Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime in this latest edition of our guide to the American South.Discover the American South's most popular experiences and best kept secrets from hiking past the thundering Rainbow Falls in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, to dancing the night away to country music in a Nashville honky-tonk like Tootsie's Orchid Lounge, and escaping to the remote and pristine beaches on Oc...

Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime to Georgia & the Carolinas.Discover popular and off the beaten track experiences from relaxing on the beaches of Hilton Head Island, to paddling along the inky-black swamp in Congaree National Park, and feasting on fresh seafood and shellfish in Charleston.Build a trip to remember with Lonely Pla...

Join author Caroline Eubanks on a behind-the-scenes look at the people, places and drinks behind the city. Even when it was still called Terminus, Atlanta was earning a raucous reputation as a hub for hard-drinking railroad workers. The first mayor, a saloon owner from the appropriately named Free and Rowdy Party, only cemented the town’s party credentials. What followed was more than a century of moonshiners, dollar bill–covered dives, exotic dancers, speakeasies and unde...

You may think you know the South for its food, its people, its past, and its stories, but if there’s one thing that’s certain, it’s that the region tells far more than one tale. It is ever-evolving, open to interpretation, steeped in history and tradition, yet defined differently based on who you ask.This Is My South inspires the reader to explore the Southern States––Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia––like never before. ...