It's about a 3 1/2 drive to Nashville. We decided that we would drive part of the 444 mile long Natchez Trace Parkway to get there. The scenery is great and the drive covers 10,000 years of American History. It's been used by American Indians, settlers, and future presidents. There are many opportunities to stop along the way and enjoy hiking paths, biking, horseback riding and camping.
We left Friday afternoon so after getting to our KOA campground, we went to get dinner. On Saturday we ventured downtown to see the Honkey Tonk Row, a grouping of bars/restaurants, museums, and the original location of the Grand Ole Opry at the Ryman Auditorium. After lunch we toured the Johnny Cash Museum and walked around to see the Music City Walk of Fame park.
Cool building downtown
Nashville has a cowboy boots store on every block!
Couldn't resist a picture with Elvis
View of Hony Tonk Row
Since we had waited until the last minute to get tickets to the Grand Ole Opry, we had to settle for the last show at 9:30. The 91st birthday of the Opry was on October 5, so that weekend they were celebrating their birthday at each of their shows. Our show featured Brad Paisley, and other performers like the Nitty Grtitty Dirt Band, Secret Sisters, Mo Pitney, and others. It is a 2 hour radio show that is divided into four half hour segments. We thoroughly enjoyed all of the performers.
View of the Stage
Part of the sound equipment
We were in the nosebleed section but due to the large screens in the auditorium we were able to see the action of the stage without any trouble.
The richness and history of the area and country music is very apparent in Nashville. We would go back again.
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