Product Description

With attractions like the Grand Ole Opry and The Hermitage, as well as countless museums and art galleries, Nashville is an increasingly popular magnet for tourists. Its low cost of living, affordable housing, and education opportunities also make it a desirable relocation destination. Experience all Music City U.S.A. has to offer with this comprehensive guide.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1428655 in Books
• Published on: 2005-01-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 512 pages

From the Back Cover
Insiders' Guide to Nashville offers travelers, newcomers, and locals the best, most comprehensive information on what's happening in Music City, U.S.A. Home to the Grand Ole Opry, The Hermitage estate of Andrew Jackson, and the world-class Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville offers a hometown feel in a sophisticated setting. Whether you live in the area or are coming to experience the entertainment, attractions, and hospitality of this fast-growing city, this guidebook will show you the limitless opportunities for fun, dining, and adventure.

About the Author
Cindy Stooksbury Guier is a freelance writer, editor and photographer who has lived in the Nashville area since 1987.

Customer Reviews

Inaccurate. A waste of money.
My overall impression is that this guide is poorly researched, inaccurate and, worst of all, may be disguised advertising.

For example, the authors devote a page-and-a-half to describing the Gaylord Opyrlyand Resort & Convention Center. The description is not only fawning, but inaccurate: they say (twice)the facility has a "1,500-foot-high roof," which is totally untrue. Clearly the authors have never visited the property.

Other properties get two or three paragraph descriptions, all of which sound as if they were lifted from press releases or property brochures.

Overall, there doesn't seem to be any evidence that the authors are actually familiar with any of the places they describe or recommend. Certainly the book doesn't discriminate between worthwhile attractions and the souvenir shops that pretend to be "museums."

There is also a notable absence of maps --- unusual for a tourist guide, I'd say.

This work has soured me on everything in the "Insider's Guide" series. It is a waste of money. Frommer's offers far more and far more accurate information for less money

Jerry

This book rocks!
I got a truly "inside" perspective with Q&A's from some Nashville natives including singers and songwriters --- where they like to eat, where they like to spend free time, etc. The guide gives quite a view of all that Nashville has to offer including annual festivals and events (for example, I live here and I never even heard about 'mule day'! ) and all kinds of recreational activities. not to mention the sections on real estate and education --- essential for anyone moving into the area. all of this in incredible detail. i say "y'all go out and buy yourself a copy".

INSIDERS GUIDE TO NASHVILLE, 1999
I HAVE THE NEW INSIDERS GUIDE AND I HAVE ENJOYED IT VERY MUCH. I WORK WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE NEW TO THE AREA AND THIS BOOK IS A GREAT SOURCE OF INFORMATION FOR SOMEONE WHO WANTS TO KNOW RESTAURANTS, SITES,TRIPS,SHOPPING, ETC.