Country queen Dolly Parton reveals favourite Nashville spots amid Tennessee journey challenge launch

The queen of nation music is bringing her model of Southern hospitality to Tennessee highways — making the journey to Nashville really feel as memorable and enjoyable because the vacation spot itself.

Dolly Parton not too long ago introduced the roll-out of Dolly’s Tennessean Travel Stops. The rest-stop areas will function new and reimagined leisure parts.

“I have spent the bulk of my life on the road, and more specifically on a bus,” mentioned Parton in a launch.

Parton has partnered with the Tennessean Travel Stop model to relaunch their flagship cease in Cornersville, Tennessee, with further areas to be introduced in 2026. 

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Parton not too long ago mentioned her favourite place in Music City in an interview with Airmail. 

In a nod to her personal musical skills and profession, she talked about the Grand Ole Opry. 

George D. Hay is credited with founding the musical treasure, having began radio station WSM — which went reside for the primary time in October 1925. The program, initially known as “WSM’s Barn Dance,” additionally launched at the moment.

The outstanding announcer and program director launched the present with Uncle Jimmy Thompson, a 77-year-old fiddle participant. 

The identify of the now-iconic model — which features a program, a reside efficiency and a location — got here from Hay in a burst of inspiration. 

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The Opry grew so standard that the printed was moved to the Ryman Auditorium in downtown Nashville in 1943. 

The Opry then constructed its personal theater and country-music campus, Opryland, in 1974, about 10 miles east of town middle. 

Parton informed Airmail she was on stage on the Ryman Auditorium in 1969 when she was inducted into the Opry.

“Since then, I’ve performed many times at the Ryman, whether it be for television specials or for my own concerts,” mentioned Parton.

Home to nation legends and rising stars, the Opry at present has a seating capability of practically 4,400, with over 30 sections.

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“When I celebrated my 50th year as a member of the Opry in 2019, we filmed the television special on that magical stage,” Parton mentioned.

The Opry is the longest-running radio broadcast on the planet, in line with Guinness World Records.

Nearby Ryman is Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge, a legendary honky-tonk bar in downtown Nashville.

The lounge has been a launching pad and clubhouse for quite a few nation artists.

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“When I moved to Nashville, it was known that if you couldn’t find someone backstage, there was a good chance they were at the bar at Tootsie’s,” mentioned Parton. 

“Years back, many of the great Opry performers and I filmed a segment there for my variety series, ‘Dolly.’”

For Nashville guests who need to get their steps in, Parton additionally talked about the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge.

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“When they added the beautiful pedestrian bridge years back, it connected East Nashville to Downtown,” mentioned Parton. 

“I filmed the music video for my single ‘Together You & I’ on this bridge in 2011.”

The truss bridge stretches 0.59 miles. 

It spans the Cumberland River, displaying off the attractive Nashville skyline, in line with Greenways for Nashville.

Fox News Digital reached out to Dolly Parton’s staff for added remark.