Meetings High Notes

The following honors and rankings are just a few of Music City's shining accolades.

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	National Geographic Traveller U.K.'s The Cool List included Nashville. (December 2017)
	Nashville was named one of the 33 Trips Everyone Should Take in the US in 2018 by Business Insider. (November 2017)
	Nashville was listed in Travelocity's Best Places to Travel in 2018 roundup. (December 2017)
	Zagat's 30 Most Exciting Food Cities in America 2017 included Nashville. (December 2017)

• Teach&Travel's Top 10 Student Destinations 2019 included Nashville. (January 2019)
  


• The 10 Best Bang-For-The-Buck Vacation Destinations by Forbes ranked Nashville at #4. (January 2019)
  


• Nashville ranked #1 on DatingAdvice.com's list of North America's 10 Most Romantic Cities. (January 2019)
  


• Ryman Auditorium was listed on Rolling Stone's 10 Best Live Music Venues in America roundup. (December 2018)
  


• Smarter Travel's The Best U.S. Cities to Visit in 2019 list included Nashville. (December 2018)
  


• Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp, Hutton Hotel, and JW Marriott Nashville were all included on SmartMeetings' The Best of the Best: 2018 Platinum Choice Winners. (December 2018)
  


• Henley was chosen for the state of Tennessee in Architectural Digest's list of The Most Beautifully Designed Bar in Each State in America. (November 2018)
  


• America's Essential Restaurants 2018 list by Eater included Prince's Hot Chicken. (November 2018)
  


• OpenTable included Chauhan Ale & Masala House on their list of 50 Best Restaurants for Vegetarians in America for 2018. (October 2018)
  


• Condé Nast Traveler's The Best Cities in the US: 2018 Readers' Choice Awards ranked Nashville #13. (October 2018)
  


• Travel + Leisure's Best Places to Travel in October roundup included Nashville. (September 2018)
  


• Nashville came in at #1 on Thrillist's list of 10 Best Drinking Cities in America Right Now. (September 2018)
  


• CVENT ranked Nashville as #7 on their list of Top 50 Meeting Destinations in the United States. (July 2018)
  


• MEAWW included Let Freedom Sing! Music City July 4th in Nashville on their list of 10 Most Spectacular Independence Day Fireworks Displays. (July 2018)
  


• CNN's Best Places to Watch Fireworks on July 4th included Let Freedom Sing! Music City July 4th in Nashville. (June 2018)
  


• Nashville was named one of America's Best Cities for Beer and Brewery Tours, and one of the 10 Best Foodie Vacations in America by TripAdvisor. (June 2018)
  


• Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity awarded It All Begins With A Song: The Story of the Nashville Songwriter the following:
  Silver, Entertainment Lions category for Cinema & Theatrical: Non-fiction Film
  Silver, Entertainment Lions category for Music: Artist as a Brand or Cause Ambassador
  Silver, Entertainment Lions category for Music: Brand or Product Integration into Music Content
  (May 2018)
  


• Esquire named Bastion one of the Best Bars in America 2018. (May 2018)
  


• CVENT named Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center the #1 United States Meeting Hotel, with Omni Nashville Hotel coming in at #6, Renaissance Nashville Hotel #12, Sheraton Grand Nashville Downtown #17, Loews Vanderbilt Hotel – Nashville #38, Hilton Nashville Downtown #44, and The Westin Nashville #75. (May 2018)
  


• The 5 Best Cities in the World with Up-and-Coming Art Scenes by Observer included Nashville. (May 2018)
  


• Nashville Zoo ranked in the Top 10 Zoos and Aquariums by Charity Navigator. (May 2018)
  


• U.S. News & World Report named Nashville #4 on Best Summer Vacations in the U.S.A. and #7 on Best Summer Vacations. (April 2018)
  


• Nashville was included in The World's Best Cities 2018 by Best Cities. (March 2018)
  


• The following categories of South's Best 2018 by Southern Living included Nashville: The South’s Best Cities, The South’s Friendliest Cities, The South’s Best Food Cities. (March 2018)
  


• Bridgestone Arena was named Arena of the Year and Ryman Auditorium was named Theatre of the year in Pollstar's Annual Awards. (February 2018)
  


• Nashville was named at the top of the list of Best Places to Go in 2018 by Condé Nast Traveler on Megyn Kelly TODAY. (January 2018)
  


• Nashville was listed in Thrillist's roundup of The 18 Best Places For A Big Trip In 2018. (January 2018)
  


• HuffPost UK named Nashville The Hottest Travel Destination of 2018. (January 2018)
  


• TripAdvisor named Nashville as one of the 30 Top USA Cities to Visit in 2018. (January 2018)
  


• The 18 Best Holiday Ideas for 2018 by The Times (UK) listed Nashville. (January 2018)
  


• Nashville was included in British Airways' Best Holiday Destinations in 2018 roundup. (December 2017)
  


• Nashville was listed in Travelocity's Best Places to Travel in 2018 roundup. (December 2017)
  


• Zagat's 30 Most Exciting Food Cities in America 2017 included Nashville. (December 2017)
  


• The 30 Best Cities for Cheap Winter Travel list by GoBankingRates.com included Nashville. (December 2017)
  


• Nashville was chosen in the USA Today's 10Best Readers' Choice Travel Awards as the Best Place to Ring in the New Year. (December 2017)
  


• Nashville was named in the list of 20 Destinations You Must Visit in 2018 by The Telegraph. (December 2017)
  


• National Geographic Traveller U.K.'s The Cool List 2018 included Nashville. (December 2017)
  


• The Best Places to Travel in January list by Condé Nast Traveler included Nashville. (November 2017)
  


• House Beautiful's The 10 Most Beautiful Places to Visit in the U.S. list included Nashville. (November 2017)
  



• Booking.com called out Nashville as one of the Top 10 Up and Coming Destinations for 2018.

