Think of a vacation in the South as a land cruise. No matter where your travels take you, you'll find great hands-on excursions at every destination. All you have to do is sign up for the fun.

From learn-by-doing vacation cooking classes and guided fishing tours where you learn to catch your own crabs the old-fashioned way to Southern culinary and wine tours - the South is filled with fun ways for you to get in on the Southern Cooking action.

There's so much to see and do in the south and this is just a sampling! You can sort the listings by location or category. Just click the icons and links below.

Reed Valley Orchard 239 Lail Lane Paris, KY 40361 859-987-6480 info@reedvalleyorchard.com [DINING] [ATTRACTIONS] [RECIPES] Reed Valley Orchard is more than just an orchard. The farm offers three specific tours where visitors can sample fruit, learn about apple growing and harvesting techniques and even pick their own pumpkins, apples and more. Take a picnic in the orchard and even discover nature trails where Jesse James and his brother camped decades ago.
Orr's Farm Market 682 Orr Dr Martinsburg, WV 25401 304-263-1168 jorr_apple@earthlink.net [DINING] [ATTRACTIONS] [RECIPES] From picking berries in the morning to savoring a ripe peach under the sun, Orr's Farm Market has a flavor for every customer. Visitors can find three different kinds of cherries, blackberries, strawberries, two variations of rasberries and even grapes ready to be picked from the vine. Come enjoy the sweet tastes of Orr's Farm Market today!
Mountain Farm 125 Copperhead Bend Burnsville, NC 28714 828-675-4856 marilyn@mountainfarm.net [DINING] [ATTRACTIONS] [RECIPES] Mountain Farm is a 24-acre lavender, blueberry and dairy goat farm in the Southern Appalachians of North Carolina. Mountain Farm is still a working farm and it offers visitors the chance to pick berries, bottle feed kids (baby goats), hike nature trails, picnic at the farm's pond or produce fields, or just inhale some fresh air.

There's so much to see and do in the south and this is just a sampling! You can sort the listings by location or category. Just click the icons and links below.

Victoria Inn & Gardens 4707 Jean Lafitte Blvd. Lafitte, LA 70067 Toll Free: 800-689-4798 info@victoriainn.com [DINING] [ATTRACTIONS] [RECIPES] www.bbonline.com/la/victoria/index.html Fish the Barataria Estuary where we don't go fishing we go catching. You will be picked up at our dock for your fishing trip with a Coast Guard licensed captain and boat. For dinner we can cook your own freshly caught fish or you may order off the menu.
Pony Island Restaurant NC 12 Ocracoke Village, NC  252-928-5701 [DINING] [ATTRACTIONS] [RECIPES] A casual, homey place that people have come back to time and again since 1960, this restaurant features big breakfasts of biscuits, hotcakes, omelets, and the famous Pony Potatoes-hash browns covered with cheese, sour cream, and salsa. Dinner entrees include a variety of interesting fresh local seafood creations, pastas, steaks, and salads. The kitchen will even cook your own catch of the day for you, as long as you've cleaned the fish first.