In Vicksburg, Mississippi, we visit a civil war battlefield, a Coca-Cola bottling museum and the Poverty Point World Heritage SIte.
In Memphis, the National Civil Rights Museum, in the hotel where Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot, is one of the best museums we’ve ever been to.
In Nashville, we go bar hopping on South Broadway, visit the Belle Meade plantation, and take a day trip to Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky.
A few days in Hunstville and we explored lost baggage, a large cave and the rocket center
Driving through rural Alabama we were struck by the poverty and in contrast the money flowing into Tuscaloosa.
A gloomy rainy visit to Gulf Shores, Alabama. But we got to watch the Super Bowl.
A day trip to Dry Tortugas National Park, with a tour of a 19th century fort and some great snorkeling.
A week in the spectacular Florida Keys and Bahia Honda State Park.
We avoided the beach, but still found plenty to do in Naples and Fort Myers.
Tampa proved a good resupply point, and a beachhead to launch adventures with manatees and a family reunion.