Memphis to Nashville: The Music Highway

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5 days
Tennessee
Celebrate America’s 250th anniversary alongside the stories, sites, and songs that define our country’s music and civil rights landscape. In Memphis, you’ll step inside Graceland and stroll along Beale Street, while your time in Nashville will include visits to the Grand Ole Opry and National Museum of African American Music. From start to finish, the sounds of gospel, blues, country, and rock ’n’ roll will echo at every turn, each note a testament to America’s complex and consequential history.

  • Day 1: Memphis

    Meet your Tour Director at your destination

    Visit the Lorraine Motel, the site of Martin Luther King’s assassination 

    Take a tour of Sun Studios 

  • Day 2: Memphis

    Tour Graceland, the iconic property of Elvis Presley, to see his house, his private jet, and an entertainment and exhibit complex 

    Visit a local museum and learn about the musical evolution of gospel, blues, soul, country, and rock ’n’ roll 

    Enjoy time on Beale Street, the musical epicenter of Memphis 

  • Day 3: Memphis • Nashville

    Stop for a photo of panoramic views of Memphis 

    Travel to Nashville 

    Visit the National Museum of African American Music 

  • Day 4: Nashville

    Stop for a photo at the scenic Pedestrian Bridge for views of the Nashville skyline 

    Take a walking tour of Broadway, the heart of Nashville’s music scene 

    Visit the Country Music Hall of Fame

    See a performance at the Grand Ole Opry 

  • Day 5: Nashville

    Take a walking tour of Music Row, home to many famous record labels and recording studios 

     Visit Hatch Show Print

    • Take a tour of the working letterpress print shop
    • Explore the studio’s extensive collection of classic music posters
    • Create a postcard in the Hatch style during a workshop 

    Depart for home

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  • Day 1: Memphis

    Meet your Tour Director at your destination

    Visit the Lorraine Motel, the site of Martin Luther King’s assassination 

    Take a tour of Sun Studios 

  • Day 2: Memphis

    Tour Graceland, the iconic property of Elvis Presley, to see his house, his private jet, and an entertainment and exhibit complex 

    Visit a local museum and learn about the musical evolution of gospel, blues, soul, country, and rock ’n’ roll 

    Enjoy time on Beale Street, the musical epicenter of Memphis 

  • Day 3: Memphis • Nashville

    Stop for a photo of panoramic views of Memphis 

    Travel to Nashville 

    Visit the National Museum of African American Music 

  • Day 4: Nashville

    Stop for a photo at the scenic Pedestrian Bridge for views of the Nashville skyline 

    Take a walking tour of Broadway, the heart of Nashville’s music scene 

    Visit the Country Music Hall of Fame

    See a performance at the Grand Ole Opry 

  • Day 5: Nashville

    Take a walking tour of Music Row, home to many famous record labels and recording studios 

     Visit Hatch Show Print

    • Take a tour of the working letterpress print shop
    • Explore the studio’s extensive collection of classic music posters
    • Create a postcard in the Hatch style during a workshop 

    Depart for home

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