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Nashville
MAYBE IT’S A BYPRODUCT OF COUNTRY MUSIC’S COMING OF AGE, a decades-long emergence from the fringes of American music to mainstream domi- nance that ultimately put its capital on the must-see map. Maybe it’s the eponymous hit ABC television drama filmed on its streets and celebrating its grit-meets-glitz spirit and style. Maybe it’s the explosive food scene or the legion of entrepreneurial artisans—leatherworkers, distillers, candy makers, and clothiers—that have set up shop in the city’s redeveloped warehouse and factory buildings. Maybe it’s just kismet.
Whatever the reason, Nashville is hot, white hot, Nashville-hot-chicken hot (and as any local will tell you, it simply doesn’t get any hotter than that). And with so much to see and hear and taste, it’s a good thing Nashville is also known as a town that rises early and stays up late, affording visitors plenty of time to take advantage of the round-the-clock fun.
DAY NIGHT
& D AYROCK AROUND THE CLOCK ON A GETAWAY TO MUSIC CITY U.S.A.
BY KEVIN BENEFIELD
BY ALLISON ENTREKINPHOTOGRAPHY BY LYNNE BRUBAKER
Sissy Spacek knows where she’s going. Since breaking into show business forty years ago, she’s had a plan: Take interesting roles. Raise her family herself. Stay true to her Southern
roots. Travel as much as possible.
As she packs her bags to film the second season of Bloodline in the Florida Keys, she’s full of anticipation. For where she’s headed—
and for how she’s getting there.
The Road Shes Traveled
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The indomitable spirit of New Orleans is on full display in one of its oldest neighborhoods, Faubourg Tremé
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Rising between the Eastern seaboard and the Midwestern plains, the Appalachian Mountains house an embarrassment of riches. Rolling
vineyards. Stunning vistas. Charming town squares. Selecting a mere ten communities from its southern portion, which spans the Blue
Ridge, Great Smoky, and Cumberland ranges, was a daunting task. To narrow the scope, we focused our search on small towns, places where you can often see Main Street end-to-
end and where time seems to move at its own unhur-ried pace. Some of our picks are celebrated locales;
others may be new to you. All share these es-sential elements: natural splendor, a colorful
history, and a slate of interesting places to drink, dine, and do a little shopping.
Come along on a whirlwind tour of some of the South’s most
enchanting high-altitude destinations, and discover
one—or several—that sends your spirit
soaring.
➳10Escape to these thriving communities, where the scenery stuns and the culture flourishes
BY ELIZABETH FLORIO
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Southbound magazine, a
biannual ancillary title from the
publishers of Atlanta magazine,
showcases the top travel
destinations in the southeastern
United States. Our writers and
editors travel the South, visiting
idyllic small towns and exciting
cities in search of outstanding
vacation opportunities. Readers
are also treated to profiles of
legendary resorts, celebrated inns,
and beloved bed-and-breakfast
establishments, as well as stories
on a range of recreational activities,
from golfing and gaming to
shopping and spa treatments. We
report on the signature events and
festivals that celebrate the region’s
unique culture, and share insider
tips from fellow Southerners on
making the most of your getaway.
95.5%of Atlanta magazine subscribers will or
have vacationed in the following Southern states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia,
Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina,
South Carolina, and Tennessee.
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Home to Carnegies, host to Kennedys, Cumberland Island and its historic inn
enchant visitors who make the trek to this secluded destination off Georgia’s coast.
By ALLISON ENTREKIN
Fifteen barrier islands line the coast of Georgia. The southern-most and largest is called Cumberland. No bridges link it to the mainland, and a lone public dock affords boats access to its shores. On this land mass one-third larger than Manhattan, more than 150 wild horses roam free. Feral hogs root in the brush beneath thick stands of pine. Muddy oyster beds fizz and pop in the noonday sun, the sound of hungry mollusks awaiting the coming tide. Along a seventeen-mile stretch of shoreline, thousands of migratory birds skim the Atlantic for food.
Only a handful of habitable dwellings dot the landscape. Most are owned by descendants of steel tycoon Thomas Carnegie (though a few on the north end belong to heirs of Coca-Cola founder Asa Candler). Just one welcomes overnight guests: Greyfield. Constructed in 1901 for Carn-egie’s daughter Margaret, the Colonial Revival mansion has withstood violent hurricanes and encroaching wildfires; it has proven resilient in the face of crippling taxes and enticing offers to sell, develop, brand.
Already imbued with the mystique of America’s Gilded Age, Greyfield entered popular imagination in 1996, when John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette chose it as the place to spend their first night as man and wife. Its isolation afforded them the thing they desired most: privacy. They wed in the island’s historic one-room African Baptist church, then returned to Greyfield wearing wedding bands as thin as leaves of Spanish moss, engraved with their initials and the words “Cumberland Island.”
The press later reported that the bands were handmade by one of Greyfield’s owners, Janet “Gogo” Ferguson, a Carnegie heir and friend of John’s. But everyone seemed to miss what she had molded them from: the delicate ribs of a Cumberland Island rattlesnake.
