For fans of country antiques and boot-kicking country tunes – few areas in the nation can compare to Nashville, Tennessee. And even fewer shows can rival the Heart of Country Antiques Show. Created over 25 years ago, the show is held at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel, and offers a complete immersion experience, consisting of live country music performances, country barbecue and country antiques. The show takes place on the fourth weekend in February, and attracts more than 200 dealers from all parts of the U.S. Highlights of what’s on the table are vintage quilts, case clocks, weather vanes, tavern signs, chests, bandboxes, Windsor chairs and farmhouse tables.

If you haven’t gotten your fill from this show alone, Nashville has about 70 antique shops and malls, most of them situated on Eighth Avenue South. Along this street you’ll find vintage items, furniture, and a wide variety of interesting collectibles. Nashville’s weekend flea market is also worth noting, held at the end of each month, except December. Nashville is, of course, more associated with country music than any other town in the U.S., and for good reason. Since the 1930s, country artists have been coming here to make a name for themselves – and you can see their journeys chronicled at Nashville’s Country Music Hall of Fame, which includes oral history, music, photography, video, recordings, artifacts and rare interviews. Nashville also has six historic districts you can stroll through. Some of its landmarks include an 1897 replica of the Greek Parthenon and the Downtown Presbyterian Church, one of the nation’s finest Egyptian Revival buildings.