Moon Nashville to New Orleans Road Trip: Hit the Road for the Best Southern Food and Music Along the Natchez Trace
Hop in the car and set off on an adventure along the Natchez Trace Parkway, from the country music capital to the birthplace of jazz. Inside Moon Nashville to New Orleans Road Trip you'll find:
  • Maps and Driving Tools: Over 20 easy-to-use maps keep you oriented on and off the parkway, along with site-to-site mileage, driving times, and detailed directions for the entire route
  • Get to Know the Music of the South: Catch up-and-coming musicians play at quaint cafes, and hit the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville. Bask in the sounds of blues on Beale Street, and pay homage to "The King" at Graceland. Listen to a soulful live jazz group, or learn about the South's musical legacy on the Mississippi Blues Trail
  • Savor Southern Food: Enjoy authentic hot chicken, get your barbecue fix in Memphis, and indulge in Creole cuisine and fresh beignets in New Orleans
  • Itineraries for Every Traveler: Drive the entire two-week route or follow suggestions for spending time in and around Nashville, Memphis, and New Orleans. Take an introspective moment at influential Civil Rights Movement sites, hike past dramatic waterfalls, spend a peaceful morning fishing, or bike along the Mississippi River
  • Local Expertise: Nashville local Margaret Littman shares her love for the Natchez Trace
  • Planning Your Trip: Know when and where to get gas, how to avoid traffic, and tips for driving in different road and weather conditions, plus essential advice for biking the route and suggestions for LGBTQ+ travelers, families, seniors, and visitors with disabilities

With Moon Nashville to New Orleans' practical tips, detailed itineraries, and insider's view, you're ready to fill up the tank and hit the road.
 
Looking to explore more of America on wheels? Try Moon Blue Ridge Parkway Road Trip. For more quintessential South, check out Moon Tennessee or Moon Asheville & the Great Smoky Mountains.
 

About Moon Travel Guides: Moon was founded in 1973 to empower independent, active, and conscious travel. We prioritize local businesses, outdoor recreation, and traveling strategically and sustainably. Moon Travel Guides are written by local, expert authors with great stories to tell—and they can't wait to share their favorite places with you.

For more inspiration, follow @moonguides on social media.

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Moon Nashville to New Orleans Road Trip: Hit the Road for the Best Southern Food and Music Along the Natchez Trace
Hop in the car and set off on an adventure along the Natchez Trace Parkway, from the country music capital to the birthplace of jazz. Inside Moon Nashville to New Orleans Road Trip you'll find:
  • Maps and Driving Tools: Over 20 easy-to-use maps keep you oriented on and off the parkway, along with site-to-site mileage, driving times, and detailed directions for the entire route
  • Get to Know the Music of the South: Catch up-and-coming musicians play at quaint cafes, and hit the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville. Bask in the sounds of blues on Beale Street, and pay homage to "The King" at Graceland. Listen to a soulful live jazz group, or learn about the South's musical legacy on the Mississippi Blues Trail
  • Savor Southern Food: Enjoy authentic hot chicken, get your barbecue fix in Memphis, and indulge in Creole cuisine and fresh beignets in New Orleans
  • Itineraries for Every Traveler: Drive the entire two-week route or follow suggestions for spending time in and around Nashville, Memphis, and New Orleans. Take an introspective moment at influential Civil Rights Movement sites, hike past dramatic waterfalls, spend a peaceful morning fishing, or bike along the Mississippi River
  • Local Expertise: Nashville local Margaret Littman shares her love for the Natchez Trace
  • Planning Your Trip: Know when and where to get gas, how to avoid traffic, and tips for driving in different road and weather conditions, plus essential advice for biking the route and suggestions for LGBTQ+ travelers, families, seniors, and visitors with disabilities

With Moon Nashville to New Orleans' practical tips, detailed itineraries, and insider's view, you're ready to fill up the tank and hit the road.
 
Looking to explore more of America on wheels? Try Moon Blue Ridge Parkway Road Trip. For more quintessential South, check out Moon Tennessee or Moon Asheville & the Great Smoky Mountains.
 

About Moon Travel Guides: Moon was founded in 1973 to empower independent, active, and conscious travel. We prioritize local businesses, outdoor recreation, and traveling strategically and sustainably. Moon Travel Guides are written by local, expert authors with great stories to tell—and they can't wait to share their favorite places with you.

For more inspiration, follow @moonguides on social media.