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took home the Gold for Best Travel Magazine at the 2017 Lowell Thomas Awards. Presented by the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW), the awards are among the most prestigious honors bestowed in the travel journalism industry. Here’s what the judges had to say:
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N I G H T
Nashville
MAYBE IT’S A BYPRODUCT OF COUNTRY MUSIC’S COMING OF AGE, a decades-long emergence from the fringes of American music to mainstream domi- nance that ultimately put its capital on the must-see map. Maybe it’s the eponymous hit ABC television drama filmed on its streets and celebrating its grit-meets-glitz spirit and style. Maybe it’s the explosive food scene or the legion of entrepreneurial artisans—leatherworkers, distillers, candy makers, and clothiers—that have set up shop in the city’s redeveloped warehouse and factory buildings. Maybe it’s just kismet.
Whatever the reason, Nashville is hot, white hot, Nashville-hot-chicken hot (and as any local will tell you, it simply doesn’t get any hotter than that). And with so much to see and hear and taste, it’s a good thing Nashville is also known as a town that rises early and stays up late, affording visitors plenty of time to take advantage of the round-the-clock fun.
DAY NIGHT
& D AYROCK AROUND THE CLOCK ON A GETAWAY TO MUSIC CITY U.S.A.
BY KEVIN BENEFIELD
BY ALLISON ENTREKINPHOTOGRAPHY BY LYNNE BRUBAKER
Sissy Spacek knows where she’s going. Since breaking into show business forty years ago, she’s had a plan: Take interesting roles. Raise her family herself. Stay true to her Southern
roots. Travel as much as possible.
As she packs her bags to film the second season of Bloodline in the Florida Keys, she’s full of anticipation. For where she’s headed—
and for how she’s getting there.
The Road Shes Traveled
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Rising between the Eastern seaboard and the Midwestern plains, the Appalachian Mountains house an embarrassment of riches. Rolling
vineyards. Stunning vistas. Charming town squares. Selecting a mere ten communities from its southern portion, which spans the Blue
Ridge, Great Smoky, and Cumberland ranges, was a daunting task. To narrow the scope, we focused our search on small towns, places where you can often see Main Street end-to-
end and where time seems to move at its own unhur-ried pace. Some of our picks are celebrated locales;
others may be new to you. All share these es-sential elements: natural splendor, a colorful
history, and a slate of interesting places to drink, dine, and do a little shopping.
Come along on a whirlwind tour of some of the South’s most
enchanting high-altitude destinations, and discover
one—or several—that sends your spirit
soaring.
➳10Escape to these thriving communities, where the scenery stuns and the culture flourishes
BY ELIZABETH FLORIO
favorite mountain
towns IN THE SOUTH
TH
E S
WA
G
Southbound magazine, a
biannual ancillary title from the
publishers of Atlanta magazine,
showcases the top travel
destinations in the southeastern
United States. Our writers and
editors travel the South, visiting
idyllic small towns and exciting
cities in search of outstanding
vacation opportunities. Readers
are also treated to profiles of
legendary resorts, celebrated inns,
and beloved bed-and-breakfast
establishments, as well as stories
on a range of recreational activities,
from golfing and gaming to
shopping and spa treatments. We
report on the signature events and
festivals that celebrate the region’s
unique culture, and share insider
tips from fellow Southerners on
making the most of your getaway.
95.5%of Atlanta magazine subscribers will or
have vacationed in the following Southern states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia,
Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina,
South Carolina, and Tennessee.
“Good writing makes good reading on virtually every page. From the Pat Conroy homage to small towns, from Ybor City to Birmingham, the reader can stop and be entertained, often surprised, as well as informed. This is a top-notch magazine that is creatively edited and designed.”
The magazine was also honored with the National City and Regional Magazine Award for Best Ancillary (General Interest) presented by the City & Regional Magazine Association (CRMA) in conjunction with the Missouri School of Journalism.
of Atlanta magazine subscribers will vacation
or have vacationed in the following Southern
states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia,
Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South
Carolina, and Tennessee.
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ROOSEVELT’S LITTLE WHITE HOUSERoosevelt made his first of forty-one visits to Warm Springs in 1924 in hopes of finding a cure for the crippling effects of polio. In 1932, he built a small six-room cottage here, which came to be known as the Little White House; it’s where he died of a cerebral hemorrhage on April 12, 1945. In addition to a self-guided tour
of the home, visitors find an expansive museum showcas-ing thousands of pieces of memorabilia, including FDR’s 1938 Ford with hand controls. Exhibits showcase how the common people Roosevelt met in Georgia influenced his New Deal programs, such as the Rural Electrification Admin-istration. ➻ gastateparks.org/littlewhitehouse
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WEST GEORGIAFollow in the footsteps of two American presidents on a journey through the small towns of west Georgia
By KEVIN BENEFIELD
A largely rural expanse extending from the peaks of the Pine Mountain Range to the farmlands of Plains, west Georgia is known for its pine forests, pecan groves, and peanut fields. It’s also linked to two American presidents with deep ties to this land. The personal histories of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Jimmy Carter are central to the story of the region, so much so that the area is known as Presidential Pathways. In Warm Springs, where Roosevelt constructed his Little White House, the polio-stricken president bathed in the town’s namesake mineral waters and came to know fellow patients from all walks of life, as well as the people who called the farming community home. In Plains, where Carter grew up (and still lives), he learned the small-town values of honesty, hard work, close-knit com-munity, and commitment to family.
