Nashville

October 2nd I made it to Nashville and good Jesus was it expensive.  Parking, bus tour, and the museums really added up.

You're the only ten I see

Legends Corner

I did the Music City Hop On/Off Bus Tour, which stopped at the Riverfront Station, Ryman Auditorium, Tootsies, Legends Corner, Tennessee State Museum, State Capitol, The Arcade, Musician's Hall of Fame and Museum, Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park, Nashville Farmers' market, Marathon Motors Creative Village, Antique Archaeology "O" Gallery, The Parthenon, Centennial Park, Spirit of Nashville Gift Shop, Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Union Station Hotel, Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum Store, Walk of Fame Park, Circa, Hatch Show Print, Two Twenty Two Grill, and The Johnny Cash Museum.

Ryman Auditorium

I didn't get off at every stop because I was originally only going to stay for one day, but ended up staying for two (two isn't enough either).  I saw the things I wanted to see the most: Ryman Auditorium, State Capitol (from afar), Musician's Hall of Fame and Museum, Spirit of Nashville Gift Shop, Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum Store, The Johnny Cash Museum, and the Grand Ole Opry.

Musician's Hall of Fame

The Johnny Cash Museum was definitely was my favorite.  They said it usually takes about 45 minutes to an hour, it ended up taking me two and a half hours.  It's not a huge museum, but there is a lot to read and watch.  There's his clothing, his time at Sun Studios, pictures, his acting career (he moved to Los Angeles to get into the pictures), his music, his time in the military, and his awards,  The museum got most of his stuff from one of his friends, Johnny Cash gave a lot of his stuff away to friends.

The Man in Black

State Capitol

I didn't get to spend as much time at the Country Music Hall of Fame as I would have like to, but I did have about two hours there and  my favorite exhibit wass the  Kenny Rogers Exhibit.  When I first walked in they had a bunch of photos from his "earlier" days; he is pretty unrecognizable without the beard, but it was nice to read about his impact on the entertainment industry because if it wasn't for Kenny Rogers people wouldn't know when to hold 'em, fold 'em, when to walk away, or when to run.

Kenny Rogers

Country Hall of Fame

My last stop was at the Grand Ole Opry, which is beautiful.  I originally wasn't going to do the tour because it was $20, but YOLO (you only live once for the outta of touch group) might as well spend the money to see the backstage of one of the most famous concert sites.  It's great, it has themed rooms, parties and shows are filmed there, you can even send you favorite Country star a letter there.  As much as I liked the Grand Ole Opry is sucks that it's located within a mall, I think it should stand alone.

Grand Ole Opry