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Birthplace of Country Music Museum

Birthplace of Country Music Museum is a museum celebrating the historic 1927 Bristol Sessions, which recorded some of the earliest country music in America when the Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers and several other musicians recorded for the first time before gaining prominence.
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  • Opening hours:
    Tuesday—Saturday: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
    Sunday: 1:00 PM—5:00 PM
    public holidays: closed
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Bristol, Tennessee, United States
  • Address: 101 Country Music Way, Bristol, VA 24201

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bristol station and First Baptist Church.

Photo: mr t 77, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a historic railroad station in , USA, just north of the Tennessee state line. Built in 1902, the station was served by passenger trains until 1971. is situated 910 feet east of Birthplace of Country Music Museum.

Church
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
The is a historic Baptist church at 1 Virginia Street in . It is a rectangular 1+1⁄2-story brick structure, resembling a Greek temple of the Ionic order. is situated 1,500 feet east of Birthplace of Country Music Museum.

Cemetery
Photo: peggydavis66, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, also known as Maryland Hill, Round Hill, Rooster Hill, and Bristol City Cemetery, is a historic mainly located in ; part of the cemetery extends across the state border into . is situated 3,300 feet east of Birthplace of Country Music Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bristol and Goose Pimple Junction.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in , United States. The population was 27,147 at the 2020 census. It is the twin city of , which lies directly across the state line between Tennessee and .

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , United States. is situated 4½ miles east of Birthplace of Country Music Museum.

Village
is a census-designated place in . The population was 2,394 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA Combined Statistical Area, commonly known as the "Tri-Cities" region. is situated 4½ miles southwest of Birthplace of Country Music Museum.

Birthplace of Country Music Museum

Latitude
36.59628° or 36° 35′ 47″ north
Longitude
-82.18286° or 82° 10′ 58″ west
Open location code
868VHRW8+GV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1158067925
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q28129004
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Highlights include The Bristol Hotel and Cumberland Square Park.

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