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Welcome to Byways! In thisissue, we announce the resultsof our annual survey of pro-

fessional tour operators as to wheretheir tour customers will be traveling in2016. We’ve been conducting the sur-vey for more than 30 years!

While many destinations retain their ranking, there’s afew changes at the top as well. A reminder this is not arandom sampling, but rather a tally of those whoresponded to the survey.

Turn to page 8 for the full results.Nashville, Music City USA! It’s easy to think of

Nashville as thecountry music capitalof America, butthere’s so much morehere that it’s oftenoverlooked. So weset out to discover the200-year history andheritage of Nashville,to learn howNashville evolvedinto the vibrant andexciting city it istoday.

For a close-up lookat the history of coun-try music, we visit thestate-of-the-art $37million CountryMusic Hall of Fameand Museum. This is a must stop on any trip toNashville. And a visit to Studio B, where Elvis and somany other stars made their first recordings, brings backso many memories of the songs and the role they playedin our own lives.

Just outside of Nashville in Lebanon, TN is the head-quarters of Cracker Barrel, the national chain of 600+restaurants. We visit the company’s one-of-a-kind DécorCenter. We discover some facts about Cracker Barrelthat few of its customers may know, and even more willfind hard to believe. It’s truly an amazing story.

Also in this issue, we head west to learn about therebirth of Lincoln, Nebraska.

In just the downtown area alone, nearly $750 million,in public and private projects, has led the way for anexpansion of the Historic Haymarket entertainment dis-

trict, the construction of the 16,000 seat Pinnacle BankArena, and construction and revitalization of parks andcivic areas available for events.

And if you’re a Nebraska football fan, footballSaturday in Lincoln is a great spot to catch up withfriends and warmly welcome visiting fans from acrossthe country to Memorial Stadium.

Next, we travel to Kentucky’s Shaker Village. It offers34 original Shaker structures on over 3,000 acres and ishome to the country’s largest collection of original 19thcentury buildings and is the largest Historic Landmark inKentucky.

The Shakers embraced a kinship with the land andwith each other,committing theirlives to a highercalling and forginglegacies that inspiretoday.

Bill Graves takesus along theHighways &Byways to Death’sDoor in Wisconsin.Actually, he’s takingus to a peninsulathat stretches almostto Michigan. Thewater passagebetween these twostates was named bythe Indians “Death’sDoor.” The full sto-

ry begins on page 30.In What’s Happening, we visit an assembly plant.

Actually, the General Motors Corvette Assembly plant inBowling Green, Kentucky. In fact, it’s the only plant inthe world where General Motors assembles its high pow-ered Corvettes, and it’s open to the public for plant tours.

Given today’s world of product secrecy and liabilityconcerns, quality plant tours have faded from the travellandscape in recent years. Thankfully, GM still offersthis unique tour.

With the National Corvette Museum right next door,it’s no wonder that Corvette enthusiasts from around theworld converge on Bowling Green every year.

We hope you enjoy this issue of Byways.

The Nashville Skyline. Photo courtesyNashville Convention & Visitors Corporation.

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FeaturesNorth America’s Top Tour Destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8The Top 50 Tour Destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Top 30 States, Top 5 Canadian Provinces, Top 10 Group Friendly Hotels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Top 10 Group Friendly Restaurants, Top 15 Man-made Attractions, Top 10 Natural Attractions13

Nashville History & Heritage, Music City USA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14The Country Music Hall of Fame. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Cracker Barrel’s One-of-a-Kind Décor Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26At Death’s Door in Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 The Rebirth of Lincoln, Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Kentucky’s Shaker Village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

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Coming in future issues of Byways ..... Great American Railroads, Mountains & Valleys,Ocean Views, Rivers & Lakes, and much more!

Next Up: GreatAmerican Railroads.The Big South ForkScenic Railway parallelsthe Big South Fork Riverin Kentucky.

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On the cover. Country music and pop star Taylor Swift performs at theGrand Ole Opry in Nashville. For more on Music City USA, turn to page 14.Photo courtesy Grand Ole Opry and Tennessee Department of Tourism.

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North America’s Top 2016Tour Destinations

The Golden Gate Bridge across San Francisco Bay. Photocourtesy Experience Above, aerial drone services, Miami, FL.

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We’re pleased to present Byways projections forthe top North American tour destinations of2016. For more than 30 years Byways has sur-

veyed group tour operators to gain their perspective onthe hottest destinations of the new year.

The poll is conducted on-line through an electronicsurvey, but remember, it’s not a random sample. And theresults merely reflect the views of professional tour oper-ators who respond to our emailed request each year.

In 2016 the nation’s capital, Washington, DC, hasretained its historical lead over the competition. With somany Washington monuments (free admission) and theSmithsonian Institution (free admission), it’s difficult forany destination to compete with the nation’s center ofgovernment.

But the gap is closing. This year it’s New York Citycoming on strong, and you know it will take an excitingcity like the Big Apple to draw even or even surpassWashington.

Branson took the third spot in the survey. We’realways amazed that a small Missouri town of 2500 caneven compete with the capital of the Free World and thenation’s Financial Center. But it does.

Music City USA, Nashville, moved into the 4th posi-tion. No surprise here, as you’ll discover in this issue ofByways.

Baltimore, Philadelphia, New Orleans, Niagara Falls,Gettysburg and Williamsburg round out the top 10.

The strong showing of Nashville, Memphis, andPigeon Forge also help to explain why Tennessee wasvoted the top group tour state for 2016.