  
  
• Nashville was included in Business Insider's list of 33 Trips Everyone Should Take in the US in 2018. (November 2017)
  


• The list of America's Friendliest Cities by Travel + Leisure included Nashville. (October 2017)
  


• The Nashville Predators were named The Best Franchise in Sports by ESPN. (October 2017)
  


• Travel + Leisure included Nashville on their list of America's Favorite Cities for Food. (October 2017)
  


• Hotel Indigo, Hotel Preston, 21c Museum Hotel, Thompson, and Hutton Hotel were all included in Condé Nast Traveler's Top Hotels in The South: Readers' Choice Awards 2017. (October 2017)
  


• International Entertainment Buyers Association (IEBA) named Bridgestone Arena the Arena of the Year. (October 2017)
  


• The Best Big Cities in the U.S. list by Condé Nast Traveler included Nashville. (October 2017)
  


• Nashville and the Nashville Sounds were named #1 in smartasset's list of Top 10 Minor League Baseball Towns of 2017. (October 2017)
  


• Trip Advisor named Nashville one of the 15 Best American Cities for Viewing Autumn Foliage. (September 2017)
  


• Nashville was on Garden & Gun's list of The South's Best Food Towns. (September 2017)
  


• Nashville was named a Top Music Mecca in the South by ConventionSouth. (September 2017)
  


• Time’s list of 25 U.S. Attractions Everyone Should Visit in Their Lifetime included The Grand Ole Opry. (September 2017)
  


• Bon Appétit's list of Best New Restaurants in America 2017 included Bastion, Henrietta Red, and Martin's Bar-B-Que Joint. (August 2017)
  


• Condé Nast Traveler’s list of The Friendliest Cities in the U.S. included Nashville. (August 2017)
  


• Nashville was voted a top finalist in the BEST U.S. Destination category of Groups Today’s 2017 Readers’ Choice Awards. (August 2017)
  


• The Top Trending Attractions, Summer 2017 list by TripAdvisor included The Johnny Cash Museum.(July 2017)
  


• Urban Cowboy B&B made it on Travel + Leisure's list of the Top 15 Hotels in the Continental United States. (July 2017)
  


• Travel + Leisure's list of the Top 15 Cities in the United States included Nashville. (July 2017)
  


• Travel + Leisure's list of the Best Fourth of July Celebrations Across the U.S. included Nashville's Let Freedom Sing! Music City July 4th. (June 2017)
  


• Nashville's Let Freedom Sing! Music City July 4th was included in Southern Living's list of the Best 4th of July Fireworks in Every Southern State. (June 2017)
  


• The Westin Nashville was included on Condé Nast Traveler's round up of the Best Hotels for July 4th Fireworks . (June 2017)
  


• Nashville ranked #7 on Cvent's list of the Top 50 Meeting Destinations in the United States 2017. (May 2017)
  


• The Grand Ole Opry made it on TripAdvisor's list of the Top Trending U.S. Attractions, Spring 2017. (April 2017)
  


• Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center was included in CNN's list of The World's Most Beautiful Floral Hotels. (April 2017)
  


• Thompson Nashville was named on Condé Nast Traveler's 2017 Hot List. (April 2017)
  


• Urban Cowboy B&B was included on Bon Appétit's list of The 15 Best Food Lovers' Hotels in the U.S. (April 2017)
  


• Nashville was included in TripAdvisor's list of Top Value Cities for an Epic Group Getaway. (March 2017)
  


• Nashville rated #4 in Southern Living's list of The South's Best Cities 2017. Nashville also ranked in the following categories for 2017:
  The South's Best Resorts: #1, Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center
  The South's Best Breweries: #2, Tennessee Brew Works
  The South's Best Shops: #2 and #5, Draper James and White's Mercantile
  The South's Best Museums: #4, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
  The South's Best Inns: #6, The Inn at Fontanel
  The South's Best Hotels: #9, The Hermitage Hotel
  (March 2017)
  


• Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, Omni Nashville Hotel, Renaissance Nashville Hotel, Loews Vanderbilt Hotel, Sheraton Grand Nashville Downtown Hotel, and Hilton Nashville Downtown were included in Cvent's list of Top 100 Meeting Hotels in the United States. (March 2017)
  


• Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center ranked #1 on Cvent's list of Top 100 Meeting Hotels in the United States. (March 2017)
  


• Nashville was included in Travel + Leisure's list of The Friendliest Cities in the World. (March 2017)
  


• Nashville was included on TripAdvisor's list of Best Adult Spring Break Trips for Grown-Ups Avoiding the College Scene. (February 2017)
  


• L.A. Jackson was included in Liquor.com's list of 10 of the Most Beautiful Hotel Bars. (February 2017)
  


• Nashville was included in Conde Nast Traveler's list of 11 U.S. Cities Perfect for a Weekend Getaway. (February 2017)
  


• Nashville was included in U.S. News & World Report's list of 3 Hot Southern Cities to Visit in 2017. (February 2017)
  


• 21c Museum Hotel was included in Fathom's list of 24 Best Hotel Openings in 2017. (January 2017)
  


