Ryman Auditorium Tour: Explore Nashville's Music Icon
4.7
914 Ratings
Nashville

Discover the iconic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville with a self-guided tour. Immerse yourself in the rich history and legendary moments of this celebrated music venue.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Ryman Auditorium - Upon arrival at the Ryman Auditorium, exchange your voucher for a tour ticket. Begin your tour with the captivating “Soul of Nashville” experience, a unique theatrical presentation that highlights over a century of iconic performances and features a new collaboration with Darius Rucker, The Fisk Jubilee Singers, Sheryl Crow, and…
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What's Included
  • Self-guided tour of the historic Ryman Auditorium
  • ‘Soul of Nashville’ introductory movie
  • In-depth exploration of ‘The Mother Church of Country Music’
  • Access to the Hatch Show Print gallery and artist artifacts
  • Souvenir photo opportunity on the Ryman Auditorium stage
What's Not Included
  • Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
Additional Information

More than just a well-known sight in Nashville, Ryman Auditorium stands out as one of the most bustling and acclaimed venues in contemporary music. Influential figures across generations like artists, ideators, innovators, non-conformists and revolutionaries have made their imprint on its renowned stage. With performances from Elvis to Emmylou Harris,…

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Location
Ryman Auditorium
116 Fifth Ave N,
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Rebecca_g
Apr 14, 2026
Very nice auditorium.... - Very nice auditorium. Glad I saw it. And the nice thing is they give you a photo for free! Recommend. Nice gift shop too.
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Terri_s
Apr 10, 2026
Fun time - I like that you can browse at your own pace though the auditorium and back stage. I enjoyed learning the history of the Ryman!
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Resort12460955206
Apr 7, 2026
Interesting - Friendly staff, good story and historical
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Pat_s
Mar 28, 2026
Staff were friendly and... - Staff were friendly and knowledgeable. The exhibits were amazing. There was a 30 minute video with Grammy performances throughout time. That was so much fun to watch!!
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Cga70
Mar 28, 2026
Great historical place to visit - This was part of a day trip with my husband. I did not know the origin of the Ryman Auditorium prior to this visit. It was extremely interesting. I had no idea how many performers have been on that stage. I enjoyed getting a picture made on the stage. I would recommend this to anyone remotely interested in history of music or even Nashville
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Mark_s
Mar 16, 2026
Ryman tour - Awesome tour!! Would highly recommend this tour! Very interesting and fun! Glad we did it! Will do it again next trip
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Rose2393
Mar 15, 2026
Must Stop Place for Music History Fans - This was a necessary to do for my mom and I also had a pleasant time. The self guided tour is perfect, so that you can look at things at your own pace. The auditorium consists of two floors, but most things are on the second floor. The first and only thing that you are specifically guided towards by staff is a video room on the second floor. The video shown is honestly, probably the COOLEST thing at the Ryman besides the actual building. The video uses camera magic to project silhouettes on walls, have a foreground where a recorded narrator walks across the screen while talking, the background images change, and two frames on each side of the main screen also change images as the video plays. The video goes over the history of the Ryman and it is definitely a must-watch. (My mom thought about sitting through the movie a second time because it was so cool.) The self-guided tour also has a few other videos along the walls of the Ryman like one of the first recordings of the Grand Ole Opry and the history of black musicians, singers, and audience goers with the Ryman. The Ryman also has a Rock n' Roll museum section too. Mostly, the Ryman has exhibits of music history such as Charlie Daniels' violin, an outfit of Aretha Franklin's, an outfit of Bon Jovi, etc. If your a fan of country music or rock n' roll music history I would definitely check the Ryman out. I think my mom and I were there for about an hour or two, but it was definitely worth the approximately $30ish bucks per person. Side Note (because I don't think it is advertise super well): There is a guy with a camera near the front of the stage on the first floor of the Ryman. I originally thought he was helping to set up for a show, because there are still some concerts/shows shown at Ryman, but he is actually there to take souvenir photos. Apparently, the self-guided tour comes with a free souvenir photo that this guy takes and then you pick up the free photo at the Ryman Gift shop. Its a good size physical photo too like a 6x8 photo. The Ryman gift shop also has a lot of cool merch like shirts, hats, records, etc.
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Susan_h
Mar 13, 2026
Great experience! Lots of... - Great experience! Lots of history! Would recommend this museum. Wander at own pace. Would come back again!
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Robert_d
Mar 12, 2026
Ryman Self Guided Tour - 1-2 hour self guided tour detailing the history of the building. Lots of information and memorabilia.
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Melissawp
Apr 12, 2026
historic beautiful former church-like structure now concert hall - We were only able to spend an hour here due to their sudden last minute schedule change. Upon doing research for our trip to Nashville and even later when purchasing self-guided tour advanced tickets about 10 days prior, we saw that they open from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, so we planned to come here at 12:00 noon after another museum visit that morning but then for whatever reason that morning when I happened to look it up online, it said it had special hours that Thursday from only 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm due to closing for a special event. So, we had to pivot and do a different museum we had planned to do later earlier so we could arrive here at 3:00 pm. Of course it was super crowded with a large crowd gathering before 3:00 in front outside of the building and huge crowds inside making the entire experience feel rather claustrophobic. We also had only a limited time here because the free street parking outside was null and void after a certain time AND it was too difficult to really read anything with so many people, so we only got to spend about an hour here rather than soaking everything in.
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