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1. Washington, DC2. New York City, NY3. Branson, MO4. Nashville, TN5. Baltimore, MD6. Philadelphia, PA7. New Orleans, LA8. Niagara Falls, NY & ON9. Gettysburg, PA10. Williamsburg, VA11. Chicago, IL12. Pigeon Forge, TN13. Memphis, TN14. Virginia Beach, VA15. Lancaster, PA16. Charleston, SC17. Asheville, NC18. Boston, MA19. Atlanta, GA20. Hershey, PA21. Cape Cod, MA22. Myrtle Beach, SC23. Atlantic City, NJ24. Mackinaw Island, MI25. San Antonio, TX26. St. Louis, MO27. Louisville, KY28. Savannah, GA29. Las Vegas, NV30. San Francisco, CA31. Richmond, VA 32. Orlando, FL33. Albuquerque, NM34. Biloxi-Gulfport, MS35. Hudson Valley, NY36. Valley Forge, PA37. Los Angeles, CA38. Quebec City, QB39. San Diego, CA40. Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX41. Montreal, QB42. Pittsburgh, PA43. Colorado Spring, CO44. Annapolis, MD45. Denver, CO

46. Toronto, ON47. Wheeling, WV48. Oklahoma City, OK49. Miami, FL50. Seattle, WA

Honorable MentionAlexandria, VAAnchorage, AKAustin, TXBoise, IDBuffalo, NYCincinnati, OHCharlotte, NCChattanooga, TNCleveland, OHDeadwood, SDDetroit, MIHarpers Ferry, WVIndianapolis, INKansas City, MOLas Cruces, NMLexington, KYLittle Rock, ARMinneapolis-St. Paul, MNMobile, ALMonterey, CAOcean City, MDOttawa, ONPalm Springs, CAPhoenix, AZPortland, ORQuebec City, QBRapid City, SDSacramento, CASanta Fe, NMTampa, FLTucson, AZ

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Top 30 States

1 Tennessee2. New York3. Missouri4. Virginia5. Massachusetts6. Louisiana7. Pennsylvania8. Georgia9. South Carolina10. Illinois11. Michigan12. Maryland13. North Carolina14. Florida15. Kentucky16. New Jersey17. Alabama18. Vermont19. Ohio20. South Dakota21. California22. Texas23. West Virginia24. Indiana25. Nebraska

26. Mississippi27. Arizona28. Colorado29. Connecticut30. Wisconsin

Top 5 Canadian Provinces

1. Ontario2. New Brunswick3. Nova Scotia4. Quebec5. Prince Edward Island

Top 10 Group Friendly Hotels1. Hampton Inns2. Marriott3. Holiday Inns/Holiday Inn Express4. Drury Inns5, Fairfield Inns6. Comfort Inns7. Hilton8. Radisson9. Doubletree10. Best Western

Baltimore’s Inner Harbor is a favorite spot forvisitors and residents alike. Byways photo.

Top 10 Group Friendly Restaurants1. Cracker Barrel2. Bob Evans3. Buca de Beppo4. Bubba Gump5. Golden Corral6. Hard Rock Cafe7. Phillips Restaurants8. Landry’s Seafood Restaurants9. Ryans10. Applebee’s

Top 15 Man-Made Attractions1. Washington, DC Monuments2. Radio City Music Hall3. New York’s Broadway4. Grand Ole Opry5. Statue of Liberty6. Smithsonian Institution

7. Hershey Park8. Dollywood9. Elvis Presley’s Graceland10. Mount Rushmore11. Mount Vernon12. Monticello13. Henry Ford Museum14. Universal Studios15. Baseball Hall of Fame

Top 10 Natural Attractions

1. Niagara Falls, NY & ON2. Pennsylvania Dutch Country, PA3. Cape Cod, MA4. Mount Rushmore, SD5. Black Hills, SD6. Yellowstone National Park, WY & MT7. The Poconos, PA8. Glacier National Park, MT9. Shenandoah National Park, VA10. Yosemite National Park, CA

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The finale of the 40th anniversary celebration of theopening of Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville. Photocourtesy Tennessee Department of Tourist Development.

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Nashville’s History & Heritage Music City USA

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Nashville’s history began more than 200 years ago,long before the first guitar picker ever movedinto town.

The town of Nashville was founded by JamesRobertson, Colonel John Donelson, and a party ofOvermountain Men in 1779, near the originalCumberland settlement of Fort Nashborough. Thesewere American frontiersmen from west of theAppalachian Mountains who arrived with their familiesafter they took part in the American Revolutionary War.

It was named for Francis Nash, the AmericanRevolutionary War hero. Nashville quickly grewbecause of its strategic location, accessibility as a port onthe Cumberland River, a tributary of the Ohio River; andits later status as a major railroad center.

Col. Donelson’s daughter Rachel would soon becomethe wife of Andrew Jackson, the nation’s seventh presi-dent. Many things had changed within 10 years of settle-ment. Nashborough underwent a name change and16 • Byways

Belle Meade Plantation. Photo courtesyNashville Convention & Visitors Corporation

The Hermitage at dusk. Photo courtesy The Hermitage.

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became Nashville. The first school chartered wasDavidson Academy, which remains operational today.Andrew Jackson arrived in town to serve as the publicprosecutor, and in 1788 Bob Renfroe opened the firsttavern owned and operated by freed African Americans.

In 1796, Tennessee became the 16th state admitted tothe Union. With the War of 1812, Tennessee earned itsaffectionate nickname, the Volunteer State, by sendinghundreds more soldiers to the war than was asked.

And soon after, Nashville began to develop its ownnicknames. In 1824, the music publishing industry tookroot with the publication of Western Harmony, a book ofhymns and instructions for singing. Unbeknownst at thetime, the book helped shape Nashville as “Music City”and the “Buckle of the Bible Belt.”

