Join us as we travel to Nashville, Tennessee, where we experience a celebration of country music from both past and present. We check into our Nashville area hotel early this afternoon. Dinner is included at Paula Deen’s Family Kitchen, featuring all-youcan- eat Southern Comfort Foods. Before returning to our hotel we stop at Opry Mills. Some of you may want to shop while others just need to walk around after the great meal we just had. (D)

This morning we join our local Nashville guide and tour the capital city and home to country music. The tour includes a ride by the State Capitol Building, the Parthenon, and Music Row to see the recording studios where the stars of yesterday and today record their hit songs. Next we board the General Jackson, grandest showboat of them all. The authentic paddle wheeler was designed to recreate the showboats that plied the waters of American rivers in the 19th century. We enjoy a fabulous lunch, entertainment and a 2-hour cruise on the Cumberland River. The backstage tour of the Grand Ole Opry House is a must see! You’ll walk in the footsteps of country music’s superstars and get an exclusive look behind the scenes. Tonight we join the thousands of fans from across the country and around the world at the Grand Ole Opry. Appearances are scheduled a week prior so we don’t know which “star” we will see. (L)

We enjoy a stroll through the incredible indoor tropical gardens of the beautiful Gaylord Opryland Hotel and Resort this morning. We’ll see more than 6,000 tropical plants and a six-story waterfall in the Cascades, Conservatory and Delta Gardens. All too soon we must make our journey home.