Map and Itinerary

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Itinerary
Day 1 (Saturday): Austin, Tx-New Orleans, LA (509 Miles. Approximately 8 Hours)

• Leave Austin at 2 P.M.
• Arrive in New Orleans around 10 P.M.
  
  Hotel: La Quinta Inn New Orleans Causeway

Day 2 (Sunday): New Orleans, LA

• Breakfast at Cafe Beignet
• Attend 11:00 A.M. Mass at St. Louis Cathedral
• Sight see around Jackson Square after Mass
• Lunch at Huck Finn's Cafe
• Attend the St. Louis Cathedral's Organ Concert at 6 P.M.
  
  Hotel: La Quinta Inn New Orleans Causeway

Day 3 (Monday): New Orleans, LA-Prattville, Al (322 Miles. Approximately 5 Hours)

• Leave New Orleans at about 7 A.M.
• Arrive in Prattville at around 12 P.M.
• Visit William C. Rice's Cross Garden
• Eat at Fat Boy's BBQ Ranch
  
  Hotel: Days Inn & Suites Prattville

Day 4 (Tuesday): Prattville, Al-Savannah, Ga (367 Miles. Approximately 6 Hours)

• Leave Prattville at about 7 A.M.
• Arrive in Savannah at around 1 P.M.
• Take a tour of Flannery O'Connor's childhood home
• Enjoy a Gospel Dinner on a Riverboat Cruise
  
  Hotel: Comfort Suites: Historic District

Day 5 (Wednesday): Savannah, Ga-Milledgeville, Ga (166 Miles. Approximately 3 Hours)

• Leave Savannah at about 9 A.M.
• Arrive in Milledgeville around 12 P.M.
• Take a tour of Georgia College and State University
• Eat at Aubri Lane's
  
  Hotel: Holiday Inn Express

Day 6 (Thursday): Milledgeville, Ga

• Attend Mass at Sacred Heart Catholic Church (Church O'Connor attended)
• Visit Andalusia, O'Connor's home in Milledgeville.
• Eat at Metropolis Cafe
  
  Hotel: Holiday Inn Express

Day 7 (Friday): Milledgeville, Ga-Gatlinburg, Tn (239 Miles. Approximately 5 Hours)

• Leave Milledgeville at about 7 A.M.
• Arrive in Gatlinburg around 12 P.M.
• Visit Christ in the Smokies Museums and Gardens
• Eat at Best Italian Cafe & Pizzeria
  
  Hotel: Super 8 Gatlinburg Downtown

Day 8 (Saturday): Gatlinburg, Tn-Brentwood Tn (225 Miles. Approximately 4 Hours) & Brentwood Tn-New Orleans, La (523 Miles. Approximately 8 Hours)

• Leave Gatlinburg at about 7 A..M.
• Arrive in Brentwood around11 A.M.
• Visit INO Records studio
• Eat at Corky's BBQ
• Leave Brentwood at about 3 P.M.
• Arrive in New Orleans around 11 P.M.
  
  Hotel: La Quinta Inn New Orleans Causeway

Day 9 (Sunday): New Orleans, La.-Austin Tx. (510 Miles. Approximately 8 Hours)

• Attend 11 A.M. Mass at St. Louis Cathedral
• Eat Lunch at Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.
• Leave New Orleans around 3 P.M.
• Arrive in Austin around 11 P.M.