Andrew Jackson was elected the seventh president in1828. He built his plantation, The Hermitage, for hisbeloved wife Rachel. Today the National HistoricLandmark features The Hermitage mansion, tombs ofAndrew and Rachel Jackson and Rachel’s gardenHermitage. The antebellum plantation resides on almost1,100 acres, all acreage belonging to Jackson 200 yearsago. The home itself is a rare treat among presidentialhomes as over 95 percent of the furnishings are originalto the home and to the Jackson family. Even the wallpa-per in the grand foyer is authentic.

Nashville was named the permanent capital ofTennessee in 1843, and one year later anotherTennessean was elected president, James K. Polk. Theyear 1845 ushered in the construction of the state capitolbuilding, designed by William Strickland, and the deathof Andrew Jackson. Polk died in 1849, only a few yearsafter Jackson’s death, and was buried with his wife onthe grounds of the State Capitol.

By 1860, when the first rumblings of secession beganto be heard across the South, antebellum Nashville was avery prosperous city. The city’s significance as a ship-

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Legislative Plaza, with State Capitol and WarMemorial Auditorium. Photo courtesy

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ping port made it a desirable prize as a means of control-ling important river and railroad transportation routes. InFebruary 1862, Nashville became the first state capital tofall to Union troops. The state was occupied by Uniontroops for the duration of the war. The Battle of Nashville(December 15–16, 1864) was a significant Union victo-ry and perhaps the most decisive tactical victory gainedby either side in the war.

Today, Civil War history is important to the city’stourism industry. Sites pertaining to the Battle ofNashville and the nearby Battle of Franklin and Battle ofStones River can be seen, along with several well-pre-served antebellum plantation houses such as BelleMeade Plantation, Carnton plantation in Franklin, andBelmont Mansion.Nashville Becomes Music City

Nashville’s earliest settlers celebrated in the late 1700swith fiddle tunes and buck dancing after safely disem-barking on the shores of the Cumberland River. As the1800s unfolded, Nashville grew to become a nationalcenter for music publishing.

In 1925, the establishment of radio station WSM andits launch of the broadcast that would be called the GrandOle Opry further secured Nashville’s reputation as amusical center and sparked its durable nickname of

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Visitors enjoy a wagon ride at The Hermitage Mansion.Photo courtesy The Hermitage.

The Ryman Auditorium. Photo courtesy Tennessee Department of Tourist Development.

“Music City.” The Opry, still staged live every week,is America’s longest-running radio show that has beenin continuous production for more than 85 years. Itignited the careers of hundreds of country stars and litthe fuse for Nashville to explode into a geographiccenter for touring and recording.

The mid 1940s and early 1950s saw a new move-ment beginning in the music world. The Opry moveddowntown to the Ryman and bestowed upon theRyman its most affectionate nickname, the “MotherChurch of Country Music.”

Music Row, located on 16th and 17th AvenuesSouth, not far from downtown, began to take shapewith the construction of recording studios and recordlabels. Castle Studio, Nashville’s first recording stu-dio, opened. Capitol Records became the first majorcompany to locate its director of country music toNashville. And the Country Music Association wasfounded. Soon the famous RCA Studio B opened itsdoors on Music Row and instantly became famousunder the management of Chet Atkins. Here the“Nashville Sound” was crafted and performers likeElvis, the Everly Brothers, and Dolly Parton recordedtheir chart-topping hits. Grand Ole Opry

Today many visitors to Nashville attend live per-formances of the Grand Ole Opry, the world’s longestrunning live radio show. The Country Music Hall of

Fame and Museum is another major attraction relating tothe popularity of country music. The Gaylord OprylandResort & Convention Center, the Opry Mills regionalshopping mall and the General Jackson showboat, are alllocated in what is known as Music Valley.Ryman Auditorium

Regarded as the “Mother Church of Country Music,”the Ryman is a National Historic Landmark renownedfor its exceptional acoustics that has hosted musiciansfrom Chris Isaak and James Brown to Patsy Cline andBruce Springsteen, as well as current and rising stars ofall musical genres. The Opry said good-bye to theRyman in 1974 when it moved to its new home on theGaylord Opryland complex. It was then that the Rymanfell into misuse and dilapidation, and it wasn’t until 1994that the Ryman was restored to its grandeur. War Memorial Auditorium

The historic War Memorial Auditorium is located inthe heart of downtown Nashville and sits directly in frontof the Tennessee State Capitol. Built in 1925, this exqui-site site is truly elegant and versatile. The auditorium’s66’0” x 52’0” crescent-shaped stage, where several livealbums have been recorded, contributes to its superb

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The Tennessee State Museum in Nashville.Photo courtesy Tennessee Department ofTourist Development.

acoustics. This auditorium has been renovated to func-tion as a multi-purpose space, and offers the flexibility oftheatrical, cabaret, banquet seating, or an open floor con-figuration on the orchestra level.

In 1937, the General Assembly created a state museumto house World War I mementoes and other collectionsfrom the state, the Tennessee Historical Society and oth-er groups. This museum was located in the lower level ofthe War Memorial Building until it was moved into thenew James K. Polk Center in 1981. The Tennessee StateMuseum currently occupies three floors, with more than60,000 square feet devoted to exhibits. The Musician’s Hall of Fame & Museum

This museum features the known and not-so-well-known talented musicians who actually played on manyof the greatest recordings of all time.