• Nashville was included in Five Star Alliance's list of 17 Places to Go in 2017. (January 2017)
  


• 21c Museum Hotel was included in Fathom's list of 24 Best Hotel Openings in 2017. (January 2017)
  


• Mitchell Delicatessen was included in Thrillist's list of The 33 Best Sandwich Shops in America. (January 2017)
  


• Men's Journal named Nashville one of The 22 Places to Go in 2017. (January 2017)
  


• Nashville was named among the Top Five Emerging Destinations for Student Travel in 2017 by SYTA (Student & Youth Travel Association)! (January 2017)
  


• Nashville made American Express Essentials' 2017 Trend Destination Hotlist. (January 2017)
  


• Nashville was included in WestJet's list of Where to Go in 2017. (January 2017)
  


• Nashville was featured in Thrillist's The 15 Coolest Things Coming To US Cities in 2017. (December 2016)
  


• Nashville was included in Travel + Leisure's 15 Great Trips to Take with Your Friends (December 2016)
  


• AFAR stated Music City in their list of Where to Go in 2017. (December 2016)
  


• Frommer's Travel Guide called out Nashville as one of the Best Places to Go in 2017. (December 2016)
  


• Nashville was named one of the 50 Best Places to Travel in 2017 by Travel + Leisure. (December 2016)
  


• The Daily Beast named Nashville one of the Hottest Vacation Destinations of 2017. (December 2016)
  


• Nashville was named among 8 Essential Trips That Should Be on Your Bucket List by the New York Post. (December 2016)
  


• Budget Travel named Nashville among the Great Places to Ring in the New Year. (December 2016)
  


• Gothamist included Nashville in their list of Three Small Cities to Visit in 2017. (December 2016)
  


• Independent Record ranked Nashville as one of the Nation's Best New Year's Eve Destinations. (December 2016)
  


• U.S. News & World Report placed Nashville in their list of 7 Top New Year's Eve Escapes Under $1,000. (December 2016)
  


• The Billings Gazette ranked Nashville in their list of Nation's Best New Year's Eve Destinations. (December 2016)
  


• ACME Feed & Seed was the Most Popular Lyft Destination of 2016. (December 2016)
  


• Eater.com named Old Glory as one of The Most Beautiful Restaurants of 2016. (December 2016)
  


• Southern Living listed Dino's as one of the 50 Undiscovered Places You'll Love in the South. (December 2016)
  


• Nashville was listed as one of America's Favorite Cities for Christmas Lights by Travel + Leisure. (December 2016)
  


• Nashville was included in Food & Wine's list of The Best Places to Spend Christmas. (December 2016)
  


• Husk Nashville and Prince's Hot Chicken made Eater's list of The Best Restaurants in America. (December 2016)
  


• U.S. News named Nashville one of the 9 Shopping Destinations Worth Traveling to This Holiday Season. (December 2016)
  


• Gaylord Opryland made MSN's list of 10 Travel Destinations That Go All Out for the Holidays. (November 2016)
  


• Nashville was listed as one of the top Convention Cities on the Move by Association Conventions & Facilities. (November 2016)
  


• Nashville won the Groups Today Readers' Choice Award as a Top Southern Destination and Gaylord Opryland won for Best Southern Hotel. (November 2016)
  


• Nashville was named one of the Top 10 Winter Travel Destinations by the National Post. (Novemer 2016)
  


• Biscuit Love was named in Time Out's list of the best hangover food ever. (November 2016)
  


• CITIO IO named Nashville one of friendliest cities in the world. (November 2016)
  


• Refinery29 named Nashville as one of the 27 places every woman should visit - by herself. (November 2016)
  


• American Homebrewers Association named Nashville one of the 7 Homebrew Hot Spots to Visit Now. (November 2016)
  


• Nashville hit Kayak's list of Top 10 Trending New Year's Eve Destinations. (October 2016)
  


• The readers of Condé Nast Traveler named Nashville one of the best big cities in the U.S. (October 2016)
  


• Playboy's Best Bars 2016 included Old Glory in the Top 10 Bars in America and Bastion as one of the 50 Finalists. (August 2016)
  


• Live Nation ranked Nashville No. 1 on the list of Best U.S. Cities for Music Fans. (July 2016)
  


• Eater named Bastion one of the 21 Best New Restaurants in America. (July 2016)
  


• Nashville ranked fifth best city in America, according to the Travel + Leisure World's Best Awards 2016 readers' survey. (July 2016)
  


• Nashville made Budget Travel's list of the Most Beautiful Cities in America. (June 2016)
  


• Thistle Farms Founder Becca Stevens was recognized as a CNN 2016 Hero. (June 2016)
  


• Nashville is the first Worth Destination, Worth Group's authoritative list of America’s most dynamic cities. (June 2016)
  


• Nashville ranks within the top 10 on Cvent's list of Top 50 U.S. Meeting Destinations 2016. (May 2016)
  


• Nashville hit #1 on Thrillist's list of the Best US Cities to Spend a Weekend. (March 2016)
  


• Nashville was ranked as one of the Top 25 Destinations in TripAdvisor's 2016 Travelers' Choice. (March 2016)
  


• Forbes Travel Guide named Nashville as one of the 16 Top Destinations for 2016. (January 2016)
  


• Nashville was named Destination of the Year by Travel + Leisure readers. (December 2015)
  


