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.
Read the narrative. Make the plans. Book the dates. Go.
Featured Posts
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The Best of Seeing Southern
Many journeys change us. 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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Uncovering the History of Rock City Barns
Join us as we spend 2024 researching and uncovering Rock City barn history.
I’m always on the lookout for items that make travel easier and more efficient. I’m also eager to discover amenities at destinations that I can bring home and utilize in my daily life. Here’s a list of our favorites items, the best luggage, soothing lotions, inspirational books, and all things electronic (including cameras). Here’s our wish list for you.
The mountains are calling in Clayton Georgia
There’s lots to do in the mountains of North Georgia, and Clayton welcomes you with beautiful scenery and some great eats.
The five detours on South Carolina’s Pecan Trail
Pecans are the star of the South Carolina Pecan Trail. Here’s our 5 Top Places to stop along the trail to taste or shop for pecans.
Meet Me in Mobile, Alabama
No longer a Mardi Gras Virgin again. Experience America’s Original Mardi Gras celebration in Mobile, AL.
24 Hours in Boone North Carolina
Never let a lack of time deter travel. If you’ve only got 24 hours in any location, there’s always something remarkable to discover. Here’s our must-see near Boone, NC.
Every One Has a Story
Everyone has a story. The inspirational tales told by storytellers. What’s yours?
The Last Backyard Juke Joint in America
The last juke joint in America was in Bessemer, Alabama. Gip’s Joint no longer rocks to the music, but Gip’s legacy lives on.
Sunday School with Jimmy Carter | Why I Teach
We gathered in this one place, but we could not have been more different. An American president. A former Alabama governor. A Cambodian mail-order bride. A journalist.
Pick Mercier Orchard
Mercier Orchard is a 4th generation family and veteran-owned and operated apple orchard founded back in 1943 by Bill and Adele Mercier. Located in Blue Ridge, Ga, Mercier Orchard offers a bite into Georgia agritourism.
Helen to the Atlantic
Helen to the Atlantic Hot Air Balloon Race takes place the first weekend in June each year.
Sunday School with Jimmy Carter | Why I Came
It was one of those things - those bucket list things - that you had to do. I hated that exhausted phrase, but for lack of a better one, this was one of those must-do bucket list entries. I'm not sure I was traveling to Plains for me or for my mama, who had loved Jimmy Carter with every ounce of her being. At 96, my mama had read ferociously, and she always had a diverse stack of material on her reading table - books she had read and ones coming up. And in that stack, always one by Jimmy Carter.
A Walk to Remember
We’ve watched in wonder and fright at Nik Wallenda does what few of mankind is capable of doing.
The Time I Sat Face to Face with Dolly
The time I was face-to-face with Dolly Parton at Dollywood.
The Valley Below
Experience everything from gold to horseback riding to spa treatments. You’ll find it all at Brasstown Valley Resort and Spa in Young Harris, Ga.
Route 66 Legacy
Route 66 was born of necessity in 1926. From the wagon trails to the route of refugees fleeing the Dust Bowl to the people in search of adventure. As the country changed, the people changed. People became richer and fell in love with cars and the American Road Trip.
Bourbon, please
The Bardstown Collection presented by Visit Bardstown and Bardstown, KY, the Bourbon Capital of the World.
When I was in college, a writing professor told me the secret to writing was economy. That holds true for packing for travel, too. The joy of not schlepping lots of luggage.