Exhibits consist of instruments owned and played bywell-known artists as well as behind-the-scenes sessionmusicians. These musicians were often the house studiomusicians in cities such as Memphis, Los Angeles,Detroit, Nashville, Muscle Shoals and New York City.These musicians were often the unsung heroes behindthe hits of many great artists.Johnny Cash Museum

Making its home in the heart of Nashville, this muse-um gives visitors a chance to see a side of Cash manypeople didn’t know existed. Featuring authentic and

interactive exhibits, the museum tells the story of Cash’slife, from childhood through his entertainment career.The museum features the largest achieve of Johnny Cashmemorabilia in the world. From the Man in Black’s ear-liest childhood artifacts to the very last song he wrote, itsall here.Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum

Once the private estate of the Cheek family (MaxwellHouse coffee fame), it is now home to 55 acres ofcharming botanical gardens featuring a sculpture gardenand a museum of art that features a permanent collec-tion of contemporary and decorative art, paintings andsculptures as well as seasonal exhibits. Belle Meade Plantation, “Queen of the Tennessee Plantations”

Belle Meade Plantation, which includes a 150-year-old antebellum home, tells the history of the Old Southfrom slavery to prosperity to the Civil War. As one of thefew homes that can claim to have had a Civil War battlefought on the lawn, Belle Meade captures the essence oflife during a tumultuous time.

The 1853 Greek Revival mansion was home toEnglish Derby winner Iroquois and renowned as a thor-oughbred stud farm (horses like Seabiscuit, War Admiraland Smarty Jones all trace their lineage here). And, asone of the premier thoroughbred racing and breedingfarms in the South. Belle Meade was always the center

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Concert at the Ryman Auditorium. Photo courtesyTennessee Department of Tourist Development.

of hospitality and today that tradition continues: InNovember 2009 Belle Meade opened up the only win-ery in Nashville and they host daily wine tastings. Taste of Nashville

“Pop a top again” on a Nashville Brewery Tour andtaste some of Music City’s finest brews. Start at BlackAbbey Brewing Company and discover the “brother-hood of beers.” Taking cues from Belgian Trappistmonks, Black Abbey Brewing Company handcrafts theirbrews to taste bringing a fresh creativity and approacha-bility to traditional ales. Tennessee Brew Works began asa kitchen hobby turned outdoor brewing system turnedto the current day 25- barrel brew system. With the sim-ple goal of creating “finely tuned craft beer,” GarrSchwartz and Christian Spears have turned a simple hob-by into one of Tennessee’s leading breweries.

Finally, visit Corsair Distillery. Corsair’s spirits havebeen praised in publications like Food and Wine, Saveur,Imbibe, Whisky Magazine, Whisky Advocate, theAtlantic, Time Out New York, and Maxim.com. Corsair’sspirits have won 41 medals at international spirits com-petitions.

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Downtown Lower Broad. Photo courtesyNashville Convention & Visitors Corporation.

The General Jackson Showboatin downtown Nashville. Photo

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The Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum

Exterior of the Country Music Hall ofFame and Museum in Nashville. Photocourtesy Dove-Wedding-Photography.

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The $37 million, state-of-the-art Country MusicHall of Fame and Museum® in Nashville featuresmore than 40,000 square feet of country music

artifacts, archives, theater space, a full service restaurantand much more.

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum is thedefinitive home for this purely American art form, safe-guarding over two million artifacts.

Trace the arc of the history of country music throughthe decades, beginning with Jimmie Rodgers andthe earliest days of the Grand Ole Opry, to thecrossover smash success of Patsy Cline and ElvisPresley, to trailblazers such as Johnny Cash andGarth Brooks, to today’s hottest artists like LukeBryan and Taylor Swift.

Election to the Hall of Fame is the mostesteemed honor in country music. Visitors agreethat the Hall of Fame Rotunda inspires reverencefor the deepest roots of the music. Here, inside thisunbroken circle of honor, visitors can learn of thecontributions that each member made to thismusical story.Nashville’s Famous Studio B

Located on renowned Music Row, HistoricRCA Studio B is the oldest surviving recording

studio in Nashville, and one of the most distinguishedstudios in the world. More than 35,000 songs wererecorded in the legendary space -- over 1,000 whichbecame hits. Here you can step inside the studio wheremany of the greatest performers of the past 50 years cre-ated timeless music and made recording history!

RCA’s Studio B is home to hits like Roy Orbison’s“Only the Lonely,” the Everly Brothers’ “Dream,” DollyParton’s “Jolene” and 250 hits by Elvis Presley includ-ing “Are You Lonesome Tonight?”

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There’s always a new exhibition at the Country MusicHall of Fame & Museum. Byways photo.

The Lobby of the Museum &Hall of Fame. Byways photo.

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Hatch Print ShopOne of America’s oldest working letter-

press print shops has created original art forElvis Presley, Grand Ole Opry stars, andmany of today’s artists.

The shop, recently moved to the CountryMusic Hall of Fame and Museum, hasprinted concert posters for such artists asBob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Coldplay andmany more for more than 125 years.

Founded by brothers Charles and HerbertHatch, this iconic shop opened in Nashvillein 1879. For much of the twentieth century,the shop’s vibrant posters served as a lead-ing advertising medium for Southern enter-tainment, and included work for manymembers of the Grand Ole Opry such as Bill Monroe,Minnie Pearl, and Ernest Tubb, and for rock & roll iconssuch as Elvis and Chuck Berry.

Hatch produces reprints of classic posters, and createsnew work daily. Shop for a piece of history, and enjoy atour of this Nashville icon.

In addition to touring the Museum, members of tourgroups can choose from a variety of one-of-a-kind expe-riences that includes Nashville’s most legendary record-ing studio or time spent with Music City’s finestperformers and songwriters. These special packages andprograms can be added to your Museum itinerary for anadditional fee.

Numerous music clubs and honky-tonk bars can befound in downtown Nashville, especially the areaencompassing Lower Broadway, Second Avenue, andPrinter’s Alley, which is often referred to as “theDistrict.”http://countrymusichalloffame.org

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More than 1,000 hits were recorded in RCA’s Studio B. Left, Chet Atkins at the controls with Waylon Jennings.Below, Elvis Presley’s first day recording. Photos courtesy Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum.

