Nashville's culturally diverse and friendly environment makes it a favorite place for conventioneers and tourists alike, as well as a great place to work, live and raise a family. The following honors and rankings are just a few of Music City's shining accolades.

• Nashville was named as one of the "World's Best Cities and Festivals for Music Lovers" by MSN Travel.
• In TripAdvisor's Travelers' Choice 2010 survey, Nashville's Hermitage Hotel was ranked #4 in the Top 10 Luxury Hotels and Hutton Hotel was ranked #9 in the Top 10 Trendiest Hotels.
• News Channel 5's coverage of the 2008 "Let Freedom Sing" won the Emmy Award for Live Special Event at the Midsouth Regional Emmy Awards.
• Nashville was named America's Friendliest City in 2009 by voters in Travel + Leisure's annual America's Favorite Cities survey.
• The Nashville CVB was awarded the 2009 Pinnacle Award by Successful Meetings Magazine. The Pinnacle Award recognizes the nation's best convention and visitors bureaus, hotels and convention centers.
• Men's Journal named The Gulch one of the "30 Coolest Neighborhoods in America" in 2009 in part because it received the first LEED Neighborhood Development certification in the South.
• MSN Travel ranked Nashville as the 13th coolest city in 2009 stating that “Nashville is the heart and soul of country music in America. A newly revitalized downtown district, however, features several clubs that showcase emerging and established rock and blues acts.”
• Nashville's Music City July 4th celebration was ranked #1 Booms with a View by aol.com.
• Next Generation Consulting ranked Nashville #14 in a list of best cities above 500,000 population for next gen workers.
• MSN Real Estate ranked Nashville as one of the Top 10 places to retire in 2009, due in part to the tax perks offered to seniors in Davidson County.
• The Academy of Country Music named Nashville's Ryman Auditorium the "Venue of the Year" in 2009
• Travel research firm, D.K. Shifflet & Associates, named Nashville #4 among the Top 10 Value Cities for Couples.
• MSN Travel ranked Nashville 13th on the coolest American Cities list. "Nashville, Tenn., is the heart and soul of country music in America. A newly revitalized downtown district, however, features several clubs that showcase emerging and established rock and blues acts."
• Nashville ranked #13 on TripAdvisor's list of Best Family Friendly Vacations.
• The Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau was named 2009 Prime Site and Top Destination in Facilities & Destinations magazine’s March edition.
• The January issue of Southern Living features the Reader's Choice Awards. Nashville's awards include:
  Best City: Nashville #5
  Best Breakfast/Brunch: Loveless Cafe #5; Pancake Pantry #6
  Restaurants: Southern Favorites: Loveless Cafe #5
  Best Public Gardens: Cheekwood Botanical Garden #10
  Best Neighborhood for Shopping: Green Hills, Nashville #7
  Best Hotel: Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center #2
• Draft magazine ranked Beer Sellar as one of the top 200 beer bars in America in 2009.
• Travel + Leisure magazine and CNN Headline News ranked Nashville as the 2nd most affordable city and 4th friendliest city in 2008 in a survey that asked travelers to rank 25 top U.S. cities in 45 categories, ranging from food and shopping to people, culture, nightlife, and more.
• Nashville International Airport was ranked 6th in its size class in a survey performed by J.D. Power and Associates on Airport Customer Satisfaction in 2008.
• Black Enterprise magazine named Nashville as the 4th best place to retire in 2008. Music City also received high marks for its arts and culture scene.
• The Hermitage Hotel’s Art Deco men’s restroom was voted “America’s Best Restroom” in 2008 by Cintas Corporation.
• In 2008, The Today Show on NBC named Nashville one of the five friendliest cities in America.
• Richard Florida’s 2008 book Who’s Your City? How the Creative Economy is Making Where to Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life describes Nashville as “home to much of the world’s best studio talent and has eclipsed even New York and Los Angeles as the place for music writing, recording and publishing.”
• Fortune Small Business magazine ranked Nashville as one of the Top 100 places to live and launch a business in 2008.
• Nashville ranked 22nd in AmericanStyle magazine’s annual Top 25 Arts Destinations reader poll.
• Forbes magazine ranked Nashville as the No. 15 best city for business and careers based on job and income growth, as well as the No. 14 best city in migration trends for jobs in 2008.
• In January 2008, www.bizjournals.com ranked Nashville as the the No. 3 best city in terms of cultural amenities behind New York City and San Francisco.
• MSN.com included the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in its Top 10 list of the “World’s Wildest Architecture” in June 2008.
• Ernest Tubb Record Shop and Grimey’s New & Preloved Music earned a spot on Paste Magazine’s “Coolest Record Stores in America” in 2008.