This new $37 million location was opened in 2001, and the monumental appearance of this unique building livens up the skyline in Nashville’s downtown entertainment area.

The Museum has an incredibly vast collection to record country music’s history, and inside, the crown jewels of the collection are presented, illustrating the story of country music spanning centuries.

You’ll find treasures of historic recorded music, rare video footage, changing exhibits, live performances and other public programs, live broadcasts, as well as dining at SoBro Grill & Catering and shopping at the Museum Store.

Seeing the exhibits of the Hall educates and excites country music fans of all ages and experiences, from the newest fans to those who’ve loved country music for many years.

As you walk through the exhibit halls, you’ll see the progress of country music starting in the fields and honky-tonks of the south, all the way the Grand Ole Opry and the blockbuster hits of our country stars today.

The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum is self-guided, so you can view it at your own pace – folks generally take 2-3 hours.  The Museum offers an Audio Tour (70 minutes), narrated by Eddie Stubbs (WSM Radio & Grand Ole Opry announcer), including features hosted by Dolly Parton, Vince Gill, and Trisha Yearwood.

The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum presents “Sing Me Back Home” as a permanent exhibit covering two entire floors of the building, an exciting trip through the life of country music.

Using original recordings, objects, photos and video, and interactive touchscreen panels, Sing Me Back Home steeps visitors in the sound and history of country music, and the lives and voices of its esteemed stars.

As the “Sing Me Back Home” tour ends, you’ll enter the Hall of Fame Rotunda, another permanent exhibit.  This is the sacred space where Country Music Hall of Fame® members are honored with bronze plaques recognizing their induction into the Hall of Fame.

A visit to the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum is an essential part of any trip to Nashville. You’ll find it is both educational and fun. And with the appreciation of the history of Nashville’s music you’ll gain a better appreciation of Nashville.

There’s lots of public parking around the museum, and the entire building is accessible to wheelchairs, with elevators to all floors.

From it’s simple beginnings, the Grand Ole Opry has become an American icon, and is Nashville’s Number One attraction.

Always broadcasting to live audiences, in the early years, after building a larger studio to accomodate the growing audience, in 1934 the Opry moved outside its studio to the Hillsboro Theater (now the Belcourt in Green Hills). Next it moved to the Dixie Tabernacle in East Nashville, then to the War Memorial Auditorium next to the State Capitol.

In 1943, still needing more room, the Opry moved to the Ryman Auditorium, where it stayed until 1974, when it moved to its current home, the 4,400 seat Grand Ole Opry House, adjacent to the Opryland Hotel, where you can see performances several times each week, except for several weeks in winter when the Opry returns to the Ryman Auditorium.

The Opry’s artists and music have defined country music in America. Hundreds of musicians have performed as members through the years. Being honored with membership in the Grand Ole Opry, country’s most enduring “Hall of Fame”, is to be tapped as one of the most elite musicians of country music.

Membership in the Opry is not just earned, but must be maintained with frequent performances during the musician’s career.

Here are the Opry members as of this writing.

A

Trace Adkins
Bill Anderson
Ernie Ashworth

B

Dierks Bentley
Clint Black
Garth Brooks
Jim Ed Brown

C

Roy Clark
Terri Clark
John Conlee
Wilma Lee Cooper

D

Charlie Daniels
Diamond Rio
Little Jimmy Dickens
Joe Diffie

G

Larry Gatlin
Vince Gill
Billy Grammer
Jack Greene

H

Tom T. Hall
George Hamilton IV
Emmylou Harris
Jan Howard

J

Alan Jackson
Stonewall Jackson
George Jones

K

Hal Ketchum
Alison Krauss

L

Hank Locklin
Charlie Louvin
Patty Loveless
Loretta Lynn

M

Barbara Mandrell
Martina McBride
Del McCoury
Mel McDaniel
Reba McEntire
Jesse McReynolds
Ronnie Milsap
Lorrie Morgan

N

Jimmy C. Newman

O

Osborne Brothers

P

Brad Paisley
Dolly Parton
Stu Phillips
Charley Pride
Jeanne Pruett

R

Riders in the Sky

S

Bobbejaan Schoepen
Jeannie Seely
Jean Shepard
Ricky Skaggs
Connie Smith
Ralph Stanley
Marty Stuart

T

Mel Tillis
Pam Tillis
Randy Travis
Travis Tritt
Josh Turner

U

Carrie Underwood

V

Ricky Van Shelton

W

Charlie Walker
Steve Wariner
The Whites

Y

Trisha Yearwood