Mississippi

10 days

The Classic Mississippi Loop

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

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

7 days

Mississippi Hidden Corners

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

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

13 days · Atlanta to Orlando

Rhythms of the South

Route: Atlanta → Nashville → Memphis → Vicksburg → Natchez → Baton Rouge → New Orleans → Pensacola → Tallahassee → St. Augustine → Orlando

A Deep South music and history self-drive from the cradle of country and blues to the white-sand Gulf coast and Florida's theme-park capital — Jack Daniel's, the Grand Ole Opry, Beale Street, Graceland, Vicksburg's Civil War battlefields, the French Quarter and the oldest city in America.

• •Atlanta — Fairlie-Poplar, the African American Panoramic Experience, Grant Park & the Atlanta History Center
• •Chattanooga & Lynchburg — the Choo Choo train and the Jack Daniel's Distillery en route to Nashville
• •Nashville — Grand Ole Opry, Country Music Hall of Fame & the Tennessee State Museum
• •Memphis — Beale Street blues bars, Graceland, Sun Studio, the Memphis Belle & Mud Island
• •Vicksburg — Vicksburg National Military Park, 1,300+ Civil War monuments & the national cemetery
• •Natchez & Baton Rouge — antebellum mansions and the heart of the old South
• •New Orleans — French Quarter, Bourbon Street, Creole cuisine & a Mississippi steamboat cruise
• •Pensacola — Seville Historic District & the white-sand beaches of Santa Rosa Island
• •Tallahassee — antebellum architecture, the Capitol & the Emerald Coast en route
• •St. Augustine — the oldest continuously occupied European settlement in the USA
• •Orlando — Disney, Universal & a Downtown Orlando finale before flying home

8 days · escorted · New Orleans to Atlanta

Guided Tour: Rhythms of the South

Route: New Orleans → Baton Rouge → Natchez → Memphis → Nashville → Chattanooga → Atlanta

An ATI-escorted small-group tour through the Deep South with a professional Tour Director — jazz and beignets in New Orleans, an antebellum mansion in Natchez along the historic Natchez Trace Parkway, Beale Street in Memphis, the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville and the Chattanooga Choo Choo en route to Atlanta.

• •New Orleans — French Quarter, Bourbon Street, Mississippi paddlewheel & jazz
• •Baton Rouge — a brief tour of Louisiana's capital
• •Natchez Trace Parkway & Natchez — antebellum mansion visit & Mississippi River history
• •Memphis — Beale Street blues, Sun Records, Cotton Row & Graceland (optional)
• •Nashville — Grand Ole Opry, Ryman Auditorium, Music Row & honky-tonks
• •Chattanooga — the famous Choo Choo & redeveloped riverfront
• •Atlanta — Georgia Aquarium, World of Coca-Cola & the CNN Center