As the title says, 8(maybe 9) of us are planning a trip from Ottawa to Tennessee, the 3rd week of June. Ott to Nashville is about 1100 miles. I am just starting to plan the trip details and looking into places we should hit.

Current thinking is we would get to TN in two days, spend 5 days or so touring 200-250 miles per day, and then take two or 3 days to get home. Consensus in the group is we would want to spend a day/ night in Memphis area. For the rest of the days I am looking for some ideas. We don't need to necessarily stay in Tennessee for multiple days, we would definitely consider other states if it makes sense.

I was wondering if anyone familiar with the area could provide some "must do" suggestions on roads, sites, accommodations, bars, restaurants, etc. to hit?

Thanks