Alabama

10 days

The Classic Alabama Loop

Route: A circular drive taking in Alabama's iconic landscapes, gateway towns, and signature stays.

Our most-requested itinerary for first-time visitors to Alabama — a balance of headline sights and quiet, off-grid retreats.

7 days

Alabama Hidden Corners

Route: Lesser-known back roads, working ranches, and locally-owned inns across Alabama.

Designed with our regional partners for travellers who have already seen the postcards and want the unfiltered version.

13 days · Atlanta loop

Rock 'n' Roll, Rockets & Elvis

Route: Atlanta → Birmingham → Memphis → Tupelo → Muscle Shoals → Nashville → Lynchburg → Huntsville → Atlanta

A Deep South music pilgrimage tracing the birthplaces of the blues, soul, country and rock 'n' roll — Graceland, Sun Studio, Beale Street, Tupelo's Elvis birthplace, Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, the Grand Ole Opry, the Jack Daniel's Distillery and the U.S. Space & Rocket Center.

• •Birmingham — four downtown entertainment districts, James Beard-winning kitchens & the Vulcan statue
• •Memphis — Graceland, Sun Studio, Stax Museum, Gibson Guitar Factory & Beale Street blues
• •Tupelo, MS — Elvis Presley Birthplace, the 'Elvis at 13' statue & his childhood church
• •Muscle Shoals — Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, W.C. Handy's birthplace & the Alabama Music Hall of Fame
• •Nashville — Music Row, RCA Studio B, Country Music Hall of Fame, the Bluebird Cafe & Grand Ole Opry
• •Lynchburg, TN — Jack Daniel's Distillery, the oldest registered distillery in the USA
• •Huntsville — the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, world's largest space museum, plus The Orion amphitheater
• •Atlanta — Georgia Aquarium, World of Coca-Cola, Atlanta History Center & Fairlie-Poplar

19 days · Chicago to New Orleans

Get Your Vibe On I-65

Route: Chicago → Indianapolis → Louisville → Nashville → Florence/Muscle Shoals → Huntsville → Birmingham → Montgomery → Orange Beach/Gulf Shores → Mobile → New Orleans

End-to-end on Interstate 65 from the Great Lakes to the Gulf — Chicago's skyline, Indy's Motor Speedway, Louisville bourbon, Nashville's Music City, the legendary Muscle Shoals studios, Huntsville's Space & Rocket Center, Birmingham's Civil Rights heritage, Montgomery's history, the white-sand Alabama Gulf Coast, historic Mobile and a New Orleans finale.

• •Chicago — Millennium Park, the Bean, Navy Pier & Magnificent Mile
• •Indianapolis — Motor Speedway, Eiteljorg Museum & the Cultural Trail
• •Louisville — Kentucky Derby Museum, Bourbon Trail, Muhammad Ali's home & Louisville Slugger Museum
• •Nashville — Ryman Auditorium, Country Music Hall of Fame, Grand Ole Opry & Printer's Alley
• •Florence/Muscle Shoals — Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Alabama Music Hall of Fame, W.C. Handy's birthplace & Frank Lloyd Wright's Rosenbaum House
• •Huntsville — U.S. Space & Rocket Center, Botanical Garden, Burritt on the Mountain & The Orion amphitheater
• •Birmingham — Civil Rights District, Vulcan statue, Barber motorcycle museum & James Beard kitchens
• •Montgomery — Civil Rights Memorial Center, Rosa Parks Museum, Hank Williams Museum & State Capitol
• •Orange Beach & Gulf Shores — Gulf State Park, sugar-white beaches, Fort Morgan & The Wharf
• •Mobile — birthplace of Mardi Gras, USS Alabama Battleship, Bellingrath Gardens & Dauphin Island
• •New Orleans — French Quarter, Creole cuisine, jazz & riverboats on the Mississippi

15 days · Nashville to New Orleans

Nashville to New Orleans

Route: Nashville → Florence/Muscle Shoals → Huntsville → Birmingham → Montgomery → Orange Beach/Gulf Shores → Mobile → New Orleans

A DriveAmerica-curated fly-drive from Music City to the Big Easy — Nashville's Ryman Auditorium and Nelson's Green Brier Distillery, the 'Hit Recording Capital of the World' in Muscle Shoals, the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Birmingham's barbecue and civil rights heritage, historic Montgomery on the Alabama River, white-sand beaches in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, the Mardi Gras birthplace of Mobile and a French Quarter finale in New Orleans. Offered by our DriveAmerica partner ATI.

• •Day 1 — Nashville arrival: Ryman Auditorium and Nelson's Green Brier Distillery
• •Day 2 — Nashville: Country Music Hall of Fame, Grand Ole Opry and Printer's Alley
• •Day 3 — Florence/Muscle Shoals: Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Alabama Music Hall of Fame and W.C. Handy's birthplace
• •Day 4 — Huntsville: U.S. Space & Rocket Center, Huntsville Botanical Garden and Burritt on the Mountain
• •Day 5 — Huntsville: North Alabama All-In-One attractions, Tiger Preserve and Jesse Owens Museum
• •Day 6 — Birmingham: CityWalk, Uptown, Five Points South and Avondale entertainment districts
• •Day 7 — Birmingham: Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum, Birmingham Zoo, U.S. Civil Rights sites and Vulcan
• •Day 8 — Montgomery: Dexter Avenue, Hank Williams sites and the Alabama State Capitol
• •Day 9 — Montgomery: Civil Rights Memorial Center, Freedom Rides Museum, Rosa Parks Museum and Hank Williams Museum
• •Day 10 — Orange Beach/Gulf Shores: Gulf State Park, sugar-white beaches and Gulf of Mexico waters
• •Day 11 — Orange Beach/Gulf Shores: Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo, The Wharf Ferris Wheel and Fort Morgan
• •Day 12 — Mobile: Bienville Square, GulfQuest Maritime Museum and the History Museum of Mobile
• •Day 13 — Mobile: Bellingrath Gardens, USS Alabama Battleship, Dauphin Island and Bayou La Batre
• •Day 14 — New Orleans: French Quarter, Creole cuisine, riverboats and jazz
• •Day 15 — New Orleans departure: return car at MSY