This is a must see attraction when in Nashville. I'm not even a country music fan, and I really enjoyed this visit. The admission price is currently $25.95 for basically an all day pass. You can exit and re-enter the museum all day with this admission price. A military ID will get you in for $22.95, and children 5 years old and under get free admission. It's worth every penny. There is so much history. It starts at the beginning of country music history (an elevator ride to the beginning of the timeline). You work your way to each level and end up at the modern day country music exhibits. It's very cool how they present everything and support it with various artifacts.
The things that stood out to me the most were Elvis Presley's Gold-Plated Cadillac, Webb Pierce's Nudie Mobile, Smokey and the Bandit 2 Car, the cornfields and costumes of Hee-Haw, Charlie Daniel's fiddle that shoots out smoke, and the wall of platinum and gold records. Yes, there are many more stand outs but I just can't list them all. Elvis Presley's Cadillac was very interesting because it had a TV in the back seat. I'd think that was very modern and innovative for that time.The diamond dust pearl paint on the car was actually made with crushed diamonds and fish scales. Talk about a luxurious ride! There was also old footage of Dolly Parton's television debut, as well as some old country bands on the Beverly Hillbillies and Andy Griffith show. I saw and took pictures of platinum albums from singers such as Olivia Newton-John, Glenn Campbell, John Denver, and so many others. I still own a couple of Olivia's country music CD's so that was of big interest to me.
My favorite exhibits were the "Outlaws & Armadillos" and "Sing Me Back Home" exhibit. That's where we saw the documentary/interview with Billy Joe Shaver (a Texas artist). We discovered (at that time) that this was the country music singer we saw on the plane heading to Nashville from Atlanta. We knew he was a country music star just by looking at him. He was a very tall man with a black cowboy hat. We just didn't know his name until we saw the exhibit. There was also an interactive attraction that is projected on the floor from the ceiling. It's a bunch of armadillos that come out and scramble away when you step anywhere near them. The armadillos become roadkill if you step on them. Very cool for kids and adults.
All in all, it was a fun couple of hours. My biggest tip is to go early in the morning. It opens at 9:00 am. There was a huge line on our way out. That was at around 11:00 or 11:30 am. If anything, purchase your ticket early and come back later if you don't want to wait in line. I'd go back to the Country Music Hall of Fame Museum in a heartbeat. It was that awesome.