The Hatch Print-Shop press. Photo courtesyCountry Music Hall of Fame & Museum.

A $4 million gift from the singing star hasfunded the Taylor Swift Educational Center atthe Museum. Byways photo.

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Larry Singleton has purchased more than 600,000 unique antiques for morethan 600 Cracker Barrel stores and restaurants throughout the United States.

He is standing in the Décor Center, where all the antiques are processed before being shipped to individual locations. Byways photo.

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While working in the gasoline business in thelate 1960s, Dan Evins began thinking of waysto better serve travelers on the nation’s roads.

Back then, the interstate system was still young, andgoods and services were hit and miss.

Worse, he noted with the rise of fast food, the littleplaces that served up some of the real flavors of Americawere being pushed aside.

Dan thought that folks traveling on the new highwaysmight appreciate a clean, comfortable, relaxed place tostop for a meal, in an environment like the old countrystore.

As luck would have it, Dan’s company owned a parcelof land on the outskirts of town. So with the help of afriend, plans were drawn up, and the first Cracker Barrelopened on September 19, 1969 in Lebanon, TN.

The first Cracker Barrel Old Country Store offeredhomestyle cooking from recipes, not a mix, and hospi-tality as warm as the biscuits served. Dan knew qualitymattered along with offering prices that were fair andhonest, a combination that proved to be a recipe for suc-cess, and in 6 short years there were 13 stores fromTennessee to Georgia.

Today, Lebanon is still home to the Cracker Barrelcompany, with more than 600 locations in 42 states. Andthe Cracker Barrel Décor Center warehouse is part of thecompany’'s 90-acre headquarters compound in thisNashville suburb.

In the early days, the stores sold gasoline, part of Dan’sfamily business. But when the oil embargo of the mid-seventies hit, new stores were built without the pumps,and today Cracker Barrel is completely out of the gaso-line business.

The Cracker Barrel Décor Center is where antiques arekept for new stores. Did you think those antiques at theCracker Barrel stores were reproductions? Think again.

Since 1969 Cracker Barrel has traveled the country,visiting estate sales, auctions and flea markets. They’vepurchased thousands of original artifacts including farmtools, business signs, family photographs and old-fash-ioned toys. Few people know that almost every tool,photograph, sign and toy that decorates each CrackerBarrel Old Country Store location is authentic.

They’re all originals! When the first restaurant opened in 1969, Dan Evins

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Cracker Barrel’s One-of-A-Kind Décor Center

Entering the Décor Center. Byways photo.

antique store, to locate implements that used to be foundin old country stores. Today, their son Larry continuesthe unique task of finding local and regional artifacts fornew Cracker Barrel locations.

Larry Singleton heads up the Décor Center, and haspurchased more than 600,000 original artifacts that areon display at Cracker Barrel locations across the country.Each year, Larry’s team cleans and restores thousands ofartifacts. Once the rust is gone, touch-up paint is addedto restore the artifact to its original appearance.

During the design process, research is done on thecommunity in which the new store will be located. Theyare looking for items that match the community’s ties toagriculture, recreation, business and home life. It is oftenpossible to find artifacts that have direct connections tothe local community.

The warehouse collection includes 90,000 artifacts tochoose from. Selecting from this collection, designerscarefully begin the layout process of the new store onfull-size replicas of the restaurant’s interior walls. Afterplacing each artifact, the finished design is pho-tographed.

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Aisle after aisle of artifacts are stored in theDécor Center. Photos courtesy Bill Graves.

with the photograph to the new store.The design is later recreated at the newlocation just as Singleton and his teamdesigned it at the Décor Center ware-house.

The entire store package consists ofsome 1,000 antiques and artifacts.

Each individual artifact includes a barcode, allowing Cracker Barrel to trackevery item it ships. This helps whencustomers ask about a specific antiqueor artifact when dining at a specificrestaurant.

Unfortunately the Cracker BarrelDécor Center is not open to the generalpublic.

However, motorcoach and grouptours may be arranged with prior notice.

A visit to the Decor Center on yournext Nashville tour will give you anentirely new appreciation of CrackerBarrel restaurants, and the vision of DanEvins.www.crackerbarrel.com

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Artifacts for a new Cracker Barrelare ready to ship. Below, artifacts

are stored up to the ceiling. Photos courtesy Bill Graves.

The eastern edge ofWisconsin is shore-line. Lake Michigan

-- the only one of the GreatLakes we don’t share withCanada -- borders the statefrom top to bottom.

Up the shore, north pastMilwaukee and Sheboygan,is a peninsula that stretches

almost to Michigan. The water passage between thesetwo states, at the tip of the peninsula, was named by theIndians: “Death’s Door.”

A sufficient number of nineteenth century seafarersdied trying to navigate this treacherous passage to givethe name credibility. The peninsula is named Door, as isthe county that encompasses most of it.

About 30,000 people live up here. That number dou-bles in the summer with the influx of part-time residentsalong with the rest of us, as this is a serious tourist desti-nation, but not a “touristy place.”

It has dozens of fine places to eat, but no McDonald’sor any plastic-roofed place to get food served throughyour car window. It has beautiful resorts, B&Bs and

campgrounds. Dozens of wooded camp sites in thePeninsula State Park give true meaning to the word rus-tic.

As for local tastes: On the shelves ofthe Fish Creek Market, I saw smokedoysters, French Helix Snails and cherrybrandy jelly, but no Spam.

They grow cherries and apples herealong with cows and white tail deer. Itwould not be Wisconsin without them.

