Category Archives: Tennessee

Opryland Hotel Cedar Creek (Nashville), TN - Events of Wednesday, June 26, 2014 During our visit to Nashville in 2012, we went to the Ryman Auditorium and learned about the history of the Grand Ole Opry. Click here to read...

"For reasons I cannot explain there's some part of me wants to see Graceland." - Paul SimonThat puts it nicely. Neither Rick nor I have ever been Elvis fans, so what are we doing here? Who knows. But we were going to be in Memphis, and thought, why not...

Cheekwood Gardens and Art is located southwest of Nashville in the upscale suburb of Belle Meade, which was once a single plantation of 5,400 acres. Cheekwood was the home of the Cheek family, who made their fortune with Maxwell House coffee. &nbs...

...and we did our very best to honor Nashville's title of Music City. After getting warmed up with the Country Music Hall of Fame last week, we ventured on to the live music venues. (Even before arriving in Nashville I stealthily procured tickets ...

 One of the most amazing places in Nashville is the Parthenon, an concrete replica of the original, erected for the 1897 Centennial Celebration. It is the only building left from that exposition, as it was rebuilt to become a permanent feature of ...