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F.D. ROOSEVELT STATE PARKVisitors to Georgia’s largest state park, located in Pine Mountain, are often sur-prised by the mountainous landscape, which draws hikers and backpack-ers to its forty miles of trails. Roosevelt loved these peaks, particularly Dowdell’s Knob, the highest point on the Pine Mountain Ridge, topping out at 1,395 feet. Today, a life-sized statue of FDR sits on the overlook, just yards from the stone grill he had built for his rather formal picnics, which featured linen-draped tables and silver servingware. The setting was also a place of quiet contemplation for the president, who visited it just two days before his death. ➻ gastateparks.org/fdroosevelt
BULLOCH HOUSE RESTAURANTAfter this beloved Warm Springs restaurant burned to the ground in 2015, it reopened in temporary downtown digs (the owners plan to rebuild in the next year or two). Blessedly, the menu of Southern favorites and the irresistible buffet —nearly half of which is dedicated to fresh-baked breads and fried foods, from chicken and catfish to tomatoes and apples—remain intact. Musts include chicken and dressing, baby lima beans, banana pudding, and caramel cake. Follow-ing lunch, stop in at the restaurant’s sister gift shop, Fireflies, a couple of doors down. ➻ bullochhouse.com
PASAQUANRoughly halfway between Warm Springs and Plains lies the little town of Buena Vista. On its outskirts, visitors find one of the most significant folk art sites in the United States. After years spent in New York, visionary artist Eddie Owens Martin (known as St. EOM) returned to his native Georgia in 1957 and began a thirty-year transformation of his late mother’s house into a seven-acre art installation. A recent restoration project has returned the site’s six structures, 900-foot painted masonry fence, sculptures, and totems to their Technicolor glory, and Pasaquan reopens to visitors this fall. ➻ art.columbusstate.edu/pasaquan.php
PLAINS HISTORIC INN & ANTIQUES MALLPresident and Mrs. Carter played active roles in the transformation of a former Plains mercantile into an antiques mall and inn. He helped construct the walls; she selected period pieces to furnish the seven themed guest rooms, each represent-ing a decade from the 1920s to the 1980s. The attention to detail is im-pressive: Even the periodicals in each room date to the decade it represents. After checking in, stroll down Main Street to Plains Trading Post, one of the largest political memorabilia deal-ers in the South, and Plain Peanuts, home of the must-try soft-serve peanut ice cream. ➻ plainsinn.net
JIMMY CARTER BOYHOOD FARMCarter’s childhood home in the nearby community of Archery is a great first stop on your tour of the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site, which also includes the Plains High School Museum and the town’s historical railroad depot. Carter’s recorded remembrances of his childhood bring to life the Sears & Roebuck mail-order house in which he was raised, as well as other structures, including the family-run commissary. Continue on to the high school, which he and Mrs. Carter attended, and snap a photo at the reproduction Resolute desk Carter used during his time in the Oval Office. Then stop by the depot, which served as Carter’s 1976 presidential cam-paign headquarters. ➻ nps.gov/jica
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I miss Pat Conroy.No, we never met. But like so many people, I felt
like I knew him. Now that he’s gone, I’m making a pilgrimage of sorts to his hometown of Beaufort, South Carolina. I want to see the neighborhood
where he spent his happiest years, visit the places he went for inspiration, and meet the people
who knew him best. For though he was prolific, I suspect much of Pat’s story remains unwritten,
hidden in plain sight among the antebellum homes and live oaks of this Lowcountry town.
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A R T D E C O A U T O S • L O W C O U N T R Y O Y S T E R S • H E AV E N L Y S T A R G A Z I N G • U N F O R G E T T A B L E V I S I T S W I T H S A N T A
When was the last time you sat under a tent with more than 1,000 people to listen to someone tell a story? No, we’re not talking about a political rally. At
Jonesborough, Tennessee’s wildly popular National Storytelling Festival each fall, experienced “tellers” and thousands of listeners come together in this picturesque town to share stories, real and imagined, through a mashup of monologues, performance art, and poetry readings. In addition to taking in Main Stage performances in the big tents, share your own story at the Swappin’ Ground, or watch tellers try to wow the judges and win cash prizes at the Story Slam. Don’t miss the Ghost Story Concerts, two nights of hair-raising tales and lurid legends spun beneath the stars.
➻ October 7–9, storytellingcenter.net/festival
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Southbound’s engaging, informative departments offer readers the inside track on Southern travel.
PACK YOUR BAGS
Notebook Tracking the hottest trends and reporting
the biggest news in Southern travel
Made in the South Showcasing great regional products, from
weekend bags to tailgate gear
Calendar Spotlighting the South’s most iconic and
beloved festivals and happenings
ON THE ROAD
Where in the South? Presenting an off-the-beaten-path
attraction or historic site with a compelling backstory
Weekend Getaway Presenting our best bets for shopping,
dining, and lodging in a selected city or town
Road Trip Exploring the region’s most storied trails
and interesting itineraries
Street Smart Profiling the unique character of a popular neighborhood or district
WORD OF MOUTH
Star Turn Featuring interviews with some of the South’s most well-known
personalities
Ask a Local Sharing insider information from
locals on how to make the most of a visit to their hometowns
Weigh In Revealing best bets for travel from five professionals representing a travel-related industry (e.g. chefs,
park rangers, tour operators)
Travelogue Presenting original travel essays
penned by some of the South’s most celebrated authors
SPOTLIGHT
Resort Showcasing the region’s most
acclaimed and luxurious resorts
Hotel Spotlighting the South’s finest
hotels, from historic grand dames to sleek high-rises
B&B/Inn Showcasing the best-loved B&Bs
and inns in the South
Farther South Providing travel tips and best bets for Caribbean and Central American travel
Take Five Offering our suggestions for themed travel, from our favorite wineries and
spas to great golf and antiquing
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W hen I go to an island, I do not want glitz. I want sand, a drink, and a good book. That is all. So I was sure I wouldn’t be sucked in by St. Barts, the most expensive island in the Caribbean, where
homes sell for $22 million and the beach shops are Louis Vuitton and Hermes boutiques. It’s where Beyonce vacations, for crying out loud. But now that I’m back from St. Barts, I can say without hesitation: It’s my favorite Caribbean island. Glitz and all.
