10 days in Nashville, Washington DC & New York City Itinerary

Known as the capital of country music, the thriving city of Nashville combines old-world southern charm with a progressive urban flair.

Start off your visit on the 16th (Sat): get a taste of the local shopping with Franklin Glassblowing Studio, take in the history at Lotz House Museum, then browse the exhibits of Carter House, and finally get a taste of the local shopping with Smith Creek Moonshine. Here are some ideas for day two: learn the secrets of beer at a beer tour and tasting, brush up on your knowledge of spirits at Nelson's Green Brier Distillery, and then examine the collection at The Johnny Cash Museum & Cafe.

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New York City to Nashville is an approximately 6-hour flight. You can also drive; or take a bus. Traveling from New York City to Nashville, you'll gain 1 hour due to the time zone difference. When traveling from New York City in January, plan for somewhat warmer days in Nashville, with highs around 48°F, while nights are about the same with lows around 29°F. Finish up your sightseeing early on the 17th (Sun) so you can travel to Washington DC.

The capital of the United States, the District of Columbia contains the lion's share of the country's most treasured monuments, memorials, and public museums.

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and Loring Cornish Gallery will appeal to museum buffs. Give yourself a bit of retail therapy at Madame Tussauds DC and Eastern Market. Venture out of the city with trips to Baltimore (Sagamore Spirit Distillery & Horseshoe Casino). There's lots more to do: contemplate in the serene atmosphere at Washington National Cathedral, appreciate the extensive heritage of The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, pause for some serene contemplation at Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, and contemplate the long history of Frederick Douglass National Historic Site.

To see traveler tips, maps, more things to do, and other tourist information, go to the Washington DC itinerary builder app.

Fly from Nashville to Washington DC in 4.5 hours. Alternatively, you can drive; or do a combination of bus and train. The time zone difference moving from Central Standard Time (CST) to Eastern Standard Time (EST) is 1 hour. Expect a daytime high around 44°F in January, and nighttime lows around 29°F. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 20th (Wed) to allow time to take a train to New York City.

Writer Pearl Buck once called New York City “a place apart,” and this giant urban center remains unlike any other in the world.

Shop till you drop at Fifth Avenue and Firenze Jewels. Deepen your sense of the past at sights like 9/11 Memorial and St. Paul's Chapel. Get out of town with these interesting New York City side-trips: Philadelphia (Benjamin Franklin Museum, Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, &more). And it doesn't end there: explore the galleries of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, make a trip to Rockefeller Center, take a stroll through Times Square, and explore the world behind art at Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

For other places to visit, maps, traveler tips, and other tourist information, go to the New York City online sightseeing planner.

Traveling by train from Washington DC to New York City takes 3.5 hours. Alternatively, you can fly; or drive. Traveling from Washington DC in January, plan for little chillier nights in New York City, with lows around 24°F. Finish up your sightseeing early on the 25th (Mon) so you can travel back home.