Ryman Auditorium

Ryman Auditorium is the iconic live-performance venue located at 116 5th Avenue North, best known as the home of the Grand Ole Opry from 1943 to 1974, and still a must see for thousands of visitors to Music City every year. Scenes from the movie Coal Miner’s Daughter, the story of the country music career of Loretta Lynn, were filmed here. The Ryman was declared a National Historic Landmark in 2001 and honored as the official birthplace of bluegrass in 2006. This historic building is hailed as The Mother Church of Country Music and has existed in one form or another for over 125 years.