Road Trip Nashville to Memphis – Music Highway

Nashville Memphis
340
km
3h30
drive
All seasons
season

The Itinerary

The Music Highway (I-40) links two world music capitals: Nashville (Country) and Memphis (Blues and Rock'n'Roll). 340 km of American musical heritage.

Nashville: Country Music Hall of Fame, Grand Ole Opry, Bluebird Cafe, Broadway honky-tonks. Memphis: Graceland (Elvis's mansion), Sun Studio (where Elvis recorded in 1954), Beale Street (blues), Civil Rights Museum (at the Lorraine Motel where MLK was assassinated). Detours to Loretta Lynn Ranch and Casey Jones Village.

Points of Interest

  • ✦
    Country Music Hall of Fame
    Musée majeur du country à Nashville.
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    Graceland
    Manoir d'Elvis Presley à Memphis, 600 000 visiteurs/an.
  • ✦
    Sun Studio
    Studio où Elvis, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis ont enregistré.
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    Beale Street + Civil Rights
    Rue du blues et musée des droits civiques.
Practical info
  • Departure Nashville
  • Destination Memphis
  • Distance 340 km
  • Duration 3h30
  • Category Long (250–500 km)
  • Best season All seasons
Themes
music heritage Culture epic Iconic history

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