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Nashville, TN
Known as Music City USA, Nashville is headquarters for over 130 music
publishers, 180 recording studios and 80 different record labels.
Nashville has been home to the Grand Ole Opry, the world's
longest-running live radio show, since 1925. At the Opry's museum kids can
learn about Minnie Pearl and other legends, while more recognizable names
such as Trisha Yearwood, Dolly Parton, and Garth Brooks have all belted out
their best during Grand Ole Opry performances.
Walk up Broadway from Second Avenue past Tootsie's Orchid Lounge, Gruhn's
Guitars, and the Ernest Tubb Record Store and you'll hear band after band
playing in little bars and restaurants.
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The
Bicentennial Mall offers a taste of Tennessee’s history. President Andrew
Jackson’s farm, The Hermitage, is a bona-fide tourist site. President
Jackson and his wife are buried in the tranquil garden.
The $37 million Country
Music Hall of Fame looks like the world’s largest piano keyboard on the
outside. Inside, it is a treasure trove of music memorabilia and interactive
exhibits. Video clips, recordings and dynamic exhibits offer glimpses into
the careers of recording greats like Chet Atkins, Roy Rogers, Johnny Cash,
Brenda Lee and the Everly Brothers. View the gold interior of Elvis’s white
Cadillac and his gilded grand piano.
Visit the Ryman Auditorium where many giants of country music got their
start. Gaylord Opryland Resort (originally Opryland USA) boasts nine acres
of lush indoor gardens, winding rivers and a
44-ft. waterfall enclosed under majestic glass atriums.
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Myrtle Beach, SC
Beach activities - This is Myrtle
Beach's No. 1 attraction. Fun activities include swimming, surfing,
parasailing, shell collecting, sunbathing, Frisbee-throwing, sandcastle
building, and volleyball.
Water sports
- Showcasing 60 miles of beach, we offer world-class boating, surfing,
kayaking, scuba diving, parasailing, and windsurfing.
Fishing
- Can be enjoyed from one of eight fishing piers, along the Myrtle Beach
area's 60 miles of beach, and in backwater creeks between Georgetown and
Little River (where the crabbing is great, too).
Anglers can also participate in the Grand
Strand Fishing Rodeo. An annual event, anglers of all ages enter for a
chance to win cash and other prizes totaling more than $12,000.
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Sports
- Named "Sportstown USA" by Sports Illustrated, Myrtle Beach boasts
everything from minor league baseball to NASCAR to collegiate athletics.
Tennis
- More than 200 tennis courts on a variety of surfaces, including several
stadium courts, are scattered throughout the Myrtle Beach area.
Golf
- Myrtle Beach is celebrated as the "Seaside Golf Capital of the World,"
with more than 100 area courses.
Myrtle Beach Speedway
- Enjoy professional and amateur racing on a half-mile, tri-oval asphalt
track sanctioned by NASCAR.
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