Chattanooga, Tennessee is a food day trips in Nashville.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Make a weekend of it; Lookout Mountain views and the Tennessee Aquarium are nearby. Drive back via Sewanee for the scenic route.
Guided tour · 7 hours
Daily bus tours from Nashville to the Jack Daniel’s Distillery in Lynchburg, TN. Includes transportation, distillery tour, and whiskey tastings.
30 minutes
Sample three distinct whiskey drams straight from the barrel. Enjoy a virtual session with the master blender at your own pace.
Guided tour · 3 hours
Walk through Downtown Nashville with five food tastings, lively stories, and sights like the Ryman, Country Music Hall of Fame, Broadway’s honky tonks, and hidden gems...
The Tennessee Whiskey Trail strings Jack Daniel's, George Dickel and Uncle Nearest distilleries within a 90-minute drive of Nashville. Booking recommended.
TipUncle Nearest in Shelbyville is the easier reservation; Jack Daniel's tours book a week ahead. Bring a designated driver for tastings.
Franklin's restored Main Street, 25 minutes south of Nashville by car, runs a tighter restaurant row than its size suggests. Booking recommended.
TipPark on 4th Avenue South for free; Main Street meters fill by 11:00. Gray's on Main is the easier reservation than Puckett's for groups.
Lynchburg, 75 minutes southeast of Nashville, hosts the Jack Daniel's distillery and Miss Mary Bobo's, a 1908 boarding-house Southern lunch in a single.
TipMiss Mary Bobo's lunch books weeks ahead; sign up for the distillery tour at the same time. Lunch seatings are 11:00 and 13:00.
Leiper's Fork, 40 minutes southwest of Nashville, is a single-street country village with the Country Boy restaurant for biscuits and the Fox & Locke.
TipSunday brunch at the Country Boy is the marquee meal; cash and card both welcome. Fox & Locke books concert seatings ahead.