Nashville
With a huge mix of recording studios, live-music venues and neon-lit honky-tonks, it’s easy to see what gave Nashville its ‘Music City’ reputation. Any trip here should include a visit to the Country Music Hall of Fame – home of RCA Studio B, where Elvis Presley, Dolly Parton and many more made their mark – and the Ryman Auditorium, the “Mother Church of Country Music”. For history, the Bell Meade plantation is well worth a visit, as is the tree-lined Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park, set beneath the impressive State Capitol building. The city’s culinary scene is also one of its biggest draws, offering everything from James Beard-awarded restaurants to laid-back spots serving spicy ‘hot chicken’, fuelled by its handful of whisky distilleries.