I visited a cherry orchard where youcan pick your own. After the lowbranches are cleaned off by the public,the owner moves in with a mechanizedtree shaker that drops the rest of thecherries into a big umbrella. The shak-er has a downside as it shortens the lifeof the tree by about five years -- guessit’s worth it. With the cherries, theymake everything from wine to salsaand sell it on site.

On the west side of the peninsula isGreen Bay. A city at the south end of ithas the same name, and the Packers, of

Traveling the Highways & Bywayswith Bill Graves

At Death’s Door in Wisconsin

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Beautiful resorts, B&Bs and campgrounds line the shoreline.

Photos courtesy Bill Graves.

course. The bay freezes solid in the winter -- thickenough to drive a car on -- while Lake Michigan isalways open.

Fish shacks are hauled out on the ice in December, orwhenever the ice is thick enough. The guys who fishcovered with sun block a couple months before begin anew season wrapped in winter parkas, scarfs, and wear-ing snow boots. Same fish, different approach. The fish-ing hole he used to sit over in a boat, the fisherman nowwalks or drives to it.

Whitefish are the prime commercial catch here; it’sserved in restaurants all over Door County. In the townof Fish Creek, The Cookery serves a whitefish chowder-- it’s excellent -- that Dick Skare, the own-er, says is made from a secret recipe.“When the chowder cook leaves,” Dicksaid, “we have to shoot him.” Before Icould ask about kitchen-staff turn over,Dick’s daughter offered me some home-made Oreo cookies and I forgot the ques-tion.

Whitefish is also king at a Fish Boil,something the Scandinavian settlersbrought here 100 years ago. It’s done out-doors over a roaring wood fire. A coupleminutes after dumping chunks of fish intothe boiling pot -- red potatoes and onionsare already in there -- the master boilerthrows oil on the fire. Flames explode upthe sides of the pot. Instantly the water boilsover and with it goes the fish oil.

A Scandinavian trick for getting rid of theoil -- there’s probably an easier way, but thefish were delicious and it’s a great show.

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Wooden Covered Bridge, Greenup, IL and the Stone ArchBridge, Marshall, IL are two of the 164 destinations you can findas you travel the Historic National Road in Illinois!

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About the author: After seeing much of the world as acareer naval officer, Bill Graves decided, after he retired, totake a closer look at the United States. He has been roamingthe country for 20 years, much of it in a motorhome with hisdog Rusty. He lives in Rancho Palos Verdes, California and isthe author of On the Back Roads, Discovering Small Towns ofAmerica. He can be reached at Roadscribe@aol.com.

Whitefish is king at a Fish Boil --something the Scandinavian settlers

brought here 100 years ago.

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The Rebirth of Lincoln, Nebraska

View of downtown Lincoln, Nebraska.

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Lincoln, Nebraska has earned a reputation as one ofthe Midwest’s most beloved cities. Home to fineculinary and artistic treasures; a budding live

music scene; breathtaking parks, golf courses and trails;and a friendly Midwestern attitude, Lincoln offers theexhilaration of a big city and the serenity of the country-side all in one place.

Lincoln is host to many attractions and museums thatcapture the unique interests from all over the world andoffers literally hundreds of choices for where to eat,sleep, work, shop, relax and play.

Over the past five years, Lincoln has undergone a mul-titude of projects and experienced a rebirth that has madeit an ideal place, to not only live and work, but visit andhold events.

In just the downtown area alone, nearly $750 millionin public and private projects has led the way for anexpansion of the Historic Haymarket entertainment dis-trict, the construction of the 16,000 seat Pinnacle BankArena, and construction and revitalization of parks andcivic areas available for use by events. These projects, inaddition to the above mentioned reputation, provide vis-itors to the community expanded opportunities for enter-tainment, shopping and fitness in the core of the

downtown area.Lincoln continues to evolve into a culturally signifi-

cant city with an emerging underground music scene,impressive public and private art collections, and award-winning theatre entertainment. Time and time again, vis-itors frequently comment on the hospitality their groupsreceive in Lincoln.

Not only is the city welcoming to outside visitors butthey feel as though the community truly appreciatesthem visiting. This hospitality, accompanied by lowcrime and minimal meeting costs, provides individualsand groups with a safe city to talk about with friends,family and business associates.

Lincoln offers large parks dedicated to putting you intouch with nature and little parks designed for helpingyou catch some air. There is water teeming with fish andthere are wooded paths to stroll. One such destination isthe Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center which is an850-acre tallgrass prairie nature preserve located 20 min-utes southwest of Lincoln, Nebraska. Miles of walkingtrails, nearly 650 acres of native tallgrass prairie, pondsand wetlands, wildflowers and grasses, a diverse assort-ment of birds and other wildlife, historic nineteenth-cen-tury wagon ruts, peaceful surroundings, and beautiful

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Each year, football Saturday in Lincoln is a great spot tocatch up with friends and warmly welcome visiting fans

from across the country to Memorial Stadium.

scenic vistas all can be found at Spring Creek Prairie. Elsewhere in the county, you can spy the constellations

or take to the ice rink in Lincoln’s Railyard district whichtransforms to a public skating rink surrounded by diningand snacks for the entire family

Excitement is everywhere in Lincoln if you are inter-ested in sports. Lincoln has successfully hosted manylocal, regional and national events.

In 2010, Lincoln hosted the USA National Games forSpecial Olympics and this past year, this communityhosted the 2015 State Games of America with an excessof 20,000 athletes.

In January of 2016, Lincolnwill host the NORCECAWomen’s Olympic VolleyballQualifier with the USA teamhosting teams from Canada,Puerto Rico and the DominicanRepublic, which will certainlyput the focus on Lincoln as aninternational destination. Thisinternational momentum willcontinue in the summer of 2016when Lincoln hosts the WorldTen Pin Bowling Championshipsat Sun Valley Lanes, a favoritehot spot for local bowling enthu-siasts.

