Nashville, Memphis and Gulf Coast

America’s Keswick
Nashville, Memphis
and Gulf Coast

June 21-July 2, 2024 | 12 days

Pickup: Lancaster – Times pending    Keswick/Whiting, NJ Lv-6:00 am Rt-10:30 pm

Price per person: $3,269.00 Double    $4,219.00 Single
$2,997.00 Triple    $2,843.00 Quad
Deposit – $300 per person at registration

Avoid $ loss; purchase travel insurance

11 breakfasts    8 lunches    4 dinners

Day 1 *Head south, making appropriate stops along the way through the beautiful mountains of West Virginia *Dinner and overnight in Ashland, KY (L)

Day 2 *Visit a Kentucky horse farm, home to spectacular thoroughbreds and stunning landscapes *Tour the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace in Hodgenville, KY, where his character was shaped, preparing him to lead the nation through Civil War and the country’s first memorial to Lincoln enshrines the symbolic birthplace cabin. *Overnight in Nashville, TN, area (1st of 3 nights) (B, L)

Day 3 *Wander through the Johnny Cash Museum, viewing the memorabilia of his life *Visit the Country Music Hall of Fame *Visit RCA Studio B, the music recording studio built in 1956, said to be the birthplace of Nashville music *Dinner and overnight in Nashville (B, D)

Day 4 *Visit Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage, learning about a pivotal time in our nation’s history *Take a horse-drawn wagon tour and stroll the gardens of our 7th president *Enjoy lunch and a show on the world-famous General Jackson Showboat, hearing music that made Tennessee famous (B, L)

Day 5 *Drive to Memphis and enjoy a famous local Bar-B-Q lunch *See Memphis through the fascinating stories of our entertaining step-on guide *Dinner and overnight in Horn Lake, MS (B, L)

Day 6 *Drive south to the New Orleans area to explore the stately grandeur of Oak Alley Plantation in Vacherie, LA You will appreciate a private tour of the mansion. *Have a self-guided walking tour of the grounds which will help you understand and experience 200 years of history *Overnight in Metairie, LA (B, L)

Day 7 *Enjoy a guided tour of all the famous sights of New Orleans *Feast on authentic New Orleans cuisine and float along the Mississippi River in a river boat, the Steamboat Natchez, learning history and highlights of the port *Browse the French Quarter of New Orleans *Dinner and overnight in Biloxi, MS (B, L)

Day 8 *See Biloxi Light-house, built in 1848 and standing in the middle of a four-lane highway, having survived Hurricane Katrina and reportedly the most photographed landmark on the Mississippi Gulf Coast *Tour the home of Jefferson Davis, the first and only President of the Confederate States of America, and his Presidential Library *Learn about shrimp and shrimping on the Biloxi Shrimping Trip! *Visit the Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum, learning about shrimping, oystering, fishing, wetlands and more *Dinner and overnight in Biloxi, MS (B, D)

Day 9 *Stroll the breathtaking gardens and historic mansion of Bellingrath Gardens and Home in Theodore, AL *Be treated to a special lunch at the Bellingrath Magnolia Room *Dinner and overnight in Montgomery, AL (B, L)

Day 10 *Tour the church where Martin Luther King, Jr. was pastor, Dexter Avenue Baptist Church King organized the Montgomery Bus Boycott from the church’s basement office. *Travel north to Charlotte for dinner and overnight (1st of 2 nights) (B, D)

Day 11 *Visit the Billy Graham Library, seeing Billy Graham’s journey from humble farm boy to international ambassador of God’s love *Tour the Graham Homestead where Billy grew up *Travel to Waxhaw, NC, to tour JAARS, part of Wycliff Bible Translators *See the place where pilots are trained, airplanes serviced and logistical support for Bible translation begins *Overnight in Charlotte, NC (B, D)

Day 12 *Board a horse-drawn carriage in Lexington to explore the rich history of this 19th-century college town, passing The Stonewall Jackson House, Lee Chapel, Washington and Lee University and Virginia Military Institute *Enjoy dinner together before arriving home (B, L)