Southeastern US · Rail & land
Biltmore Estate · Great Smoky Mountains · Asheville
10 days
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Explore the southern United States from Charlotte to Memphis, with stops in Asheville, Gatlinburg and Chattanooga. The route includes Biltmore Estate and the Great Smoky Mountains.
Biltmore Estate
Great Smoky Mountains
Asheville
Chattanooga
Memphis
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Biltmore Estate · Great Smoky Mountains · Asheville
Arrive in Charlotte by train or air and transfer to the Hyatt Place for your overnight stay. Enjoy the evening at leisure to explore this captivating city.
What’s more Appalachian than barbecue? Relish a lunch stop on the historic North Carolina Barbecue Trail, and listen to a scrumptious talk on ”What is ‘barbecue’?” Then it’s off to Asheville for an expert guided tour of this artistic oasis—with a jaunt onto the Blue Ridge Parkway.
This morning, enjoy a tour of the illustrious Biltmore Estate, getaway of the Vanderbilts, followed by lunch. In the afternoon, explore more of Asheville’s town center or revisit the Estate, with all evening free to enjoy this town.
Today, experience a special treat as you depart the hotel for a ride on the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad, gliding through Nantahala Gorge along the Little Tennessee River.
Depart this morning for Great Smoky Mountains National Park on what is sure to be a magical day. Delight in Cades Cove, a beautiful 11-mile loop road through the Smokies dotted with pioneer homesteads and the backdrop of blue-misted mountains.
Continue to Chattanooga, a city on the Tennessee River, where you’ll enjoy lunch before a brief yet ride on the Tennessee Valley Railroad. After, visit Ruby Falls, a series of cascading waterfalls inside Lookout Mountain, followed by a ride on the Incline Railway to the top of Lookout Mountain for tremendous views.
A drive this morning brings you to Memphis, one of America’s top cities for music, from the blues to Graceland. Memphis is a wonderful city in its own right, overlooking the Mississippi River.
Begin today in the lobby of the Peabody Hotel where, with military precision, the Peabody Ducks march across the lobby and into the grand fountain to martial music. After this fowl experience, join the Backbeat T ours music journey through Memphis aboard a retro bus with live music onboard, celebrating some of the singers that have called Memphis home, from Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley to Otis Redding.
Time in Memphis, TN.
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