Nashville's Best Cheap & Free Country Music Attractions

Long before Nashville had the Music City Walk of Fame there was the Country Music Walk of Fame, it's located in front of the Music Valley Wax Museum and offers several hundred concrete plaques with the footprints, hand prints and signatures from some of the worlds hottest country music stars of all time. Time has taken its toll on this walkway but it is worth swinging by to see if you're in the area.

While most any churches are free to enter, the Nashville Cowboy Church features everyone's favorite country music artists, as well as local songwriters performing their personal favorite gospel songs. This Church offers the ministry of Dr. Harry Yates and Dr. Joanne Cash Yates and is located in the Music Valley area. Services are held every Sunday in the Texas Troubadour Theatre.

The Opry Museum is tucked away in the Opry Plaza and if you're not looking for it you will most likely miss it altogether. This quaint hidden treasure is full of great memorabilia from the early days of the Grand Ole Opry show and includes everything from a Patsy Cline's living room exhibit to memorabilia from such Opry greats as Minnie Pearl, Roy Acuff, Marty Robbins and more. Looking from Opry Mills you will find the Opry Museum situated just to the right of the Grand Ole Opry House and the Acuff Theatre (photos). Admission is Free as are the popular weekend Opry Plaza Parties that are normally held annually in the summer months.

One of the main things that sets Nashville apart from most other cities is that, in Nashville, it really is all about the music and that includes not only enjoying the final performance or product but also by exploring intricate makings of the music. The Songwriters in Nashville provide this vital part of the music and do so in the public forums of the many local Songwriter's Venues and Clubs. While several of these venues do require reservations and cover charges, many are free and all give a great insight into the song.

The Wildhorse Saloon (review) is one of the most popular downtown clubs. This historic warehouse was transformed into a three story, 66,000 square foot entertainment venue. The Wildhorse offer folks a place to scoot your boots seven days a week with their free line-dancing lessons. A cover is normally charged after 7 p.m. and when special events are going on, but normally their dance lesson run earlier than 7 p.m.

Willie Nelson & Friends Museum began as a simple framing shop over 30 years ago in Madison TN and has since transformed itself into a museum and general store. The current store is located in the Music Valley drive area and is an incredible tribute to Willie as well as some of his other well-known musical friends. Cost is nominal $5.00