Nashville Christmas

Our Nashville Christmas extravaganza begins when you board your coach and head for Nashville, Tennessee, where we will spend 3 nights at the magnificent Opryland Hotel. Tonight you will enjoy dinner at the Santa Fe Cattle Club. After dinner, we return to the Opryland Hotel. (D)

We will start our day with a city tour with a local step-on guide. We will see all the major sites in the downtown area, including Honky Tonk Row; Centennial Park, home of the world's only replica of the Parthenon; Bi-Centennial Capitol Mall; World Famous Music Row and see the homes of some of Country Music's biggest stars and legends.  We will visit the Johnny Cash Museum for a self-guided tour to learn about the "man in black." This afternoon we will visit the Country Music Hall of Fame, the world's largest music museum. For dinner you will enjoy Paula Deen's Family Kitchen. You will feel at home while enjoying genuine Southern hospitality. Then it's on to the Grand Ole Opry, the longest running radio show on earth. You will see legends, and maybe newcomers. (B,D)

Today we will visit Historic RCA Studio B. Today, lunch is served in the warmth of the General Jacksonís two-story Victorian Theater. As we cruise the Cumberland River, we will be entertained with holiday music. For dinner, enjoy a traditional holiday dinner, at the Opryland Hotel, while entertained by a country music legend (name to be advised). (L,D)

After breakfast, top off your tour this morning with a tour of the lavishly decorated Belle Meade Plantation. Discover how holiday decorations evolved over the century from 1850-1950. After our visit we will return home, taking with us some of the best Nashville has to offer. (B)