I give small private and personal tours through Nashville Tennessee. Up to 6 people in my private SUV, more with van rental, I give a variety of tours including History, Music, Stars Homes, Civil War, waterfalls, etc.
This is an intimate tour of the intricate sites and neighborhoods of Nashville from the up-close perspective of a 30 plus year local resident & business owner, professional musician, historian, and former professional published and recorded songwriter. This is not a packed bus tour with a loudspeaker. You'll be able to ask questions and have a conversation with the guide, and see some of the hidden gems of Nashville you don't commonly see on corporate tours. You'll hear unique perspectives and stories you won't hear elsewhere. It's truly an unforgettable experience.
This is an intimate tour and overview of the intricate sites and neighborhoods of Nashville from the up-close perspective of a 30 plus year local resident & business owner, professional musician, historian, and former professional published and recorded songwriter. This is not a packed bus tour with a loudspeaker. You'll be able to ask questions and have a conversation with the guide, and see some of the hidden gems of Nashville you don't commonly see on corporate tours. You'll hear unique perspectives and stories you won't hear elsewhere. It's truly an unforgettable experience.
An overview of Nashville with it’s unbelievable history and rambunctious music scene and industry, rolled into one efficient and exciting tour!
This is a personal and immersive tour of the Country Music Business' stomping ground as well as a session with a pro writer who has over 1000 songs under his belt, 8 cuts on major label albums, having written for three major publishers. A truly unique and one-of-a-kind experience you'll get nowhere else.
Customize and choose from dozens of sites and places of interest! Your guide will work with you and set the itinerary from your choices. It’s the best of the best!
This is an up close and personal tour in a private SUV, not a 40 passenger bus with a loudspeaker! You'll be able to ask questions and guide will dole out information not heard on other star tours. You'll see some of the stars' homes up close, some from a distance, some we won't be able to see anything but the gate or the driveway; but you'll see the neighborhood and get a feel for the area they live in. This is a fun tour. Ask about extended tours that go further out from Nashville to see more homes. Let us know who your favorites are, and we can see what we can work in or what area we might can focus on.
Among other things you'll see where the country stars work and write songs, see the studios where they create the hits, along with the historical sites where it all started in the 50's. The biggest publisher in Nashville, the RCA Recording Studio from 1957, the current record companies and studios, Reba's offices and studio, the first and original recording studio that began Music Row's legacy, George Strait's manager's office, etc, etc. Part walking, some riding, you'll have a great adventure exploring where it all happens in the country music business.
Your guide, a former music biz insider and professional staff-songwriter for 3 major publishers, will give you a fun and informative in-depth and personal tour through the streets of downtown Nashville and Historic District, walking by iconic places like the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Ryman Auditorium, taking you into the historic Church Street area and Printer's Alley, Fort Nashborough, and then down the Honky Tonk Highway, from Category 10 on 2nd Ave, down to Legend's Corner and back down to 3rd and places like the Johnny Cash Museum, GooGoo's candy factory, Lainey Wilson's Bell Bottom's and Kid Rock's. Your guide can answer most any question about the establishments or historical buildings, and give recommendations centered on your likes and dislikes. These are day tours but can prepare you for a night out, and he can point out and recommend eateries as well. We also can cater the tour toward your personal interests. Just let us know when we talk prior to the tour!
Some of the homes or neighborhoods you might see are those of Vince Gill and Amy Grant, Wynona, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman, Martina McBride, Sheryl Crow, Dennis Quaid, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, Miley Cyrus, and others.
Wanna see what the tour buses don't show you?? The hidden gems and quirky stories in and about Nashville? Like the 90 year old polar bear snowball fight! The recording studio where the television preacher hid his dead wife in a freezer in the basement! Where Waylon was busted for coke! Where Jesse James lived and where his outlaw gang member blew the backdoor off because he was drunk and seeing things in the backyard! Where the first citizen of Nashville holed up in a cave for almost 20 years that is not open to the public and can only be seen by water....unless you know the secret of where to see it from across the water! The closed down prison where The Green Mile was filmed! The quirky boot ceiling staircase! Much more! A combo walking/driving tour with a friendly long-time resident guide all over Nashville that'll leave you smiling!!
Enjoy a personal and intensive Civil War tour along the path of the Tennessee Campaign fought between General John Schofield and General John Bell Hood's armies between Spring Hill and Nashville. The stories are gut wrenching and endearing of these men who fought for their beliefs. Cousin against cousin, even brother against brother. With some levity along the way, you'll learn a great deal about the struggle in a personal and appealing way. We'll drive, look, stop and walk our way through history.