I am in Nashville for the OOPSLA conference. As there was nothing I paid for this morning, I went to check out the downtown area. It probably suffices to say that I walked for less than 2.5 hours, and I think I pretty much saw the entire area. The city blocks are mainly made up of churches and parking lots. I found exactly two gift shops, where they mainly sold Elvis Presley gadgets.
I found one reasonably decent shop where they sold breakfast, there are a few restaurants that might – might – serve decent food, and one Coyote Ugly saloon. I doubt one can have a quiet dinner there, but for a salad after the OOPSLA reception it might do 