By Michael Dwyer and Sonya Julie Lexington was Kentucky’s first city and residents were so sure of their role in the new nation that they embraced decadent banquets, dancing, horseracing, and torchlight parades. Bankers, lawyers, and merchants brought an extension of the elite to the city and mingled with the emerging professional class. Exotic travel books were written and visitors were greeted by a new gentry with Old World ways when visiting the “Athens of the West.” The Running of … [Read more...]
Nashville, Music City
April 10, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Music City Nashville, Tennessee is called Music City, and for good reason. Visitors will find music drifting around every corner in this easy-to-meander walking town. You may think only country music would be available – not so – every style and flavor has rooted here and it’s all growing together nicely. The Ryman Tour the Ryman Auditorium early in your visit. Once home to The Grand Ole Opry, the Ryman, called the “Mother Church of Country Music” is now a National Historic … [Read more...]
