We visited the Ryman Auditorium and saw the birthplace of country and bluegrass music. It seems fitting that the Ryman was originally built as a tabernacle, because walking around it and thinking of all the amazing performances that have been there felt nearly spiritual. 🎶

Red brick Victorian Gothic concert hall at dusk with arched windows and triangular gable, surrounded by Nashville skyscrapersEmpty curved wooden pew seating surrounds a hardwood stage where a few people stand near the front apron under stage lightsEmpty wooden pew seating in a historic curved auditorium with arched windows and a chandelier overheadView from the stage looking out at the empty wooden pew seating and ornate balcony of the historic 1892 auditorium