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INSIDE MUSIC CITY TOUR

There is no better way to discover Music City than to travel to the world-famous Music Row. While on this tour, see such exciting points of interest as historical Second Avenue, Fort Nashboro and the Wildhorse Saloon. Experience the history of the “Carnegie Hall of the South” at the Ryman Auditorium Museum.  Of all of Nashville modern and historic structures, the one that best exemplifies the spirit of Music City, U.S.A. is the Ryman Auditorium.  As the original home of the Grand Ole Opry, the Ryman Auditorium is one of the cities most revered landmarks. After touring Music Row, drive by Nashville’s beautiful state capitol, and the famous Union Station. 

 Includes:
·                    Exclusive round trip motor coach transportation
·                    Bus signage
·                    Dispatch supervisor
·                    Lunch at the Wild horse Saloon and gratuity
·                    Self-guided tour of the Ryman Auditorium
·                    Driving tour of downtown Nashville
·                    Drive bys of Music Row
·                    Professional trained tour guide

HISTORIC FRANKLIN TOUR 

Nowhere are the elegance and individualism of Southern tradition more apparent than in the unique specialty shops and restaurants filling the Victorian and turn-of-the-century buildings of Franklin's historic district.    

The historic Carter House, built in 1830 by F. B. Carter, was caught in the swirling center of one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War.  Tour the neoclassical farmhouse and learn of the battle and the family that hid in the cellar during the tragic hours.  Original buildings from Mr. Carter's 200-acre farm bear the scars of battle and are designated as the most heavily damaged buildings still standing from the war.

 Carnton Plantation was built in 1826 by Randal McGavock shortly after his term as Mayor of Nashville; this late-classical plantation house was the scene of important social and political gatherings.  Frequent visitors included Andrew Jackson, James K. Polk and Sam Houston.  The bod­ies of four Confederate generals were brought to the back porch of Carnton, while hundreds of their injured and dying troops sought comfort and shelter inside the great house.  By morning, an estimated 150 more soldiers had died under Carnton's roof.  This had been the last decisive battle.  In 1866, the McGavocks desig­nated two acres adjacent to the family cemetery for the reinternment of nearly 1,500 Confederates killed at Franklin.  

Includes:  
·                    Exclusive round trip motorcoach transportation  
·                    Docent tour and admission to the Carter House  
·                    Docent tour and admission to Carnton Plantation  
·                    Lunch at 4^th & Main and gratuity
·                    Bus signage & Professional trained tour guide 

GENERAL JACKSON SHOWBOAT  

Strolling musicians greet you as you walk up the gangplank for your midday or evening cruise. You feel the powerful surge as the big wheel begins to churn. You sense the proud tradition of the great showboats of old as the panoramic sights of the mighty Cumberland unfold before you. Later you’ll go below for the lunch buffet, followed by music and uproarious comedy from your TNN favorites-Steve Hall, Shotgun Red and the Shotgun Red Band for the midday cruise.  

For the evening dinner cruise you’ll stroll along the outer decks for a reception and enjoy the various types of music throughout the boat and then be called to dinner, a three-course prime rib dinner in the Victorian Theater. You’ll see the glittering lights of the Nashville Skyline as the orchestra begins to warm up. Then the curtain rises for the “Swingin’ on the River,” our dazzling new stage show featuring a 20-member cast. As the show comes to an end the boat docks for an incredible and memorable evening. 

Lunch  

Includes:  
·                    Admission and cruise on the General Jackson  
·                    Entertainment  
·                    Buffet Lunch with gratuities  
·                    Sales Tax  
·                    Round Trip Transportation

Evening Cruise

Includes:  
·        Admission and cruise on General Jackson  
·        Reserved seating  
·        Three-course prime rib dinner with gratuities  
·        “Swingin’ on the River” musical review  
·        Sales Tax  
·        Round Trip transportation  

GRAND OLE OPRY  

Take country music’s greatest legends, mix in today’s biggest superstars, add the hottest new voices on the charts, and you have the world famous Grand Ole Opry. This legendary show, which hasn’t missed a broadcast since it first took to the WSM-AM airwaves in 1925, has been the undisputed home of country music and an attraction for millions of fans and visitors from around the world. Known as the world’s longest-running radio program, the Grand Ole Opry’s live broadcast performances feature a wide variety of music. Along with the fun of comedy, visitors enjoy everything from Cajun, gospel, bluegrass, western swing, and country music to traditional rock.  The Opry’s distinguished membership roster reads like a Who’s Who in country music. You’ll not only see legends like Bill Anderson, Jeanne Pruett, Connie Smith and Porter Wagoner, or Hall of Famers like Little Jimmy Dickens and Loretta Lynn, but also today’s biggest names like Vince Gill, Patty Loveless, Garth Brooks, Allison Krauss, Martina McBride and Steve Wariner. And because each show is unrehearsed, you never know who might strike up a duet or stop by for a special surprise appearance.

Includes:  
·                    Admission and Reserved Seating  
·                    Grand Ole Opry Performance  
·                    Sales Tax  
·                    Round Trip Transportation

 JACK DANIEL DISTILLERY 

Journey back in time to the oldest registered distillery in the United States, the Jack Daniel Distillery.  Located in Lynchburg, Tennessee, see how the famous “sippin’ whiskey” is made.  You will experience a first hand account of every step in the process of making the world famous Jack Daniel’s whiskey, from the beautiful cave spring that produces pure limestone water, to the burning of Moore County hard sugar maplewood which is used in the charcoal mellowing process.  In addition, you will enjoy visiting the 1886 renovated bottlery, which is now the Jack Daniel Amber Lager Brewery.  Afterwards, take a journey to Lynchburg Square, which stands and operates as it did centuries ago for free shopping time on the square, etc.

