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. Take a free dance lesson at the Wild Horse Saloon, tour the Country Music Hall of Fame and RCA’s Studio B. Visit the Grand Ole Opry, the world's longest running radio show and a recommended highlight, and also the Ryman Auditorium, the original home of the Grand Ole Opry.

 

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. Jackson is also known for its thriving downtown scene and Civil War battlefields. 

 

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.

 

During the day visit 'Graceland', the home of Elvis Presley, who is the biggest influence on country, blues and rock and roll music.

Also worth visiting is Sun Studio which opened in 1950 and a place where many great names have passed through. Outside of music, you may also like to pay a visit to the National Civil Rights Museum located in the former Lorraine Hotel, where Martin Luther King was assassinated or visit the Gibson guitar factory to completely immerse yourself in the fascinating musical heritage of this city.

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. You will find a world of outdoor adventure, amazing restaurants, live events, art and world-class attractions such as Lookout Mountain, with its incline railway, cave waterfalls and stunning view point. Make sure you visit the new Songbirds Guitar Museum, a guitar-oriented, pop culture experience with an extensive collection of rare, vintage guitars like no other on Earth.

 

Stay two nights in Chattanooga

Day 10- Drive to Sevierville, approx. 140 miles

 

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. With a vibrant arts scene you can see live theatre, visual arts and listen to live music such as the WDVX Blue Plate Special – a live performance radio show at the WDVX studio. From blues to bluegrass, country to Celtic, folk to funk, rockabilly to hillbilly, local to international, it all part of the live music experience on the WDVX Blue Plate Special, daily from Monday to Friday at 12 noon. See live street performers and buskers at Market Square.

 

Stay two nights in Knoxville

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