DAY 08: VICKSBURG - MEMPHIS

Depart Vicksburg for the home of the blues, Memphis. This city combines the charm of the Old South with the exciting pace of a modern metropolis. An optional tour is available of Downtown Memphis with its famous Beale Street. Don't miss the chance to visit Elvis Presley's palatial home, Graceland.

DAY 09: MEMPHIS - NASHVILLE

Leave Memphis and reach the capital of country music, Nashville. Among the attractions in Music City U.S.A. are the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Grand Ole Opry, Opryland U.S.A., and world-famous Printer's Alley.

DAY 10: NASHVILLE - GATLINBURG

Today drive east to Knoxville and on to Gatlinburg. Nestled at the entrance to the Great Smoky Mountains National park, Gatlinburg welcomes its guests with a taste of Appalachian hospitality at its best.

DAY 11: GATLINBURG - GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS - CHEROKEE - COLUMBIA - CHARLESTON

Enjoy the scenery while driving through the Great Smoky Mountains, famous for the distinctive blue haze which cloaks them. Pass through the ancestral homeland of the Cherokee Indians en route to Columbia, considered one of the country's most beautiful state capitals. Arrive in historic Charleston in the afternoon. Charleston is a city built for walking. Take a leisurely stroll through the historic district with its unsurpassed antebellum architecture.

DAY 12: CHARLESTON - SAVANNAH

After leaving historic Charleston, a popular place to visit is the Magnolia Plantation and Gardens. Then drive south to the port city of Savannah, where the city's 24 green shade squares form the foundation for one of the largest urban historic landmark districts in the country.

DAY 13: SAVANNAH - JACKSONVILLE - ST. AUGUSTINE

Continue south and return to the Sunshine State of Florida. In Jacksonville, stroll along the Riverwalk on the south bank of the St. Johns River before heading south to the oldest town in North America, St. Augustine. Narrow lanes and houses built in the Spanish style with their typical inner courtyards, balconies, and wrought-iron screens add to the Spanish ambiance of St. Augustine.