Magic-themed entertainment complex coming to downtown Nashville

A magic-themed underground entertainment complex is coming to Nashville's lower Broadway honky tonk district.

House of Cards, located beneath the Johnny Cash museum at the end of a secret tunnel, is described in a press release as celebrating "the art of magic, classic American cuisine and fine hand-crafted cocktails."

The project is the brainchild of Bill Miller, who owns the Johnny Cash Museum, as well as Skull's Rainbow Room in Printer's Alley. The 9,500 square foot space boasts a multi-million-dollar collection of fine art.

House of Cards will open April 9.

"Guests are encouraged to explore the dining room to enjoy the rare collections and be entertained by some of America's top magicians, who are stationed throughout the venue to provide mind boggling illusions and tricks all evening," according to a media release announcing House of Cards.

Reservations are required and will include tickets to the magic performances. House of Cards has a dress code and a policy of no photography.

The project's interior design took four years to plan and implement, and create the feel of an authentic 1930s speakeasy.

Reach Nate Rau at 615-259-8094 and nrau@tennessean.com.

If you go

House of Cards: 119 3rd Avenue South

Opens: April 9

Hours: 5 p.m. until midnight (in the bar); 6 p.m. until 11 p.m. (for dinner)

Phone: 615-730-8326

Website: hocnashville.com/reservations