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Nashville History Worth Knowing

The odd, the overlooked, and the occasionally scandalous — true stories from the neighborhoods we walk every day. Pull up a chair.

Musica sculpture at Buddy Killen Circle, Music Row

Music Row · Art & Culture

The Bare Truth About Music Row

In 2003, Nashville unveiled a forty-foot bronze sculpture of nine completely naked people right in the middle of Music Row. The city was not ready.

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Islamic Center of Nashville on 12th Avenue South

12 South · Faith & Community

When Cat Stevens Helped Build Nashville's First Mosque

A P.O. Box, a phone book full of cold-call invitations, and an unexpected check from one of the biggest pop stars on the planet — mid-transformation into Yusuf Islam.

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Bronze statue of Owen Bradley at the piano, Owen Bradley Park, Music Row

Music Row · History & Music

The Park That Started It All (Sort Of)

A small roundabout park with a bronze man at a piano — and the story of how one quiet producer gave country music its smoothest sound.

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New stories drop regularly — and every single one of them gets told (with a few extra details) on our walking tours.

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