I was a little disappointed when a concert for one of my favorite brands (Okkervil River) was recently cancelled. I didn’t let this faze me for long. Brainstorming about what attractions or events to go to, I decided to get on Groupon, knowing I probably wasn’t going to find something my husband and I could agree on. Lo and behold, I found a deal for two admission tickets for $17 for the Johnny Cash Museum in Nashville, Tennessee.
Admission normally cost $15 per adult, so to find admission tickets for $17 for two adults was quite a deal! I have been wanting to to go to this museum since it opened up last year. My husband and I both share a love for music, yet our musical tastes are slightly different. There’s one musical artist (out of several) that we can both agree on, and that is no other than “The Man in Black.”
The Johnny Cash Museum in Nashville, TN goes above and beyond to showcase Johnny Cash’s life history. This includes his childhood in Dyess, Arkansas when working in the cotton fields at the tender age of 5 (there is a cotton bag with cotton that is displayed on one wall), and when he enlisted in the Air Force in 1950.
There are also many mementos displayed, such as the marbles he had as a child, a crucifix ring that was given to him on his 70th birthday, in which that he cherished so much that he even wore in his last video; manuscripts, his planner, report cards, costumes, including a coral pink gown that Patricia Nixon donned at Cash’s White House Performance in 1971 and Carter Family Stage Gowns; instruments, Leica camera and accessories that Johnny used extensively throughout the 70s and 80s, Cash Family Place Setting, a heart-shaped Valentine’s Day Candy Box from Johnny to June (circa 1998), and much more!
Many museum attendees will marvel at the extensive collection of memorabilia, but true Johnny Cash fans will love the interactive aspect where you can listen to recordings in various formats, including vinyl and digital.
The museum is small, yet it is jam packed with enough to learn all you need to know about Johnny Cash! I also enjoyed the gift shop. My husband bought his dad a mug, while I bought two keychains (one for me and one for my husband), and a Sourpuss Clothing Johnny Cash coin purse that I have been wanting since I did the eBay campaign last summer. The coin purse is was one of the items I stumbled upon while adding items to my eBay Collections. Best of all, it was just $12 – not bad at all!
My dad was a huge fan of his.
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My husband and I will be visiting Nashville later this year and this would be a fun museum to visit. Thanks for sharing your experience!
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We love Nashville and it is not too far from us. I think we need to make a trip over to see this.
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It looks like an amazing museum.
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That is so cool! My dad is a HUGE Johnny Cash fan, so he would love this!!
ohhh if only my parents can catch this! They would so love this!!
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Johnny Cash is one of those rare artists that just transcends all genres. I would love to visit this museum one day soon.
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My husband loves Johnny Cash! This would be a great ‘parent get away’ surprise for him!
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Oh my gosh, my hubby would love this! We are no where near TN but if we ever make a trip there I will have to add it to our list!
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What a cool museum!
I love places like this looking through old things very cool
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That would be so much fun to visit! My sister in law lives in TN, if I ever get down to visit her we will have to go!
Wow, that looks like an amazing museum to visit! You’re right his schedule does look like he was totally overworked and overwhelmed. I’m very thankful my schedule isn’t anything like that!
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My husband would love this! He’s a huge Johnny Cash fan. I think we’ve watched Walk the Line 1000 times.
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Oh wow, that’s neat! I never knew he had a museum.
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Nashville is such a great city, and has so many incredible places to visit. I will have to check out this museum during my next trip.
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This is something I’d really like to explore. I’m a big fan of Johnny Cash. I’ve been to Nashville once and had a great time!
My dad would have loved to go to this and my mom probably would too! We somehow missed going here when we too her to Nashville a few years ago.
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Wow, if you didn’t tell me it was a small space I would never have known it. Kudos to the designers for finding all that memorabilia and placing it out so well for fans to enjoy. Thanks for the fantastic journey of phoots.
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What an awesome piece of music history! I love Johnny Cash, so I would definitely like to visit this museum one day.
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I didn’t know there was a Johnny Cash museum! These are some great pics of the exhibits.
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Wow, he has a museum already? I didn’t know he liked photography (that is a great camera he had!)…he was a cool dude.
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I am a HUGE Johnny Cash fan, as is my husband, so visiting a museum like this would be a ton of fun and a super cool experience! Thanks for sharing some awesome photos so I can vicariously live through you.
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I would love to visit the Johnny Cash museum! I love his music and thought he just got better and better the older he got. He definitely had an interesting life.
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Groupon is a great resource for finding awesome deals. If you’re a Johnny Cash fan this had to be fun to go to. Well, actually even if you aren’t a fan, but still a fan of history this looks like it was still pretty darn cool to get away and learn at.
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What a fun experience. I’d love to visit one day.
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This really looks interesting – thanks for giving us an insight into it!
So sweet to see personal effects like the heart given to June that reads, ‘My Love, My Life, For Life’ – how romantic!
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