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.

Ashe County Cheese Company 106 E. Main St. West Jefferson, NC 28694 336-246-2501 Toll Free: 800-445-1378 [DINING] [ATTRACTIONS] [RECIPES] www.ashecountycheese.com Say cheese! Visit the historic Ashe County Cheese Shop to watch the fascinating process of making cheese.  The historic shop, which has been open for nearly 80 years, is open to visitors year-round. The cheese store's gift shop offers more than 50 varieties of cheese, gifts, souvenirs, snacks, plus local country butter and fresh cheese curd. Stop by Ashe County Cheese in West Jefferson, N.C. for a fascinating lesson in "cheeseology" that everyone will enjoy.
Ramshackle Hollow Farm 157 Paper Trace Lane Nicholls, GA 31554 912-632-4816 [DINING] [ATTRACTIONS] [RECIPES]
Appleseed Country - Johnson's Orchards and Peaks of Otter Winery 2122 Sheep Creek Road, Route 680 Bedford, VA 24523 540-586-3707 Toll Free: 800-742-6877 appleseed@earthlink.net [DINING] [ATTRACTIONS] [RECIPES] Appleseed Country, located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, offers two distinguished Southern adventures. The Peaks of Otter Winery offers tours of its over 2,000 square foot facilities. This is your chance to get a sneak peak at how the winery produces nearly 2,000 cases of wine annually. Johnson's Orchards is a 200-plus acre farm containing around 7,500 apple trees with almost 200 different varieties of apples. It is a must-stop for a fun-filled day of picking apples, peaches, nectarines, plums and more.

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.

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.
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.