
Found Our Wedding Bands at Genesis Diamonds, Parthenon, and Perfect Nashville Memories
Sometimes the best travel days are the ones that surprise you completely. What started as a simple Nashville sightseeing adventure…

Abigail Toy: Registered Nurse Turned Travel Content Creator
Abigail Toy is a healthcare professional turned travel expert and co-founder of Explore This City. With a decade in healthcare, she applies clinical precision to travel planning, specializing in uncovering hidden gems and foodie-approved restaurants across all price ranges. Based in Evansville, Indiana, Abigail has visited Nashville over 50 times, with her husband Rich, documenting lesser-known local experiences and showing tourist traps that are worth the hype.
Teaming with her husband Rich Toy, an electrical engineer and Web Developer/SEO specialist, Abigail and Rich combine storytelling, photography, and data-driven research to create scenic backroad itineraries. Together, they craft guides that transform micro-adventures and daytrips into lifelong memories. Their work includes the travel website ExploreThisCity.com, and an Etsy shop selling art inspired by their journeys.

Found Our Wedding Bands at Genesis Diamonds, Parthenon, and Perfect Nashville Memories
Sometimes the best travel days are the ones that surprise you completely. What started as a simple Nashville sightseeing adventure…

Nashville, TN | Picking Up Our Wedding Bands at Genesis Diamonds + A Sweet Day in the City
Nashville Day Trip for the Wedding Bands It was one hundred and nineteen days until our wedding, and we were…

BNA Nashville Airport to Barbados: Our First Trip as Newlyweds
Nashville: Kicking Off Our Honeymoon Journey There was something extra magical about this particular trip to Nashville. Not only were…

Mutemath at the Ryman: An Unforgettable Nashville Overnight Trip
Dunkin’ and the Drive to Nashville Every good road trip starts with coffee. For us, that meant a quick stop…

John Mayer Concert at Bridgestone Arena + Nashville & Franklin Day Trip
John Mayer at Bridgestone Arena: Floor Seats, Retro Visuals & a Night to Remember Seeing John Mayer live at Bridgestone…

Holiday Lights at Cheekwood: A Christmas Wonderland in Nashville
The Holiday Lights at Cheekwood are truly one of Nashville’s most magical traditions, and for us, it’s a core memory…

Nashville New Year’s Getaway: A Spontaneous NYE Trip Full of Pizza, Suites, and Sweet Memories
Nashville in the Moment: Why We Chose Music City for New Year’s Eve We didn’t plan it. We didn’t overthink…

A Romantic Return: Our 1 Year Wedding Anniversary in Nashville
If you know us, you know Nashville is our happy place. So, when our 1 year wedding anniversary rolled around,…

Seattle in a Day: Pike Place Magic, and a Space Needle Sunset
Summary: Fresh off our time at TravelCon, we decided to take a spontaneous day trip to Seattle. It was just…
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