Day 1- Fly from the UK to Nashville
Known as ‘Music City’, Nashville’s music history goes back
to the late 1700s, but is more recently associated with country music. Today
you can hear all genres of music in the variety of venues in the city, from the
back-street honky-tonks to the newly constructed Schermerhorn Symphony Center.
Stay three nights in Nashville.
Day 4- Drive to Jackson, approx. 130 miles
Jackson is deep rooted in southern history and legendary
music icons. Explore the place where country and rock fused together to form
Rockabilly. Visit the Southern Legends of Music at the Carnegie and find out
why Jackson was the site of the first Hard Rock Cafe in America! Visit the Tina
Turner Museum in nearby Brownsville, in the one-room schoolhouse she attended
as a child and a side-trip to the boyhood home of Carl Perkins in Tiptonville.
Stay one night in Jackson.
Day 5- Drive to Memphis, approx. 90 miles
Memphis is renowned as the ‘Home of the Blues’ and the
‘Birthplace of Rock ’n’ Roll’. Spend your evenings on Beale Street, where W.C.
Handy first penned the Blues music of the Mississippi Delta. Stretching for
several blocks, you can enjoy bars, nightclubs and restaurants offering a
variety of food and live music, including traditional Blues, Rhythm and Blues,
Jazz and Rock ‘n’ Roll. Be sure to hear live Blues at BB King’s or Rum Boogie
Café.
Stay three nights in Memphis.
Day 8- Drive to Chattanooga, approx. 320 miles
On your way to Chattanooga stop at the Jack Daniels
Distillery in Lynchburg and take a tour of the factory. Chattanooga is tucked
between the mountains of Southeast Tennessee, along the beautiful Tennessee
River. It is not just the home of the legendary Chattanooga Choo Choo, but a
diverse city which began as an outpost on the border of the Cherokee Nation and
is now a lively modern city.
Stay two nights in Chattanooga.
Day 10- Drive to Sevierville, approx. 140 miles
Located on the edge of the Great Smoky Mountains National
Park, Sevierville is Dolly Parton’s home town and has a great small mountain
town vibe, with a historic downtown area and plenty of unique shopping and
dining. Stop for a photo-op at Dolly’s statue on the lawn of the courthouse!
And visit the Dollywood theme park and Dixie Stampede in nearby Pigeon Forge.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park is world renowned for the diversity of its
plant and animal life, the beauty of its ancient mountains, and the preservation
of its Southern Appalachian mountain culture.
Stay two nights in Sevierville.
Day 12- Drive to Bristol, approx. 100 miles
Nestled along the scenic Blue Ridge Mountains of Northeast
Tennessee lies Bristol, a city blessed with an abundance of natural beauty,
performing arts, cultural opportunities, historical attractions, and sporting
events. Experience one of Bristol's many Musical venues, visit the Birthplace
of Country Music Museum which houses the original relics that helped create
America's most recognizable tunes and learn about Bristol's distinction as the
‘Official Birthplace of Country Music’.
Stay one night in Bristol.
Day 13- Drive to Knoxville, approx. 115 miles
This hidden gem in Eastern Tennessee, offers the best of
city and mountain life combined. With great access to the surrounding
countryside and parks and greenways inside the city, you can’t avoid
experiencing a least a small slice of the outdoors! Hike, bike, zip-line or
paddle to your heart’s content.
Stay two nights in Knoxville.
Day 15-
Return to Nashville, approx. 180 miles and drop-off your car
in time to check-in for your flight back to the UK.
Posted by: America As You Like It
Posted on: 04/12/2024