How to Spend 24 Hours in Nashville

According to a local!

Elizabeth Demolat
4 min readOct 18, 2023
The Parthenon

Only have 24 hours to spend in Nashville? While that’s not nearly enough time to see everything in Nashville, you can still have a good time in Music City.

I live in Nashville, and I try out new things in the city (almost) every single day! It’s hard to narrow down all the options, but I can help you figure out what to do with just one day in Nashville.

Morning

Pancake Pantry

First, start off your morning with breakfast at Pancake Pantry in Hillsboro. Pancake Pantry has been a favorite for students from Vanderbilt University and Belmont University for years. The line will be long (especially on weekends), but the pancakes are worth the wait. I’ve never had better blueberry pancakes anywhere.

Spend some time exploring Hillsboro Village after breakfast. The area is home to several cute boutiques, coffee shops, and restaurants.

Then, make your way to Centennial Park. In addition to Lake Watauga and the Taylor Swift bench, Centennial Park is also home to a full-size replica of the Parthenon (like the one in Greece). If you have time, you can get a ticket to tour the art…

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Elizabeth Demolat

Lover of books, adventures, friends, dancing, muffins, France, camp fires, and Ole Miss. And, I teach.