The Crossroads
Itinerary Overview
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| Day 1 | Saturday Arrive in Memphis and consolidate our group then drive to Nashville. Check into our home followed by a 7 PM dinner at Acme Feed & Seed. After dinner meander lower Broadway where on any given night there are 20 bands playing including at the famous Tootsies & Roberts. |
| Day 2 | Sunday Breakfast 8 to 9. Meet our local guide then visit Belle Meade Plantation, Cheekwood Botanical Gardens, light lunch, Ryman Auditorium guided tour then free time followed by dinner at Pinewood Social. |
| Day 3 | Monday Breakfast from 8 to 9. Country Music Hall of Fame, Nashville Public Library, Union Station, Frist Center for the Visual Arts for light lunch followed by free time for either Frist or other options from 3 to 6:30, then a 7 PM dinner at the famous Bluebird Cafe if available. |
| Day 4 | Tuesday Breakfast from 8 to 9. Scenic drive down the Nanchez Trace Parkway including selected stops and a picnic lunch on the Tennessee River. Check into The Inn on Ole Miss campus (Oxford MS). Happy Hour with free time in the historic town square then a 7 PM dinner at the award winning City Grocery restaurant. |
| Day 5 | Wednesday Breakfast from 8 to 9. A stroll around Ole' Miss campus and a 20 minute hike to Rowan Oak (William Falkner's house). Lunch at Ajax diner and a free hour for the Town Square then drive to Clarksdale MS AND Check into The Shack Up Inn, rest then a BBQ dinner TBD followed by live blues at Red's (an authentic juke joint, cash only). |
| Day 6 | Thursday Breakfast 8 to 9. A visit to The Delta Blues Museum and free time to explore central Clarksdale. Then a 3 hour driving tour with local guide Billy Howell including a visit to the Crossroads. Drive to Memphis and check into our home. 7 PM dinner TBD. |
| Day 7 | Friday Breakfast from 8 to 9. Meet our local guide then Stax Museum of Soul Music, Sun Studio, light lunch and free time from 4 to 6:30 PM followed by dinner at Blues City Cafe then live music on Beal Street's with it's multitude of venues including BB King's club. |
| Day 8 | Saturday Breakfast from 8 to 9. Graceland, light lunch, National Civil Rights Museum, free time from 5 to 7 PM then dinner at McEwens. After dinner more live music on Beal Street or elsewhere. |
| Day 9 | Sunday Breakfast and Airport Transfers. |
Recommended Reading or Viewing for The Crossroads
Sam Phillips, the man who invented rock 'n' roll
- Peter Guralnick
The Last Train To Memphis, the rise and fall of Elvis
- Peter Guralnick
The Land Where The Blues Began
- Alan Lomax
Crossroads
- Jim Milward
The New Jim Crow
- Michelle Alexander
The Movies: Two Trains Runnin', Selma, Crossroads
PBS episodes of Parts Unknown with Anthony Bourdain
- Nashville & Mississippi Delta
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