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"Music City USA", "the Athens of the South", "the Buckle on the Bible Belt", "the Country Music Capital of the World", "City of Parks", Nashville, the state capital of Tennessee, is a city of many facets. Situated midway between the Great Lakes and the Gulf of Mexico, it manifests the best qualities of North and South. Diverse and cosmopolitan, it was named the friendliest city in the United States in a 1995 poll.

Downtown Nashville is compact with an eclectic blend of high-rise office blocks and nineteenth-century cast-iron and stone, commercial buildings. Famous for its music industry, this city has recording studios, production companies, and museums, dedicated to Country Music, in abundance. Music Row, the centre of this music Mecca, houses the 'Country Music Hall of Fame', displaying classic memorabilia including Elvis' custom Cadillac with its gold-plated interior. The 1950s-style RCA Studio B is also in this street and is said to have launched more hit records than any other recording studio in the country.


Nashville Attractions

Parthenon
Centennial Park, Nashville, Tennessee 37203
Tel: +1 615 862 8431


Belle Meade Plantation
5025 Harding Road, Nashville, Tennessee 37205
Tel: +1 615 356 0501


Hermitage, Home of President Andrew Jackson
4580 Rachel's Lane, Nashville, Tennessee 37076
Tel: +1 615 889 2941


Ryman Auditorium and Museum
116 5th Avenue North, Nashville, Tennessee 37219
Tel: +1 615 254 1445


Belmont Mansion
1900 Belmont Boulevard, Nashville, Tennessee 37212
Tel: +1 615 460 5459 Fax: +1 615 460 5688


Country Music Hall of Fame
4 Music Square East, Nashville, Tennessee 37203
Tel: +1 615 256 2639


State Capitol
Capitol Hill, Nashville, Tennessee 37243
Tel: +1 615 741 0830


Tennessee State Museum
505 Deaderick Street, Nashville, Tennessee 37219
Tel: +1 615 741 2692