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P Andrew Jackson’s
Hermitage
4580 Rachel’s Lane. Tel (615) 889-2941.
Open mid-Mar–mid-Oct: 8:30am–
5pm; mid-Oct–mid-Mar: 9am–4pm.
Closed Thanksgiving, Dec 25. &
∑ thehermitage.com
The home of Tennessee’s fore-
most political and military hero,
Andrew Jackson, this estate is a
20-minute drive east of down-
Exterior of the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville town. After distinguishing him self
as a military leader in the War of
gulch of Opry-themed P Belle Meade Plantation 1812, Jackson became the state’s
development called Music 525 Harding Pike. Tel (615) 356-0501. single Congressional represent-
Valley, the 4,400-seat modern Open 9am–5pm daily. Closed Jan 1, ative. He was elected the
Opry House offers the “world’s Easter, Thanksgiving, Dec 24 & 25. seventh president of the United
longest running radio show” & 7 partial. States in 1828 and re-elected
beyond its 90th year. A Who’s ∑ bellemeadeplantation.com in 1832. Most of the contents
Who of country music grace A 20-minute drive southwest of the house remain intact.
the stage of this legendary of downtown, Belle Meade Jackson is buried in the garden.
institution (live broadcast on is among the state’s best-
650 AM/WSM). Visitors can take preserved antebellum estates. P Natchez Trace Parkway
a backstage tour during the The charming Greek Revival Originally a series of Native
day, to see where the stars mansion, built in the 1840s, American trails, the Natchez
hang out before and during was once the centerpiece of Trace Parkway that links Nashville
the show, hear stories about a 3,500-acre- (1416-ha-)plant- with Natchez in Mississippi, is
the Opry and country music ation and has been restored today a 1,444-mile- (2,324-km-)
greats, and see photo graphs to its former splendor. Guides national historic parkway (see
from the Opry’s biggest in period costume offer p362). Its northern terminus lies
moments in history. The tours of the mansion and 15 miles (24 km) southwest of
complex contains the fabulous many other historic out- town. Here, the contour of the
Gaylord Opryland Resort & buildings spread across the Trace is more rolling and deeply
Convention Center with its ground, including an 1832 forested than farther down
spectacular indoor gardens. slave cabin. in Mississippi.

Grand Ole Opry
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Musicians Hall of
JAMES ROBERTSON PARKWAY
Fame at Nashville
Municipal Auditorium
0 meters 400 State State DEADERICK STREET C umb er lan d
Capitol
Library
0 yards 400 State Supreme C H AR LOT T E AV ENUE
Court U NIO N STR E ET Park
Tennessee
CHURCH STREET 4TH AVE NORTH
State Museum P RI NT ER S A LLE Y 2ND AV EN UE N O R T H
Riverfront R ive r
3 RD AVEN UE NO R T H
COMMERCE ST Ryman
6TH AVE NORTH
Downtown Nashville 10T H AVE N UE N OR TH Auditorium 2 ND AV E S OU The
7TH AVE NORTH
5TH AVENUE NORTH
Nashville Hermitage
1 Country Music Hall of Fame 9 TH AV E N O R TH BRO AD WAY Country Music
1ST AVE SO U TH
Convention
& Museum Center Hall of Fame
& Museum
2 Ryman Auditorium
8TH AVE NORTH
Gaylord
3 Musicians Hall of Fame at MCGAVOCK STREET TH
Entertainment
Nashville Municipal Center 5TH AVENUE SOUTH ALM OND S TRE ET
FR A N KLI N ST
3RD AVEN UE SOU T H
Auditorium Belle Meade Greyhound 7TH AVE SOUTH 4TH AVENUE SOUTH
Plantation Station
4 Tennessee State Museum 6T H AVE S OU T H
Nashville International Airport
For keys to symbols see back flap Natchez 9 miles (14 km)
10TH AVE S
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