Gov. Bev Perdue (D-N.C.) speaks with the press prior to the ceremony.

Dolly walks toward the Rockefeller Memorial.

Dolly listens to Acting Director of the National Park Service Dan Welk and Gov. Phil Bredesen (D-Tenn.). Standing next to her is Dollywood Foundation President David Dotson and leaving the stage is her manager, Danny Nozell.

Park Superintendent Dale Ditmanson

Dolly's "entourage" waits by the side of the memorial.

Rep. Phil Roe (R-Tenn.)

Rep. Heath Shuler (D- N.C.)