Music road trip: Nashville to Memphis, the Mississippi Delta and New Orleans
From Nashville to Memphis, down Highway 61 through the Mississippi Delta, to Natchez and New Orleans.
- Stops
- 5
- Nights
- 7
- Driving
- 680 mi
Free, no account needed. Change any stop or night once it’s open.
The route by road
The stops, in order
Nashville, Tennessee
2 nights
The Grand Ole Opry and Broadway.
3 h 10 min · 212 mi from Nashville
Memphis, Tennessee
1 night
Beale Street, Graceland and Sun Studio.
1 h 21 min · 76 mi from Memphis
Clarksdale, Mississippi
1 night
Delta blues town on Highway 61.
3 h 51 min · 216 mi from Clarksdale
Natchez, Mississippi
1 night
On the Mississippi, at the end of the Natchez Trace Parkway.
2 h 46 min · 176 mi from Natchez
New Orleans, Louisiana
2 nights
The French Quarter.
Day by day
7 days with the nights above. Drive times are for a car without traffic; a day over six hours is flagged.
- No driving
Day 1: In Nashville
- No driving
Day 2: In Nashville
- 3 h 10 min · 212 mi
Day 3: Nashville to Memphis
Night in Memphis
- 1 h 21 min · 76 mi
Day 4: Memphis to Clarksdale
Night in Clarksdale
- 3 h 51 min · 216 mi
Day 5: Clarksdale to Natchez
Night in Natchez
- 2 h 46 min · 176 mi
Day 6: Natchez to New Orleans
Night in New Orleans
- No driving
Day 7: In New Orleans
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Photo: The Natchez Trace Parkway in Mississippi. “Natchez-Trace-Parkway-Highsmith” by Carol M. Highsmith (1946–), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. “Newfound Gap - October 2023 - Sarah Stierch 03” by Missvain, CC BY 4.0. “A luxurient field of bluebonnets, the state flower, near Marble Falls in the Texas Hill Country LCCN2014633107” by Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain. “Seven Mile Bridge, Florida Keys aerial (2003)” by United States Department of Transportation, Public domain.
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