2010 TDC/ODC: Tours

 

 

Grayline of Nashville
is offering all
 TDC/ODC attendees & guests
a 10% Discount on the following tours

For reservations call 1.800.251.1864 ext 107 (Ms.Utma Martin). 
 You must be a NENA TDC/ODC attendee or guest to receive the 10% discount. 


Discover Nashville
3.5 Hour Tour   $40.00
Enjoy this 3 1/2 hour tour of Music City USA. Enjoy a narrated tour of Historic Downtown, Fort Nashborough, the State Capitol, The Parthenon, Vanderbilt University and Music Row. Your tour will also include entrance into the Ryman Auditorium the Mother Church of Country Music, long time home of the Grand Ole Opry and recently voted the finest concert venue in the United States. You will also tour the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. This 37 million dollar facility is a beautiful tribute to Country Music and the artist who have made it great. End your touring day at a Nashville Honky Tonk with live Country Music and a refreshing soft drink compliments of Gray Line Tours. This is a fantastic and affordable way to get to know Nashville.


Historic Tennessee
5 Hour Tour   $51.00
Southern Plantations, Presidential Estates, Nashville and Civil War History will all be a part of your day. Known as the Queen of the Tennessee Plantations, Belle Meade Plantation was the centerpiece of a 5,200-acre plantation, world-renowned as a thoroughbred stud farm and nursery in the 19th century.The present 30-acre site features 10 outbuildings, which include an 1832 slave cabin and a colossal carriage house and stables.

Your next visit will be the stately manor of Andrew Jackson, The Hermitage. This was the home of our seventh president, and a favorite son of Tennessee. You will view the formal gardens, visit the slave quarters, the original 1804 cabin of the estate and the sight where our president and his wife were laid to rest. 


The Civil War: Battle of Franklin
6 Hour Tour  $50.00
The Battle of Franklin was the 5 bloodiest hours of the Civil War. Your tour will take you to the Carter House, a modest farm house that was ground zero for this historic fight between the Union and Confederate Armies. Hear the stories of the soldiers who fought and died in these fields, and walk amongst the buildings still standing while bullet-riddled walls testify to the savage nature of the conflict. You will spend time in the quaint town of Franklin to shop, eat and view historic sites on your own. You will begin to understand how the residents of Franklin, the Civil War town of 750 people, emerged from their homes on the morning of December 1, 1864 to find over 9,500 casualties. You will then journey to the Carnton Plantation, ordered to be a Confederate field hospital by a Southern General: then offered as an eternal memorial to the Confederate soldiers by the Mistress of the house. The McGavocks and their two children were both victims and heroes of the war as told in the New York Times Best Seller, "Widow of the South". The tour of the house and the narrative descriptions of the fateful day and the aftermath of the war will leave an emotional impression on every visitor to this Plantation.


Nashville Nights
4 Hour Tour  $40.00
Nashville comes alive at Night as you enjoy a driving tour of the Ryman Auditorium, the State Capitol, historic Second Ave., Wild Horse Saloon and the Country Music Hall of Fame. Honky Tonk row is famous for the Country Music artist's who have used these stages as a platform for fun, fame and fortune. Directly behind the famed Ryman Auditorium you will explore the back alley leading to the Honky Tonk's that the stars of the Grand Ole Opry graced before, after, and sometimes during the show. Legends Corner will be Honky Tonk Headquarters for the evening, with live Country Music and a drink provided by Gray Line tours. Enjoy your night as you explore Honky Tonks of Lower Broadway. Stroll down to the Riverfront and 2nd Ave., and visit the Hard Rock Café and the Wild Horse Saloon, home of the Country Music line dancing.


Grand Legends
3 Hour Tour  $36.00
Opryland and Music Valley are the home of entertainment and hospitality in Nashville. Explore the beautiful gardens and waterfalls of Opryland Hotel while you ride on the Delta boats through the hotel's breathtaking Delta addition which features 4.5 acres all under a domed ceiling fashioned in glass. Your tour will include a viewing of the Country Music Sidewalk of Fame. Admissions to your choice of the Music Valley Museums, Visit the Grand Ole Opry Museum, and the plaza of the famed Grand Ole Opry House. 
 


Homes of the Stars
3 Hour Tour  $36.00
Your tour will include a drive through downtown Nashville, including Historic 2nd Ave., the State Capitol, Fort Nashborough and the Ryman Auditorium. You will enjoy a driving tour through the neighborhoods of the elite Country Music artists who call Nashville their home.While on your tour, you will the homes of Country Music Greats such as Alan Jackson, former home of Vince Gill and Amy Grant, Ronnie Milsap, Dolly Parton, Bryan White, Martina McBride, Ronnie Dunn and Kix Brooks, the late Web Pierce, the late Hank Williams, Trisha Yearwood, the late Tammy Wynette, Lori Ann Crook and Little Jimmy Dickens.  


Full Day City Tour & Grand Legends
8 Hour Tour  $68.00

Discover Nashville tour and Grand Legends tour combined into a day long tour

 

 


Full Day City Tour & Grand Legends
8 Hour Tour  $68.00


Discover Nashville tour and Homes of the Stars tour combined into a day long tour.