The thing about St. Barts, the thing that’s missing from many other Caribbean isles I’ve visited, is that it makes me feel like a local. My husband and I were totally comfortable exploring its entire eight square miles. We weren’t expected to hunker down at a resort; there were no seedy neighborhoods to avoid. But that still doesn’t mean every area caters to tourists. Despite its reputation, St. Barts isn’t Las Vegas; it’s a historic island where many residents still live in modest whitewashed cottages and collect rainwater in cisterns.
To get around, we did what most visitors do and rented a car. We spent our days driving from beach to beach—there are twenty-two of them, and not one is private. We ate lunch in little restaurants filled
with locals who smoked and drank Champagne and spoke in Creole. On one particularly lovely evening, as we strolled along Gustavia har-bor, we came upon an outdoor screen playing a French documentary with English subtitles. We stopped to watch. The crowd was a mix of locals and tourists, and I smiled at how normal that seemed. But it isn’t normal, not in the Caribbean.
So why is St. Barts this way? For one thing, there isn’t a port for large cruise ships, so there aren’t the attending restaurants and shops that cater to in-and-out tourists—and repel locals. For another, half
the accommodations on the island are villas (we stayed in one ourselves), and no one just sits in a house on vacation. They do what we did—drive around and explore. And even if you stay in a hotel, the ones on the island aren’t your typical behemoths with ten
restaurants, round-the-clock activities, and on-site casinos. By law, hotels here can only be two stories, and their amenities are equally scaled down. You’re left with one way to enjoy St. Barts, and that’s to check the place out.
The islanders are happy to oblige. Some still remember the dark days of the mid-sixties, when St. Barts was isolated from the develop-
St. BartsExplore an exclusive French Caribbean island
that welcomes visitors like family
By ALLISON ENTREKIN
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“The thing about St. Barts is it makes me feel like a local.”
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GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB Perhaps best described as a juke joint on steroids, this restaurant and club owned by Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman and former Clarksdale mayor Bill Luckett presents some of the best blues acts in Mississippi every Wednesday through Saturday night. It also serves up down-home Southern staples, including fried chicken, fried catfish, pulled pork (smoked on the club’s front porch), and Freeman’s favorites: fried green tomatoes and turnip greens, specialties of longtime cook, Ms. Myrtis. After dinner, which is served on communal tables topped with checkered vinyl tablecloths, sidle up to the long bar for a shot of honeysuckle vodka from Cathead, Mississippi’s first legal distillery. ➻ groundzerobluesclub.com
DELTA BLUES MUSEUMSituated in Clarksdale’s 1918 train de-pot, the oldest music museum in Missis-sippi is an obvious first stop for pilgrims to the land of the Delta blues. Offering a full immersion in the history and sound of this American musical form, the museum showcases costumes, concert posters, and of course, instruments associated with legendary musicians from Robert Johnson to B.B. King. Historical films feature interviews with and performances by blues greats, and powerful black-and-white photography captures life in the Delta. Be sure to check out the remains of the cabin Muddy Waters called home when he was a sharecropper on nearby Stovall Farms. ➻ deltabluesmuseum.org
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MISSISSIPPI DELTA
Get the blues in northwest Mississippi
By KEVIN BENEFIELD
The Mississippi Delta en-compasses some of the continent’s most productive land, its soil fed for millennia by the regular flooding of the Mississippi and Yazoo rivers. At the end of the Civil War, the region was largely an uninhabited frontier, which attracted freed slaves and white settlers who cleared the land of timber and established farms. At the turn of the century, two-thirds of the land-owners were black, but over the course of the next few decades, most would be stripped of their land—unable to secure credit from banks, disenfranchised by a resurgent white political establish-ment, and crushed by the precipitous fall of the price of cotton. Reduced to sharecropping, they would give voice to their struggle in music that came to be known as the blues. This lyrical legacy would later be joined by creative endeavors tied to the region’s waters, from pottery marked with a squiggly line representing the Mississippi River to a puppet inspired by the abundant frogs along its tributaries.
