Looking for Novel Experiences in Nashville?
Make a demo in a recording studio, get hands-on with southern cooking, climb aboard a pedal tavern or party bus–a multitude of ways to make your Nashville visit unforgettable.
Music is Centerstage
For a uniquely Nashville evening, Rebecca Wood invites you to enjoy a four-course meal followed by a “living room style” concert with an accomplished songwriter or artist. Rebecca earned the name Studio Mama while preparing meals for musicians working in Zac Brown’s studio. A visual artist, sustainable foods chef and member of the music business community, you’ll find details at the link to her website, HeartsInTheMix.com. $550 per person includes drinks, dinner and the performance.
Nashville Studio Tour
Ever wonder what it’s like to be in a working recording studio? Here’s your chance to experience it first-hand–with a VIP experience with “The Voice” contestant Meghan Linsey and producer Tyler Cain. You’ll lay down vocals with her and walk away with an mp3 as a one-of-a-kind souvenir.
Fun with Food
Goo-Goo Classes
Release your inner Willy Wonka by making your own candy bar or sample combinations of livations and chocolate at the Goo-Goo store just off Broadway. Learn Nashville’s signature candy’s delicious history and walk away with a souvenir. Candy-makers must be at least 5 years old.
Southern Belle Biscuit Class
There’s an art to making a delicious biscuit–one I have yet to perfect. Perhaps I should sign up for this 2-hr, 15-minute hands-on tutorial in making biscuits and gravy, taught by Mary Ann Byrd, creator of the award-winning documentary The Rise of the Southern Biscuit.
Hands-On Art
Spin a Record in Music City
Select a wine to sip and a record to spin into a masterpiece. Using a turntable and paint create an original work of art. The studio is located in Donelson.
Bodies in Motion
Nashville School of Aerial Arts
In addition to students looking to perfect their acrobatic skills, NSAA offers their space for one-time parties where guests learn the basics of trapeze, aerial silk, aerial hoop and aerial hammock. Near Centennial Park.
Miss Fit Dance and Aerial Boutique
Line dance, pole dance, hang on an aerial silk. They’re happy to accommodate your group with Insta-ready opportunities. Located on the outskirts of SoBro.
The Chrome Bar
Held in a tricked-out room with cool lighting, each 75-minute class offers instruction in chair and pole dancing.
Off-the-Wall Options
Nashville Armored Combat
Picture this: a cage match–but instead of wrestlers in tights, these warriors compete in full armor wielding various implements of destruction. You kinda gotta see the video to fully comprehend this form of mayhem.
Smash City Rage Room
Need to work out your anger over a toxic boss, cheating ex or daddy issues? Pick up a bat or similar implement of destruction and have at it. It’s $35 per person for two 10-minute sessions with groups of 2-4 allowed. They also have an ax-throwing lane–which seems tame by comparison.
One-of-a-Kind
House of Cards
Want a completely magical evening? Descend into the mysterious catacombs of this historic building and prepare to be delighted. The food gets ok-to-great reviews but the entertainment always scores high. And that’s really what you’re paying for. Browse the stunning array of rare magic-oriented collectibles. Be captivated by the close-up sleight-of-hand tricks of roving magicians. Then end the evening with jaw-dropping showstoppers from the main stage.