• Nashville is 1 of 10 cities worldwide, and the only US city, to hit Lonely Planet's Top 10 Cities in their Best in Travel 2016 collection. (October 2015)

And more:

• Nashville ranked on CITI IO's list of The Top 10 Friendliest Cities of the World. (November 2016)
  


• The Inn at Fontanel was named among The South's Best Inns by Southern Living. (November 2016)
  


• Nashville made Refinery29's list of 28 Places Every Woman Should Visit - By Herself. (November 2016)
  


• The Southern Benny at Biscuit Love made Time Out's list of The Best Hangover Food Ever. (November 2016)
  


• The Hutton Hotel was named one of the best hotels in the south according to the readers of Condé Nast Traveler. (October 2016)
  


• USA Today included Loveless Cafe in their list of 10 Great Places to Get a Southern-Style Biscuit. (October 2016)
  


• Nashville ranked as one of the Best Minor League Baseball Towns of 2016 by SmartAsset. (September 2016)
  


• Tripping.com named Lucky Ladd Farms as the Best Pumpkin Patch in Tennessee. (September 2016)
  


• Travel + Leisure named Nashville as one of the Best Places to Travel in October. (September 2016)
  


• Inquisitr called out Nashville as one of the Six US Cities You Don't Want To Miss During Fall 2016. (September 2016)
  


• Nashville made the list of America's Most Attractive Cities according to Travel + Leisure. (August 2016)
  


• Bastion and Little Octopus made Southern Living's list of the Best New Restaurants in the South. (August 2016)
  


• Condé Nast Traveler ranked Nashville as having some of The Best 4th of July Fireworks in the USA. (June 2016)
  


• Nashville was named in CheapTickets.com's list of Best Barbecue Destinations for Fourth of July Weekend. (June 2016)
  


• Nashville was named in the New York Times list of 6 L.G.B.T.-Friendly Places to Visit. (June 2016)
  


• Peg Leg Porker's Dry Ribs made Eater's list of The 23 Essential Barbecue Dishes in America. (June 2016)
  


• Nashville was voted #5 of America's Favorite Cities in Travel + Leisure's America's Favorite Places survey. (May 2016)
  


• Nashville hit #2 on Kayak's Top 10 Summer Friday Destinations. (May 2016)
  


• The Capitol Grille at The Hermitage Hotel was named one of The 20 Best Hotel Bars in America by Men's Journal. (May 2016)
  


• The Renaissance Nashville Hotel was recognized as Hotel of the Year for the Renaissance Brand - Eastern Region. (May 2016)
  


• Consequence of Sound ranked The 100 Greatest American Music Venues with Nashville's Bluebird Cafe coming in at #27 and the Ryman Auditorium at #10. (April 2016)
  


• The Nashville Farmers' Market made The Wine Enthusiast's selection of 8 of America's Best Food Halls (for Drink Lovers). (April 2016)
  


• Nashville made Orbitz's list of Top 10 Best US Cities for a Long Weekend. (April 2016)
  


• Nashville came in at #3 for Best Affordable Destinations in the USA by U.S. News. (April 2016)
  


• The Hermitage Hotel ranked as one of the Best Hotels in the USA by U.S. News. (April 2016)
  


• U.S. News listed Nashville as one of the Best Nightlife Scenes in the USA. (April 2016)
  


• Omni Nashville Hotel, Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, Renaissance Nashville Hotel, and Sheraton Nashville Downtown Hotel all made Cvent's Top 100 Hotels in the United States. (March 2016)
  


• Nashville was named one of the Best Cities for Food and Music by Rachael Ray Every Day. (March 2016)
  


• The Hermitage Hotel was awarded Tennessee's only five-star ranking from Forbes Travel Guide. (February 2016)
  


• Nashville was named 1 of the 10 Best Places for Bachelor and Bachelorette Parties by Condé Nast Traveler. (February 2016)
  


• Ascend Amphitheater was awarded Best New Major Concert Venue, and Ryman Auditorium was named Theatre of the Year by Pollstar. (February 2016)
  


• Sinema Restaurant & Bar was named 1 of the 10 Restaurants in Cool Converted Structures by USA TODAY Travel. (February 2016)
  


• The Inn at Fontanel was named #1 on the 2016 TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice™ awards for Hotels under the category of Small Hotel. (January 2016)
  


• Southern Living's most recent article 50 Best Places in the South Now mentioned Nashville twice! That includes #34 Nashville Is Raising Chocolate To An Art Form, and #35 Music City Is Playing Outside. (January 2016)
  


• Pepperfire Hot Chicken's Tender Royale was ranked #1 on the list of Top 5 Hot and Spicy Dishes in America on Food Network's "Top 5 Restaurants". (January 2016)
  


• PureWow put Nashville in their list of Where to Go for Your Next Ladies' Getaway. (January 2016)
  


• Nashville ranked in Forbes' list of America's Next Boom Towns. (January 2016)
  


• Nashville was named one of The 13 Hottest American Cities for 2016 by Business Insider. (December 2015)
• Pinewood Social's Pot Roast Hash ranked as one of Food Network's Top 5 Brunch Dishes in America. (December 2015)
  


• U.S. News named Nashville one of the top 6 LGBT-Friendly Places to Visit in 2016. (December 2015)
  


• Biscuit Love was ranked #4 Best New Restaurant in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice Awards. (December 2015)
  


• The Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp won the Gold for North American DMO Partner and the Grand Ole Opry won the Silver for Theater/Show Venue in NTA's 2016 Distinguished Dozen awards. (December 2015)
  


