Tootsies Orchid Lounge Tours and Activities

Nashville is known for its eclectic music scene, live entertainment, and commitment to country. Nowhere is this more evident than at the world-famous Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge. This Nashville institution has been a part of this dynamic city since the 1960s and boasts three stages that host live music performances.
The Basics
Live music is a staple just about every night at Tootsie’s, where you’re as likely to catch an up-and-coming local strumming a steel guitar as a big name musician like Taylor Swift. Visitors can opt to book tickets to a show (or two) and spend an entire evening here or visit on a honky-tonk hop through the country music capital.
Many Nashville tours (including walking tours as well as trips on golf carts or horse-drawn carriages) will take you past this quirky and colorful music venue. Take a nighttime ghost tour to hear about the bar’s spectral guests.
Things to Know Before You Go
- The photo and memorabilia-lined walls make Tootsie’s a hit with history buffs.
- There’s never a cover charge at Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge.
- The bar is wheelchair accessible.
How to Get There
Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge is located at 422 Broadway behind the Ryman Auditorium in downtown Nashville. Metered parking near the bar is free after 6pm and on Sundays.
When to Get There
Tootsie’s is open daily from mid-morning until the wee hours of the following morning, but it’s best to visit in the evenings, when the top talent takes the stage. There’s live music every night of the week, but expect the biggest crowds on Friday and Saturday nights.
Tootsie and Orchid Purple
Hattie Louise “Tootsie” Bess was a signer and the proprietor of this honky tonk from 1960 to 1978. According to local lore, a painter she hired accidentally painted the building orchid purple, and Tootsie liked it so much that she made it her signature color. In fact, she loved the color so much that her family later buried her in an orchid gown, in an orchid-hued casket, with an orchid in her hands.
Address: 422 Broadway, Nashville, Tennessee 37203, USA
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Explore the City of Nashville Tour by Golf Cart
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Explore Nashville from a local's perspective on this city tour with a local guide. Aboard an open-air, low-speed vehicle, cruise through Nashville to see more than 35 landmarks and other sightseeing locations. Notable sights along this tour include Country Music Hall of Fame, Ryman Auditorium, Johnny Cash Museum, Germantown, The Gulch, Tootsies, and Music Row. Select a morning, afternoon, or evening tour when booking.
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Live Downtown Nashville Walking Tour
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Explore Nashville’s honky-tonk history and most colorful characters on a walking tour of downtown with a storytelling guide. Find the city’s landmarks, from a pre-Prohibition saloon to the place where Andrew Jackson fought historic duels, and see the streets where musical legends were made.
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Nashville Combo Tour: Sightseeing, Murals, and Brewery
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This is new and unique experience. If you are interested in seeing and doing more than simply a sightseeing tour or a mural tour, this is a new and unique experience! During this 3 hour excursion you will spend your time seeing the sights, visiting murals, and visiting a brewery or two or even a distillery! We want the choice to be yours. This customized tour is basically 1 hour of each of these types of tours: Explore the City of Nashville, Mural/Insta Tour, and Brewery/Distillery Tour. This is your chance to do and see more without doing 3 separate tours! This tour can also be customized to fit your exact wishes. If you don't want to do brewery/distillery, you are welcome to do more sights and murals! You make the decision!
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Open-Air Party Bus Tour (Shared Tour) Canvass top & windows to keep you warm!
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Upstage Party Bus is not only the largest open air coach bus in Nashville, but the largest in the world! The bus is designed to hold 41 people, but we give you a hightened experience by not filling our bus to the brim. This allows for tons of dance room, giving you the ability to walk to and from our bar with ease! No bouncing around on our bus, as we ride on an air ride suspension!
We are the only bus to provide a QSC professional tuned concert stereo system, for the cleanest sound and bass. We have 8 professionally programmed concert lights and 2 fog machines to truly make you feel like you are sitting front row of your favorite concert, and changing the atmosphere with every song.
Upstage Party Bus is the only party bus to have refrigeration on board, keeping your drinks ice cold! Our bartender will mix your drinks as the DJ mixes your favorite tunes. We also mix the music videos on our 7 TV's!!
Give us a buzz if you have less than 10 passengers, and we'll get you on!
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Nashville Open-Air Party Bus Tour (Private Tour) 4 Seasons - Stay Warm & Dry!
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Please Note: This is for up to 30 passengers (not 15). Upstage Party Bus is largest Party Bus in the world! The bus is designed to hold 41 people, but we give you a hightened experience by not filling our bus to the brim. This allows for tons of dance room, giving you the ability to walk to and from our bar with ease! No bouncing around on our bus, as we ride on an air ride suspension!
We are the only bus to provide a QSC professional tuned concert stereo system, for the cleanest sound and bass. We have 8 professionally programmed concert lights and 2 fog machines to truly make you feel like you are sitting front row of your favorite concert, and changing the atmosphere with every song.
Upstage Party Bus is the only party bus to have refrigeration on board! Our bartender will mix your favorite drinks as the DJ mixes your favorite tunes. Upstage is also the only bus with 7 TV's to display the music videos of each song!
With us, you won't be Upstaged!
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Night-Time Ghost & History Walking Tour of Downtown Nashville
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Book Directly With Nashville Ghosts and save $5/person.
