Dolly Parton’s popular theme park celebrates its 40th anniversary season in East Tennessee. May 3 is the official anniversary day.

This time of year, Southerners celebrate all good things in their festivals. And we mean everything!

Spring comes first to the Deep South with azaleas blooming in brilliant colors. Here are several places to find these brilliant blooms.

Gatlinburg, Tennessee, offers visitors a chance at throwing clay and Grapevine, Texas, heats up with glassblowing opportunities.

Macon, Ga., is home to the kazoo inventor and wants to bring together the largest kazoo gathering in the world.

It's daffodil season at this sprawling gardens outside Hot Springs, Arkansas.

Go the favorite dishes at Chattanooga's City Diner Cafe but save room for arguably the largest slices of cake you'll ever enjoy.

Atlanta canned cocktail company offers convenience, taste, and affordability with their line of Tip Top Proper Cocktails.

Grandaddy Mimm’s Distilling Co. with its moonshine and other spirits now has a second location in Dawsonville about an hour from Atlanta.

The Volunteer State offers millions of holiday light events, from immersive Christmas villages to driving through miles of lights.

Columbus, Georgia, has one of the South’s largest thrift stores, plus a dang good Goodwill.

James Beard Award-winning Chef Melissa M. Martin takes readers through South Louisiana traditions and holidays with new cookbook "Bayou."

Buffalo Soldier, Dr. Mary Walker and other veterans honored at Chattanooga's Charles H. Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center.

The region abounds with festive events ranging from reindeer to German markets.

Dr. Karcheik Sims-Alvarado details the history of voting suppression in Georgia and the rise of those fighting to gain voting rights.

The Audubon Zoo, Aquarium, Insectarium and restaurants will offer Swifties special fun during Oct. 25-27, 2024 in New Orleans.

This month, when the veil between living and dead grows thin, try a spirited pumpkin drink. Nothing seems to scream fall like pumpkin,...

Get hungry for the annual Savannah Jewish Food Festival Nov. 17.

The Bourbon Orleans hotel in New Orleans has plenty of spirits who refuse to check out.

After a trip, this FACTORFIVE facial mask will help restore vitality to your skin. As a travel writer, I’m always on the go. Planes,...

Jekyll Island Club hotel will tell its ghostly stories this weekend, plus serve spirits of another kind.

Now that temperatures are dropping, it's time to get outside and enjoy the South's fall festivals, foliage and food.

Lois Winston of Franklin, Tenn., has written several mystery series, romances, nonfiction — even a children's chapter book! Her " A...

Biking, hiking and swamp tours get visitors in the great outdoors that's South Louisiana. Bike Along Tammany Trace Louisiana’s only...

The American Museum of the House Cat in Sylva, North Carolina, showcases everything you need to know about cats. There are a few live...

I'm a total cat purr-son so this building full of feline love made my day. Happy Cat Month! In honor of this feline-themed September,...

M.E. Proctor was born in Brussels, Belgium, but lived in Houston for 20 years. She lives in Livingston, Texas, now, and her latest is...

The Georgia town 40 miles south of Atlanta was the birthplace of the famous gunfighter and friend to Wyatt Earp. 

Sue Anger grew up in Beaufort, N.C., listening to rum-running stories from the Prohibition era. Her latest novel, “Last Known Port,” is a...

The lounge at New Orleans' Monteleone Hotel has a long and fascinating history and will celebrate its birthday with a host of special events

Thousands of purple martins migrate to Lake Murry in South Carolina to form a nightly ritual.

The beloved Land of Oz theme park in western North Carolina returns for its autumn festival on select weekends in September.

Bicycle mechanic Howard Finster got a divine calling so he created thousands of pieces of artwork, many of which grace rock albums.

Ninth annual Frida Fest takes over Bay St. Louis on Saturday, July 13, 2024.

The British cocktail Pimm's Cup has ties in New Orleans through ironically a French-themed restaurant, the Napoleon House.

Richland Rum produces small-batch craft rums in Richland, Georgia.

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Sunflower Festival and Trail. There’s a stretch of northwest Louisiana where sunflowers grow...

See the many movies filmed in Georgia’s diverse state parks. Ever sit through an entire movie knowing it takes place in Indiana or...

This week's geomagnetic storm sent northern lights all the way to Louisiana!

Three Southern cities—Bristol, Copperhill and McCaysville—have state boundaries running through them!

Think about your footprint when you travel this year. We'll show you how. It’s Earth Day in north Georgia, and I woke to a chilly condo....

The popular Southern attraction on top of Lookout Mountain debuts a nightly spring experience, one full of wining, dining and song.

It sounds like a joke but Little Rock, Ark., literally built a "big dam bridge."

Shreveport's American Rose Center turns 50 this year and Churchhill Downs marks the 150th Run for the Roses, the Kentucky Derby.

GoKit has you covered with more than 100 essential first aid supplies in a cute container.

Celebrate Alabama’s ‘Year of Birding’ in several northern 'Bama hotspots. In celebration of the Alabama Tourism Department’s Year of...

Audubon Aquarium of the Americas in New Orleans welcomes new penguin chick.

John Wilkes Booth and Jesse James refuse to leave this north Texas town.

The western Kentucky town is home to a unique white squirrel population.

The Neutral Zone in Kingsland, Ga., offers a Fan Appreciation Weekend for insider’s view into their recreation of the 'Star Trek' ship.