee State Museum, 1000 Rosa L. Parks Boulevard: free admission; Tuesday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday 1 to 5 p.m., closed Monday. Free shared parking with the Farmers’ Market next door (900 Rosa L. Parks Boulevard, open daily).
- LunchArnold’s Country Kitchen, 605 8th Avenue South, Monday to Friday 10:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Eat near downtown Nashville.
- AfternoonRyman Auditorium tour at 116 Rep. John Lewis Way North: self-guided about 1 hour, guided backstage about 1.5 hours. Ryman tour guide.
- Getting betweenWalking or rideshare time between the museum and the Ryman: Not confirmed
Day 2: Music History and Art
- MorningCountry Music Hall of Fame and Museum, 222 Rep. John Lewis Way S: open daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central, per its site. Admission: Not confirmed Museum guide.
- AfternoonFrist Art Museum, 919 Broadway: Monday 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Thursday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Sunday 1 to 5:30 p.m.; closed Tuesday and Wednesday.
- EveningThe Grand Ole Opry House is at 600 Opry Mills Drive; shows and tours are on the Opry’s site. Opry House guide. Show times and tickets: Not confirmed
Day 3: Estate Day
- MorningThe Hermitage, 4580 Rachel’s Lane: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., last mansion tour at 4, grounds close at 5; adult (13+) $29.95, seniors, veterans and active military $26.95, youth 5 to 12 $19.95, 4 and under free. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Hermitage guide.
- Afternoon, option ACheekwood Estate and Gardens: from November 3, 2026 to January 29, 2027 hours are Tuesday to Sunday 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The mansion and museum of art are closed November 3 to 20; Holiday LIGHTS runs November 20 to January 3. Gardens-only adult tickets $20 to $26. See Cheekwood Holiday LIGHTS.
- Afternoon, option BNashville Zoo: adults and teens $16 to $26 depending on the day; youth $4 less; under 2 free. Hours: Not confirmed
- Afternoon, option CRadnor Lake State Park, 1160 Otter Creek Road: park hours 6 a.m. to 20 minutes after sunset, year-round; pets only on Otter Creek Road, Hall Drive and the dam, per the park.
What We Could Not Confirm
- Admission to the Country Music Hall of FameIts site loads prices by script. Not confirmed
- Opry show dates, times and prices. Not confirmed
- Nashville Zoo’s opening hours. Not confirmed
- Drive times between the three days’ stops. Not confirmed
- Where to sleepWe link no hotel or booking service. Not confirmed
Sources Read
- Tennessee State Museum, Plan Your Visit, read November 3, 2026
- Nashville Farmers’ Market, read November 3, 2026
- Ryman Auditorium, Tours, read November 3, 2026 (no update date shown)
- Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, read November 3, 2026
- Frist Art Museum, Visit, read November 3, 2026
- Grand Ole Opry, read November 3, 2026
- Arnold’s Country Kitchen, read November 3, 2026
- The Hermitage, Visit, read November 3, 2026
- Cheekwood Estate and Gardens, Visit, read November 3, 2026
- Nashville Zoo, read November 3, 2026
- Tennessee State Parks, Radnor Lake, read November 3, 2026
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Cite this page: It's Tennessee, “Nashville in Three Days: Downtown, Music History and The Hermitage”, itstennessee.com/itineraries/nashville-in-three-days/ (updated ). By the It's Tennessee editorial team. Free to quote with attribution and a link to this page; data and tables are licensed CC BY 4.0.