Get Your Vibe on 65!

Created by Industry Experts at the Accent Travel Network Conference

Accent East 2023

Following Interstate 65! This itinerary highlights the many vibes of Nashville, TN, and Sweet Home Alabama. Explore Nashville, Huntsville, Muscle Shoals, Birmingham, Monroeville, and Mobile on this toe-tapping package.

Duration
6 Days /5 Nights

Group size
Min 35

Customization
Available!
Highlights:
  • Nashville, TN
  • Nashville Nightlife Dinner Show
  • Country Music Hall of Fame
  • Loveless Café
  • Huntsville, AL
  • US Space and Rocket Center
  • Stovehouse
  • Muscle Shoals, AL
  • Alabama Music Hall of Fame
  • Birmingham, AL
  • Dreamland BBQ
  • Vulcan Park and Museum
  • Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame
  • Niki’s West
  • Hank Williams Museum
  • Hank Williams Trail
  • Mrs. B’s Home Cooking
  • Monroeville
  • Mobile, AL
  • Bishop College
  • USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park
  • Mobile Carnival Museum
  • Original Oyster House

Sample Itinerary from the Industry Experts attending Accent East 2023


5 Nights / 6 Days

Estimated Tour Pricing Inclusions: 5 nights’ accommodation, 5 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 4 Dinners, admissions, entrance, and guide fees as stated in the itinerary, including taxes, and gratuity. Except gratuity for guide fees is not included on adult tours unless otherwise requested.

Day One:
  • Arrive in in Nashville, TN, check-in to your local hotel.
  • Enjoy a Welcome Dinner at the Nashville Nightlife. Get ready to Vibe. Enjoy dinner and the show.  You'll enjoy entertainment by live performers and groove to classics new and old.  With homemade dishes served buffet-style and an opportunity to meet the performers after the show, it's a "Must Visit" destination in Nashville!
 
Day Two:
  • Enjoy breakfast prior to checking out.
  • Enjoy a 2-hour Tour of the Country Music Hall of Fame, called the “Smithsonian of country music,” celebrated for its broad cultural impact, educational mission, and unrivaled collection of historically important artifacts related to country music. Chartered by the state of Tennessee in 1964, the Museum is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, educational organization.
  • Enjoy an included lunch at the Loveless Café, a southern cafe with down-home dishes & a country vibe, plus eclectic on-site shops.
  • Arrive in Huntsville, AL and tour the US Space and Rocket Center, the largest collections of rockets and space memorabilia on display and regularly features traveling exhibits from around the world. Guests may also enjoy immersive astronomy shows, live entertainment and exciting theater experiences in the state-of-the-art INTUITIVE® PlanetariumYour group will enjoy dehydrated astronaut snacks along the way.
  • Depart and check-in to local hotel.
  • Enjoy free time and dinner on own at the Stovehouse, a mixed-use campus of restaurants, live entertainment, shopping, office space, bars & more located in Huntsville, AL.
 
Day Three:
  • Enjoy breakfast included at the hotel this morning prior to checking out and departing for Muscle Shoals, AL.
  • Tour Muscle Shoals Sound Studio and the FAME Recording Studios. Muscle Shoals Sound Studio is an American recording studio in Sheffield, Alabama, formed in 1969 by four session musicians known as The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section. They had left nearby FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals to create their own recording facility.
  • Enjoy free time and lunch on own.
  • Tour the Alabama Music Hall of Fame, honoring all styles of music and dedicated to the preservation and celebration of Alabama's musicians and the state's great musical heritage.
  • Arrive in Birmingham, AL and check-in to local hotel.
  • Depart for an included dinner at Dreamland BBQ, where they prepare their Legendary Ribs using the same technique Mr. Bishop taught passed on to them more than six decades ago. Their pitmasters grill their pork spareribs over a hickory wood-fired pit and baste them with a signature vinegar-based BBQ sauce. The result: Meaty, full-flavored ribs with a distinct pull from the bone.
  • Return to the hotel for the remainder of your evening.

 
Day Four:
  • Enjoy breakfast at the hotel this morning prior to checking out.
  • Catch the sun rays at the largest cast iron statue at Vulcan Park and Museum, Birmingham's front porch welcoming visitors and members of the community to come and learn about the city's fascinating history and visit Vulcan, the world’s largest cast iron statue!
  • Arrive and Tour the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, a theater & museum celebrating Alabama's diverse jazz music talent in an art deco space.
  • Arrive at Niki’s West and enjoy lunch included. Niki’s West features lots of veggies on a Southern buffet, plus steak, seafood, & much more in roomy quarters.
  • Depart for Montgomery, AL.
  • Arrive at the Hank Williams Museum for a tour and follow the Hank Williams Trail including a visit to his gravesite, boyhood home and the Cadillac.
  • Check-in to your local hotel to rest and freshen up.
  • Enjoy an included dinner this evening at Mrs. B’s Home Cooking for down-home Southern plates whipped up in a small, humble house with old-timey photos & porch rockers.
  • Return to your hotel to rest and relax.

 
Day Five:
  • Enjoy breakfast at the hotel this morning.
  • Arrive at Monroeville, home of the Harper Lee and Truman Capote. Stretch your legs and enjoy the views before heading on to Mobile, AL.
  • Arrive in Mobile, and enjoy lunch at Bishop College, where students will prepare catered meal for your group.
  • Arrive and tour the USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park, home to the WWII battleship USS ALABAMA and submarine USS DRUM, both National Historic Landmarks. The park also showcases a collection of historic aircraft and military vehicles in our Aircraft Pavilion.
  • Arrive at the Mobile Carnival Museum. The Carnival Museum highlights the history of Mardi Gras in Mobile, Alabama - the birthplace of Mardi Gras in America. It offers 14 galleries and 5 video presentations.
  • Depart and check-in to your local hotel to rest and freshen up.
  • Enjoy an included Farewell Dinner at the Original Oyster House, serving up Gulf & Southern-style seafood in wood-paneled digs with a laid-back vibe.

 
Day Six:
  • Enjoy breakfast at the hotel this morning prior to checking out and departing for home.

Base rate does not include motor coach transportation, airfare, airport transfers, driver gratuity, guide gratuity, (student groups exempt) or any upgrades or add-ons unlisted from itinerary as stated. Pricing may vary based on day of arrival or other conditions. Personalized itineraries with custom pricing and/or additional transportation can be created and added based on client needs and upon client’s request. MARS will customize quotes or personalize itineraries for FREE.
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