Let’s admit it: Depending on your preferences, some types of museums can be boring and stuffy. But what’s cooler than a museum dedicated to some of the biggest music legends and best tunes ever made?
If that sounds like fun, you might want to check out a new list ranking the 10 best music museums in the country from the 2023 USA Today/10Best Readers’ Choice Travel Awards.
Surprisingly, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland only made it to No. 2 on the list. So then which museum won the top spot? Well, that honor goes to a facility dedicated to the Man in Black.
Icon Entertainment Group’s Johnny Cash Museum—which has become a staple of Nashville, country music, and Johnny Cash culture—was voted No. 1 for 2023.
Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, the revered Music City attraction was one of 20 museums around the United States nominated for the awards by a panel of travel experts, and it garnered the top spot after four weeks of public voting that concluded on Feb. 13.
“It’s a testament to Johnny Cash’s lasting legacy that ten years after his museum opened, it has been named the number one music museum in America by USA Today and 10Best readers nationwide,” said Bill Miller, Icon Entertainment Group’s founder and CEO.
“We are honored and gratified by this important accolade, which makes this milestone anniversary year all the more special, and we thank all of those around the country who cast their votes for the Johnny Cash Museum.”
The full Top 10 list of winners is available here.