On May 30, 1966, Dolly Parton quietly crossed state lines and got married at the First Baptist Church of Ringgold. Away from her record label, away from the spotlight, and very much in love. Ringgold was known at the time as a place where couples could marry without a waiting period, and that small piece of history brought one of the biggest names in country music right to our downtown.

More than half a century later, Northeast Georgia artist Kim Radford immortalized that story on the side of a building at the corner of Nashville and Tennessee Streets. The mural, titled "Tie the Knot," stretches 24 feet high and 60 feet wide and is a vivid, joyful tribute to Dolly, Carl, and the little Georgia town that was there for one of music's most enduring love stories.

Stop by, take a photo, and stay a while. There's a lot more to discover just steps away.