4-Night Trip to Nashville & Memphis
This program offers an immersive journey through the heart of American music and civil rights history, spanning the iconic cities of Nashville and Memphis.
Program Summary
Tour Number: 0225-195457
On this trip to Nashville and Memphis, you’ll explore legendary music landmarks and historic venues. In Nashville, you’ll explore the Grand Ole Opry, Country Music Hall of Fame, RCA Studio B, and the National Museum of African American Music, along with time at the Ryman Auditorium, Musicians Hall of Fame, and the Goo Goo Shop. Cultural highlights include the Parthenon and free time to enjoy the shops and dining at Fifth + Broadway. In Memphis, the experience continues with visits to the National Civil Rights Museum, Stax Museum, Sun Studios, and an in-depth Graceland tour, plus time to soak in the energy of Beale Street.
Program Highlights & Inclusions
- Round trip flights to your destination
- Private Motor coach transportation throughout your tour
- Two nights Hotel Accommodations in Nashville
- Professional tour manager with your group throughout the tour
- Two nights Accommodations in Memphis
- Free Time at Opry Mills Mall
- Tour of the Grand Ole Opry
- Grand Old Opry Show
- Admission to Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum
- Visit the Country Music Hall of Fame
- Free Time at Fifth + Broadway
- Admission to the National Museum of African American Music
- Self-Guided Tour of Ryman Auditorium
- Visit to the Goo Goo Shop and Dessert Bar
- Visit the Parthenon
- Guided tour of RCA Studio B
- Free Time on Beale Street
- Admission to the National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel
- Admission to Stax Museum
- Tour of Sun Studios
- Visit to Graceland with Elvis Experience Tour and Airplanes
Daily Itinerary
You’ll depart on your flight. When you arrive in Nashville, you’ll meet your tour manager and you’ll continue your trip.
You’ll have free time to shop at the Opry Mills Mall.
After lunch, you’ll find out that there’s nothing like a backstage tour of the Grand Ole Opry House – it’s a must-see for everyone in Music City! Walk in the footsteps of country music’s superstars and get an exclusive look at what happens behind the scenes of the show that made country music famous! Your knowledgeable guide will share stories about the Opry and country music greats, past and present, show you photos from the Opry’s biggest moments in history and take you to the artist entrance – where legends, new artists, and superstars alike enter the Opry House on the night of an Opry show.
After dinner, you’ll see a show at the Grand Old Opry.
After the show, you’ll arrive at your Nashville area hotel and check in.
After breakfast, you’ll board your bus and depart the hotel for the day.
You’ll visit The Musicians Hall of Fame, a premiere Nashville attraction and the one and only museum in the world that honors the talented musicians who actually played on the greatest recordings of all time.
You’ll visit the Country Music Hall of Fame which houses timeless stories and unlimited inspiration. The Country Music Hall of Fame preserves and protects legends and treasures. Inside the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, you’re invited to stand up close to history, to get a glimpse behind the scenes at the music and artists that sustained you this past year, and before, and beyond. Here, you’ll find the moments that made country music history. Be moved, be inspired, be together. BE HERE.
You’ll have free time at Fifth + Broadway which is changing the way Nashville lives, works, and plays. Located just below The Place, you can treat yourself to eclectic shopping, from local flavor and niche favorites to urban fashion, tech, home, music, and lifestyle brands. Then refuel with delicious eateries focused on the taste of Tennessee.
After lunch, you’ll visit the National Museum of African American Music, the only museum dedicated to preserving and celebrating the many music genres created, influenced, and inspired by African Americans. The museum’s expertly-curated collections will share the story of the American soundtrack by integrating history and interactive technology to bring the musical heroes of the past into the present.
You’ll take a self guided tour of the Ryman Auditorium, a National Historic Landmark and must see for anyone visiting Nashville. Most famous as the home of the Grand Ole Opry from 1943 — 1974, its history as Nashville’s premier theater and central gathering place started even before construction was complete in 1892.
You’ll visit the Goo Goo Shop and Dessert Bar, the home of the famous Goo Goo Cluster. You’ll learn the incredible history of this famous treat and you’ll have an opportunity to treat yourself to a sweet treat as well.
After dinner, you will return to your hotel on the bus.
After breakfast, you’ll check out of your hotel room and depart the hotel for the day.
You’ll visit the Parthenon in Nashville, Tennessee. This full-scale replica of the original Parthenon in Athens was built in 1897 as part of the Tennessee Centennial Exposition. Today the Parthenon, which functions as an art museum, stands as the centerpiece of Centennial Park. You’ll be able to walk around the outside of the museum and take photos.
You’ll take a guided tour of RCA Studio B. Historic RCA Studio B is one of the world’s most important and successful recording studios. More than 35,000 songs were brought to life by the Studio B magic, including more than 1,000 American hits, 40 million-selling singles, and over 200 Elvis Presley recordings (by far more than any other studio). Step into the house of the hitmakers and discover the legend of this Music Row landmark.
After lunch, you’ll begin your drive to Memphis.
You’ll have free time to explore the exciting downtown Memphis area, Beale Street.
After dinner, you will check into your Memphis area hotel.
After breakfast, you’ll board your bus and depart the hotel for the day.
You’ll visit The National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel, a very special experience that will take you through centuries of history. You’ll begin your visit within the original Lorraine Motel structure. The Lorraine Motel is forever etched in America’s collective memory with the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1968, but even before that fateful day, the property at 450 Mulberry Street had a fascinating history in its own right. Before it was the Lorraine, it was the Marquette Hotel that catered to black clientele in segregated Memphis. You’ll continue through the Legacy exhibits within the Young & Morrow and Boarding House buildings across Mulberry Street. The museum offers 260 artifacts, more than 40 new films, oral histories, interactive media and external listening posts that guide visitors through five centuries of history — from the beginning of the resistance during slavery, through the Civil War and Reconstruction, the rise of Jim Crow, and the seminal events of the late 20th century that inspired people around the world to stand up for equality.
After lunch, you’ll visit the Stax Museum. The Stax Museum of American Soul Music, located at the original site of Stax Records, pays tribute to all of the artists who recorded there with a rare and amazing collection of more than 2,000 interactive exhibits, films, artifacts, items of memorabilia, and galleries designed to keep Stax alive forever.
You’ll take a tour of Sun Studios. Reputedly the first rock-and-roll single, Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats’ “Rocket 88” was recorded there in 1951 with song composer Ike Turner on keyboards, leading the studio to claim status as the birthplace of rock & roll.
After dinner, you will return to your hotel on the bus.
After breakfast, you’ll check out of your hotel room and depart the hotel for the day.
Take an unforgettable journey through the most famous rock ‘n’ roll residence in the world, Graceland, the home of Elvis Presley. You’ll experience the Graceland Mansion Audio-Guided Tour, see Elvis’ two custom airplanes and car museum, and visit Elvis: The Entertainer Career Showcase Museum and Discovery Exhibits.
You’ll head to the airport for your return trip home.
