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A Student Trip to Nashville, Tennessee! Connect with history as you explore the Musicians Hall of Fame, take a ride & enjoy a Dinner Cruise on the General Jackson Showboat, & visit the Museum. Have some fun at The Adventure Park at Nashville, enjoy a show at the Grand Ole’ Opry, and much more!

Day 1 - Depart for Nashville Board a motor coach and depart for Nashville. (Meals: None) Farmers’ Market, featuring exciting culinary experiences from all over the world in their Market House food hall. Visit the Parthenon in Nashville’s Centennial Park, you’ll find the world’s only full-scale reproduction of the ancient Parthenon in Day 2 - Musicians Hall of Fame, Walk of Fame, & Showboat Dinner Cruise Arrive to Nashville, Tennessee and stop for breakfast included. Take a guided tour Athens, Greece. The Parthenon houses an art gallery and museum as well as of the Ryman Auditorium. After a 48.5 million renovation, this National Historic Alann LeQuire’s Athena Parthenos, standing at almost 42 feet in height; Athena is Landmark and former home of the has once again stepped to the tallest indoor sculpture in the Western world. Arrive at Opry Mills, a center stage as a premier performance facility. Visit the Musicians Hall of Fame super-regional shopping mall owned by Simon Property Group, formerly by its and Museum that honors all musicians regardless of genre or instrument. initial owners Mills Corporation and Gaylord Entertainment. It opened in Nashville, Experience the stories, history, and memorabilia of recorded music. Depart and Tennessee, in 2000 on the former site of the Opryland USA theme park. Enjoy free enjoy lunch at included and line dancing lessons at the Wildhorse Saloon. This is time to shop and explore the town.Enjoy dinner included this evening. Feast on a a true-to-our roots restaurant with downtown’s largest dance floor and an fajita bar, served with flour tortillas, cheese, lettuce, guacamole, sour cream, pico unparalleled stage for live entertainment. Depart and walk through The Music City de gallo, rice, and refried beans. Next, depart for the Grand Ole’ Opry! Take your Walk of Fame. It is on Nashville's Music Mile and is a landmark tribute to those seats and enjoy the show of the night. The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly American from all genres of music who have made a significant contribution to the music stage concert in Nashville, Tennessee founded on November 28, industry with connection to Music City. Check-in to your local area hotel. Depart 1925, by George D. Hay as a one-hour radio "barn dance" on WSM. Currently and arrive at the General Jackson Showboat and board. Enjoy a one-of-a-kind owned and operated by Opry Entertainment, it is the longest running radio dinner cruise down the Cumberland River aboard the beautiful General Jackson broadcast in US history. Return to the hotel for the night. (Meals: B, L, D) Showboat—one of the largest showboats in the country. The dazzling stage Day 4 - Country Music Hall of Fame, Johnny Cash, & The Adventure Park production, Music City Nights, is a show-stopping tribute to the many styles of Enjoy breakfast at the hotel prior to checking out. Depart for the Country Music music that make up the vibrant Nashville nightlife. Return to your hotel for the Hall of Fame and Museum. The permanent exhibit, Sing Me Back Home: A Journey evening. (Meals: B, L, D) through Country Music, draws from the rich collection of historical costumes, Day 3 - Historic 7, RCA Studio B, Farmers’ Market, & Grand Ole’ Opry memorabilia, instruments, photographs, manuscripts, and other objects to tell the Enjoy breakfast at the hotel before touring Historic 7, once a recording home of story of country music. These artifacts are supplemented by live performances, popular music titans such as , , Eddy Arnold, and the interactive exhibits, and lots of great music. Visit the Johnny Cash Museum, Everly Brothers, is now both a classroom for Nashville-area students and a featuring the world's largest collection of Johnny Cash artifacts and memorabilia in popular cultural attraction. RCA Studio B first became known as one of the cradles the world. Walk through the life of the Man in Black depicted in interactive of the "" in the . A sophisticated style characterized by exhibits, films, and much more. Officially endorsed by the Cash Family. Enjoy lunch background vocals and strings, the Nashville Sound both revived the popularity of included today. Next, arrive to The Adventure Park at Nashville. Get your country music and helped establish Nashville as an international recording center. students outside and into an environment that encourages them to use their Hitmakers in Studio B have included Arnold, Jennings, , Parton, Reeves, minds and bodies. Students will feel motivated and gain problem solving skills, , and , among others. Studio B has also been home to improve their motor skills, and build self-esteem & confidence. The Adventure numerous innovations in recording practices, including the development of the Park at Nashville is more than just a fun activity: By successfully completing "Nashville number system," a musician’s shorthand for notating a song’s chord challenge courses, students gain a positive mindset leading to leadership skills, structure, which facilitates the creation of individual parts while retaining the facilitating a hands-on approach to your lesson plan—supporting your classroom integrity of the song. Depart and enjoy lunch included at the local Nashville dynamic and courses in a unique, engaging way. Depart for home. (Meals: B, L, D)

Includes: 2 nights’ accommodation; 3 breakfasts; 3 lunches; 3 dinners; admission and guide service as stated in the itinerary including taxes and gratuity. Motor coach, security, and airfare can be added upon request. Itineraries will be tailored to suit your specific requests. Let your GST Professional Travel Associates help guide you through your choices and pricing options.