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Moon Nashville to New Orleans Road Trip: Hit the Road for the Best Southern Food and Music Along the Natchez Trace

Moon Nashville to New Orleans Road Trip: Hit the Road for the Best Southern Food and Music Along the Natchez Trace

by Margaret Littman
Moon Nashville to New Orleans Road Trip: Hit the Road for the Best Southern Food and Music Along the Natchez Trace

Moon Nashville to New Orleans Road Trip: Hit the Road for the Best Southern Food and Music Along the Natchez Trace

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Hop in the car and set off on an adventure along the Natchez Trace Parkway, from the country music capital to the birthplace of jazz. Inside Moon Nashville to New Orleans Road Trip you'll find:
  • Maps and Driving Tools: Over 20 easy-to-use maps keep you oriented on and off the parkway, along with site-to-site mileage, driving times, and detailed directions for the entire route
  • Get to Know the Music of the South: Catch up-and-coming musicians play at quaint cafes, and hit the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville. Bask in the sounds of blues on Beale Street, and pay homage to "The King" at Graceland. Listen to a soulful live jazz group, or learn about the South's musical legacy on the Mississippi Blues Trail
  • Savor Southern Food: Enjoy authentic hot chicken, get your barbecue fix in Memphis, and indulge in Creole cuisine and fresh beignets in New Orleans
  • Itineraries for Every Traveler: Drive the entire two-week route or follow suggestions for spending time in and around Nashville, Memphis, and New Orleans. Take an introspective moment at influential Civil Rights Movement sites, hike past dramatic waterfalls, spend a peaceful morning fishing, or bike along the Mississippi River
  • Local Expertise: Nashville local Margaret Littman shares her love for the Natchez Trace
  • Planning Your Trip: Know when and where to get gas, how to avoid traffic, and tips for driving in different road and weather conditions, plus essential advice for biking the route and suggestions for LGBTQ+ travelers, families, seniors, and visitors with disabilities

With Moon Nashville to New Orleans' practical tips, detailed itineraries, and insider's view, you're ready to fill up the tank and hit the road.
 
Looking to explore more of America on wheels? Try Moon Blue Ridge Parkway Road Trip. For more quintessential South, check out Moon Tennessee or Moon Asheville & the Great Smoky Mountains.
 

About Moon Travel Guides: Moon was founded in 1973 to empower independent, active, and conscious travel. We prioritize local businesses, outdoor recreation, and traveling strategically and sustainably. Moon Travel Guides are written by local, expert authors with great stories to tell—and they can't wait to share their favorite places with you.

For more inspiration, follow @moonguides on social media.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781640499249
Publisher: Avalon Publishing
Publication date: 03/23/2021
Series: Travel Guide
Edition description: 2nd ed.
Pages: 456
Product dimensions: 5.00(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Margaret Littman is both a relative newcomer to Nashville and an old-timer. An alumna of Vanderbilt University, she left Tennessee for points north over the course of her writing career. But in 2007, she could no longer resist the siren song of the Parthenon, bluegrass music, or fried pickles, so she returned.


Living on the northern terminus of the Natchez Trace Parkway, Margaret takes road trips to explore the history and culture in her backyard and beyond. Some of her favorite road trip experiences include eating doughnuts in Tupelo, buying books in Oxford, listening to music in Muscle Shoals, stand-up paddling on Tennessee's rivers, and hiking on the Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail.


Margaret writes about Southeast travel, food, pets, and more. Her writing has appeared in USA Today, The Telegraph, Entrepreneur magazine, and Nashville Lifestyles. She is also the author of Moon Nashville and Moon Tennessee. Follow Margaret's adventures at www.littmanwrites.com.

