Nashville Car Rental

Land of cowboys and toe tappin'

The whole city revolves around its inhabitant’s talents and Nashville has created an artistic air about the town, which obviously is a huge hit with tourists and country music lovers alike. Nashville is famous for producing and harboring world famous artists like, Johnny Cash, Jimi Hendrix, Willie Nelson, Faith Hill, Aaron Neville, Roy Orbison, Ben Folds, Alan Jackson, Dolly Parton and Shania Twain. How’s that for a list!

To commemorate such people, The Country Music Association (CMA) holds an annual June festival for country music that spans celebrations over not one, but four whole days. That’s taking your country music very seriously indeed. During the four days musicians and artists perform, sign autographs and interact with fans.

The Ryman Auditorium (right) is a major play house where you can not only see country music concerts but you can also be front stage for contemporary and modern music performances. Everyone from Tori Amos to Elvis Presley to Orson Welles to Bruce Springsteen have performed on their stage, a stage which also debuted Johnny Cash! For many years the Ryman was the site of the Grand Ole Opry, a national Saturday night radio program that plays live performances every week.

Music? Is that it?

But that’s not all there is to Nashville, the best of this city includes parks and retreats, hot spots for a cocktail or two, cafes, sporting grounds and art galleries.

The Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art is a must see, the old Cheek family estate has been reinvented in to a luxurious hilltop sprawl boasting a ridiculous amount of gardens, and on the grounds a Georgian mansion accommodates Nashville's premier art museum.

Park and garden lovers can also have a grassy nap in the lush greens of Radnor Lake State Natural Area (right), while hikers can scurry about with the nature lovers in its forest. There’s an 85 acre lake and loads of wildlife to observe, plus many areas are dog friendly which is a major bonus.

Home of the Nashville Titans, the Coliseum features 67, 000 seats in its natural grass stadium and claims there isn’t a bad seat amongst them! But if you sit high enough, you get a great view of the city…

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Out of the way is the Loveless Café if you’re in the market for some local food, southern style. The food is great, every table gets a plate of their famous biscuits with preserves, and the walls are lined with celebrity photos of country music stars. This quaint café is mighty popular, so book your table ahead of time. Try the country ham with red- eye gravy, and you can get your eggs made to order.

If you want a night out, the Virago scores a good 9 out of 10 in the ‘best of Nashville’ polls. Part upscale restaurant, part sushi bar, part midnight hot spot, the Virago is one of those places where you go just to be seen. But don’t get nervous yet about the idea of dressing up, the atmosphere and food are well worth it (and some nights have discounts on the sushi).

If you’re not into the uber- chic movement, maybe somewhere else is more for you. Bound’ry is a local favorite, famous for cosy heat lamps in the colder months, murals and mosaics on the walls and truly decent food on the menu. It can be found at 911 20th Avenue South.

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By Leah Bradicich.

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