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Old 10-27-2015, 09:13 PM
 
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Nashville is a perfectly fine place, and worth a visit, but right now as a place to visit, it is not in New Orleans league. It needs to check in in 200 years or so when it has invented a cuisine, a couple of cocktails, a religion, a style of architecture, a distinctive way of living and more than one genre of music.
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Old 10-27-2015, 09:25 PM
 
Location: Franklin, TN
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And on a related note, this just popped up in my FB feed. I don't agree that it's a top 10 place in the world, but it's definitely an interesting and unique place to visit. Anyone who hasn't been here in the last 2-3 years would be shocked by all the growth, esp downtown. New ballpark, new amphitheater, new waterfront park, all nicely tied in with the gorgeous walking bridge and tons of new restaurants and bars.

http://wkrn.com/2015/10/27/report-nashville-among-top-10-travel-destinations-in-the-world/
I think that it was top 10 in percentage increase....I didn't see anything about the overall search numbers.
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Old 10-27-2015, 09:44 PM
 
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I think that it was top 10 in percentage increase....I didn't see anything about the overall search numbers.
I think you are right about the link posted by Bayareadave, that was related to tripadvisor.

The wkrn link I posted was different. It said Lonely Planet named Nashville as a top 10 place to visit in the world in 2016. (At this point I probably need to cut and paste what I said before about not necessarily agreeing because invariably someone will come along and just quote this post, ignoring what I said 3 posts ago).
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Old 10-27-2015, 09:57 PM
 
Location: Franklin, TN
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I think you are right about the link posted by Bayareadave, that was related to tripadvisor.

The wkrn link I posted was different. It said Lonely Planet named Nashville as a top 10 place to visit in the world in 2016. (At this point I probably need to cut and paste what I said before about not necessarily agreeing because invariably someone will come along and just quote this post, ignoring what I said 3 posts ago).
Ah, got it. Hard to keep up with all of this press.
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Old 10-27-2015, 10:00 PM
 
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Nashville is a perfectly fine place, and worth a visit, but right now as a place to visit, it is not in New Orleans league. It needs to check in in 200 years or so when it has invented a cuisine, a couple of cocktails, a religion, a style of architecture, a distinctive way of living and more than one genre of music.
Hot chicken cuisine?
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Old 10-27-2015, 10:59 PM
 
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I guess it all depends on what you like to do and what you look for when you travel. Nashville has made great strides as a city, and as a native Tennessean, if I just HAD to move back to TN, it's the only part of the state I would even consider living in. But as far as traveling there and visiting, if you are used to places like New Orleans, Las Vegas, or even Austin, then no, Nashville is probably not going to blow you away, especially if you are not into country music or bar hopping with a bunch of college kids and 20-something hipsters.
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Old 10-28-2015, 12:57 AM
 
Location: Munich, BY, Germany
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Having visited both cities as a foreign tourist, NOLA wins hands down. Both cities don't even play in the same league. That being said I want to make clear that I really LOVED Nashville and will definitely visit again.
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Old 11-23-2015, 01:36 AM
 
Location: Nashville, TN
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Having visited both cities as a foreign tourist, NOLA wins hands down. Both cities don't even play in the same league. That being said I want to make clear that I really LOVED Nashville and will definitely visit again.
Nashville is larger, while New Orleans is smaller, more urban with higher crime.
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Old 11-23-2015, 02:11 AM
 
Location: Denver/Atlanta
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What is this? Nola

I can not for the life of me understand the appeal of Nashville. It makes me want to visit just to see what the hype is about.

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Old 11-23-2015, 01:08 PM
 
Location: Nashville, TN (USA)
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^ I certainly don't think Nashville is for everyone, but it's not too difficult to understand its appeal even without previously visiting. It's a rapidly growing Southern metro with a strong & well-diversified economy (health care, music, state government, higher education, and automotive industry) and a nice business-cultural/arts balance compared to many of its regional peers. It has an active, touristy downtown that's turned into a major party hub and a strong number of emerging areas outside of downtown with more local/non-touristy vibes.

I'd say it's of a bit of a "tweener" between a renowned tourism destination like New Orleans and a more typical, emerging "New South" business-oriented city like Charlotte. The tourism scene in far more advanced in New Orleans given it's history and culture, but Nashville has emerged as a top ten convention destination in the U.S. since the opening the Music City Center.

BTW, are you the same Mezter from ATRL?
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