Ryman Auditorium
$25–$50Tour the 1892 tabernacle that housed the Grand Ole Opry from 1943 to 1974, take a photo on its stage, or come back at night for a concert.

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Bridgestone Arena is a theatre or event venue in Nashville, TN, part of the Middle Tennessee guide. Cost: $50 or more.
501 Broadway · Nashville, TN
Bridgestone Arena opened in December 1996 at the corner of Broadway and 5th Avenue and is home ice for the NHL's Nashville Predators. Its corner was set at an angle as a nod to the historic Ryman Auditorium, the original home of the Grand Ole Opry. Beyond hockey you can catch concerts, SEC basketball tournaments and the Country Music Association Awards, held here nearly every year since 2006.
The closest stops to Bridgestone Arena, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.
Tour the 1892 tabernacle that housed the Grand Ole Opry from 1943 to 1974, take a photo on its stage, or come back at night for a concert.
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See instruments, stage wear and recordings that trace country music from its folk roots to today, then stand in the Hall of Fame Rotunda.
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Walk from one honky tonk to the next on Lower Broadway, where bands play live country music from morning until late at night.
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Walk through more than 1,000 artifacts from Johnny Cash's life, from stage costumes and gold records to handwritten lyrics.
0.2 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums
Hear Nashville songwriters play their own songs and tell the stories behind them in a 90-seat listening room.
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Watch a live country music show at the Opry House or take a backstage tour and stand on the stage yourself.
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