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.
O. Winston Link plus the Virginia Museum of Transportation | Hop On
If you love trains, plan a trip to Virginia to walk among the giants like photographer O. Winston Link and the No. 1218 steam engine.
A 7-Day Road Trip Through Ireland
Join us for a seven day road trip through Ireland.
Riveted Aluminum Creates Decades of Connected Travelers
My first Airstream sighting happened as a kid when my family and I rolled past Helen, Ga, headed toward Hiawassee, Ga.. Nestled in a valley just before we climbed the switchback mountain to Hiawassee, a community of silver rocket-ship-like oval vehicles rested on the grass. Every one was the same, cute as ever, parked at exactly the same angle, and nothing like I had ever seen before.
My First Overnight in an RV Trailer and I’m Hooked
No longer a trailer virgin, The Range in Ennis Texas, transformed me into a trailer veteran and opened my eyes to on-the-road possibilities.
Synchronous Fireflies
Every year, for only two weeks and in only one place in the United States, fireflies (or lightning bugs) synchronize their mating pattern. All at one time. Find them in Gatlinburg in the Great Smoky Mountains.
The Magic of Gatlinburg, TN
Although Gatlinburg, TN, has changed since this article, it’s allure and beauty have not. Travel into the past for a look at Gatlinburg, TN.
Road Trippin’ to Key West
January is the ideal time to visit Key West. See it all without the heat of summer!
Planes, Trains & Automobiles
It was a once in a lifetime trip, following Route 66 and understanding how adventurous the road trip was during its early beginnings. We boarded a plane, a train and finally a car to see what all the history is about.
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.
North Carolina is waiting for you. Enjoy the nostalgia of a drive-up motor lodge and the warmth of a mountain lodge. Discover both at the restored Rhode’s Motor Lodge in Boone NC.