• Nashville topped TripAdvisor's list of US cities with the greatest increase in interest from international travelers. (October 2015)
  


• Biscuit Love's The Princess was named one of the 21 Best Breakfast Sandwiches in America by Thrillist. (October 2015)
  


• Belle Meade Bourbon, of Nashville's Green Brier Distillery, was named one of The South's Amazing, Low-Profile Distilleries by Travel + Leisure. (October 2015)
  


• Puckett's Grocery landed on New York Post's list of the Best Breakfast Restaurants in America. (October 2015)
  


• Nashville's made the list of Best Big Cities in the U.S. from Condé Nast Traveler's 28th annual Readers' Choice Awards. Also, Union Station Hotel, The Hermitage Hotel, and Omni Nashville Hotel made the list of Top 30 Hotels in The South. (October 2015)
  


• Le Sel made USA Today's list of The Coolest New Restaurants to Try this Fall. (October 2015)
  


• 365 Things to Do in Nashville blog won #3 Best Local Blog in Toast of Music City Awards. (September 2015)
  


• Nashville landed as the #5 Best Destination for Shopaholics from the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice Awards. (September 2015)
  


• Both The 404 Kitchen and Arnold's Meat & Three made it on Condé Nast Traveler's list of 10 Unmissable Restaurants in the American South. (September 2015)
  


• Time Out New York included Puckett's in their list of Best Breakfast Restaurants in America. (September 2015)
  


• The Catbird Seat, Husk, The Little Octopus, and Rolf & Daughters made Southern Living's list of The South's Best Restaurants 2015. (September 2015)
  


• Nashville landed as the #3 Best Local Food Scene from the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice Awards. (August 2015)
  


• Nashville ranks within the top 10 on Cvent’s list of Top 50 Meeting Destinations in the United States. (August 2015)
  


• Budget Travel stated Nashville as one of the 14 Cities That Are Stylish Steals. (August 2015)
  


• Condé Nast Traveler named Nashville one of the Friendliest Cities in U.S. (August 2015)
  


• Biscuit Love's The East Nasty was named Best Sandwich of 2015 by Bon Appetit. (August 2015)
  


• The Daily Meal included 3 Nashville Food Trucks on their 101 Best Food Trucks in America list: The Grilled Cheeserie (#7), Smoke Et Al (#14), Riffs Fine Street Food (#16). (August 2015)
  


• Travel + Leisure named Nashville in their list of America's Best Cities for Picnics. (July 2015)
  


• Nashville hits Condé Nast Traveler's list of The 10 Biggest 4th of July Fireworks Displays in the U.S. (July 2015)
  


• Yahoo! put Nashville in their list of 10 Places to See Fourth of July Fireworks. (June 2015)
  


• TripAdvisor named Music City July 4th among their 10 Must-See July 4th Fireworks Displays - and Where to Watch Them. (June 2015)
  


• Music City July 4th ranked in Fodor's list of America's Best 4th of July Fireworks Displays. (June 2015)
  


• Mashable included Nashville in their compilation of Where to Watch the Best Fireworks this 4th of July. (June 2015)
  


• The Daily Meal ranked America's 75 Best Fried Chicken Spots and 5 Nashville restaurants landed on the list - all in the top 25: Loveless Cafe (#24), Arnold's Country Kitchen (#21), Biscuit Love (#19), Prince's Hot Chicken Shack (#7), and Hattie B's (#6). (June 2015)
  


• Nashville is on Travel + Leisure's list of America's Best Cities for History Buffs. (June 2015)
  


• Frothy Monkey made Food & Wine's list of 8 Phenomenal Coffee Shops Where You Can Get Your Wine Fix. (June 2015)
  


• The Grand Ole Opry was voted #4 Best Musical Attraction in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice Awards. (June 2015)
  


• Pinewood Social was named in Esquire's list of Best Bars in America 2015. (May 2015)
  


• Travel + Leisure included Nashville in their list of the 20 Greenest Cities in America. (May 2015)
  


• Zagat named Nashville one of America's Next Hot Food Cities. (April 2015)
  


• The 404 Hotel made Travel + Leisure's list of 10 Rooms or Less: The Very Best of Tiny Hotels. (April 2015)
  


• Collaborate Magazine put Nashville in their list of Top 12 Foodie Cities for Meetings. (April 2015)
  


• TakePart listed Nashville as one of The 3 Best Cities to See by Bike this Summer. (April 2015)
  


• The Music City Food + Wine Festival hit #3 Best General Food Festival in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice Awards. (April 2015)
  


• Nashville was listed in Travel + Leisure's list of America's Best Cities for Sweet Tooths. (April 2015)



• Nashville ranked No. 2 in Travel + Leisure's Best U.S. Cities for Affordable Getaways. (April 2015)
  


• Travel + Leisure placed Nashville in their list of America's Best Cities for Foodies. (March 2015)
  


• Travel + Leisure ranked Nashville No. 1 in their list of America's Best Cities for Music Scenes. (March 2015)
  


• The Hermitage Hotel named in AFAR's list of 10 of the Most Extravagant Hotel Lobbies in the World. (March 2015)
  


• Nashville is one of the Top 25 Destinations in the United States in TripAdvisor's 2015 Travelers' Choice Awards. (March 2015)
  


• The Hermitage Hotel was named among the Top 25 Luxury Hotels in the United States in TripAdvisor's 2015 Travelers' Choice Awards. (March 2015)
  


