Hotels near Johnny Cash Museum

Opened in 2013 and consistently rated the best small museum in Nashville by TripAdvisor readers, the Johnny Cash Museum houses the largest single collection of Cash artefacts and memorabilia anywhere in the world. Founder Bill Miller worked with the Cash family to secure hand-written lyric sheets, the stone wall from the House of Cash offices, one of the black Manuel-tailored stage suits, and the actual wagon wheel from the Cinnamon Hill estate in Jamaica. Exhibits move chronologically from the Dyess Colony childhood through Sun Records, San Quentin, the American Recordings comeback, and his death in September 2003. Admission in 2026 is $24.95 for adults and $18.95 for kids 6 to 15; combo tickets bundling the neighbouring Patsy Cline Museum on the second floor cost $34.95. Plan for about 60 to 90 minutes. The location three doors off Broadway makes it a natural pairing with an afternoon on the strip.

Pro Tip: Wear headphones or ask the front desk for the free audio loops. Half the exhibits are built around listening stations, and the neighbouring bar noise from Broadway can bleed into the ground floor if you visit after 3pm.