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CAT HEADFifteen years ago, Roger Stolle left a ca-reer in advertising and marketing, moved from St. Louis to Clarksdale, and opened a downtown business that is equal parts record store, bookshop, folk art gallery, and visitor information center. Stop in and stock up on blues albums and books about the Delta, including Stolle’s Hidden His-tory of Mississippi Blues. You’ll also find a wide range of reasonably priced pieces by self-taught artists, from Chris Kruse’s vi-brant folk-pop portraits of blues legends to McArthur Chism’s bottle-cap crosses and birdhouses. Get the skinny on live music (performed every night in Clarksdale) from Stolle, known around town as Clarksdale’s Blues Ambassador. ➻ cathead.biz
SHACK UP INNEstablished in 1998, this B&B (that’s bed and beer) stands on the grounds of the former Hopson Plantation, just a few miles south of downtown Clarksdale. Surrounded by cotton and soybean fields, the Shack Up consists of a dozen or so former sharecropper shacks, a handful of grain bins repurposed as cottages, and the old cotton gin, which now houses the cavernous bar. At this kitschy roadside motel of sorts, ex-pect corrugated tin roofs, weathered cypress-plank walls, sparse furnish-ings, and a yard filled with old appli-ances, rusting farm machinery, and bottle trees. Dogs are welcome; kids are not. Nightly happy hour features local musicians and a large selection of beers. ➻ shackupinn.com
MCCARTY POTTERYThe story of McCarty Pottery is the stuff of Mississippi legend. In 1954, Lee and Pup McCarty set up their first kick wheel and a couple of kilns in an old mule barn in Merigold. They bunked in the barn’s loft and made their first pieces with clay dug from a ravine at their pal William Faulkner’s home. Today, art lovers and avid collectors make pilgrimages to the barn in search of McCarty platters, candlesticks, and casserole dishes, which bear the family’s trademark wavy line representing the Mississippi River (and can retail for five figures). The site is also a draw for gardeners, who come to admire the three-acre Mediterranean gardens recognized in 2012 by the Smithsonian Institution. ➻ mccartyspottery.com
GRAMMY MUSEUM MISSISSIPPIKnown as the Birthplace of American Music and home to more Grammy winners (and nominees) per capita than any other state, Mississippi is the site of the first Grammy museum built outside Los Angeles. Visitors to this Cleveland museum can ogle gowns worn by Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, and Beyonce and watch famous performances by Aretha Franklin, Bruce Springsteen, and Tina Turner. They can also get in on the fun, writing and recording a song in the Songwriter’s Studio or practicing dance moves, from the twist to the moonwalk, on a lighted dance floor. Stop by the Mississippi Music Bar to listen to hits from artists ranging from B.B. King to Faith Hill. ➻ grammy-museumms.org
DELTA MEAT MARKETChef Cole Ellis spent more than a decade honing his culinary skills at restaurants in Charleston and Nashville before returning home to Cleveland to open his full-service butcher shop, specialty grocery store, and hopping lunch spot. The James Beard–nominated chef offers a selec-tion of menu items that change daily. Regulars rave about the super-fresh seafood gumbo and Asian chicken salad and load up on house-smoked bacon and vacuum-sealed packages of hot tamales. The market’s popular Friday happy hour draws townspeople and tourists alike, who get together to toast the week’s end with wine, local brews, and live music. ➻ deltameat-market.com
Shack Up Inn Delta Meat Market
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It’s hard to believe it’s been thirty years since Johnny Castle danced Baby out of her corner and Lisa sang that
“Hula Hana” song. This summer, the Dirty Dancing Festival returns to Lake Lure, North Carolina—one of the movie’s filming locations—for an anniversary celebration of the 1987 cult classic. Arrive Friday night, blanket in tow, for an outdoor screening of the film, the Ronettes’ “Be My Baby” kicking in just as the sun sets behind the Blue Ridge Mountains. On Saturday, learn dances to soundtrack tunes with the help of the Asheville Ballet, and race fellow fanatics during watermelon-carrying relays. The closing lake-lift competition is the festival’s pinnacle: Pairs recreate the film’s splashiest dance move in the same waters where Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze perfected it three decades ago. –beth castle
➻ August 18–19, dirtydancingfestival.com
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I’m on vacation in Miami Beach, drinking a glass of green juice. Not
because I like green juice, but because I’m staying at the Carillon. At the Carillon, everyone drinks this juice made of kale, romaine, cilantro, and spinach. After they’ve drained their glasses, they walk across the boardwalk to take a boot-camp class on the private beach, doing push-ups and wind sprints in the sand. Followed by more juice. And perhaps another fitness class. After all, at the Carillon, there are more than forty such classes offered daily.
I feel healthy just being here, reading the fitness-class schedule and drinking my juice. For me, a beach vacation typically involves piña coladas consumed in a reclining position. Not this time. I will return home fitter than when I left. I may even start juicing stuff.
Although boot camp is about to begin—as are yoga and spin classes—I decide I’ll ease my way into well-being by starting at the spa. Spanning 70,000 square feet, it’s the largest in South Florida—so large, the White House could fit inside it. The treatment options are myriad: acupuncture, energy healing, sound-massage therapy, even seminars on healthy aging. I select the Supernatural Ultrafacial with
the hope it will live up to its name.With an hour to spare before
my treatment, I enter the Thermal Experience, where I follow a hot-and-cold circuit that’s supposed to promote circulation and detoxifica-tion. In the crystal steam room, I focus my eyes on colorful lights that are believed to replenish energy. In the Finnish sauna, I sweat out my bad food choices from the previous
week. In the igloo, a turquoise, tiled room with freezing-mist show-ers, I last fifteen shivering seconds before fleeing to a radiant-heated lounger to relax until my name is called.
My facial lasts eighty blissful minutes that involve a lot of brush-ing and slathering of products made by organic skincare mogul Tata Harper. Although my complexion isn’t supernaturally transformed by the time I pay, it does have a happy glow. And I feel utterly relaxed.
