10 best musical attractions
1. Graceland - Memphis 2. Sun Studio - Memphis 3. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum - Cleveland 4. Grand Ole Opry - Nashville 5. Stax Museum of American Soul Music - Memphis 6. Dollywood - Pigeon Forge, Tenn. 7. Motown Museum - Detroit 8. EMP Museum - Seattle 9. Joshua Tree National Park - California 10. Hansa Studios - Berlin
Five of the top six spots on USA Today's list of 10 best musical attractions, voted on by the newspaper's readers, went to cities in Tennessee.
Graceland in Memphis, which celebrates the musical cultural heritage of the late music superstar Elvis Presley, was rated as the top musical attraction in the country.
Sun Studio, the Memphis-based birthplace of Rock and Roll, took the second position.
Though the third spot went to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, the fourth, fifth and sixth spots went to attractions located in Tennessee.
"Readers of the nation's No. 1 newspaper have declared Tennessee the No. 1 best state for music," said Kevin Triplett, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development. "These five Tennessee attractions are at the top, but that's just the beginning of all Tennessee has to offer to music fans from around the world."
The Grand Ole Opry in Nashville took fourth place, the Stax Museum of American Soul Music in Memphis took fifth place, and country music singer Dolly Parton's Dollywood in Pigeon Forge took sixth.
Other top regional locations chosen by USA Today's readers include Athens, Georgia's 40 Watt Club as on of the best small music venues and Atlanta-based Watershed as one of the best celebrity restaurants.
The announcement comes at the height of live music season in Tennessee with Nashville's CMA Music Festival, Manchester's Bonnaroo, and Chattanooga's Riverbend Festival in full swing.
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Steve Wariner performs during the funeral service for Little Jimmy Dickens in the Grand Ole Opry House Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, in Nashville, Tenn. Dickens died Jan. 2, 2015, at the age of 94.