Table of Contents

Discover the Nashville to New Orleans Road Trip 6

Planning Your Trip 16

Where to Go 16

When to Go 18

Before You Go 20

Driving Tips 21

Hit the Road 22

The 12-Day Nashville to New Orleans Road Trip 22

Music of the Trace 27

Nashville 31

Sights 39

Entertainment and Events 63

Shopping 79

Sports and Recreation 84

Food 88

Accommodations 95

Information and Services 101

The Trace: Tennessee 103

Double Arch Bridge (MP 438) 108

TN-96 to Franklin 110

Leiper's Fork (MP428) 119

Garrison Creek (MP 427.6) 121

Burns Branch (MP 425.4) 121

Tennessee Valley Divide (MP 423.9) 123

Creekview Farm Retreat B&B (MP416) 123

TN-7 to Columbia 124

Water Valley Overlook (MP 411.8) 128

Gordon House and Ferry Site (MP 407.7) 128

Baker Bluff Overlook (MP405.1) 129

Jackson Falls (MP 404.7) 130

Old Trace (MP 403.7) 132

Tobacco Farm and Old Trace Drive(MP401.4) 132

Devil's Backbone State Natural Area (MP 394) 133

Swan View Overlook (MP 392.5) 133

Fall Hollow Waterfall (MP 391.9) 133

Phosphate Mine (MP 390.7) 134

Meriwether Lewis Monument and Gravesite (MP 385.9) 134

TN-20 to Hohenwald 136

Metal Ford and Buffalo River (MP 381.8) 137

Old Trace Drive (MP 375.8) 138

Laurel Hill Lake (MP 370) 138

Glenrock Branch (MP 364.5) 138

Sweetwater Branch (MP 363) 139

TN-13 to Collinwood 139

McGlamery Stand (MP 352.9) 139

Sunken Trace (MP 350.5) 139

The Trace: Alabama 141

Wichahpi Commemorative Stone Wall (MP338) 145

Rock Spring (MP 330.2) 146

Lauderdale (MP 328.7) 147

Colbert's Stand and Ferry Site (MP 327.3) 147

US 72 to The Shoals 148

Buzzard Roost Spring (MP 320.3) 163

Freedom Hills Overlook (MP317) 163

The Trace: Northern Mississippi 165

Corinth 170

Bear Creek Mound (MP 308.8) 174

Cave Spring (MP 308.4) 175

Tishomingo State Park (MP 304) 175

Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway (MP 293.2) 176

Pharr Mounds (MP 286.7) 176

Donivan Slough (MP 283.3) 177

Twentymile Bottom Overlook (MP 278.4) 178

Dogwood Valley (MP 275.2) 178

Natchez Trace Parkway Headquarters and Visitor Center (MP 266) 178

Old Town Overlook (MP 263.9) 179

Chickasaw Village Site (MP 261.8) 179

Tupelo 180

Memphis and the Mississippi Blues Trail 189

Sights 196

Entertainment and Events 215

Shopping 222

Sports and Recreation 223

Food 226

Accommodations 233

Mississippi Blues Trail 237

The Trace: Central Mississippi 255

US 278 to Oxford 260

Black Belt Overlook (MP 251.9) 268

Chickasaw Council House (MP 251.1) 268

Owl Creek Mounds (MP 243.1) 268

Chickasaw Agency (MP 241.4) 269

Witch Dance (MP 233.2) 270

Bynum Mounds (MP 232.4) 270

MS-8 to Houston 271

Line Creek (MP 213.1) 272

US82toStarkvifle 272

Jeff Busby Park (MP 193.1) 277

French Camp Historic District (MP180.7) 277

Cole Creek (MP 175.6) 278

Hurricane Creek (MP 164.3) 278

Kosciusko Museum and Information Center (MP 160) 279

Kosciusko 279

Red Dog Road (MP 140) 281

Robinson Road (MP 135.5) 282

Upper Choctaw Boundary (MP 128.4) 282

River Bend (MP 122.6) 282

Cypress Swamp (MP 122) 283

The Trace: Southern Mississippi 285

MS-43 to Canton 289

Boyd Mounds (MP 106.9) 291

Reservoir Overlook (MP 105.6) 291

Choctaw Agency (MP 100.7) 292

Ridgeland 293

Jackson 295

Clinton Visitor Center (MP89) 302

I-20 to Vicksburg 302

Mangum Mound and Grindstone Ford (MP 45.7) 306

MS-18 to Port Gibson 307

MS-552 to Lorman 308

Mount Locust Historic House (MP 15.5) 309

Emerald Mound (MP 10.3) 309

Natchez State Park (MP 10.3) 310

Elizabeth Female Academy (MP5.1) 310

Natchez 310

New Orleans 319

Sights 329

Entertainment and Events 355

Shopping 370

Sports and Recreation 378

Food 380

Accommodations 392

Information and Services 400

Baton Rouge 402

Essentials 409

Getting There 410

Road Rules 413

Sports and Recreation 417

A Brief History of the Natchez Trace 419

Travel Tips 421

Health and Safety 428

Suggested Reading 432

Internet and Digital Resources 435

Index 436

List of Maps 446

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