The Best Rainy Day Date Ideas in Nashville

Tour the Ryman Auditorium, a historic concert hall, and have your picture taken together on its stage as a keepsake. Tours start every day between 9am and 4pm, either guided backstage or on your own. Self-guided tours let you escape a downpour.

For music lovers, a show brings the hall to life, and its wooden pews and small size keep the room feeling intimate for couples.

Spend an afternoon in the galleries of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, a large indoor museum. Wander the self-guided galleries for instruments, stage wear, rare recordings, and films about country music.

Arrive outside the 11am to 2pm peak hours for more relaxed viewing. Doors are open daily from 9am to 5pm.

Fans of Johnny Cash will find the largest collection of his artifacts and memorabilia at the Johnny Cash Museum, an indoor stop to walk through together.

The museum is open from 9am to 7pm every day. Online tickets add a convenience fee.

Print your own keepsake poster on the tour of Hatch Show Print, a working letterpress shop since 1879, and hear the presses run along the way. The shop sits in the lobby of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.

Tours run daily between 10am and 4pm and last about an hour. Book online. The guided tour is an add-on through the museum's ticketing, and museum admission is separate.

Rotating exhibitions fill the Art Deco building at the Frist Art Museum in Downtown Nashville. On Thursdays the galleries stay open until 8pm, before drinks or dinner.

The museum is closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

For an intimate movie date, see an independent film or documentary at the Belcourt Theatre, a 1925 cinema in Hillsboro Village. The schedule mixes new releases with vintage favorites, and films show every day.

Bowl a few frames, then stay for live music at Brooklyn Bowl Nashville, a bowling alley, bar and rock club in one. Automatic scoring keeps track of the frames.

The menu includes rock and roll fries, and the bar mixes cocktails. Hours follow the show calendar, so check it before you go. Reserve ahead online.

Hear songwriters perform the songs they wrote at The Listening Room Cafe, a restaurant and bar that stages two shows each night.

Pair Southern-inspired dishes with a craft cocktail, a beer, or a glass of wine. Your show ticket doubles as the dinner reservation, and you can reserve up to 30 days ahead on the site. Keep conversation to a whisper during shows.

Wander among about 200 cars and motorcycles at Lane Motor Museum, an indoor museum with microcars, amphibious and military vehicles, and prototypes. Quirky vehicles and interactive displays make for an enjoyable afternoon even if neither of you is a car person.

Free vehicle demonstrations run at 11am on Saturdays and Sundays. The museum is open from 10am to 5pm and closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Settle in for a night of stand-up at Zanies Comedy Club, which has a main showroom and The Lab, an intimate 100-seat theater next door. Food and drinks come by table service.

Shows are for ages 18 and up, and you need a valid photo ID to claim your seats.