Nashville, TN
Honky tonks are free. Everything else is catching up.
Nashville's biggest secret: Broadway honky tonks don't charge cover. You can walk into Tootsie's, Robert's Western World, or any bar on the strip and hear live music all day for nothing. Beyond Broadway, there's a full-scale Parthenon replica (with a 42-foot gold Athena inside), free parks, and a food scene that goes way past hot chicken.
Local tip
Robert's Western World on Broadway: free, all day, real country music (not pop country), and a $6 burger that's actually good. The best deal in Nashville.
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Tootsie's Orchid Lounge
No cover, three floors, noon to 3am since 1960
Robert's Western World
$6 Recession Special: bologna sandwich, PBR, Moon Pie
Ryman Auditorium
Church pew seating and the best acoustics in Nashville
Grand Ole Opry
On the air since 1925. That six-foot wood circle is from the Ryman.
Bluebird Cafe
90 seats in a strip mall. No talking. Garth was discovered here.
The Station Inn
Cash only. Folding chairs. Best bluegrass room in the country.