Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The South
Why Go?
More than any other part of the country, the South has an identity all its own - a lyrical
dialect, a complicated political history and a pride in a shared culture that cuts across state
lines. Nurtured by deep roots yet shaped by hardship, the South has a rich legacy in polit-
ics and culture. Icons and leaders like Martin Luther King Jr, Rosa Parks, and Bill Clinton,
novelists like William Faulkner, Eudora Welty and Flannery O'Connor are all Southern-
born. So is barbecue, bourbon and Coca-Cola, and the blues. Which, of course, gave birth
to rock and roll, soul and American popular music as a whole. The cities of the South are
some of the country's most fascinating, from antebellum beauties like New Orleans and
Savannah to New South powerhouses like Atlanta and Nashville.
But it's the legendary Southern hospitality that makes travel in the region such a pleas-
ure. People round here love to talk. Stay long enough and you'll no doubt be invited for
dinner.
When to Go
Nov-Feb
Winter is generally mild here, and Christmas is a capital-E Event.
Apr-Jun
Springs are lush and warm, abloom with fragrant jasmine, gardenia and tuber-
ose.