• Nashville was named to Men's Journal's list of The 10 Best Places to Live Now. (March 2015)
  


• Travel + Leisure listed Nashville among their 20 Quirkiest Cities in America. (March 2015)
  


• The Catbird Seat was listed as one of the 16 Tiny Chef's Tables Worth the Lack of Elbow Room by Travel + Leisure. (February 2015)
  


• Prince's Hot Chicken Shack was named among Thrillist's 21 Best Fried Chicken Spots in America 2015. (February 2015)
  


• Zanies Comedy Club was listed on Travel + Leisure's America's Best Comedy Clubs. (February 2015)
  


• Bridgestone Arena was awarded 2014 Arena of the Year by Pollstar. (February 2015)
  


• The Ryman Auditorium was named Pollstar's 2014 Theatre of the Year. (February 2015)
  


• AFAR Magazine published Where to Go in 2015: Nashville. (February 2015)
  


• Thrillist included East Nashville in their list of The 12 Coolest Neighborhoods in America. (February 2015)
  


• Zillow listed Nashville in their list of 10 Best Cities for Love this Valentine's Day. (February 2015)
  


• Located in Business Insider's list of The Best Restaurant in Every State is Nashville's own Etch Restaurant. (February 2015)
  


• Pinewood Social was featured in Dinner Gets Playful: 8 Great Spots for a Fun Night Out by Yahoo Food. (February 2015)
  


• Fodor's Travel named Pinewood Social one of the top 10 Best Urban Brunch Spots in the U.S. (February 2015)
  


• Corsair Distillery named among Fast Company's list of Top Most Innovative Companies of 2015 in Food. (February 2015)
  


• Rolf & Daughters was listed among Thrillist's compilation of The 13 Best Restaurants in the South. (February 2015)
  


• Budget Travel included Nashville in their list of Where to Go in 2015. (January 2015)
  


• Nashville was ranked the #2 Most Vibrant Arts Community in the SMU National Center for Arts Research Arts Vibrancy Index. (January 2015)
  


• Three Nashville hotels were listed in Cvent's 2014 Top 100 Meeting Hotels: Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center (#2), Omni Nashville Hotel (#4), Renaissance Nashville Hotel (#17). (January 2015)
  


• Travel + Leisure readers ranked Nashville as one of America's Best Cities for Singles. (January 2015)
  


• The Daily Meal ranked Tennessee Brew Works as one of the Best New Breweries in the US. (January 2015)
  


• Husk Nashville and Prince's Hot Chicken Shack named in The National Eater 38: Where to Eat in 2015. (January 2015)
  


• Orbitz named Nashville among its five Best Options for Travelers in 2015. (January 2015)
  


• Hops + Crafts and Craft Brewed were named in Draft Magazine's list of America's 100 Best Beer Bars, 2015. (January 2015)
  


• Smoke Et Al was named to Men's Journal's list of The 12 Best Taco Trucks in America. (December 2014)
  


• Nashville topped GAC's list of 7 Places to Spend New Year's Eve. (December 2014)
  


• East Nashville hit Thrillist's list of the 18 Best Food Neighborhoods in America. (December 2014)
  


• The Market House at the Nashville Farmers' Market was named among America's Best Food Halls by Travel + Leisure. (December 2014)
  


• Nashville was named one of The 7 Best Music Cities in the U.S. by Orbitz. (December 2014)
  


• Men's Journal placed Nashville's Bash on Broadway in their list of 5 Alternative New Year's Eve Escapes. (December 2014)
  


• The Jack Daniel's Bash on Broadway was listed in Event-o-Rama: 5 Must-Dos in December by National Geographic's Intelligent Traveler. (November 2014)
  


• Business Insider named Nashville one of the 15 Hottest American Cities for 2015. (November 2014)
  


• Travel + Leisure named The Hermitage Hotel and Loews Vanderbilt Hotel to their list of the 500 World's Best Hotels for 2015. (November 2014)
  


• Condé Nast Traveler placed Nashville at #3 in their list of 30 Places to Visit Before You're 30, making Music City 1 of only 6 U.S. destinations in that list. (November 2014)
  


• Two Nashville makers won in the Garden & Gun Made in the South Awards: Olive & Sinclair won the Food category for their Duck-fat Caramels and S.E. Sherrick was a Runner-Up in the Style & Design category for the S.E. Sherrick Tote. (November 2014)
  


• The Patterson House was named as one of Artnet's 20 Hottest Art World Hangouts of 2014. (November 2014)
  


• The Nashville CVC, Hutton Hotel, and Omni Nashville Hotel won Smart Meetings 2014 Platinum Choice Awards. (November 2014)
  


• Travel + Leisure readers ranked Nashville #6 among the cities with America's Most Attractive People. (November 2014)
  


• The 404 Kitchen landed on Travel + Leisure's list of Best Whiskey Bars in America. (October 2014)
  


• In Travel + Leisure's 2014 America's Favorite Cities Survey, Nashville ranked in the following categories:
  #1: Concerts, Music Scene, Live Music Scene, Girlfriend Getaway, Friendly
  #2: Bars
  #3: Festivals, Dive Bars
  #4 Hip/Cool, People-Watching
  #5: Safety, Barbecue
  (October 2014)
  
• Four Nashville hotels hit Condé Nast Traveler's Best Hotels in the South: Readers' Choice Awards 2014: Omni Nashville Hotel, Union Station Hotel, Hermitage Hotel, and Hutton Hotel. (October 2014)
  