During the rest of my stay at Carillon, I stick with my healthy program, trying Pilates classes, eating fresh seafood, and taking walks along the boardwalk. I wake up to panoramic views of the water from my suite, and I watch the sunset every night from the vantage point of the rooftop pool. I do indulge in a few cocktails, but they’re mixed with organic spirits and fresh produce such as carrots and acai, so I don’t feel especially guilty. After all, I’ve already had plenty of green juice. ❖
Carillon Miami Wellness Resort
Spa, sand, and serious workouts in Miami Beach
By ALLISON ENTREKIN
Spotlight Resort
MIAMI MARATHON AND HALF MARATHON—JANUARY 28, 2018, 6 A.M.While you’re in fitness mode, test your endurance during the sixteenth running of this popular race.
The flat course travels through Miami Beach and features numerous views of the water. Not ready for a long run? Try the Tropical 5K on January 27.
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ROOSEVELT’S LITTLE WHITE HOUSE
Roosevelt made his first of forty-one visits to Warm Springs in 1924 in hopes of
finding a cure for the crippling effects of polio. In 1932, he built a small six-room
cottage here, which came to be known as the Little White House; it’s where he
died of a cerebral hemorrhage on April 12, 1945. In addition to a self-guided tour
of the home, visitors find an
expansive museum showcas-
ing thousands of pieces of
memorabilia, including FDR’s
1938 Ford with hand controls.
Exhibits showcase how the
common people Roosevelt met
in Georgia influenced his New
Deal programs, such as the
Rural Electrification Admin-
istration. ➻ gastateparks.org/
littlewhitehouse
On the Road Road Trip
WEST GEORGIAFollow in the footsteps of
two American presidents on
a journey through the small
towns of west GeorgiaBy KEVIN BENEFIELD
A largely rural expanse
extending from the peaks of the Pine
Mountain Range to the farmlands
of Plains, west Georgia is known for
its pine forests, pecan groves, and
peanut fields. It’s also linked to two
American presidents with deep ties
to this land. The personal histories
of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Jimmy
Carter are central to the story of the
region, so much so that the area is
known as Presidential Pathways.
In Warm Springs, where Roosevelt
constructed his Little White House,
the polio-stricken president bathed
in the town’s namesake mineral
waters and came to know fellow
patients from all walks of life, as well
as the people who called the farming
community home. In Plains, where
Carter grew up (and still lives), he
learned the small-town values of
honesty, hard work, close-knit com-
munity, and commitment to family.
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F.D. ROOSEVELT STATE PARKVisitors to Georgia’s largest
state park, located in Pine
Mountain, are often sur-prised by the mountainous
landscape, which draws hikers and backpack-
ers to its forty miles of trails. Roosevelt loved
these peaks, particularly
Dowdell’s Knob, the highest point on the Pine Mountain Ridge, topping out
at 1,395 feet. Today, a life-sized statue of FDR sits on the overlook, just
yards from the stone grill he had built for his rather formal picnics, which
featured linen-draped tables and silver servingware. The setting was also a
place of quiet contemplation for the president, who visited it just two days
before his death. ➻ gastateparks.org/fdroosevelt
BULLOCH HOUSE RESTAURANTAfter this beloved Warm Springs
restaurant burned to the ground
in 2015, it reopened in temporary
downtown digs (the owners plan
to rebuild in the next year or two).
Blessedly, the menu of Southern
favorites and the irresistible buffet
—nearly half of which is dedicated
to fresh-baked breads and fried
foods, from chicken and catfish
to tomatoes and apples—remain
intact. Musts include chicken and
dressing, baby lima beans, banana
pudding, and caramel cake. Follow-
ing lunch, stop in at the restaurant’s
sister gift shop, Fireflies, a couple of
doors down. ➻ bullochhouse.comPASAQUANRoughly halfway between Warm
Springs and Plains lies the
little town of Buena Vista. On
its outskirts, visitors find one of
the most significant folk art sites
in the United States. After years
spent in New York, visionary artist
Eddie Owens Martin (known as St.
EOM) returned to his native Georgia
in 1957 and began a thirty-year
transformation of his late mother’s
house into a seven-acre art
installation. A recent restoration
project has returned the site’s
six structures, 900-foot painted
masonry fence, sculptures, and
totems to their Technicolor glory,
and Pasaquan reopens to visitors
this fall. ➻ art.columbusstate.edu/
pasaquan.php
PLAINS HISTORIC INN
& ANTIQUES MALLPresident and Mrs. Carter played
active roles in the transformation of
a former Plains mercantile into an
antiques mall and inn. He helped
construct the walls; she selected
period pieces to furnish the seven
themed guest rooms, each represent-
ing a decade from the 1920s to the
1980s. The attention to detail is im-
pressive: Even the periodicals in each
room date to the decade it represents.
After checking in, stroll down Main
Street to Plains Trading Post, one of
the largest political memorabilia deal-
ers in the South, and Plain Peanuts,
home of the must-try soft-serve
peanut ice cream. ➻ plainsinn.netJIMMY CARTER BOYHOOD FARM
Carter’s childhood home in the nearby
community of Archery is a great first
stop on your tour of the Jimmy Carter
National Historic Site, which also
includes the Plains High School
Museum and the town’s historical
railroad depot. Carter’s recorded
remembrances of his childhood bring
to life the Sears & Roebuck mail-order
house in which he was raised, as well
as other structures, including the
family-run commissary. Continue on
to the high school, which he and Mrs.
Carter attended, and snap a photo at
the reproduction Resolute desk Carter
used during his time in the Oval Office.
