

Literally next door to Thompson Nashville is Station Inn, a historic concert venue (1974) that cranks out live bluegrass to a packed audience. Start your bar crawl locally in the Gulch. Nightlife in Nashville is legendary, and you can go mild or wild (we predict you’ll go wild). Live Music and Bar Crawl around Downtownīottoms up to partying down. Colorful, artfully plated dishes are Instagram friendly (but resist sharing), and you’ll find some of Besh’s signatures like Shrimp Toast with chili and ginger aioli as well as delicious Squid Ink Garganelli and Catfish Creole. Marsh is further proof that Nashville’s dining scene is going next level. With deep Southern roots, he’s known for merging elevated seafood and Southern fare in award-winning dishes.

Head back to your hotel to dine at Marsh House, helmed by celebrity chef John Besh. Remember, the bachelor party dinner is the most important meal. Kick back and play some cards or board games while you catch an early evening buzz.

It’s one of the trendier places for beer geeks because these dudes know beer and take it seriously (not so serious is the chilled-out atmosphere). Now that you look like a million bucks, head to Hops and Crafts to sample 36 rotating taps of regional craft beer. Right across the street from Thompson, Pioneer Gentleman’s Barber is where you’re going to go get a proper straight-razor shave and haircut from an expert groomer, while indulging in a neck-and-shoulder massage, scalp massage, and a draft beer (all included in the price). Stop in at Two Old Hippies, a lifestyle boutique that houses a mishmash of nifty stuff like artsy prints of legendary musicians, flowy things you can buy your fiancé, stylish cowboy boots and belt buckles, and a huge stock of guitars. While it’s on the brink of becoming Nashville’s favorite stomping ground for tastemaking locals and visitors alike (come back in two years to see a full gentrification), there’s a handful to do during the day. The emerging Gulch neighborhood is where all the cool cats hang. Most people don’t know about it-which is why it closes early, 4:30 pm-so imagine all the fun you can have with all the, “Are you in Greece?!?” responses in your Snapchat stories. So here it is, housing models of statues you’d find in the original structure. It’s basically a full-scale replica of the historic attraction in Athens, Greece (it was meant to be temporary but all the old dinosaurs who ran Nashville back in 1897 thought it was the coolest thing since sliced bread, so they kept it). Just two miles from downtown in Centennial Park is the Parthenon. The first order of business is doing the least Nashville thing possible. Among the 224 contemporary rooms, book the swank suites with separate living area, hardwood floors, insane city views via floor-to-ceiling windows and massive bathrooms with clawfoot tubs. Expect a rooftop bar, a John Besh restaurant, and plenty of Music City inspired decor that roots the hotel in place. This new, millennial-centric hotel is a party headquarters and a perfect match for the equally hip Gulch neighborhood which happens to be easy walking distance to downtown. Land in NashvilleĪfter touching down at Nashville International Airport, take a black-stretch Lincoln Limo with Big Limo to your hotel, Thompson Nashville. You don’t need much more than that and this handy 72-Hour Guide. Most importantly, a better strip of bars does not exist in the continental United States than the honky tonks along Broadway. Hot chicken and barbeque are the local delicacies (and make for great bets on who can eat the hottest level of chicken), the Grand Ole Opry and The Country Music Hall of Fame make it an amazing spot for music lovers. If that too much of a bro-verload for you, well, you’ve got options. That means two things: you’re going to be competing for lots of the same slots and reservations, and you’ll probably have enough guys to face each other for a pickup baseball game.

Music City has become so ubiquitous for singledom send-offs, that you’re 99% likely to run into other bachelor parties throughout the weekend. Nashville feels like it was genetically engineered in a lab to be the perfect city in which to have a bachelor party.
