Our campground is just down the road from what we had heard is a behemoth of a hotel that is right next door to the Grand Ole Opry. We were encouraged to stop in and check it out. With 2884 rooms, and including 9 acres of indoor gardens, cascading waterfalls, and an indoor river with its own flatboats all in glass atriums, it's pretty impressive. They tout themselves as the largest non-casino hotel in the US.
We stopped in town and dropped by the Antique Archaeology store, owned by Mike Wolfe, of American Pickers fame. I think the least expensive item I saw (other than promotional merchandise) cost $300. I liked the $4800 juke box on display, though.
From there, we walked uptown to see the state house, and enjoyed an air-conditioned tour (man, the weather was steamy) with a lot of interesting history of Tennessee. We then cruised down Music Row, the area of town noted for its many music studios and publishing houses, and made an effort to find parking so we could check out the music venues on Broadway, with no luck. We'll do that tomorrow.
Photos here: https://goo.gl/photos/bdtGk8YaqPVMZ4k98
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