Day 1 & 2: Atlanta
Pick up your hire car on arrival in the "Olympic" capital of the Peach Tree State. Visit the road to Tara Museum from Gone with the Wind, the Carter Presidential Centre, the World of Coca Cola Pavilion or the CNN Center. Explore Underground Atlanta for good food and great live entertainment.

Day 3:
Atlanta to Chattanooga
(114 miles/182 km)
Travel through the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains to Chattanooga and visit the remarkable Tennessee Aquarium, take a cruise on the river, or shop for bargains at the Warehouse Row factory outlet store. Spend time on Lookout Mountain, ride the Incline Railway, explore Point Park, the site of "The Battle Above the Clouds" in 1863 and visit Ruby Falls and Rock City Gardens.

Day 4: Chattanooga to Lynchburg to Tupelo
(251 miles/400 km)
Cross the Cumberland Plateau and stop awhile in Lynchburg at the Jack Daniel's Distillery for a fascinating tour of the oldest registered distillery in the USA. Drive the back roads of Tennessee to join the scenic Natchez Trace Parkway, an historic trail originally "traced out" by buffalo and later used as a trading route. In Tupelo you can visit the humble two-room birthplace of Elvis, the Elvis Presley Memorial Chapel and the Elvis Presley Museum.

Day 5: Tupelo to Oxford
(47 miles/75 km)
Oxford is the home of Nobel Prize-winner William Faulkner and the historic University of Mississippi, known as Ole Miss. Its town square, a scene from a Norman Rockwell painting, is alive with shops, restaurants and galleries.

Day 6 & 7:
Oxford to Memphis
(75 miles/120 km)
Drive across North Mississippi to Memphis, home of the Blues and birthplace of Rock 'n' Roll. Visit Graceland, Elvis' beloved mansion, see his two private jets and the fantastic Automobile Museum. Don't miss the tour at famous Sun Studio and be sure to see the new Smithsonian Rock 'n' Soul Museum and the Gibson Guitar Factory. Take the monorail to Mud Island, the 52 acre park showcasing the mighty Mississippi River and the historic Peabody Hotel witness the hilarious March of the Peabody Ducks. Then dance the night away at any of the clubs on historic Beale Street.

Day 8 & 9:
Memphis to Nashville
(210 miles/336 km)
Drive east across Tennessee to Music City USA but do stop en route at the Casey Jones Village in Jackson, also home to Carl Perkins of Blue Suede Shoes fame. In Nashville see the legendary Grand Ole Opry, the $37 million Country Music Hall of Fame and be sure to hear some live music at a classic honky tonk like Tootsie's Orchid Lounge. Kick up you heels to the Country sounds at Wildhorse Saloon or take a cabaret dinner cruise aboard the General Jackson Showboat on the Cumberland River.

Day 10: Nashville to Knoxville to Pigeon Forge
(223 miles/356 km)
Head for Knoxville on the scenic drive to the Great Smoky Mountains - America's most visited national park. Attractions en route include the "hidden" city of Oak Ridge and the Museum of Appalachia. Lunch at Volunteer Landing on the Tennessee River and stroll the Cradle of Country Music tour around the Old City of Knoxville. Continue to Pigeon Forge, the small town nestled in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains that is big on entertainment.

Day 11: Great Smoky Mountains & Pigeon Forge
Walk, hike, cycle or ride a horse in the Smokies, one of the largest protected land areas east of the Rockies. Visit Dolly Parton's celebrated Country music and entertainment theme park, Dollywood, and shop literally till you drop at the 200+ factory outlet shops.

Day 12:
Pigeon Forge to Augusta
(240 miles/384 km)
Drive the scenic byways from the Smokies to the famed home of US Masters Golf.

Day 13:
Augusta to Savannah
(135 miles/216 km)
Arrive at romantic Savannah founded by General James Oglethorpe in 1733 as England's last colony. Explore the restored waterfront, where historic cotton warehouses and brokerages house speciality shops and restaurants.

Day 14: Savannah to Macon to Atlanta (249 miles/398 km)
Drive the Antebellum Trail through Macon, famous for its plantation style homes, en route to Atlanta, for your flight home.