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Nashville, Tennessee

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Tennessee's state capital, Nashville, is home to around 1.5 million people in the 10 counties that make up the metro area. In addition to the music industry, major employers include automobile production, finance, health care management, higher education, insurance, printing and publishing, technology manufacturing and tourism. Tennessee charges a sales tax of 9.25% (there is no separate local tax) and a 5% hotel tax.

For air travel, Nashville International Airport is the main airport to use. It has 16 airlines that offer service to 89 cities, and there are over 400 daily arrivals and departures. Leaving the airport, you can rent a car, take a hotel shuttle, or take a bus (the Metropolitan Transit Authority, or MTA, runs 4-9 buses a day for $1.25 to downtown). You can also take a taxi: From the airport, the meter starts at $4.50 and the rate is $2 per mile; there is a flat rate of $22 to the downtown and Opryland Hotel areas.

Your best bet to see everything in the city is to rent a car. There are interstates to get you from one area to the other without too much traffic: I-40, I-24 and I-65. I-440 is an inner beltway that circles the city, and I-840 is a Southern outer beltway that connects some of the other major interstates. If you don't have a car, you can get around the city using the MTA busses and trolleys. The Nashville MTA runs from the city center outwards at various times through the day. An all-day pass is $3.75, but if you're planning on doing a lot of touring, the 7-day unlimited-ride pass is $17.

To keep up with what's going on in or outside the Music City, grab a copy of Middle Tennessee's major daily, the Tennessean. Or pick up a copy of one of the alternative papers the Nashville Scene (weekly) or City Paper (daily on weekdays) for more arts and entertainment information. For business news and information, the Nashville Business Journal is the place to look.

A new city can be incredibly daunting to navigate and learn. Although getting lost might be a fun way to explore the city, most of the time you will need a little help. The local visitors' centers in Nashville have experts available to assist you, and they offer resources like brochures, maps, and directions to help you get around and make the most of your time in the city with tips and "insiders'" knowledge. The Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) operates two locations in downtown Nashville: Gaylord Entertainment Center 5th Ave S and Broadway 615-259-4747 Mon-Fri 8am-5:30pm Lower level of the US Bank Building 4th Ave N and Commerce 615-259-4730 Mon-Fri 8am-5pm

Although tipping is generally a personal matter, there are some guidelines that prove helpful to travelers. At restaurants, servers typically get 15% of the bill, although 10% acknowledges basic assistance, and 20% awards exceptional service. It is also common now for some restaurants to charge an automatic gratuity of 18% for groups. You should be aware of this possibility before providing an additional tip. Taxi drivers usually fit into similar guidelines by receiving a tip equivalent to 15% of the tab. Often, a dollar tip covers many situations. Bartenders are customarily given $1 per cocktail, hotel maids are provided $1 for each day of a stay, bellhops get about $1 per bag, and a coat-check clerk typically receives $1 as well. The exception is a concierge, who generally receives $5-$10 for standard service (additional assistance suggests more).

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