The Nashville gay scene has been evident since the early 1900s, and thrives today with more homo establishments per capita than most any other Southern city. The Nashville Symphony, one of America´s finest, also contributes to it's reputation as Music City USA.
But that isn't all there is to Nashville. The Grand Ole Opry is a world center for country music, and scads of country-music bars line Broadway and other streets around it. Still, a real Southern flavor pervades this sexy, culturally exciting hub, especially in the folksy neighborhoods, where most gay establishments can be found. The Battle of Nashville was especially bloody, but Nashville was captured by the North early in the war. During the Civil War, Nashville itself was divided East Nashville staying Northern, the rest going to Dixie. At the center of Middle Tennesee, it's also the state capitol. Nashvillians, as they like to be called, pride themselves on being different from others in the South. Founded in the late 1700s, one of the first major towns west of the Appalachians, Nashville straddles the Cumberland River, surrounded by lush countryside, fruit orchards, tobacco and corn fields, and of special note, the famous Tennessee walking horse farms. See the CDC website for details and updates.įor local Covid-19 updates see websites of Keeping Nasville Safe & Healthy, Tennessee DH, and the Tennessee Office of the Governor.įirmly in the South, Music City has always been a bridge between regions, with huge intellectual and cosmopolitan communities centered around Vanderbilt and other universities, and folks from all over America and the world. There are restrictions on the entry of certain travelers into the United States in an effort to help slow the spread of COVID-19. Emergency measures in the wake of Covid-19: