Exterior of the Frist Art Museum, the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Best Museum in Nashville

Best Museum: Frist Art Museum

Second Place: Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

Third Place: National Museum of African American Music

Past Best of Nashville wins: Frist Art Museum also took Best Museum (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019) and Best Cultural Center (2025, 2023, 2021, 2020, 2019) in the Readers' Poll.