Your Driver Doubles as Photographer on This Nashville Mural Bus
A BYOB party bus loops Nashville's murals while the driver takes your group photos at every stop.
This is a two-hour party on wheels with a photo shoot built in. You board at a bar just south of downtown, plug in your own playlist and ride between Nashville's painted walls, and at each one the driver hops out to take the group shot. It is made for bachelorette weekends and birthdays, and every rider has to be 21.
Weekday rides leave at 10:00 AM, noon and 2:00 PM, and weekend rides at 10:30 AM, 12:30 PM and 2:00 PM, though not every slot opens on a given day. The calendar shows no rides from mid-December into January. Tickets start around 53 dollars a person on weekdays and about 57 on weekends, one booking takes up to 15 people, and cancelling at least 24 hours ahead gets a full refund.
Nashville Party Bus Mural & Photo TourTwo-hour party bus ride to Nashville murals with photo stops and the driver as photographer. BYOB with cooler, cups and ice provided; no glass or liquor. Ages 21+ with ID. Check in at 1343 Lewis Street.www.viator.comThe Driver Is Also the Photographer
The ride is a loop of photo stops, and how many walls you see depends on how long your group lingers at each one. A quick group fits in more.
The driver doubles as your photographer, taking the shots and suggesting poses at every stop. Travelers name their drivers for exactly that, again and again. One June group counted four murals in two hours with a bar stop for shots along the way, and a few 2024 groups also got a moonshine tasting.
Bring Your Own Cans and Your Own Playlist
Drinks are BYOB, and the rules are specific. No glass, no liquor and nothing stronger than 8 percent, so think canned beer and hard seltzer. The crew brings the cooler, cups and ice. A built-in stereo takes an aux cord, so whoever owns the playlist plugs in.
The bar where you check in has its own full bar, a taco counter and a mechanical bull for anyone who arrives early. Show up visibly drunk and you will not be allowed on board, with no refund.
Check In at Lewis Street, and Come Early
Every ride starts at Honky Tonk Hideaway, 1343 Lewis Street, where you check in outside at the patio bar. There is no hotel pickup, because city rules keep the bus to its one starting point. A shuttle to downtown runs for about five dollars if you call ahead, and parking outside the main gate is free.
Plan to arrive between 30 minutes and an hour early to beat traffic. Late arrivals lose that time from the ride, and groups more than 15 minutes late pay a 25-dollar fee.
Who Rides, and What the Bus Is Like
- Everyone must be 21 with a valid photo ID, checked on arrival.
- Groups can share the bus. A 2024 group of five rode with a bachelorette party of four.
- Vehicles are assigned by group size, from open-air barge trucks to covered buses that hold 16 to 18. Bigger parties can call about a second vehicle.
- Rides go rain or shine under a full top. Two September 2024 groups rode through steady rain and still came home with their photos.
- Travelers describe open windows rather than air conditioning, so summer rides run warm. One September rider suggested spring or fall.
- Tip the driver in cash or Venmo. Most guests leave 15 to 20 percent.
Pick the outfits before you board, because the whole ride is built around the pictures. Matching shirts, cowboy boots and bride sashes fill travelers' photos from these stops. Then let the driver find the angles while your playlist keeps going between the walls.