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Is Nashville safe for tourists? — Nashville has been named a Safe Travels destination by World Travel & Tourism Council, making it one of only two destinations in the United States to achieve the designation. That being said, any metropolitan area is going to have some amount of crime. Keep your wits about you and travel with a friend. Is Dollywood close to Nashville? — Nashville is about 3 hours away from Dollywood, which is probably a bit too far for a day trip What's the best time of year to visit Nashville? — The best time to visit Nashville is from April through October, when you can enjoy the outdoors. Parks, restaurant terraces and pub crawls are a lot more fun when you aren't wearing a winter jacket. December visit can be quite charming, with Christmas decorations and lack of tourist crowds. What is a honky-tonk? — A honky-tonk, also called honkatonk, honkey-tonk, or tonk is both a bar and a music genre. The bars open early and stay open till very late, playing live country music and inviting the partons to sing along and dance.

The State of Tennessee is split between Eastern and Central time zones. Nashville is in the Central time zone and all times are reflected in Central time.

The Metropolitan Transit Authority provides bus transit services within Nashville from its downtown hub station. There are several different ticket types: all-day, pass (valid on any MTA bus route from the time you buy the ticket until the last bus runs that day) 7-Day Pass (valid on any MTA bus route) and 20-ride express card (valid for 20 rides on any MTA bus route).

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