Then stop by the depot, which served
as Carter’s 1976 presidential cam-
paign headquarters. ➻ nps.gov/jica
Pasaquan
Commissary at Jimmy Carter Boyhood Farm
Plains Train Depot
Main Street, Plains
Bulloch House Restaurant
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I miss Pat Conroy.No, we never met. But like so many people, I felt
like I knew him. Now that he’s gone, I’m making a
pilgrimage of sorts to his hometown of Beaufort,
South Carolina. I want to see the neighborhood
where he spent his happiest years, visit the places
he went for inspiration, and meet the people
who knew him best. For though he was prolific,
I suspect much of Pat’s story remains unwritten,
hidden in plain sight among the antebellum homes
and live oaks of this Lowcountry town.
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CONROYCOUNTRYIF YOU WANT TO KNOW A MAN, VISIT A PLACE HE LOVED.
FOR THE LATE NOVELIST PAT CONROY, THAT PLACE
WAS BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA.___
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Photography by GABRIEL HANWAY
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When was the last time you sat under a tent with more than 1,000 people to
listen to someone tell a story? No, we’re not talking about a political rally. At
Jonesborough, Tennessee’s wildly popular National Storytelling Festival each fall, experienced “tellers”
and thousands of listeners come together in this picturesque town to share stories, real and imagined,
through a mashup of monologues, performance art, and poetry readings. In addition to taking in Main
Stage performances in the big tents, share your own story at the Swappin’ Ground, or watch tellers try
to wow the judges and win cash prizes at the Story Slam. Don’t miss the Ghost Story Concerts, two
nights of hair-raising tales and lurid legends spun beneath the stars.
➻ October 7–9, storytellingcenter.net/festival
Story Time
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Tracking the hottest trends and reporting
the biggest news in Southern travel
Made in the South
Showcasing great regional products, from
weekend bags to tailgate gearCalendar
Spotlighting the South’s most iconic and
beloved festivals and happeningsON THE ROADWhere in the South?
Presenting an off-the-beaten-path
attraction or historic site with a
compelling backstoryWeekend Getaway
Presenting our best bets for shopping,
dining, and lodging in a selected city or townRoad Trip
Exploring the region’s most storied trails
and interesting itineraries
Street Smart
Profiling the unique character of a
popular neighborhood or districtWORD OF MOUTHStar Turn Featuring interviews with some
of the South’s most well-known
personalitiesAsk a Local
Sharing insider information from
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a visit to their hometowns Weigh In
Revealing best bets for travel from
five professionals representing a
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Presenting original travel essays
penned by some of the South’s most
celebrated authors
SPOTLIGHTResort
Showcasing the region’s most
acclaimed and luxurious resorts Hotel Spotlighting the South’s finest
hotels, from historic grand dames
to sleek high-risesB&B/Inn Showcasing the best-loved B&Bs
and inns in the SouthFarther South
Providing travel tips and best bets for
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Offering our suggestions for themed
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Spotlight Farther South
W hen I go to an island, I do not want glitz. I want
sand, a drink, and a good book. That is all. So I
was sure I wouldn’t be sucked in by St. Barts, the
most expensive island in the Caribbean, where
homes sell for $22 million and the beach shops are Louis Vuitton and
Hermes boutiques. It’s where Beyonce vacations, for crying out loud.
But now that I’m back from St. Barts, I can say without hesitation: It’s
my favorite Caribbean island. Glitz and all.
The thing about St. Barts, the thing that’s missing from many other
Caribbean isles I’ve visited, is that it makes
me feel like a local. My husband and I were
totally comfortable exploring its entire
eight square miles. We weren’t expected to
hunker down at a resort; there were no seedy
neighborhoods to avoid. But that still doesn’t
mean every area caters to tourists. Despite its reputation, St. Barts
isn’t Las Vegas; it’s a historic island where many residents still live in
modest whitewashed cottages and collect rainwater in cisterns.
To get around, we did what most visitors do and rented a car. We
spent our days driving from beach to beach—there are twenty-two of
them, and not one is private. We ate lunch in little restaurants filled
with locals who smoked and drank Champagne and spoke in Creole.
On one particularly lovely evening, as we strolled along Gustavia har-
bor, we came upon an outdoor screen playing a French documentary
with English subtitles. We stopped to watch. The crowd was a mix
of locals and tourists, and I smiled at how normal that seemed. But it
isn’t normal, not in the Caribbean.
So why is St. Barts this way? For one thing, there isn’t a port for
large cruise ships, so there aren’t the attending restaurants and shops
that cater to in-and-out tourists—and repel locals. For another, half
the accommodations on the island are villas
(we stayed in one ourselves), and no one just
sits in a house on vacation. They do what we
did—drive around and explore. And even
if you stay in a hotel, the ones on the island
aren’t your typical behemoths with ten
restaurants, round-the-clock activities, and on-site casinos. By law,
hotels here can only be two stories, and their amenities are equally
scaled down. You’re left with one way to enjoy St. Barts, and that’s to
check the place out.The islanders are happy to oblige. Some still remember the dark
days of the mid-sixties, when St. Barts was isolated from the develop-
St. BartsExplore an exclusive French Caribbean island
that welcomes visitors like familyBy ALLISON ENTREKIN
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Nashville
MAYBE IT’S A BYPRODUCT OF COUNTRY MUSIC’S COMING OF AGE, a decades-long emergence from the fringes of American music to mainstream domi- nance that ultimately put its capital on the must-see map. Maybe it’s the eponymous hit ABC television drama filmed on its streets and celebrating its grit-meets-glitz spirit and style. Maybe it’s the explosive food scene or the legion of entrepreneurial artisans—leatherworkers, distillers, candy makers, and clothiers—that have set up shop in the city’s redeveloped warehouse and factory buildings. Maybe it’s just kismet.
