Nashville

Nashville is the county seat of Davidson County and the state capital of Tennessee in the United States of America. Nashville is sometimes referred to as the “Country Music Capital of the World” or more commonly as “Music City, USA”; but, in recent years, the city has worked hard to shed its country music image and establish itself as a regional cultural and commercial hub. Indeed, Dell, Nissan, General Motors, Bridgestone, UBS Financial Services, HCA, Community Health Services, Lyft, Google, and Microsoft have all relocated to or around the city. The music is diverse; Nashville is home to renowned rap acts and rock bands (Young Buck, Haystak, Kings of Leon, Paramore, and Ben Folds). Additionally, Nashville is the heart of the current Christian music business. Nashville is also well-known for its line dancing.

Nashville is rapidly becoming into a lively and pleasurable American metropolis, attracting more visitors from outside the nation than any other city in the country. The New York Times dubbed Nashville the “it” city, and the city’s progressive and welcoming atmosphere, along with its broad $100 billion economy comprised of health care, music, technology, and automotive sectors, has attracted visitors and residents alike. Nashville is a destination that many people in the United States and over the world like and appreciate, and it is highly advised to visit.

Since 1925, Nashville has been home to the world-famous Grand Ole Opry. Since 1974, the Opry has been housed at the Grand Ole Opry House in eastern Nashville. From 1974 until 1997, the Opry House was part of Opryland USA, a theme park that closed owing to poor attendance and was later demolished and replaced with Opry Mills, a mega-shopping mall. Additionally, Nashville has an excellent bar culture. If you like drinking, you may go “Honky-tonking,” sometimes referred to as “bar-hopping.” Nashville has recently been named a top ten location to visit by publications such as the New York Times, Conde Nast, and Travel & Leisure, and is rapidly evolving into a vibrant and cosmopolitan metropolis.

Perhaps the most compelling reason for travelers to come to Nashville is the city’s affinity with country music. Numerous people visiting Nashville watch Grand Ole Opry live concerts, the world’s longest-running live radio program. Another significant attraction connected to the popularity of country music is the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Music Valley is home to the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, the Opry Mills regional retail mall, and the General Jackson showboat.

The city’s tourist sector relies heavily on its Civil War past. There are sites associated with the Battle of Nashville, as well as the neighboring Battles of Franklin and Stones River, as well as numerous well-preserved antebellum plantation mansions, including Belle Meade Plantation, Carnton Plantation in Franklin, and Belmont Mansion.

Nashville is home to several arts centers and museums, including the Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art, the Tennessee State Museum, the Johnny Cash Museum, the Van Vechten and Aaron Douglas Galleries at Fisk University, the Fine Art Gallery and Sarratt Gallery at Vanderbilt University, and a full-scale replica of the Parthenon at Vanderbilt University.

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Nashville is located in the Nashville Basin, a geographical area. It is surrounded on three sides by the Cumberland Highlands and is bounded on the east by the Cumberland Plateau. The Nashville Basin is characterized by excellent farmland and a high level of natural animal variety.

Nashville’s climate is defined by moderate, relatively brief winters and hot, humid summers, punctuated by extended periods of spring and fall. Winter temperatures often remain just around freezing, and a good deal of light snow falls from December to February, while big storms of six inches or more in a single day may occur every few years. During the spring and autumn months, Nashville is susceptible to violent thunderstorms and tornadoes. Summers are hot, although not as hot as the rest of the southern United States, with daytime temperatures about 90*F (32*C).

Nashville is located on the Cumberland River in the Nashville Basin’s northern part. The elevation of Nashville varies from 385 feet (117 meters) above sea level near the Cumberland River to 1,160 feet (350 meters) at its highest point.

The city has a total area of 527.9 square miles (1,367 km2), of which 504.0 square miles (1,305 km2) is land and 23.9 square miles (62 km2) is water (4.53 percent).

Nashville has developed into a significant recording and production hub as the “home of country music.” All four of the Big Four record companies, as well as a slew of indie labels, have offices in Nashville, mostly on Music Row. Since 1984, Nashville has been home to the Gibson guitar company’s headquarters. Nashville has been the second-largest music production hub in the United States (behind New York) since the 1960s. As of 2006, the music business in Nashville was predicted to have a total economic effect of $6.4 billion per year and to support 19,000 jobs.

Although Nashville is well-known as a music recording hub and tourism destination, health care is the city’s major business. Nashville is home to over 300 health care organizations, including Hospital Corporation of America (HCA), the world’s biggest private hospital operator. As of 2012, the health care business was anticipated to provide US$30 billion and 200,000 employment to the Nashville-area economy.

Additionally, the automobile sector is growing in importance for the whole Middle Tennessee area. Nissan North America relocated its corporate headquarters from Gardena, California to Franklin, Tennessee, southwest of Nashville, in 2006. Nissan also has its biggest production facility in North America in Smyrna, Tennessee. Japan relocated its previous New Orleans consulate-general to Nashville’s Palmer Plaza, mostly due to the rising expansion of Nissan and other Japanese commercial interests in the area.

Bridgestone has a significant presence in North America, with its North American headquarters in Nashville and manufacturing factories and a distribution hub in neighboring counties.

Nashville’s other main sectors include insurance, banking, and publishing (especially religious publishing). Several Protestant denominations have their headquarters in the city, including the United Methodist Church, the Southern Baptist Convention, the National Baptist Convention of the United States of America, and the National Association of Free Will Baptists.

Additionally, Nashville is famed for some of its notably popular Southern confections, such as Goo Goo Clusters (which have been made in Nashville since 1912).

Dell, HCA, Bridgestone, Community Health Systems, Nissan North America, Tractor Supply Company, UBS, and Dollar General are among the Fortune 500 firms having offices in Nashville.

In 2013, Forbes rated the city fifth on its list of the Best Cities for Business and Careers. Forbes ranked Nashville as the fourth best city for white collar jobs in 2015.

Nashville was designated the number one city for Economic Growth Potential in Business Facilities’ 11th Annual Rankings study in 2015.

Real estate is becoming a significant economic force in the city. According to a PricewaterhouseCoopers and Urban Land Institute poll of over 1,500 real estate industry experts, Nashville rated seventh nationwide in terms of investor appeal in 2016. As of October 2015, the city reported that more than $2 billion in real estate developments were either ongoing or scheduled to begin in 2016. Nashville has attracted a significant amount of cash from out-of-state investors due to the high returns accessible to investors. A significant aspect contributing to the growth in investment has been the city’s zoning code change. Developers may now include a mix of residential, office, retail, and entertainment space into their buildings with ease. Additionally, the city has made significant investments in public parks. Centennial Park is currently receiving significant repairs. The zoning rule modification and public space investment are compatible with the millennial generation’s penchant for walkable urban areas.

Although the majority of telephone numbers in Nashville begin with +1 615 followed by a seven-digit number, the region is currently covered by an overlay complex of two area codes, the second of which is +1 629. Local or intrastate telephone calls must now include all ten digits of the local number (instead than simply the leading +1 on a local landline connection).

Numerous established companies may still show the old seven-digit numbers; if no area code is specified, dial 615 before them.