NORCROSS, GA – Travel the Music Highway – I-40 across Tennessee – and celebrate musical heritage:  Rock, blues, country, bluegrass, southern gospel and contemporary Christian. In Memphis, experience Elvis at Graceland; tour the 3 blocks of restaurants, night clubs & shops on Beale Street and discover its history at the Memphis Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum; hear the Stax Records story at Stax Museum of American Soul Music; tour Sun Studio, Gibson Guitar Factory, and W. C. Handy House. A must-see in Middle Tennessee is Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry.  Stroll Music Row, stop for a concert at the Ryman Auditorium.  Tour the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, the largest popular museum in the world, and the famous Historic RCA Studio B where 35,000 songs were cut. East Tennessee is the hometown of Dolly Parton and the amusement park – Dollywood in Pigeon Forge.  Hear the twang of the dulcimer and lap harp in the mountains. See the best of music history highlights along Tennessee's Music Highway. Looking for travel ideas for a variety of tastes and interests? TRIPinfo.com gets you there in three mouse-clicks!

Statue of Elvis Presley in Memphis

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