Lincoln is also home toLincoln Stars Hockey andLincoln Saltdogs Baseball aswell as numerous youth organi-zations.

Join in experiencing theHuskers game day experienceand see the march of the banddown Stadium Drive toMemorial Stadium. Each year,football Saturday in Lincoln is agreat spot to catch up with friendsand warmly welcome visitingfans from across the country.This welcome is so true of a visi-tor’s experience regardless oftheir team or background. Withover 65 lodging facilities andover 5,000 hotel rooms, the cityhas opportunities for events of allsizes.

Lincoln is a remarkable citywith a surprising variety of pub-lic art and international culture.The Lied Center for thePerforming Arts enters its 26thseason offering the best of tour-ing music, dance, theatre, sym-phony, comedy and

world-renowned artists of every discipline. Lincoln alsohosts more than 50 galleries ranging from non-profit col-lectives to exclusive private collections. Enjoy new per-formance spaces such as Union Plaza (19th and P St) andTower Plaza (13th and P St) featuring a lighted art glasstower by Omaha-based artist, Jun Kaneko.

Your Lincoln experience would not be complete with-out a visit to the Nebraska State Capitol building whichis filled with art deco mosaics and architectural detail.

To learn more, visit Lincoln.orgAs you can see, Lincoln is a city on the move and

offers something for everybody.

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Lincoln’s Sheldon Museum of Art.

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Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center is an850-acre tallgrass prairie nature preservelocated 20 minutes southwest of Lincoln.

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Lincoln is Alive with Thriving Music SceneOne of life’s greatest pleasures is finding and enjoying

great music. Discover authentic tunes every night inLincoln, Nebraska. The nights have life here with bound-ary pushing bands and collaborative venues -- right in itsbackyard. Lovers of live music will enjoy the sweetsounds of funk, blues, rootsy, folk and hard rock fromlocal musicians. Broadway or country music more yourstyle? Lincoln has those too.

Come experience one of Lincoln’s many concerts orannual music festivals. Enjoy concerts in Lincoln’s out-door amphitheater Pinewood Bowl or indoors atPinnacle Bank Arena or Rococo Theatre. From Zoofestwith amazing jazz to Celebrate Lincoln which is aneclectic mix of music, Lincoln has a festival for you.Find out for yourself why people are talking aboutLincoln’s underground music scene.

Escape to Lincoln for Interactive Experiences

Test your deductive logic skills while working as ateam in one of Lincoln’s new escape rooms. You haveone hour to solve a mystery, save the world, or get outalive in one of these interactive activities. Lincoln hasthree different escape rooms across the city designed forthe ultimate group experience. Don’t have a team?Worry no more as you can join another team to save theday.

Escape rooms not your cup of tea? In Lincoln you canhave many hands-on experiences ranging from glass-blowing to creating your own paper; or go behind thescene at the Lincoln Children’s museum. Prefer to beout in nature? Head out to Spring Creek Prairie andAudubon Center, check-out a discovery pack and dis-cover the “Prairie Through The Eyes” of an artist, birdwatcher, botanist, burrowing animal, or a writer. If youcan’t find something to do in Lincoln, you’re not lookinghard enough.

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Lincoln’s Live Music Scene.

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Kentucky’s Shaker VillageThe 1826 Turnpike, which runs through the center of Shaker Village,was a main source of commerce in its day. Byways photo.

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Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Kentucky is a land-mark destination that shares 3,000 acres of discov-ery in the spirit of Kentucky Shakers. It offers 34

original Shaker structures and the site is home to thecountry’s largest collection of original 19th centurybuildings and is the largest Historic Landmark inKentucky.

In recent years, Shaker Village has opened its doors tounprecedented change, with a new model that embracesthree pillars rooted in time-honoredShaker legacies -- balanced preservationand conservation, engaged learning andexploration, and warm, spirited hospital-ity.

The Shaker religious community wasactive from 1805 to 1910. The KentuckyRevival began in the late 1700s and con-tinued into the early 19th century. Arevival was characterized by large campmeetings, where ministers from variousProtestant groups would preach for longperiods, with music and dancing oftenadding to the emotional pitch of the con-gregation.

In December 1806, forty-four convertsof legal age signed a covenant agreeing tomutual support and the common owner-

ship of property. They began living together on the 140acre farm of Elisha Thomas, whose lands formed thenucleus of the Pleasant Hill Shaker village. Additionalconverts and property were quickly added, with the com-munity occupying 4,369 acres.

Following a preservationist effort that began in 1961,the site was restored and has become a popular traveldestination. Shaker Village is located 25 miles southwestof Lexington, in Kentucky’s Bluegrass region.

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The Historic Centre is the jumping off point for exploring the pioneering spirit of the Shaker community. Byways photo.

The Dixie Belle departs fromShaker Landing. Photo courtesyShaker Village.

From Poor to ProsperityThough the Kentucky Shakers were poor when they

started out, they were skilled farmers who made the mostof their property. Even the most skeptical observers sawthat they prospered, in part because of the high quality oftheir products.

Another reason for their prosperity was their location,which was ideal for marketing their produce and homemanufactures. By 1816, they regularly traveled the riversto larger cities (some at great distances, such as NewOrleans) to sell their wares.

The Pleasant Hill Shakers were also known for theirlabor-saving engineering accomplishments. They had amunicipal water system well before some towns in theirarea. By 1825 they had pumps in their kitchens for thesisters' convenience (at a time when many farm wiveshad to carry water from a creek). Their mill had an ele-vator for moving grain to the upper floor, and they had amechanical corn sheller.

