Secret Cities of Tennessee

Depart for Kentucky today to begin your adventure with an overnight stay. Meal: Drury Manager’s Reception

Begin your musical sightseeing tour today with a “singing guide” on a narrated driving tour of Nashville. See the city’s Honkey Tonks, Music Row and the Ryman Auditorium. Enjoy lunch on your own at Opry Mills before embarking on a backstage tour of the Grand Ole Opry. Learn the rich history and inner workings of this hallowed venue as you walk in the steps of its many legendary performers. Later, enjoy dinner at the Santa Fe Cattle Co. before taking your reserved seat to the granddaddy of all country music shows, the Grand Ole Opry. Meals: B, D

Make the short drive to the secret town of Bon Aqua and the Storyteller Museum. Here, you will learn about its connection with Johnny Cash and some of the great Sun Studio Musicians. Then stop at Hideaway Farm, a place Johnny Cash called “the center of his universe” and home to the “One Piece at a Time Car”. Enjoy a delicious lunch at Colton’s Steak House before coming to the impressive Johnny Cash Museum. Here, the world’s largest collection of Johnny Cash artifacts and memorabilia tell the story of the “The Man in Black.”  After dinner at Paula Dean’s, enjoy free time on Broadway in Nashville. Meals: B, L, D

Start at one of Tennessee’s secret cities, Historic Granville. This charming town on the Cumberland River is known as “Tennessee’s Mayberry Town” and features well-preserved 19th-century buildings, museums such as the Sutton General Store, the Pioneer Village and the Mayberry – I Love Lucy Museum. Explore Granville and have an included lunch before coming to Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary, Tennessee’s first maximum-security prison. Hear stories from former guards, inmates and employees as you walk the corridors and grounds. Meals: B, L

Begin the day with a journey through Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The Cherokee people called the area Shaconage, or “Place of Blue Smoke.” The bluish mist, which clings to the mountainsides and fills the valleys, gives the park its name and remains its most distinctive feature. Visit the park’s Visitor Center before free time in Gatlinburg. Take the Ole Smoky Moonshine Tour with a tasting before coming to Anakeesta, an award-winning mountaintop adventure park. Take the AnaVista Tower to the top for breathtaking views and enjoy your included dinner. Meals: B, D

Begin the day at the world’s largest museum attraction, the Titanic Museum. This unforgettable hands-on experience features over 400 artifacts from the doomed vessel. After the tour, you will be welcomed into the First Class Dining Room - an exclusive setting hidden within the ship. Enjoy a carefully curated, first-class dining experience complete with live character interactions, immersive storytelling, and atmospheric details that place you in the heart of 1912. It is an afternoon of connection, emotion, and discovery, where every course is accompanied by story, and every moment draws you deeper into the experience. Later, make a stop at the A. J. Bush Company to learn the history of this company best known for their baked beans before continuing to Lexington. Meals: B, L, D

Travel home today with wonderful memories of your Tennessee adventure. Meal: B