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RCA Studio BvsRyman Auditorium
RCA Studio B and Ryman Auditorium are both praised by those who travel for a living. Overall, Ryman Auditorium scores significantly better than RCA Studio B. Ryman Auditorium ranks #3 in Nashville with accolades from 9 publications like Michelin Guide, concierge.com and Afar Magazine.
RCA Studio B
Lonely Planet
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U.S. News & World Report
Travel + Leisure
Frommer's
222 Fifth Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37203
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Lonely Planet "One of Music Row's most historic studios, this is where Elvis, the Everly Brothers and Dolly Parton all recorded numerous hits." Full review
Where "Located on world-famous Music Row, Studio B is the oldest surviving recording studio in Nashville where more than 35,000 songs were recorded—over 1,000 of which became Top 10 hits." Full review
U.S. News & World Report "It became the home base of "Nashville Sound" in the 1960s. The studio and its artists' unique sounds helped put Nashville on the map as an internationally known city for recording music. " Full review
Travel + Leisure "Home to the "Nashville Sound" in the 1960's, and artists like Elvis Presley, Eddy Arnold, Waylon Jennings, Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, the Everly Brothers, and Floyd Cramer recorded there."
Nashville Travel Guide
February 26, 2021
Frommer's "Dubbed "Home of 1,000 Hits," this humble building on Music Row was a hotbed of recording activity from the time it opened in 1957 until the early 1970s (it closed in 1977)." Full review
Ryman Auditorium
Fodor's
Concierge Frommer's Lonely Planet
Afar Magazine Travel + Leisure
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
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116 Fifth Ave N, Nashville, TN 37219
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Fodor's "A country-music shrine, the Ryman Auditorium and Museum was home to the Grand Ole Opry from 1943 to 1974 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places." Full review
Concierge "Often called the "mother church of country music." The Ryman is indeed a former house of worship, but it's the music that made it one of the world's most famous performance halls."
Frommer's "The single most historic site in the world of country music." Full review
Lonely Planet "The Grand Ole Opry took place here for 31 years... today the Opry returns to the Ryman during winter." Full review
Afar Magazine "The Ryman is a place of pilgrimage for every country music fan." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Open daily for tours, which include its new immersive "Soul of Nashville" experience, which uses state-of-the-art technology to take visitors through the auditorium's decades worth of history." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"Built as the Union Gospel Tabernacle by Nashville riverboat captain Tom Ryman... designed an auditorium, with a 100ft-high ceiling and stellar acoustics." Full review
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"This expansive, mega-entertainment complex on the Cumberland River about 9mi northeast of downtown Nashville encompasses the world's longest-running live radio show, the Grand Ole Opry." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "The Grand Ole Opry used to be in downtown Nashville, but when it expanded and moved to the 'burbs, the historic former Opry became the Ryman Auditorium." Full review
Where "Dubbed “The Mother Church of Country Music,” Ryman Auditorium was a house of worship before it became home to the Grand Ole Opry from 1943 to 1974." Full review
