Broadway Honky Tonk Crawl in Nashville

A Broadway honky tonk crawl is basically a guided walking tour that takes you into several bars along Nashville’s lower Broadway. You’ll hear live country music blasting from every doorway, drink cheap beer or whiskey shots, and spend most of the time standing in crowded, noisy rooms with a mix of tourists, bachelorette parties, and the occasional local. The guides keep things moving so you hit four or five different places in about two hours. Expect loud music, sticky floors, and zero quiet conversation. It’s fun if you like that scene, exhausting if you don’t.

Spring and fall are the sweet spots—milder weather and slightly smaller crowds than summer or CMA Fest weeks. Expect to pay around $30–55 per person for the tour itself; drinks are on you and run $8–14 each. Add another $20–40 if you want decent food or keep drinking after the tour ends. Total per person usually lands between $60 and $110 depending on how thirsty you get.

Pick a mid-afternoon tour so you still have energy for the night; skip the party-bus versions unless you specifically want to ride around instead of walk. Go easy on the first bar—pace yourself or you’ll be done before the third stop. Wear comfortable shoes; you’ll be standing more than sitting.