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Stroll The Charlie Daniels Museum
Another free site near Riverfront Park is the Charlie Daniels Museum on Second Avenue North. A gift shop stocked with 99 officially licensed Daniels items is at the front, but the museum waits in back for fans of Southern rock and country. "Everything in that museum either belonged to or has been given to Charlie, and I spent several weeks in his barns, home and office selecting items," said Ginger Ambrose, president of the Charlie Daniels Fan Club for the past 10 years and the one who designs the merchandise. "It's real personal. We just put everything that we could get in there and make it friendly." She notes that you can see things from the beginning of Charlie's life and career, as well as other artists who've been involved with him over the years. And, there's plenty of military memorabilia. "Charlie has been so supportive of all the troops," she said. Among the most interesting items on display, Ambrose nominated a guitar that Ronnie Van Zant of Lynyrd Skynyrd gave Daniels before he died in a 1977 plane crash, as well as a guitar that was stolen from Daniels in 1963 and returned 36 years later. Dozens of photographs of Daniels with other musicians — Garth Brooks, Bob Dylan and Hootie and the Blowfish — blanket the walls. A glass window allows visitors to peer inside a vault and spy Daniels' music awards from the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music. Dove awards and Grammy awards are also on display. Among the funkier items, notice a $5 check from Elvis Presley Music to Charles E. Daniels and the cowhide couch and chairs adorned with horns from Daniels' office. Vintage Vol Jam T-shirts fill a display, while a cowboy corner symbolizes the musician's love for the Old West and westerns. As the songs of the CDB play continually throughout the museum, tourists browse the gift shop where Daniels' name is etched on T-shirts, caps, cups, belts and belt buckles. The best sellers include an autographed 10-inch high electric fiddle lamp and an autographed regular-sized fiddle. Click
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