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What to do in Nashville, TN
A Grand Ole Opry Evening
Heck, yeahàfirst and foremost, you've got to go to the Opry - the show that put Nashville on the map! The country's longest continuously running radio show airs every weekend from this theater adjacent to the Opryland Hotel. A mix of country music and humor has made it popular for nearly 70 years. Audiences have been thrilled by superstars like Vince Gill, Garth Brooks, Loretta Lynn, and many others. Nearly all performances sell out, so get your tickets as early as possible!.
Discover Nashville Tour
Spend a few hours getting to know the city as you travel along the star route seeing the homes of favorites like Randy Travis and Minnie Pearl. A born-and-bred Nashvillian guide entertains you with legends, history, and little-known facts about the stars and sights like the historic Ryman Auditorium (former long-time home of the Opry), the Country Music Hall of Fame, Music Row, and the architectural sensations of the Opryland Hotel.
General Jackson Showboat
The General Jackson is an Opryland tradition that cruises the Cumberland River. The 100-yard paddle-wheeler is the largest showboat in the world, with an atmosphere straight out of a Broadway musical. Appealing excess is the order of the day, with a showy ballroom and boisterous theater hall featuring fabulous live shows. Afternoon cruises are sedate, with strolling musicians who entertain throughout your luncheon buffet. Evening cruises, however, pull out all the stops with a 9-piece swing band that revs things up and gets you fox-trotting, if you can manage it after your gourmet feast!.
Lynchburg - Jack Daniel's Country
The Jack Daniel Distillery is the oldest one registered in the country and is a National Historic Site. Licensed in 1866, the distillery continues to craft its old-time Tennessee sipping whiskey the way Mr. Jack did back in 1866, when he discovered a pure spring in a limestone cave and settled in to mash and mellow. Things haven't changed much since those days, and visitors still enjoy lunch at Miss Mary Bobo's Boarding House followed by a stroll around the town square. Don't expect to come home knowing why it's called Old No. 7! Speculation abounds but no one really knows, and maybe that's just the way Mr. Jack wanted it.
Take in a Show at the Ryman
This auditorium was nominated by the Citysearch People's Choice Awards as the Best Place to Hear Live Music and as the Best Place for Tourist Fun. When the Grand Ole Opry settled into the brick tabernacle in 1943, the "Mother Church of Country Music" instantly became the stage where every country star wanted to perform (the Opry has since moved on to its own theater). The Ryman stages musical biographies of stars like Patsy Cline and Hank Williams, and hosts modern stars like Matchbox Twenty and Trisha Yearwood. Summer fills the stage with the best bluegrass in town and once a month, the "Sam's Place" Gospel series.
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
This museum was nominated by the Citysearch People's Choice Awards as Best Museum and Best Place for Tourist Fun. It showcases one of America's vital art forms and displays precious country music "artifacts" like the clock from Patsy Cline's crashed plane, hand-written lyrics by Hank Williams, and Mother Maybelle Carter's guitar.
Tennessee State Museum
Nominated by the Citysearch People's Choice Awards as Best Museum, this worthy collection traces the history of the Volunteer State from pre-historic Indian settlements, through the Civil War, and into the early 1900s. Paintings, quilts, furniture, and firearms are only some of the unique artifacts on hand. You'll also see "The King of the Wild Frontier's" powder horn. Other curios include Andrew Jackson's hat and Sgt Alvin York's WWI Medal of Honor. The Military History Branch of the museum includes an exhibit on America's involvement in foreign wars from the Spanish-American War to World War II.
Belle Meade Plantation
The "Queen of Tennessee Plantations" was built in 1853, and soon had Union forces battling Confederate soldiers on the front lawn - bullet holes in the entrance columns are still visible. The restored building is furnished with 19th-century antiques that hint at the elegance and wealth of pre-Civil War Southern gentility. Tours led by costumed guides include strolls around the 30 manicured acres, the carriage house and stable with a large collection of antique carriages, and the 1790 log cabin (one of the oldest homes in Tennessee).
Opryland Hotel
Contrary to popular belief, Las Vegas doesn't have exclusive rights to outlandish "attraction hotels." The massive Opryland is the largest hotel outside of Las Vegas, a marvel of architecture and design, creating a tropical fantasy of gardens, waterfalls, a river, ponds, and streams all inter-connected by paths and bridges beneath an 8-acre glass roof. Take boat rides on the river and catch live music in as island nightclub. Yes, it is all indoors!.
Scenic Drive
US 31 winds south through the soft Tennessee hills to the historic towns of Franklin and Columbia, the heart of plantation country, where you can visit many of the magnificently restored pre-Civil War antebellum homes. Franklin was the site of one of the Civil War's bloodiest battles and many of the homes show scars from the skirmishes. Carnton Plantation served as a hospital, and still has bloodstains on the floor. It is the largest private Confederate cemetery in the country, with over 1500 soldiers interred there. Many other antebellum homes and districts on the National Register of Historic Places are found in this town and along scenic US 31, making it well worth exploring!.
Golf
The Hermitage Golf Course on Old Hickory Blvd is home to The General's Retreat Course, a Gary Roger Baird design that received the coveted Four Star Rating from Golf Digest. Its holes challenge as well as delight patrons with a riverside setting that winds through hundreds of acres of natural wetlands. The course's has hosted the Sara Lee LPGA Golf Tournament since 1988. The BellSouth Senior Classic on the PGA Senior Tour makes its home on another riverside course, the Opryland USA Springhouse Golf Club, which boasts not only championship links, but also an antebellum-style clubhouse fit for Rhett Butler.
Horseback Riding in the Hills of Tennessee
In operation for over 20 years, Ramblin' Breeze boasts pristine land and trails for a beautiful, inexpensive tour of middle Tennessee. A ride through their 118 acres covers the unspoiled Cheatham county hillsides, with a couple of meadows and a small lake, too. Unguided rides are also available.
Auto Racing
NASCAR racing is as much a part of life in the South as eating grits and whistlin' Dixie! Every Saturday, aspiring stock car drivers race for the checkered flag at Nashville Speedway USA on the Tennessee State Fairgrounds. Throughout spring and summer there are several professional races and celebrity charity races. Music City Raceway is the place to go for NHRA hot rod drag-racing from early spring through fall.