Honky Tonk Highway

Walk from one honky tonk to the next on Lower Broadway, where bands play live country music from morning until late at night.

Lower Broadway between 1st and 5th Aves · Nashville, TN

About Honky Tonk Highway

Honky Tonk Highway is the stretch of Lower Broadway between First and Fifth Avenues in downtown Nashville, lined with bars that keep live bands on stage through the day and night. Many of them have no regular cover charge, so you can step in, listen to a set and tip the musicians. Tootsie's Orchid Lounge, Robert's Western World, Legends Corner and The Stage on Broadway are all here. Some venues admit all ages by day and turn 21 and over at night.

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What's around here?

The closest stops to Honky Tonk Highway, ordered by straight-line distance.

Museums
Iconic
Johnny Cash Museum
$25–$50
Walk through more than 1,000 artifacts from Johnny Cash's life, from stage costumes and gold records to handwritten lyrics.
Transit: reachable by public transit
Right next doorSwitch it up: Museums
Theater & Events
Iconic
Ryman Auditorium
$25–$50
Tour the 1892 tabernacle that housed the Grand Ole Opry from 1943 to 1974, take a photo on its stage, or come back at night for a concert.
Transit: reachable by public transit
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Museums
National Museum of African American Music
$25–$50
A Nashville museum that traces the many music genres shaped by African Americans.
Steps awaySwitch it up: Museums
Theater & Events
Iconic
Bridgestone Arena
$50+
Watch Nashville Predators hockey, big-name concerts and awards shows in a downtown arena at the corner of Broadway and 5th Avenue.
Transit: reachable by public transit
Steps awaySwitch it up: Theater & Events
Museums
Iconic
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
$25–$50
See instruments, stage wear and recordings that trace country music from its folk roots to today, then stand in the Hall of Fame Rotunda.
Transit: reachable by public transit
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Museums
Rainy-Day Pick
Frist Art Museum
Under $25
See rotating art exhibitions and hands-on art making inside Nashville's former main post office, an Art Deco landmark on Broadway.
Transit: reachable by public transit
0.5 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums