Walking and Tasting Tour of The Gulch
Between Downtown & Midtown; between So Bro & Music Row: "The Gulch" is Nashville's vibrant center of high-rise living, shopping, nightlife, and food! We begin our tour at the Westin Nashville Hotel; a modern Nashville landmark; right next to the Music City Center. From there, it's a short stroll to the Gulch, where you will indulge your taste buds at 4-5 popular restaurants. Experience iconic tastes of Nashville with Tennessee's best barbecue (according to several publications!), Nashville Hot Chicken, and mouth-watering desserts. Along the way, you’ll hear fun and fascinating background stories of about Nashville, the Gulch, and our food traditions & obsessions. All shared by of our friendly and talented local guides!
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Walking and Tasting tour of The Gulch
What's included in Walking and Tasting Tour of The Gulch
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
The Gibson Garage
Get a quick peek at the World Wide Headquarters for Gibson Garage, inside the historic Cummins Station building. See the Gibson Garage, part electric guitar museum, part gift shop, part guitar store, all amazing!
See the famous Union Station Hotel, a local landmark since 1900. Great exterior views and fun stories about it's development and history.
The Gulch
Explore Nashville's hottest new neighborhood, full of local favorite restaurants & bars alongside famous murals & boutiques. Your fun and friendly guide will make sure you see all of the most noteworthy highlights over the course of your 2.75 hr tour! Lots of photo opportunities as we tour from one restaurant and eatery to the next. Note: each tasting stop will take approximately 30 minutes for savoring and discussing each offering. (Most of the touring time, in fact, will be spent enjoying tastings at multiple memorable locations.) You will feel full of delicious food and fascinating information by the end, and you will laugh and chat all along the way!
Inclusions
- Over the course of 2.75 hours, visit 4 to 5 top restaurants for 5 iconic southern tastes -- Tastes that are favorites of LOCALS and part of the local identity!
- Fun insider stories, history, context & laughs -- learn about Nashville through tastes & laughs!
- Guided tour of Nashville's hottest trending & fastest growing urban neighborhood: The Gulch!
- A commemorative cup from one of Nashville's favorite restaurants -- yours to keep!
- Gratuity-Tip for your Server/Guide (15-20% customarily)
- Water is served at tastings at all locations, with soft-drinks/iced-tea offered at one. Other drinks (including alcoholic drinks) are available for purchase separately.
- Wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- All locations are wheelchair accessible Monday-Friday. On holidays and weekends, we cannot guarantee the same. Please communicate with us in advance.
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting Points
- We meet inside the lobby, in the elevated seating area across from the Decker & Dyer Restaurant & Lounge.
End Points
- We meet in the heart of Nashville's Gulch -- in the middle of everything fun in Nashville! (Roughly, a half mile from where we start.)
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Ticket Redemption
You will not need to present a ticket. You must confirm your spot on the manifest with your guide at start/check-in.
