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.
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Shop Seeing Southern
Offering the best of our artwork and print materials plus other small businesses we’d love for you to support. Each has a story.
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.
A Visit to Flannery O’Connor’s Andalusia in Milledgeville, GA
Inside the home and the mind of Southern writer Flannery O'Connor. A visit to Andalusia as it celebrates her 100th birthday in 2025.
Can’t Make It To Africa? Come to Madison, Georgia
Can’t make it to Africa? Experience a savanna as close as Madison, Georgia. Make plans to visit the Georgia Safari Conservation Park.
5 Rules When Riding the Blue Ridge Scenic Railway
Remember these five rules when you’re aboard the Blue Ridge Scenic Railway that departs from Blue Ridge, Ga.
24 Hours in Alpine Helen, Georgia
Only 24 hours in Helen Georgia? Here’s the must-experience if a day is all that you have! Our latest in 24 Hours.
Get Lost on Cumberland Island Georgia
Everything you need to know about visiting Georgia’s Cumberland Island.
Every One Has a Story
Everyone has a story. The inspirational tales told by storytellers. What’s yours?
Enjoy Breakfast at The Sawmill Place in Blairsville, Georgia
Farm to Table at The Sawmill Place Kitchen + Market in Blairsville, Ga.
Sopping Sorghum in Blairsville
Every October, thousand descend on the small mountain town of Blairsville, Ga., to celebrate everything sorghum. Follow the crowds to Meeks Park, eat a biscuit or climb a pole, and welcome fall.
The Exception of Blind Willie
Where the crowd gathers for a fall music festival like none other. Put the Blind Willie McTell Music Festival on your yearly calendar. See you in Thomson, Ga.
Southern Chefs Dish Tailgating
It’s fall and that means football. That also means tailgating. Here’s what the masters consider great tailgating. Southern Chefs dish their secrets.
The Battle of Tunnel Hill
The reenactment of the Battle of Tunnel Hill, Georgia.
Take Me Back to the Old Sautee Store in Helen
There’s no place that defines my childhood like The Old Sautee Store in Helen. And more specifically, the free cheese.
A Slice of Buttermilk Pie
If it’s good enough for Carrie Underwood, it’s more than good enough for me. Yesterday’s Cafe in Greensboro, Ga.
A Fresh Look at the Prince
Enjoy a culinary feast at ECHO at the King and Prince Resort on St. Simons Island.
It’s All About the Shrimp and Grits
The coastal favorite, Jekyll Island’s Shrimp and Grits Festival comes to life this November. If you’re a lover of this Southern dish, mark your calendars and meet us on Jekyll Island.
The Battle of Chickamauga Revisited
The 150 year anniversary of the Battle of Chickamauga at Lookout Mountain, Georgia.
Inside the home and the mind of Southern writer Flannery O'Connor. A visit to Andalusia as it celebrates her 100th birthday in 2025.