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
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.
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