• Kiplinger put Nashville at #4 on their list of Most Affordable Big Cities in the U.S. (October 2014)
  


• Eater included Pinewood Social in their list of The 27 Hottest Cocktail Destinations Across the Country 2014. (October 2014)
  


• Husk Nashville made Esquire's list of America's Best New Restaurants, 2014. (October 2014)
  


• Nashville was voted National Destination winner in the Groups Today Readers' Choice Awards 2014 and Opry Mills won the Shopping Readers' Choice Awards for the Southern region. (October 2014)
  


• Nashville was named one of the Best Cities for Halloween Parties by NerdWallet and Eventbrite. (October 2014)
  


• Whiskey Kitchen and The Capitol Grille were named among America's Best Bourbon Bars by The Bourbon Review. (October 2014)
  


• Martin's Bar-B-Que Joint and Thai Esane were two of just eight restaurants named to Condé Nast Traveler's list of The Best New Restaurants in the South. (October 2014)
  


• Condé Nast Traveler ranked The Johnny Cash Museum as one of the 8 Must-Visit Museums for Music Lovers. (September 2014)
  


• The Nashville Zoo's Jungle Gym was named one of the World's Coolest Playgrounds by Travel + Leisure. (September 2014)
  


• The Yazoo beer stand at Nashville International Airport made Condé Nast Traveler's list of The Best Airport Food in the World. (September 2014)
  


• Nashville food trucks Smoke Et Al, Riffs Fine Street Food, Mas Tacos, and The Grilled Cheeserie were named to The Daily Meal's list of 101 Best Food Trucks in America 2014. (September 2014)
  


• Arnold's Country Kitchen and Prince's Hot Chicken Shack hit the top 10 in The Daily Meal's list of America's 50 Best Fried Chicken Spots. (September 2014)
  


• The Johnny Cash Museum was named among the Top 10 Tennessee Spots for Music Lovers by Rolling Stone. (September 2014)
  


• Fodor's placed the Music City Food + Wine Festival in their list of America's Best Fall Food Festivals. (August 2014)
  


• Travel + Leisure named Nashville #2 in their list of America's Best Cities for Fall Travel! (August 2014)
  


• Eater National placed Chauhan Ale & Masala House and 5th & Taylor in their list of The 53 Most Anticipated Restaurant Openings Fall 2014. (August 2014)
  


• Southern Living named Sinema Restaurant & Bar among The Best New Restaurants to Watch. (August 2014)
  


• The 404 Kitchen was named one of The South's Best New Restaurants by Southern Living. (August 2014)
  


• Nashville ranked in the top 10 of Cvent's 2014 Top 50 Meeting Destinations in the United States. (August 2014)
  


• 8 Nashville restaurants made Southern Living's list of 100 Best Restaurants in the South: The 404 Kitchen, Capitol Grille, The Catbird Seat, City House, Husk, Lockeland Table, Pinewood Social, Rolf and Daughters. (August 2014)
  


• Condé Nast Traveler named Nashville one of the "Friendliest Cities in America". (August 2014)



• Lonely Planet named Nashville one of the Top 10 Best Value Destinations in the USA. (July 2014)
  


• CNN called Parnassus Books one of the "World's Coolest Bookstores". (July 2014)



• Nashville named one of the "Happiest Cities in America" in a study published by the U.S. National Bureau of Economic Research. (July 2014)



• Nashville in the top ten "Best Cities for Business" according to Forbes. (July 2014)



• Forbes named Nashville as the No. 3 in the list of "America's Most Creative Cities". (July 2014)



• Men's Journal placed Barista Parlor in their list of The 11 Best Coffee Shops in the U.S. (July 2014)
  


• Parenting ranked Nashville #3 in the “Top 10 Best Cities for Families”. (July 2014)
  


• Olive & Sinclair's Bourbon Nib Brittle won the 2014 sofi Award for "Outstanding Confection" from the Specialty Food Association. (July 2014)
  


• Discover why Huffington Post Travel said Nashville was one of the“Five Offbeat Summer Bachelorette Party Destinations”. (June 2014)
  


• Travel + Leisure named The Ryman Auditorium as one of the "Coolest Music Venues in America". (June 2014)
  


• Barista Parlor was named one of The 38 Essential Coffee Shops Across America by Eater. (April 2014)
  


• Corsair Distillery won the Bubble Cap Award, "Craft Distillery of the Year," at the American Distilling Institute Awards in 2014. (April 2014)
  


• Nashville was ranked the #5 Best Girls' Trip in the 10Best USA Today Readers' Choice Awards. (April 2014)
  


• Fox's Donut Den was listed in The 21 Best Donut Shops in America by Thrillist. (April 2014)
  


• Cheekwood Botanical Garden was named the #6 Best Public Garden in the 10Best USA Today Readers' Choice Awards. (April 2014)
  


• Husk Nashville was ranked #6 in GQ's list of The 25 Best New Restaurants in America. (March 2014)
  


• Barista Parlor was named one of America's 25 Best Coffee Shops by Epicurious. (February 2014)
  


• Nashville placed as the #3 Best Convention City in the 10Best USA Today Readers' Choice Awards. (February 2014)
  


• New York Times named Nashville “One of the Top 52 Places to Go in 2014” - one of 9 US locations included on the list. (January 2014)
  


• Nashville ranked Top 10 for “Most Popular Cities for Millennials” by Forbes. (January 2014)
  


• Opry Mills named “Top Shopping Destination in the Southern Region” by Groups Today Magazine. (January 2014)
  


• GreenBiz.com put Nashville in their list of Top 10 U.S. Cities for Green Meetings in 2014. (January 2014)
  


• Condé Nast Traveler placed Nashville in their list of Destinations You Don't Want To Miss Out On in 2014. (January 2014)
  


• 360 Bistro was awarded the Award of Excellence by Wine Spectator Magazine for their "well-chosen selection of quality producers." (2014)
  


• Men's Fitness listed Nashville as one of the Best Places to Party in America.
  