The Beginning of the EndWhile members of Pleasant Hill were sympathetic to

the Union, their Southern location made them the targetof some neighbors and bands of extremists.

The Civil War depleted Pleasant Hill’s resources. Themembers of Pleasant Hill fed thousands of soldiers whocame begging, particularly in the weeks surrounding theBattle of Perryville. Both armies “nearly ate them out of

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The Shaker Village Trustees House.Photo courtesy Tom Allen.

A musical interlude.Byways photo.

house and home.” They also lost manpower when someyoung Shaker brethren left to join the army.

More importantly, the social environment and culturalchanges in the decades before and after the war madeShaker life less appealing for converts. DuringReconstruction and later, few new converts joined theShakers.

As membership declined, the Shakers began closingcommunities and consolidating Believers into theremaining villages. Pleasant Hill, which had once hadalmost five hundred members, dwindled away. By 1875,despite an influx of new members from Sweden, it hadfewer than half that number. In 1900, only 34 remained.The Pleasant Hill Shaker community was dissolved in1910.

Shaker Village TodayThe Historic Centre is the jumping off point for explor-

ing the pioneering spirit of the Shaker community thatonce called this place home. The Shakers embraced akinship with the land and with each other, committingtheir lives to a higher calling and forging legacies thatinspire today.

Long before the current farm-to-fork movementgained favor, the Shakers spent their days tending to

thousands of acres of vegetables, fruit and livestock, thenpreparing wholesome feasts for nearly 500 communitymembers. Today, the farm grows seasonal produce forThe Trustees’ Table, just steps from the garden gate.Steeped in tradition, the restaurant celebrates ShakerVillage’s roots by featuring meals made of ingredients

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A view of a portion of Shaker Villages 3000acres. Byways photo.

The Trustees’ Table is a popular dining spotat Shaker Village. Byways photo.

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from the garden and localfarmers. Dine on traditionalfavorites and Kentuckyclassics, such as fried chick-en, corn pudding, tomatocelery soup, cole slaw, cornsticks and Shaker lemonpeel, served alongside dish-es inspired by the season.

Visit the farm to discoverorganic gardening tips, four-legged friends and barnyardadventures!

With more than 70 dis-tinct guest rooms, suites andcottages, The Inn is muchmore than a traditionalhotel. Guest rooms, suitesand private cottages, eachoffering distinct character,are located in Shaker build-ings along the tree-linedTurnpike. Rooms are com-fortably appointed withShaker reproduction furni-ture, original hardwood floors and countryside views.

Today Admission grants you full access to self-guidedand staff-led tours, demonstrations, hands-on activities,and more throughout The Historic Centre,  TheFarm and The Preserve.

Cruise through the Kentucky River Palisades aboardShaker Village’s 115-passenger riverboat. The  DixieBelle  departs from Shaker Landing, located approxi-mately 1.3 miles from Shaker Village’s main entrance.

http://shakervillageky.org

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A room at the Inn. Byways photo.

Artists occupy some buildings during primesummer months. Byways photo.

GM’s Bowling GreenCorvette Assembly PlantTourIt’s the only plant in the world where General Motors

assembles its high powered Corvettes, and it’s opento the public for plant tours.

With the National Corvette Museum right next door,it’s no wonder that Corvette enthusiasts from around theworld converge on Bowling Green, Kentucky.

Given today’s world of product secrecy and liabilityconcerns, quality plant tours have faded from the travellandscape in recent years. Thankfully, GM still offersthis unique tour.

But don’t plan to bring your cell phone or camera,leave them in your vehicle, you won’t be taking picturesor texting on this tour.

This tour was in the fall, before the new models wereannounced. But the Corvettes we saw coming off theline were next year’s models. Now you see why no cam-eras are allowed!

You can watch the fascinating assembly process ofAmerica’s favorite sports car on a one mile walking tour.

Witness an engineering marvel as the chassis and bodycome together in “marriage” and brand new Corvettesroll off the assembly line.

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Chevrolet Corvette Stingray frames enter the assembly line atGeneral Motors Bowling Green Corvette Assembly plant in Bowl-

ing Green, Kentucky. Photo courtesy AJ Mast for Chevrolet.

Corvette Assembly operator installs a seatwhile assembling a Chevrolet CorvetteStingray. Photo courtesy AJ Mast for

Chevrolet.

Bowling Green in 1981, and the facility has remained theexclusive home of the Corvette for over 30 years.

When the first Corvette rolled off the lineover 60 years ago, it

was born an icon. GM hascontin-

ued this reputationfor the car with six decades of refine-

ment and innovation, raising the bar for performancecars with each generation.

Approximately 50,000 tourists from around the worldvisit the plant annually to catch a glimpse of the manu-facturing process at Bowling Green Assembly.

In addition, the plant has partnered with the NationalCorvette Museum to enable Corvette enthusiasts theopportunity to watch their own Corvette being built, take

What’s HappeningWhat’s Happening

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Robotic body transferon the frame line in

the Body Shop. Photocourtesy Joe Imel for

Chevrolet.

Assembly operator removes the engine bracket mount.Photo courtesy AJ Mast for Chevrolet.

a personalized tour of the facility and special delivery oftheir car, and acquire an exclusive photo book to com-memorate the manufacturing process and “birth” of theirCorvette.

General Motor’s Assembly plant is located in BowlingGreen, Kentucky off I-65, about 2 hours south ofLouisville and less than an hour from Nashville.

Both public and private tours are available, and it’srecommended that you register in advance for your touron-line before arriving at the plant.https://www.bowlinggreenassemblyplant.com

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Assembly operators install the windshield while assembling.Photo courtesy by AJ Mast for Chevrolet.

Vehicles to dealers nationwide. Photo courtesy Joe Imel for Chevrolet.

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