Whatever the reason, Nashville is hot, white hot, Nashville-hot-chicken hot (and as any local will tell you, it simply doesn’t get any hotter than that). And with so much to see and hear and taste, it’s a good thing Nashville is also known as a town that rises early and stays up late, affording visitors plenty of time to take advantage of the round-the-clock fun.
DAY NIGHT
& D AYROCK AROUND THE CLOCK ON A GETAWAY TO MUSIC CITY U.S.A.
BY KEVIN BENEFIELD
BY ALLISON ENTREKINPHOTOGRAPHY BY LYNNE BRUBAKER
Sissy Spacek knows where she’s going. Since breaking into show business forty years ago, she’s had a plan: Take interesting roles. Raise her family herself. Stay true to her Southern
roots. Travel as much as possible.
As she packs her bags to film the second season of Bloodline in the Florida Keys, she’s full of anticipation. For where she’s headed—
and for how she’s getting there.
The Road Shes Traveled
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Rising between the Eastern seaboard and the Midwestern plains, the Appalachian Mountains house an embarrassment of riches. Rolling
vineyards. Stunning vistas. Charming town squares. Selecting a mere ten communities from its southern portion, which spans the Blue
Ridge, Great Smoky, and Cumberland ranges, was a daunting task. To narrow the scope, we focused our search on small towns, places where you can often see Main Street end-to-
end and where time seems to move at its own unhur-ried pace. Some of our picks are celebrated locales;
others may be new to you. All share these es-sential elements: natural splendor, a colorful
history, and a slate of interesting places to drink, dine, and do a little shopping.
Come along on a whirlwind tour of some of the South’s most
enchanting high-altitude destinations, and discover
one—or several—that sends your spirit
soaring.
➳10Escape to these thriving communities, where the scenery stuns and the culture flourishes
BY ELIZABETH FLORIO
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Southbound magazine, a
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legendary resorts, celebrated inns,
and beloved bed-and-breakfast
establishments, as well as stories
on a range of recreational activities,
from golfing and gaming to
shopping and spa treatments. We
report on the signature events and
festivals that celebrate the region’s
unique culture, and share insider
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making the most of your getaway.
95.5%of Atlanta magazine subscribers will or
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Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina,
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Atlanta magazine readers love to travel. According to subscriber surveys, our readers indicated they want even more editorial content on travel—second only to our dining coverage. In order to meet that reader demand, we dedicate two stand-alone publications specifically to travel within the Southeast.
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via hotels, inns,
conference
centers, and
festivals across
the South.
HELLO, RALEIGH! GET SCHOOLED
ON THIS CREATIVECAPITAL
BIG EASYBACKSTORY
A VISIT TOTREMÉ
BIRTHPLACEOF THE BLUES
ROSANNE CASHREMEMBERS
Get Away for
the Holidays
71Fun Ideas
~plus~
On the road with Oscar winner
Sissy Spacek
Sissy’sSouth
THE PRINCE’S TIDES REMEMBERING PAT CONROY IN
HIS BELOVED BEAUFORT
FULLY BOOKED ANN PATCHETT EXPANDS
HER NASHVILLE BOOKSTORE
NOVEL IDEA TOUR THE SOUTH’S
LITERARY SITES
SPRING/SUMMER 2020SPACE CLOSE Feb 3
MATERIALS DUE Feb 6
FALL/WINTER 2018SPACE CLOSE Aug 3
MATERIALS DUE Aug 6
SPRING/SUMMER 2019SPACE CLOSE Feb 1
MATERIALS DUE Feb 4
ROAD TO THE CROWN
MISS AMERICA’S SMALL-TOWN GEORGIA ROOTS
BIRMINGHAM’S REBOOT
THE MAGIC CITYCASTS A NEW SPELL
BARNSTORMING SKIP THE HOTEL
AND STAYON A FARM
41WAYS TO
CELEBRATE
THE SOUTH’S
NATIONAL PARKS
Find your perfect escape
THE ISLANDS
ISSUE
SMALL~TOWNSOUTH
{ HIGH-FLYING CHATTANOOGA / TAMPA’S LATIN QUARTER }
EIGHT FAVORITE ESCAPES FROM CITY LIFE
FALL/WINTER 2019SPACE CLOSE Aug 2
MATERIALS DUE Aug 5
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via hotels, inns,
conference
centers, and
festivals across
the Southeast
MONTHLY AUDITED CIRCULATION
70,000TOTAL SINGLE-ISSUE READERSHIP
415,429AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOME
$252,400AVERAGE NET WORTH $1,718,000
AVERAGE MARKET VALUE OF PRIMARY HOME
$544,300FEMALE SUBSCRIBERS
55% MALE SUBSCRIBERS
45%Source: Gfk/MRI Atlanta magazine Subscriber Study
2017;$100,000+HHI base, Circulation Verification Council, Atlanta magazine Subscriber Study 2017;The Media Audit 2016.
Southbound magazine is primarily distributed via polybag with the April and October issues
of Atlanta magazine. We target the upper income zip codes of
subscribers.
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