Anyone travelled from NY to Nashville by car?

maggiesoup

Before we're too old and decrepit to handle a long distance 3 week holiday in the states, we've booked the flights for this October.

Arriving in New York and ending up 17 days later in Nashville (partner is music daft) we'd like to know if you have any suggestions on places and things to see as we drive along.

Thanks y'all.

PeacefulWaters

Nope. But do report back. I might want to nick all your ideas!

agrinnall

The direct route is only 886 miles so there's plenty of scope for alternative routes in 17 days. I'd be inclined to travel down the coast, stopping off in Philly and Washington and places like Williamsburg, perhaps even go as far south as Charleston, then cut back inland via Atlanta to Nashville.

John259

I haven't done New York City to Nashville, but I have done Washington DC to just south of Nashville (the northern terminus of the Natchez Trace, to be precise).

If you want a great combination of scenery and pioneer history then I'd very highly recommend doing at least part of the combination of National Park Service areas along the spine of the Appalachian Mountains:

Shenandoah National Park (Virginia)
http://www.nps.gov/shen/index.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BFuJcxexSM

Blue Ridge Parkway (Virginia and North Carolina)
http://www.nps.gov/blri/index.htm
http://www.blueridgeonline.com/MilePost
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSLVKpDD7Jc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UExeCMJ1RuQ

Great Smoky Mountains National Park (North Carolina and Tennessee)
http://www.nps.gov/grsm/index.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVq5Vu3J2sY

Those are not fast roads, they're roads to amble along slowly with frequent stops.

mgdavid

be a terrible shame for a music lover not to go on to Memphis then down Highway 61 to New Orleans, or at least part of that route.

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maggiesoup

John259 wrote: »

I haven't done New York City to Nashville, but I have done Washington DC to just south of Nashville (the northern terminus of the Natchez Trace, to be precise).

If you want a great combination of scenery and pioneer history then I'd very highly recommend doing at least part of the combination of National Park Service areas along the spine of the Appalachian Mountains:

Shenandoah National Park (Virginia)
http://www.nps.gov/shen/index.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BFuJcxexSM

Blue Ridge Parkway (Virginia and North Carolina)
http://www.nps.gov/blri/index.htm
http://www.blueridgeonline.com/MilePost
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSLVKpDD7Jc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UExeCMJ1RuQ

Great Smoky Mountains National Park (North Carolina and Tennessee)
http://www.nps.gov/grsm/index.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVq5Vu3J2sY

Those are not fast roads, they're roads to amble along slowly with frequent stops.

Wow, thanks for all the input. We'll settle with a coffee over the weekend and check out all your suggestions !

maggiesoup

mgdavid wrote: »

be a terrible shame for a music lover not to go on to Memphis then down Highway 61 to New Orleans, or at least part of that route.

Afraid not enough time

mgdavid

maggiesoup wrote: »

Afraid not enough time

what? as agrinnall said, it's roughly 50 miles per day - you could bicycle it and still have time to spare.

lavandergirl_2

Not exactly by car but I flew from New York to Atlanta and then took the greyhound bus from Atlanta to Nashville. The scenery was lovely.

I loved Nashville! What month will you go and it could get too hot during the summer.
http://www.visitmusiccity.com/visitors/thingstodo

lavandergirl_2

Jack Daniels factory in Lynchburg may not be in the route from NY to Nashville but it is not that far from Nashville.
http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g55175-d105163-Reviews-Jack_Daniel_s_Distillery-Lynchburg_Tennessee.html