Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville is the capital city of Tennessee and is located on the Cumberland River. Nicknamed "Music City, U.S.A.," it is the home of the [Grand Ole Opry]? and a major recording center. Its largest industry, however, is actually insurance and finance, followed by publishing, especially religious publishing.

Nashville has had a metropolitan government since 1963.

Some popular tourist sites include the Country Music Hall of Fame; the Ryman Auditorium, which was for many years the site of the Grand Ole Opry; Fort Nashborough, a reconstruction of the original settlement; the Tennessee State Museum; and the Parthenon, a full-scale replica of the original Parthenon in Athens, Greece.

Nashville has several professional sports teams, including the Nashville Predators (hockey), the Nashville Sounds (baseball), and the Tennessee Titans (football).

Nashville has several arts centers and museums, including the Frist Center for the Visual Arts, located in what was formerly the main post office; Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art; Fisk University's Van Vechten and Aaron Douglas Galleries; and the Parthenon. Nashville is also the home of the Tennessee Performing Arts Center, where the Tennessee Repertory Theatre makes its home.