The Seeing Southern Travel Magazine
If travel is as important to your life as it is to ours, follow along and discover destinations that will awaken a new sense of discovery. Travel is transformative, illuminating, reviving. Through the stories that you’ll find here, we hope you uncover some locations that awaken a sense of awareness in you that you can’t shake.
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The Best of Seeing Southern
Once you experience something firsthand, it changes you. We hope you’ll find inspiration from these special experiences and destinations.
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Travel Resources
Where to Stay. What to Eat. What to Do. Our list of favorites in the US and around the world. Updating weekly.
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See Rock City Barns
See Rock City Barns is here.
I wish you love | Dolly Parton’s legacy
Read a book. Visit Dollywood. Dream big. Love each other.
My seven minutes with Dolly 🦋
24 hours in Roanoke, Virginia
A place so endearing, you might have forgotten to put it your travel itinerary. Roanoke VA. If you have only 24 hours in Roanoke, here’s the scoop of how to fill your time.
Photo: Dorothy & Frank’s, Leonard Garrison
Blind Willie McTell Music Festival heats up Thomson, Georgia in September
Grab your tent and raise your beer budget. Keep cool at the Blind Willie McTell Music Festival coming up on Friday/Saturday, September 11/12. No UGA home game, so YAY!
Destination weddings are on the rise at Signia by Hilton, La Cantera Resort & Spa, San Antonio
Are destination weddings the way to go in 2027? Definitely.
A total eclipse of the sun
As the world gets ready for the total eclipse of the sun August 12, 2026, here’s what you’ll see and hear. A total eclipse of the sun in 2017 in Murphy, NC.
A Travel Story: Noelle-Ange at Bouchard Bakery, Quebec
With the aid of an interpreter when the words became too challenging, Noelle-Ange transported us into the middle of the frosty St. Lawrence River where the legend of the crooked pies was born.
Ditch the car and explore Coastal Mississippi via train
Ditch the car for the train. Make the journey as delightful as the destination. Amtrak’s Mardi Gras Service makes the coast accessible and a joy.
Cool cocktails to tame the summer heat
Enjoy these cocktail poolside to cool the heat.
Eat Athens Georgia during Athens Restaurant Week this July
Your opportunity to EAT ATHENS is here. The kitchen heats up in July with some of the best eats in the South. If you need a little inspiration, pick up our guide to Athens, 100 Things to do in Athens Ga Before You Die.
The legacy of the Gatlinburg Inn
Experience one of the most historic locations in Gatlinburg, The Gatlinburg Inn.
Sandals St. Vincent and the Grenadines redefines off-the-grid escape
The ultimate all-inclusive getaway at Sandals St. Vincent.
Airstream aluminum creates decades of connected travelers
Once an Airstream fan, always an Airstream fan. Decades of connected travelers are joined by this silver rocket. Visit The Range Resort in Ennis, Texas, and stay in a vintage trailer or pull your home into its own spot.
The 2026 limited edition of the Bardstown Collection is coming
The Bardstown Collection is available November 2026 and is presented by Visit Bardstown and Bardstown, KY, the Bourbon Capital of the World.
E-biking on the Virginia Creeper trail
Experience Abingdon VA and don’t miss the Virginia Creeper Trail, a 34-mile rails to trails adventure. Rent an e-bike for a little extra push.
National Bourbon Week kicks off in Bardstown this June
National Bourbon Week kicks off in Bardstown this June. NOW is the time to reserve your spot to sip and savor.
See Rock City Barns book is available now
Our newest release, See Rock City Barns, is here, featuring the words of Judith Hill Garrison and the photography of Leonard Garrison.
My first overnight in an RV and I’m hooked
No longer a trailer virgin, The Range Vintage Trailer Resort in Ennis Texas, transformed me into a trailer veteran and opened my eyes to on-the-road possibilities.
Easy sailing on J. & E. Riggin
Len and I boarded the J. & E. Riggin Schooner for the Sweet Chariot excursion. A music-inspired sailing, the schooner left from Rockland, ME, and sailed Penobscot Bay from morning to night. Where were we going? We had no clue, neither did the captain until he hoisted the sails and found himself in the bay. Where will the wind take us today?
Affordable luxury at Hotel de Sers in Paris
Think a weekend in Paris is out of your budget? Think again and call Hotel de Sers for your next Parisian soiree.
24 hours in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi
You could drive along Coastal Mississippi, but now, why would you?
With last year’s launch of Amtrak Mardi Gras Service which travels from New Orleans to Mobile, it has never been easier to explore the coast at your own speed. Slow down and enjoy the ride.
Read a book. Visit Dollywood. Dream big. Love each other.
My seven minutes with Dolly 🦋