• Travel + Leisure’s “America’s Favorite Cities in 2013” listed Nashville for No. 2 for Proud of Their City, No. 3 for Classical Music, No. 3 for Attractive, and No. 4 for Live Music Scene. (2013)
  


• Rolf and Daughters listed in Thrillist’s list of “The 33 Best New Restaurants in America”. (December 2013)
  


• Nashville was named one of the Best Places to Travel in 2014 by Travel + Leisure! (December 2013)
  


• Nashville is on Fodor's Go List for 2014 - one of 25 places in the world! (December 2013)
  


• Etch was named the best restaurant in Nashville in Zagat's 2014 America's Top Restaurants Survey. (December 2013)
  


• Rolf & Daughters was named one of The 33 Best New Restaurants in America by Thrillist. (December 2013)
  


• Nashville was voted #4 of the Best U.S. Cities for Shopping by readers of USA Today and 10Best. (December 2013)
  


• Nashville was named one of the Top Five Off-Peak Destinations for Winter 2013/2014 by SmarterTravel and posted by Huffington Post Travel, in company with the likes of Russia, United Kingdom, Rome, and Kyoto! (November 2013)
  


• Huffington Post compiled a group of 20 Awesome U.S. Cities You Need to Visit in Your 20s, and Nashville topped the list! (November 2013)
  


• Rolf & Daughters was named one of Esquire's Best New Restaurants of 2013. (October 2013)
  


• The Johnny Cash Museum in Nashville topped National Geographic's list of Pitch-Perfect Museums in 2013. (October 2013)
  


• Nashville's Union Station Hotel is on Fodor's 100 Hotel Awards in 2013. (September 2013)
  


• Zagat named Bella Napoli's Salsiccia pizza the best pizza in Tennessee in their 50 States, 50 Pizzas list. (September 2013)
  


• Nashville was ranked the #2 in the list of 10 Most Compassionate U.S. Cities by the Development Counsellors International, as cited by Forbes.com. (September 2013)
  


• Two Nashville food trucks made The Daily Meal's list of 50 Best Dessert Trucks in America for 2013: Retro Sno (#49) and The Cupcake Collection (#10). (September 2013)
  


• Four Nashville bars, Holland House Bar and Refuge, Whiskey Kitchen, The Patterson House, and Capitol Grille, were named among America's 55 Best Bourbon Bars by The Bourbon Review. (August 2013)
  


• Nashville restaurant Rolf & Daughters was named #3 Best New Restaurant in America 2013 by Bon Appetit. (August 2013)
  


• USA Today placed Nashville in their list of Best Urban Green Spaces in North America. (August 2013)
  


• 8 Nashville restaurants - The Catbird Seat, City House, Husk, Lockeland Table, Mas Tacos Por Favor, The Pharmacy Burger Parlor, Prince's Hot Chicken Shack, and Rolf and Daughters - made Southern Living's list of 100 Places to Eat Now. (August 2013)
  


• Juice Nashville was named one of The Best Juice Bars in America by the Daily Meal. (July 2013)
  


• Nashville was ranked #3 in Travel + Leisure's list of America's Best Cities for Ice Cream. (July 2013)
  


• The Ryman Auditorium hit the list of The Best Music Venues in America: Reader's Choice from Rolling Stone. (July 2013)
  


• Yahoo! Travel placed Nashville's celebration among The Best Fourth of July Fireworks Shows in 2013. (July 2013)
  


• The Hermitage Hotel and Hutton Hotel made Travel + Leisure's list of World's Best Awards in the Large City Hotels category. (July 2013)
  


• National Geographic ranked 11 Music Venue Icons in the U.S. and Nashville's Ryman Auditorium made the list. (July 2013)
  


• Nashville's 4th of July event is featured in MSN Living's list of Best Fourth of July Fireworks in the USA. (July 2013)
  


• AOL named Nashville America's New Boomtown. (May 2013)
  


• Forbes ranked Nashville #2 on their list of The Best Big Cities for Jobs. (May 2013)



• Rolling Stone ranked the Ryman Auditorium in their list of The Best Big Rooms in America - Venues That Rock. (April 2013)



• The Nashville International Airport was ranked among the 7 Most Entertaining Airports in the World by CNN. (April 2013)



• Bloomberg placed Nashville in their list of The Top 12 American Boomtowns. (April 2013)
  


• Rolling Stone put the Bluebird Cafe in their list of The Best Music Venues in America - Venues That Rock. (March 2013)
  


• Condé Nast named Nashville one of the Best Places to Go in 2013. (January 2013)



• Business Insider ranked Nashville among their 13 Places You Need to Visit in 2013. (January 2013)
  


• Fodor's placed Nashville in their list of 7 Affordable Destinations for 2013. (January 2013)



• Lane Motor Museum was named one of the "12 car museums worth a detour" by msnbc.com. (2013)