chattanooga

Day 1	ATLANTA
Arrive in Atlanta, known for its parks, museums, entertainment, and civil war history. Transfer to your hotel and spend the rest of the day at leisure, or start your adventure in this beautiful little town, proud of its heritage, illustrating America at its best

Day 2

ATLANTA

Begin the day at “Sweet Auburn”, the historic center of the African-American community around Auburn Avenue, and visit the Martin Luther King, Jr National Historic Site. It was here that Dr King, like his father and grandfather before him, was pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church, making Atlanta a center of the civil rights movement in America. At the Margeret Mitchell House, you can learn the story of the woman who wrote the world’s second best-selling book (after the Bible), Gone with the Wind. Lunch at Mary Mac’s Tea Room, an Atlanta institution, before touring CNN studios, the World of Coca-Cola museum, or both. End the day in nearby Underground Atlanta, once Atlanta’s train hub, and enjoy the shops, restaurants and saloons, or head uptown for an evening in Buckhead, Atlanta’s most fashionable and liveliest neighborhood

Day 3

ATLANTA » NASHVILLE (250 mi / 400 km)

Today, drive North-West towards Huntsville, Alabama, and visit the US Space and Rocket Center, home of the world’s largest collection of spacecraft. Kids and adults can enjoy the space-themed amusement park rides simulating lift-off, weightlessness or a trip to the moon. Continue North towards Lynchburg, home of Jack Daniels Distillery, and National Historic Landmark, then drive across Tennessee horse country until you reach Nashville. Arrive in Nashville, “Music City, USA” and the capital of Tennessee. Take a stroll along Riverfront Park for great views of the city, then take a walk with the cowboys past Broadway’s collection of honky-tonk saloons and record stores. You’re in the “District”, where restaurants and nightspots offer up live entertainment 7 days a week

Day 4	NASHVILLE
This morning, take a tour of the Country Music Hall of Fame for an introduction to the music and the city, then visit Opryland, home of the Grand Ole Opry, Nashville’s premier Country Music venue and the world’s longest-running radio show. Take a paddleboat cruise on the General Jackson or catch a show at the Grand Ole Opry (tickets usually available, but reservations recommended).

Day 5

NASHVILLE » MEMPHIS (215 mi / 344 km)

Tennesseeans say that the drive from Nashville to Memphis is the most boring in Tennessee, so boring that their State Senator likes to make the trip at 90+ miles an hour. If you see a blue Mercedes in your rearview mirror and the driver is waving a pistol, please let Senator Ford pass! Fortunately, the time goes by quickly, and if you need a break from the highway, Casey Jones Village and Old Country Store in Jackson has good Southern cooking, an old-fashioned ice-cream parlor, and Tennessee-style shopping, and Country music fans can make a visit to Loretta Lynn’s ranch near Hurricane Mills. Arrive in Memphis, Tennessee, in the late afternoon or early evening. Tonight, head down to Beale Street to enjoy the music and nightlife that made Memphis famous, the perfect destination for your Blues Highway journey

Day 6

MEMPHIS

Memphis’ number one attraction is Graceland, where Elvis fans from around the world make the pilgrimage to the King’s former home and final resting place. An audio tour is available in all languages offered by AlliedTPro’s Fly-Drive program. The birthplace of Rock’n’Roll, the legendary Sun Studios, is a must-see for true fans, as is Staxville, home of soul music’s Stax Records. And if that’s still not enough, the Smithsonian Institue, America’s premier museum association, has opened the Rock’n’Soul Museum at the corner of Beale St and Highway 61. Memphis displays a serious side, too. In the former Lorraine Motel, where Martin Luther King, Jr was assassinated, the National Civil Rights Museum tells the story of the struggle for racial equality in the United States

Day 7

MEMPHIS » CHATTANOOGA (345 mi / 552 km)

Begin your trip today with a drive through Tennessee horse country on your way to Lynchburg, the home of Jack Daniels Distillery, a National Historic Landmark and a Tennessee institution. From Lynchburg, continue to Chattanooga and ride a choo-choo at the Tennessee Valley Rail Museum. Take the steepest railway in the world to the top of Lookout Mountain, where views on a clear day extend to 100 mi (160 km). Tour the Reflection Riding, a 300-acre arboretum and historic site that contains hundreds of native trees, shrubs and wildflowers, as well as trails for driving, walking, biking or hiking, from the base of Lookout Mountain.

Day 8

CHATTANOOGA » ATLANTA (330 mi/ 528 km)

This morning, leave Chattanooga and take the steepest railway in the world to the top of Lookout Mountain, where views on a clear day extend to 100 mi (160 km); or travel to Atlanta via Huntsville, Alabama, and visit the US Space and Rocket Center, home of the world’s largest collection of spacecraft. Kids and adults can enjoy the space-themed amusement park rides simulating lift-off, weightlessness or a trip to the moon. Continue on to Atlanta, the commercial capital of the “New South”, home to CNN and Coca-Cola, Gone with the Wind and Martin Luther King, Jr.