Travel with Angela Lansbury: Dolly Parton hotel

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Dolly Parton's Life, Death and Places To Visit

Dolly Parton in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Public domain image of Dolly Parton.

Public domain. From Wikipedia. See Wiki for more details. Seen here with President Bush and other music luminaries.

Dolly Parton, the Queen of Country Music, died on Tuesday 25th March 2026. President Trump ordered flags in the USA to be flown at the mid point for a week. Half mast is the word used on ships.

Places To Visit

1 Dollywood Museum

Opened 2026 in the Dollywood Hotel

2 Dollywood Hotel

3 Statue of Dolly Parton

4 Country Music Hall of Fame

5 Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Los Angeles

7 Star on walk in Tennessee.

Music City Walk of Fame, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

Two of her most successful songs were:

9 to 5; and

I will always love you.

She had lots of plastic surgery.

She kept out of politics, saying that her business was entertainment.

She contributed a million US dollars to research which developed a vaccine against Covid.

Her other well known charitable donation was to start a fund for donating books for children under the age of five. This started in her area, spread around the USA, and reached the USA, Canada, UK, Ireland, and Australia.