Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. is a hotel, resort, entertainment, and media company named for one of its assets: the Ryman Auditorium, a National Historic Landmark in Nashville, Tennessee. The company's legal lineage can be traced back to its time as a subsidiary of Edward Gaylord's Oklahoma Publishing Company; however, the backbone of the modern entity was formed with the company's acquisition of WSM, Inc. in 1983. This purchase resulted in the ownership of the Grand Ole Opry and associated businesses, including the company's flagship resort property, then known as Opryland Hotel. As such, Ryman Hospitality claims 1925 (the founding of WSM Radio and the Opry) as its founding date.
Basic company information
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- Business sectors
- real estate investment trust [1]
- Company / filing name
- Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. [2]
- Headquarters location
- Nashville [1]
- Founded
- 1925 [1]
- Founders
- Edward Gaylord [1]
- Official website
- www.rymanhp.com ↗ [1]
- ISIN (reported securities)
- US78377T1079 [1]
- CIK
- 1040829 [2]
- Country in background record
- United States [1]
- Symbols / exchanges
- RHP (NYSE) [2]
Company positioning and business
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. is a hotel, resort, entertainment, and media company named for one of its assets: the Ryman Auditorium, a National Historic Landmark in Nashville, Tennessee. The company's legal lineage can be traced back to its time as a subsidiary of Edward Gaylord's Oklahoma Publishing Company; however, the backbone of the modern entity was formed with the company's acquisition of WSM, Inc. in 1983. This purchase resulted in the ownership of the Grand Ole Opry and associated businesses, including the company's flagship resort property, then known as Opryland Hotel. As such, Ryman Hospitality claims 1925 (the founding of WSM Radio and the Opry) as its founding date. [3]
From its corporate spin-off from Oklahoma Publishing in 1991 until 2012, the organization was known as Gaylord Entertainment Company. Most of its media and entertainment ventures were closed or divested over time as the company was refocused into a hospitality-based business by the early-2000s, constructing and operating massive resort properties catering to the high-end corporate convention market. In 2012, Gaylord Entertainment sold the Gaylord Hotels brand, as well as operations of its existing resorts, to Marriott International and converted the company's corporate structure into a real estate investment trust, retaining ownership of the properties themselves, and taking the Ryman Hospitality name as a result of the transaction. The company continues to own and operate the Opry and its affiliated companies inside a majority-owned subsidiary called Opry Entertainment Group. [3]
Background text: Wikipedia contributors, Ryman Hospitality Properties. Selected introductory paragraphs, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official filing data is cited separately.
Financial year, securities and disclosures
Listed securities: RHP (NYSE). Multiple symbols may represent different share classes or securities of the same registrant. [2]
History and key events
Founding / inception date recorded in Wikidata. [1]
Financial results and regulatory disclosures
No individual financial documents have been indexed yet. Open the source to consult company disclosures. [2]
Related entities and concepts
Frequently asked questions
When was Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. founded?
Founded: 1925. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Where is the headquarters of Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.?
Headquarters location: Nashville. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Which business sectors are recorded for Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.?
Business sectors: real estate investment trust. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Sources and review dates
- Wikidata — company background record (CC0) ↗
- Company identity and profile data ↗
- Wikipedia contributors — Ryman Hospitality Properties (CC BY-SA 4.0) ↗
Reviewed 23 October 2026. Financial periods and historical event dates are shown separately. Figures reflect their stated source dates; this page is not a live quote or investment recommendation.