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