With spring break nearing us in a matter of a week, my roommate and I found ourselves plan-less but dying to get out of Ohio for just a few days. Spontaneously, we decided to find a cheap Airbnb and head to the Country Music Capital: Nashville, Tennessee.
Late March was the PERFECT time to go, let me tell you. The sun was shining and it was about 65 degrees throughout our whole trip. So if you're planning to go in the future, trust me when I say, the weather was perfect considering all the walking we did.
We arrived in Nashville around 4:00 PM and decided to head over to 12 South, a popular strip of shops and restaurants just outside downtown. 12 South contains the infamous "I Believe Nashville" Mural, placed right next to Reese Witherspoon's boutique, "Draper Jams."
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Just down the street from the mural was a restaurant, tucked away on the corner called, "The Flipside." We enjoyed the best creamsicle floats, and I can't forget to shoutout the tater tot nachos. Yep. You heard me right. Tater tot nachos...
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The next morning, we headed back to 12 South for the famous "Five Daughter's Bakery" to get homemade donuts to start our day.
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Stuffed from the delicious donuts, we took an Uber to Downtown to explore. Before we started on Broadway, we walked up the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge to overlook the city and capture some Instagram worthy shots.
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We spent the next couple days walking up and down Broadway. The bars have no cover, so you can walk right in and listen to live music at every single place. We hopped from place to place, enjoying appetizers and rising country singers. Some notable places were all of the celebrity bars and "Tequila Cowboy." We ended up spending hours in each place, just soaking in the community, music and great food.
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Erin Leupp
Erin Leupp
For dinner, we went to "Burger Up" to try out the famous homemade ketchup and fry flight. It was phenomenal. We stopped in local boutiques around the area and called it a night.
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Our last morning there we checked out "Biscuit Love." Churros, chocolate dipping sauce, biscuits, and incredible gravy. It was so worth it.
Erin Leupp
Erin Leupp
Between country music and eating phenomenal food, it was a trip I have zero complaints about. It was so fun to go for a long weekend and experience Nashville the way we did! Some other things that are worth checking out are East Nashville, Goo Goo's Desert Shop, No Bake Cookie Dough, and The Gulch.