Nashville Ghosts takes you on a haunted walking ghost tour to explore the sinister side of this electric city. Walk with us through Broadway’s active nightlife and find out the sinister secrets hidden in some of the area’s most popular locations. Learn about the bar where Hank Williams Sr. still grabs a drink or the storied history of the legendary Ryman Auditorium, home of the Grand Ole Opry radio show. Listen to the tragic aftermath of the 2010 floods that devastated the area and added a deep psychic pain to the whole area.
The city existed long before the music industry, and while that makes up a large portion of their modern identity, there is a rich history that adds to the depth of the area’s paranormal history. The stories on our tour will likely disturb and frighten you, but they will also provide a fascinating window into a version of the city as it was, and the version you will see today.
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Cinderella 30 Minute Narrated Ride
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The Cinderella
These are some of the finest most beautiful carriages in the world, and Sugar Creek Carriages is proud to offer them for any special occasion. It features the Cinderella canopy along with all the elaborate detail that goes along with these carriages “finest carriages in the world” title.
•••Sights maybe altered due to traffic conditions or city issue due to police diverting routes for construction reason.
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20 Minute Narrated Ride
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20 Minute Private Narrated Ride of Downtown Nashville
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Come and enjoy a 20 Minute Private Narrated Ride of Downtown Nashville and experience all that this amazing city has to offer. This insightful tour includes hotspots such as the Schermerhorn Symphony Center, The Country Music Hall of Fame, The Bridgestone Arena, The Johnny Cash Museum, Riverfront Park, Hard Rock Cafe, The Wild Horse Saloon, The Ryman Auditorium, Tootsies Orchid Lounge, and other tourist attractions and insight into various poplar dining establishments around our great city.
Pickup and Drop-off at 100 Broadway downtown Nashville only
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45 Minute Narrated Ride 7 to 9 people
Our popular 45 Minute Private Narrated Ride of Downtown Nashville has all the sites offered in our 20 minute tour plus much more. This ride includes hotspots such as the 5 Star Historical Presidential Hotel The Hermitage, Schermerhorn Symphony Center, The Country Music Hall of Fame, The Bridgestone Arena, The Johnny Cash Museum, Riverfront Park, Hard Rock Cafe, The Wild Horse Saloon, Well known Printers Alley where Jimi Hendrix got his start, The Tennessee State Capitol Building, The War Memorial Building, Nashville Performing Arts Center, Tennessee State Museum, The Ryman Auditorium, Tootsies Orchid Lounge, and other tourist attractions and insight into various poplar dining establishments around our great city.
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Cinderella Princess 45 Minute Ride
The Cinderella
These are some of the finest most beautiful carriages in the world, and Sugar Creek Carriages is proud to offer them for any special occasion. It features the Cinderella canopy along with all the elaborate detail that goes along with these carriages “finest carriages in the world” title.
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Historical Rides of Nashville - 20 Minute Narrated Ride
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Valentine’s Day Romance Rides - 20 Minute Narrated Ride of Downtown Nashville
Come and enjoy the extravagant Christmas decorations of downtown Nashville with a 20 Minute Private Narrated Ride in our beautiful and safe carriages.
This elegant ride treats you to our amazing City Christmas Tree along with other decorated hotspots such as the Schermerhorn Symphony Center, The Country Music Hall of Fame, The Bridgestone Arena, The Johnny Cash Museum, Riverfront Park, Hard Rock Cafe, The Wild Horse Saloon, The Ryman Auditorium, Tootsies Orchid Lounge, and other tourist attractions and insight into various poplar dining establishments around our great city. Each Decorated with Seasonal festive lights
Enjoy Christmas the Classy Way!!!!
Private Reverse Ride, Call to schedule your Christmas Lights Rride
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45 Minute Narrated Ride
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45 Minute Private Narrated Ride of Downtown Nashville
Our popular 45 Minute Private Narrated Ride of Downtown Nashville has all the sites offered in our 20 minute tour plus much more. This ride includes hotspots such as the 5 Star Historical Presidential Hotel The Hermitage, Schermerhorn Symphony Center, The Country Music Hall of Fame, The Bridgestone Arena, The Johnny Cash Museum, Riverfront Park, Hard Rock Cafe, The Wild Horse Saloon, Well known Printers Alley where Jimi Hendrix got his start, The Tennessee State Capitol Building, The War Memorial Building, Nashville Performing Arts Center, Tennessee State Museum, The Ryman Auditorium, Tootsies Orchid Lounge, and other tourist attractions and insight into various poplar dining establishments around our great city.
Pickup and Drop-off at 100 Broadway downtown Nashville only
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Taste of Nashville Walking Food Tour
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Introduce your taste buds to Nashville during this 2.5-hour walking tour through downtown Nashville. Over the course of a 1-mile (1.6-km) stroll, stop at five local food purveyors for tastings.
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Nashville's Private Roofless Party Bus Experience
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We are Nashville's first "Official Party Bus" of Nashville. We allow for guests of up-to 25 people to have a private party on our open-air party bus.
During your two hour tour, you will numerous sites of downtown Broadway as your party your way through Nashville. Each tour comes complete with a monster sound system, VIP bartender, LED lights, a bar, and the best damn party on wheels!
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