Includes:  
·                    Exclusive round trip motorcoach transportation  
·                    Bus signage  
·                    Dispatch supervisor  
·                    Docent tour and admission to Jack Daniel Distillery  
·                    Lunch at “The Heritage House” and gratuity  
·                    Professional trained tour guide  

Note:  
·        This tour requires extensive stair climbing.  
·        Distillery/brewery is available for tours seven (7) days a week, but is 
       not in operation on Saturdays and Sundays.

ANTEBELLUM TRAIL  

Lucius Polk, upon his marriage to Mary Ann Easten, had Hamilton Place built in 1832 on the big Rattle & Snap tract to Ashwood.  Carpenters and masons were sent by his father from North Carolina to work on the house.  The house was known for its gracious hospitality.  Guests included Andrew Jackson, James K. Polk and John Bell.  

Unrivaled in sheer beauty, the Rattle & Snap Plantation today holds the distinction of being the finest example of a restored plantation in the nation.  What has become known as the Rattle and Snap tract was born out of a game of chance.  Colonel William Polk was playing a game of “beans” with the Governor of North Carolina.  At stake were 5,648 prime acres of the Governor’s Revolutionary land grant.  Col. Polk remembered his good fortune that night by naming his new land “Rattle and Snap”.  It was William’s son George who came to settle this land and carry in the name for his new home.  The home was complimented by the work of a German landscape artist who developed acres of manicured gardens and greenhouses.  

Being on the route of both Confederate and Union armies, Major Nathaniel Cheairs’ home, Rippavilla, was at the center of Civil War history.  Completed in 1855, the 22-room house was the showplace of the area.  On November 30, 1864, General John Bell Hood and his ranking officers of the Confederate Army were served breakfast there as they held a heated discussion as to who was to blame for the escape of the Union Army to Franklin.  

Includes:  
·                    Exclusive round trip motor coach transportation  
·                    Docent tour and admission to Hamilton Place, Rattle & Snap Plantation 
            and Rippavilla.  Lunch at Rattle & Snap Plantation and gratuity
·                    Bus signage, Dispatch supervisor  
·                    Professional trained tour guide & step on guide  

THE HERMITAGE, HOME OF PRESIDENT ANDREW JACKSON  
 
Set on more than 600-acres of rolling middle Tennessee countryside, The Hermitage offers a commemorative tribute to one of America's most admired Presidents and great military heroes, Andrew Jackson.  Many original furnishings, countless personal items, and beautiful landscaping and gardens are kept much as they were when the Jackson family lived.  Andrew Jackson died in 1845, but his spirit lives on amid the green fields and stately cedars surrounding this historic 19th-century plantation.  After touring the Hermitage, drive by Tulip Grove and Two Rivers Mansion, stately antebellum homes.  

  Includes:  
·                    Self guided audio tour and admission to The Hermitage  
·                    Informational film at The Hermitage  
·                    Drive by of Tulip Grove Mansion  
·                    Drive by of Two Rivers Mansion  
·                    Sales Tax  
·                    Round Trip Transportation

CHEEKWOOD, NASHVILLE’S HOME OF ART AND GARDENS TOUR  

Cheekwood is one of the South's most beautiful private estates.  Once owned by Leslie Cheek, creator of Maxwell House Coffee, it now houses modern galleries of fine art, crafts, sculptures and architectural treasures from numerous public and private collections.  Experience the opulence of a 1920's Tennessee mansion set among 55-acres of botanical gardens, lawns and fountains.  The Cheek mansion houses three floors of 19th and 20th century American art, as well as major traveling art exhibitions.  Visit the botanical hall, which contains a library, laboratory and exhibits.  Then stroll through the gardens with their rolling hills and picturesque streams.  Your guests are guaranteed to love this one!

Includes:  
·                    Round trip motorcoach transportation  
·                    Docent tour and admission to Cheekwood, Nashville’s Home of Art 
            and Gardens
·                    Professional trained tour guide  

SPRINGHOUSE GOLF  

Carved from the banks of the Cumberland River is the Springhouse Golf Club at Opryland USA.  This spectacular links-style course is the home of on of the most unique and anticipated stops on the Senior PGA Tour, the BellSouth Senior Classic at Opryland.  Larry Nelson, former PGA and U.S. Open champion, has designed 18 challenging holes that were crafted to give the golfer the ability to choose the level of difficulty amid the limestone bluffs and native wetlands indigenous to the area.  The par-72 course has five sets of tees on each hole measuring as short as 5,100 yards or as long as 7,000 yards.  The club derives its name form a century-old springhouse which provides a backdrop for the signature fourth hole.  This course offers a challenge to the professional as well as enjoyment to the novice. 

Date:  Please call the Springhouse Golf Club at (615) 871-7759 for availability and tee times.

*Free Transportation to the Springhouse leaves the Magnolia Lobby every half-hour.

Price:              $50.00 plus tax   - Monday - Thursday 
                        $65.00 plus tax   - Friday - Sunday                                                                       

Includes:  
·                    Green Fees                  
·                    Cart Rental  
·                    Range Balls  
·                    Guest Amenities          
·                    Shoe Care