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.

Jack Daniel Distillery 280 Lynchburg Hwy / Highway 55 Lynchburg, TN  931-759-4221 [DINING] [ATTRACTIONS] [RECIPES] www.jackdaniels.com/TheDistillery/ As the oldest and most famous distilleries in the South, the Jack Daniel Distillery is a major attraction you can't afford to miss. Not only can you tour the distillery grounds, but they'll take your picture and post it on their website so you can enjoy it for months to come. And if your lucky enough to be visiting in October, be sure to head to the Jack Daniel's World Invitational Barbecue--one of the world's most presitigious barbecue competitions.
Heaven Hill Distilleries Bourbon Heritage Center 1311 Gilkey Run Road Bardstown, KY 40004 502-337-1000 funfolks@bourbonheritagecenter.com [DINING] [ATTRACTIONS] [RECIPES] www.bourbonheritagecenter.com Nestled in the “Bourbon Capital of the World"®, Bardstown, KY, is the Heaven Hill Distilleries Bourbon Heritage Center--latest addition to the Kentucky Bourbon Trail. Here, you can enjoy the “Portrait of Heaven Hill” movie, visit a working Rickhouse, and learn about the romance and lore of Bourbon. Our Bourbon Hosts will lead you on a guided tasting of our fine Bourbons, and you can even create your own personalized bottle to take home as a keepsake. Come taste Bourbon’s Heritage!
Garmon Family Farm 327 Old Four Notch Road Whitesburg, GA 30185 770-214-8531 Garmonfamilyfarm@earthlink.net [DINING] [ATTRACTIONS] [RECIPES] Garmon Family Farm is a small family farm best known for its Blueberries and is located approximately 1 hour west of Atlanta. Along with the blueberries, muscadines and scuppernongs are all also available for you to pick yourself. Garmon's fresh and organic produce is reason enough to mark the farm as a must-visit on your map.

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.