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.
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.
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.
Running the River and Rails
In 1988, the Great Smoky Mountain Railway was born. With the Dillsboro to Nantahala route being the most scenic, excursions took off. Hundreds-of-thousands came to observe the mountains from a different vantage point, at a different speed. Now as the Great Smoky Mountain Railroad, it's majestic presence and nostalgic sounds have gotten sweeter.
Six Hours in Flagstaff
It’s as must about the journey as the destination. Our ultimate destination, the Grand Canyon. Today, we take a stop in Flagstaff on our way to Williams.
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.
Inside the home and the mind of Southern writer Flannery O'Connor. A visit to Andalusia as it celebrates her 100th birthday in 2025.