Via a northern route through Tennessee today to "the Mecca of country music, Nashville." "Music City USA" is famous for the "Grand Old Opry". Nashville is the capital of the US state of Tennessee. The city had 569,891 inhabitants in 2000, making it the second city in the state after Memphis. Nashville is also the capital of country and western music. The capital offers a home to many well-known and unknown country talents. You can get to know this American folklore in one of the many tents along Broadway. In addition to 'Music City USA', Nashville is called 'Athens of the South', due to the many educational institutions and neoclassical architecture.

Along the way you cross the following rivers, among others:
The Tennessee is the largest tributary of the Ohio. It is approximately 1049 kilometers long and is located in the southeastern United States, in the Tennessee Valley.
The Caney Fork River is a river that flows through central Tennessee in the United States and taps a significant portion of the southwestern Cumberland plateau and the southeastern Highland Rim regions.

In this 4-star route you will drive on beautiful good roads, through beautiful surroundings, and you will also stop regularly to take some pictures in this route.

History:
Although you probably know Nashville mainly because of the music, the history of the city starts long before the streets and bars were filled with plucking country boys.

In 1779, Nashville, originally named "Fort Nashborough," was born. Because of its location on the Cumberland River, the community is rapidly growing into an important cotton, harbor and railroad center. In 1784 the community was recognized as a city and Fort Nashborough was renamed "Nashville." In 1843 a few cities competed for the title of capital of Tennessee and Nashville won it with just one vote difference from Charlotte.

Nashville continues to grow and in 1860, just before the Civil War breaks out, it is a very prosperous city. The war makes the city a desirable possession. After all, those who have power over the city also have power over the various transport routes that run through Nashville. The war makes the city, like many places in the United States, take a whole new course. The future and education of young people will be at the forefront and over a period of 25 years various universities will be established, including Vanderbilt University, Fisk University and Meharry Medical College. The many educational institutions give the city the nickname 'Athens of the South'.

After the Civil War, the population grew enormously in half a century, from nearly 17,000 in 1860 to more than 80,000 in 1900. Nashville is becoming a very prosperous city, which can still be seen in the buildings from the ancient times, often inspired by classical antiquity. end of the nineteenth century.

Since 1925, the Grand Ole Opry radio program has offered a stage for various musicians from the region every week. Many big names have had their premiere here. The weekly recurring Grand Ole Opry quickly becomes a phenomenon in Nashville and ensures that the city is called 'Music City of the USA'.

In the early fifties of the twentieth century, a new movement in the music world became very popular: country music. The Grand Ole Opry moves to the large concert hall Ryman Auditorium in the city center, which as a result is soon affectionately called the 'Mother Church of Country Music'. Various recording studios and record labels are established on 16th and 17th Avenue South. This is how Castle Studio - the first Nashville recording studio - opens its doors and the Country Music Association is founded. The well-known RCA Studio B soon follows under the management of country guitarist Chet Atkins. The 'Nashville sound' is being perfected and is gaining national and international recognition. Nashville as a music city is a fact and various artists, including Elvis Presley, the Everly Brothers and Dolly Parton, record their hits in one of the many recording studios in the city.

Grand Ole Opry was established in 1974 in the Gaylord Opryland complex. With this move, the Ryman Auditorium is somewhat in decline. During the Economic Boom in the 1990s, the city is once again undergoing a major boom. Characteristic places for the city, such as the Country Music Hall of Fame, are being revived.