Best Day Trips from Nashville

Nashville sits in the middle of Tennessee, which means you’re within 2 hours of mountain waterfalls, historic small towns, legendary distilleries, and one of America’s most scenic parkways.

Jack Daniel’s Distillery (Lynchburg) — 1.5 Hours

The most famous distillery in America, in the smallest town you can imagine. Lynchburg has a population of about 500 and the entire town exists because of Jack Daniel’s.

The tour: Multiple options from a basic distillery walk-through ($20, 1.5 hours) to tasting experiences and barrel house tours. You’ll see the cave spring where the water comes from, the charcoal mellowing process (what makes it Tennessee whiskey, not bourbon), and the barrel houses where millions of barrels age on the rolling hills.