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American Music, Elvis & Southern Landscapes
Fifteen Days from Nashville through the Smoky Mountains, Memphis and the Mississippi Delta to New Orleans
Duration
15 Days / 14 Nights
Starts
Nashville
Ends
New Orleans
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Hotels
7 Cities
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Overview
Discover the music, landscapes and cultural heritage of the American South on this remarkable journey from Nashville to New Orleans.
Begin with three nights in Nashville, where country music fills historic venues, recording studios and lively honky-tonks. Visit the Country Music Hall of Fame, tour legendary RCA Studio B and experience a performance at the Grand Ole Opry or Ryman Auditorium.
Collect your rental car and drive east to the Great Smoky Mountains. Spend two nights surrounded by forested mountains, scenic roads, waterfalls and Appalachian traditions.
Continue west to Muscle Shoals, where some of the most influential recordings in soul, rock and popular music were created. From there, travel to Tupelo to see the modest house where Elvis Presley was born.
Three nights in Memphis provide time for Graceland, Sun Studio, the Stax Museum, Beale Street and the National Civil Rights Museum. Then follow the Mississippi south to historic Natchez before completing your journey in New Orleans, the birthplace of jazz.
The suggested package includes 14 nights, but your journey is completely flexible. Add or remove nights, choose your preferred hotels and select the rental-car category that best suits your adventure.
You decide how long you stay!
Perfect for
Music Lovers
Self-Drive
Road Trips
History Buffs
Couples
Culture Seekers
Nature Lovers
Flexible Travelers
Your Itinerary Overview
15 Days · 14 Nights
WELCOME TO NASHVILLE
NASHVILLE TO THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS
THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS TO MUSCLE SHOALS
MUSCLE SHOALS TO TUPELO
ELVIS PRESLEY’S BIRTHPLACE AND MEMPHIS
MEMPHIS TO NATCHEZ
NATCHEZ TO NEW ORLEANS
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Start
WELCOME TO NASHVILLE
Drift Nashville a Member of Design Hotels3 nights
2
Day 2-3
OUNTRY MUSIC, RCA STUDIO B AND BROADWAY
Drift Nashville a Member of Design Hotels3 nights
3
Day 3-4
THE GRAND OLE OPRY, RYMAN AUDITORIUM OR NASHVILLE YOUR WAY
Drift Nashville a Member of Design Hotels3 nights
4
Day 4-6
NASHVILLE TO THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS
Best Western Johnson's Inn Downtown Gatlinburg2 nights
5
Day 5-6
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK
Best Western Johnson's Inn Downtown Gatlinburg2 nights
6
Day 6-7
THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS TO MUSCLE SHOALS
Baymont by Wyndham Florence/Muscle Shoals1 night
7
Day 7-8
MUSCLE SHOALS TO TUPELO
Days Inn by Wyndham Tupelo1 night
8
Day 8-11
ELVIS PRESLEY’S BIRTHPLACE AND MEMPHIS
La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Memphis Downtown3 nights
9
Day 9-10
GRACELAND AND THE STORY OF ELVIS
La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Memphis Downtown3 nights
10
Day 10-11
SUN STUDIO, STAX AND MEMPHIS HISTORY
La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Memphis Downtown3 nights
11
Day 11-12
MEMPHIS TO NATCHEZ
Super 8 by Wyndham Natchitoches1 night
12
Day 12-15
NATCHEZ TO NEW ORLEANS
Hotel Provincial3 nights
13
Day 13-14
THE FRENCH QUARTER, JAZZ AND CREOLE CULTURE
Hotel Provincial3 nights
14
Day 14-15
NEW ORLEANS YOUR WAY
Hotel Provincial3 nights
15
Day 15
DEPARTURE FROM NEW ORLEANS
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Why You'll Love This Trip
One epic route links Nashville, Memphis and New Orleans in a single road trip
Follow the story of American music from country and soul to blues and jazz
Stop at Elvis's birthplace, Graceland, Sun Studio and the Stax Museum
Scenic drives through the Great Smoky Mountains along the way
Fully flexible — add or remove nights and choose your own hotels
Car-free city stays in Nashville and New Orleans keep parking costs down
Off-the-beaten-path stops like Muscle Shoals and Natchez most visitors never see
What's Included
Fourteen nights’ accommodation at your selected hotels
Three nights in Nashville
Two nights near Great Smoky Mountains National Park
One night in Muscle Shoals or Florence
One night in Tupelo
Three nights in Memphis
One night in Natchez
Three nights in New Orleans
Nine-day one-way rental car from Nashville to New Orleans
Automatic-transmission rental car in the selected category
Unlimited mileage
Rental-car taxes and standard inclusions shown during booking
Ability to choose or upgrade your hotels
Ability to add or remove nights
24-hour emergency assistance
What's Excluded
Flights unless added during booking
Transportation from Nashville International Airport to the selected hotel
Transportation to the Nashville rental-car station
Transportation from the New Orleans hotel to the airport
Fuel
Hotel parking charges
Resort, destination or other locally payable hotel fees
National-park parking charges
Graceland admission
Elvis Presley Birthplace admission
Music museum, studio-tour and attraction tickets
Concert and live-performance tickets
Optional excursions and guided tours
Additional drivers unless included in the selected rental rate
One-way or drop-off charge unless shown as included in the selected rental rate
Optional rental-car insurance or equipment not included in the selected rate
Meals unless included with your selected hotels
Travel insurance
Personal expenses and gratuities
Any service not specifically listed under “What’s Included”
From per personUS$1,950