In Tennessee, travelers should avoid drinking out of glasses when visiting bars. They should drink out of the bottle. Not because the glasses are dirty but so they can follow in the tradition of some of the biggest country western singers that ever lived.

At Tootsie's Orchid Lounge in Nashville, music legends such as Hank Williams, Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash all used to drink beer.

Nashville has lush, rolling hills and smoky blue sky. Nashville is a beautiful city. It has a rich history and played an important part in the Civil War and horse racing traditions. Visitors will be amazed at all the gigantic mansions and 19th century architecture. Presidents Andrew Jackson and James K. Polk both lived in Nashville. In 1969 by Bob Dylan immortalized the city on his appropriately themed country album, "Nashville Skyline."

According to the Nashville Convention and Visitors Bureau, about 10 million people a year visit Nashville. It's the area's legacy as Music City USA, that draws so many tourists.

This is a city where the live music starts at 10 a.m. - on a weekday, Sunday, whenever - and doesn't stop until at least 2 the next morning. New York, the "city that never sleeps," has nothing on Nashville. From the trendy West Side to the historic Lower Broadway district, nightclubs keep the music playing nearly every waking hour in this town.

The Grand Ole Opry, now celebrating its 75th year, is Nashville's most famous musical attraction. About 10 minutes east of the Nashville the new venue is about twice the size of its predecessor but it still has the same small-town spirit that defines its history. Bring your camera and take pictures of all the musicians that celebrate the country western tradition. This month marks the Opry's 75th anniversary, and with luminaries such as Dolly Parton, Garth Brooks, Loretta Lynn, Faith Hill and Trisha Yearwood stopping by to help celebrate, it proves that you can try to take the music out of Nashville, but it won't stay away for long.