Arrive in Nashville and settle into your carefully selected hotel before joining your fellow travelers for a welcome reception and journey orientation. Meet your Journey Host, connect with your group, and preview the musical journey that will carry you through the birthplace of America's most influential sounds.
Check-in at Nashville Hotel
*Welcome Reception & Orientation
*Reception begins at 7:00PM. Be sure to book flights arriving no later than 4:00PM local time.
Discover the rich musical legacy of Nashville's historic Jefferson Street, once home to legendary clubs that welcomed some of America's greatest Black musicians. Visit the Jefferson Street Sound Museum before enjoying lunch at a beloved neighborhood restaurant. In the afternoon, explore Fisk University, where the Jubilee Singers introduced African American spirituals to audiences around the world. The evening is yours to relax or explore Music City at your own pace.
Jefferson Street, Fisk University
Breakfast & Lunch Included; Dinner at Leisure
Moderate Activity
Evening at Leisure
Enjoy exclusive early access to the Country Music Hall of Fame, where a private guided experience explores the enduring contributions of Black artists to country music. Continue with a self-guided visit to the historic Ryman Auditorium before lunch at leisure. Spend the afternoon at the National Museum of African American Music, then gather for a group dinner celebrating Nashville's vibrant culinary scene.
Country Music HOF, Ryman Auditorium, NMAAM
Breakfast & Dinner Included; Lunch at Leisure
High Activity
Travel to Brownsville to explore the life and extraordinary career of Tina Turner before continuing to Memphis. After lunch, receive an introduction to historic Beale Street and explore the Memphis Rock ’n’ Soul Museum and Memphis Music Hall of Fame. Check into your hotel before enjoying an evening at leisure along Beale Street.
Journey to Memphis
Moderate Activity; Travel Day
Memphis Rock 'n Soul & Memphis Music Hall of Fame
Discover the people, neighborhoods, and historic places that shaped Memphis music during a panoramic city tour. After lunch at leisure, visit the Stax Museum of American Soul Music and explore how an integrated community of artists created a sound that crossed boundaries and transformed American culture. The evening is at leisure.
Memphis City Tour with Local Historian
Breakfast Included; Lunch & Dinner at Leisure
Moderate Activity
Stax Museum of American Soul
Breakfast & Lunch Included; Dinner at Leisure
Enjoy breakfast before departing New Orleans, taking with you a deeper appreciation for the music, communities, and stories that shaped a nation and continue to inspire generations around the world.
Independent Departures
Breakfast Included
SMALL GROUPS. BIG IMPACT.
Travel through the communities where Black American music was born, discovering how generations of artists transformed African traditions into the spirituals, blues, gospel, soul, and jazz that shaped a nation—and inspired the world.
Journey into the Mississippi Delta to Indianola, home of the B.B. King Museum and historic Club Ebony. Explore the life, music, and enduring influence of the legendary bluesman before enjoying an included lunch at Club Ebony. After lunch, continue to New Orleans for hotel check-in and an evening at leisure.
Journey to Indianola
Breakfast & Lunch Included; Dinner at leisure
Low Activity; Travel Day
B.B. King Museum & Delta Interpretive Center, Club Ebony
Overnight: Nashville, TN
Overnight: Memphis, TN
Discover the history and evolution of jazz at the New Orleans Jazz Museum. After lunch, visit the Backstreet Cultural Museum, where Mardi Gras Indian traditions, Social Aid and Pleasure Clubs, and jazz funerals reveal the story of the city’s living musical culture. Then experience the energy and spirit of New Orleans during a lively second-line parade. The evening is yours to enjoy at leisure.
Breakfast & Lunch Included; Dinner at Leisure
Low Activity; Travel Day
NOLA Jazz Museum, Backstreet Cultural Museum
Overnight: New Orleans, LA
Overnight: New Orleans, LA
Explore historic Tremé, Louis Armstrong Park, and Congo Square, where African musical traditions endured and evolved into rhythms that transformed the world. Enjoy lunch and the afternoon at leisure visiting local Black-owned shops before gathering for a memorable farewell dinner at one of the city’s most celebrated cultural institutions.
Overnight: New Orleans, LA
Tremé, Congo Square, Louis Armstrong Park
Breakfast & Dinner Included; Lunch at Leisure
Moderate Activity
Independent Arrivals
Overnight: Memphis, TN
Overnight: Nashville, TN
Overnight: Nashville, TN
