SOUTHEAST
Photo courtesy of NPS
From the Blue Ridge, Great Smoky and Ozark Mountains to the Atlantic Coast and Gulf of Mexico beaches, there’s so much to experience. Regardless of your recreational fitness, there are state and national parks that provide hiking and biking trails. Take in the picturesque scenery, wildflowers, birds and animals at your own pace. Keep those new walking shoes clean on a paved path, or get your best hiking boots dirty. Either way you’ll enjoy the mountains. If water sports are more your group’s thing, you’ll find a plethora of lakes, rivers, streams and brooks in every state. And there’s even more at the coast, including boating, kayaking, canoeing, fresh and saltwater fishing and even shrimping. Sooner or later, you may want to get off the trail or out of the water and that’s when the South shines. From Civil Rights to the Civil War, there are sites and stories to be told. Southerners like to cook and share their creations with visitors, including seafood that likely slept off shore the night before. Then there’s the music. So much of our music originated in the South, including old time mountain music, blues, bluegrass, jazz and rock n’ roll. It’s all still being played on the street, and in juke joints, clubs, theaters, concert halls and stadiums in the South.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
GROUP TRAVEL DESTINATIONS
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