Nashville Adventures

A veteran-owned tour company in downtown Nashville

Nashville Adventures runs its own guided tours in Nashville, Tennessee: walking tours of downtown, an extended reality (XR) history walk, a haunted tour and pub crawl, e-bike rides and private "VIP Adventures." Its header reads "NASHVILLE'S ONLY VETERAN OWNED & OPERATED TOUR OPERATOR," which is the company's own claim. The tours center on downtown Nashville, Broadway and Printer's Alley, and the Civil War tour visits battle sites in the wider Middle Tennessee region. Prices are in US dollars.

The About page says the company "was founded in September 2023 by Paul Whitten, a U.S. Army veteran and historian," after an injury on deployment in Afghanistan. While recovering he volunteered as a historical tour guide at the Patton Museum at Fort Knox. His bio adds service as a Peace Corps volunteer in Armenia, a UK Parliamentary Fellowship in the House of Commons, and a seat on the board of Friends of Two Rivers Mansion, and the homepage names the company as a partner of Pledge 1%. The page says the company "launched with just $3,600 and no outside funding," that it now "serves thousands of guests each year," and that it donates "1 percent of revenue to veteran related causes." The homepage cites "over 700+ five-star reviews" and says that every guide is also a military veteran.

The walking tours

History, Highlights & Hacks is the company's best seller, at $15.99 to $24.99, 1.5 hours, with a 10am start that is "Available every day" and "All ages welcome!" It covers the Ryman Auditorium, Broadway honky tonks, First Presbyterian Church, Fort Nashboro, Tootsie's, Printers Alley, Hattie B's, the Maxwell House Hotel, Bridgestone Arena and Nissan Stadium, with what the site calls "exclusive hacks."

The Music City History: Coffee Morning Walk is $24.99 to $34.99 for 2 hours, starting at 9am from Wednesday to Saturday. It begins with "a freshly brewed café drink" and covers Civil War sites, suffrage history, music landmarks, architecture and local legends.

Future Meets The Past: XR Nashville History Tour is the newest, at $34.99 to $39.99, Wednesday to Sunday. Guests wear "lightweight XR headsets" that show historic scenes "layered directly onto real downtown Nashville locations." The XR FAQ says the tour lasts about 1.5 hours, meets at Riverfront Park, and covers early Nashville sites, Printer's Alley and Broadway, and that "Groups are limited to a maximum of 10 guests." Headsets and equipment are included with the ticket.

The after-dark options are the Nashville Haunted Pub Crawl and the Haunted Nashville: Ghosts & Legends Tour. The pub crawl is for "Adults 21+," starts at 7pm Thursday to Saturday and offers "Ghost stories, local legends and three drink stops on a spirited journey through Nashville after dark," with spooky pub games and a whiskey tasting. The tour card lists it at $39.99 while the banner says $40. The Ghosts & Legends Tour is $24.99 with an 8pm start and is marked "Great for Families."

E-bike and VIP tours

The e-bike page lists a Mural & Street Art Tour on E-bikes and Music City's Backstage E-bike Tour, with guides, photo stops and a chance to "grab a local bite." Prices and times for the e-bike tours are not shown on that page.

The VIP Adventures are private and custom. The Civil War Leadership & Strategy Tour is aimed at "history enthusiasts, corporate groups, and educational institutions" and visits the battle sites of Franklin, Nashville and Stones River; the XR page adds a 90-minute leadership version that walks sites such as Fort Negley and Carter House. There is also a private Nashville Luxury Cemetery Tour with "climate controlled transportation" and hotel pickup, a Nashville Distillery Tour with moonshine, whiskey and live music, a fully custom bachelorette package called Champagne & Boots, and a Nashville Mural Photo Tour led by a professional photographer, Jayson Revas of JHR Photography, that ends with an edited gallery of images. Corporate tours have their own menu entry.

How the day works, and the terms

The homepage FAQ is specific. On group size: "Most of our tours are kept to small groups of fewer than 10 guests," with a few taking slightly larger groups and VIP tours sized to order. On fitness: the tours are "designed to be comfortable for most fitness levels, with a relaxed pace and plenty of stops along the way," and the company offers a custom tour for guests with mobility concerns. On the XR tour, the FAQ recommends that anyone with "a history of seizures, motion sickness, vertigo, or other relevant medical conditions" consult a doctor first, and says the tour is recommended for ages 8 and up, although the tour card on the homepage says "Ages 10+."

Cancellation terms are published in the same FAQ: "You can cancel your tickets for a full refund up to 48 hours before your scheduled tour time. Cancellations made within 24 hours of the tour are non-refundable unless you've selected the Trip Protection add-on during booking." Booking runs through an online calendar on the tours page, and the phone number is (615) 882-1151. The homepage also says that a guest who did not get "that thrill you were hoping for" should tell the company, and points anyone who prefers to explore alone to "our self-guided audio tours with Tennessee Time Machine."

What the site leaves open, and who it suits

The cancellation wording covers 48 hours and 24 hours but does not say what applies between the two. The e-bike tours and VIP Adventures have no published prices. Most walking tours do not name a meeting point on the homepage; only the XR tour's FAQ gives one. The XR tour's minimum age differs between the card and the FAQ.

The rest is clear and well documented: published prices for every walking tour, a fixed daily start, a stated cap of 10 on the XR tour, written cancellation terms and guides the company describes as veterans who care about getting the history right. It suits history-minded visitors, families on the daytime and ghost walks, adults after a themed night out, and groups or companies that want a custom Civil War or whiskey tour. Anyone after a pure music-venue crawl will find the focus here is on history first.