The big backyard of Music City (Nashville, Tennessee) has has lots of things to do and special places to go where your imagination can run free and you can be yourself--or find yourself. Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon created Minnie Pearl here along with her mythical hometown of Grinders Switch. Peace and Quiet. Some say we\'re laid-back; Come visit and enjoy our southern hospitality. Papa KayJoe\'s Smoke House Southern Cooking. Slow cooking, lots of vegetables, careful seasoning, and served with southern hospitality--that\'s our specialty. History. We\'re loaded with history and old culture. If you visit our area, you\'ll see, smell, and hear our history as it still gets lived today. History will become real, and you\'ll connect with the past to better understand today. Singing at the Coble OpryMusic is a way of life here; someone\'s always picking, playing, writing, or singing a song. The Arts. One of our treasures is the captivating Wood and Strings Theatre, a tremendously successful puppet theatre that performs nationally. Woody Woodruff, 2005 Cowboy Poet of the Year is one of our own. And, we have unheralded local artists who paint, carve, quilt, and create works of art mostly for the fun of it. Wildlife. Deep hollows and steep limestone bluffs produce more wildflowers, deer, turkeys, and other wildlife than you can imagine. Small Farms. Your Heritage. Our many small cattle farms provide scenic relief from the harried life of our urban neighbors.