by Lewis Jones | Oct 18, 2026 | Asheville, NC
Most people picture Asheville in October, with the mountains on fire with color. But ask locals when they love their city most, and many will tell you winter. The crowds thin out, the restaurants have room, the mountains open up through bare trees, and every…
by Lewis Jones | Oct 18, 2026 | Chattanooga, TN
There’s something special about college football on a crisp fall Saturday. In Chattanooga, you get it with a downtown stadium, a mountain skyline and a whole weekend of things to do before and after kickoff.
by Lewis Jones | Oct 18, 2026 | Chattanooga, TN
Summer in Chattanooga is all about the river. But when the air turns crisp, the Scenic City shows off a different side – mountain overlooks blazing with color, cozy museums, lights on Lookout Mountain and some of the best patio-with-a-heater dining in the South.
by Lewis Jones | Oct 18, 2026 | Chattanooga, TN
Thanksgiving is about gathering – and Chattanooga might be the easiest place in the Southeast to do it. It’s roughly two hours from Atlanta, Nashville, Knoxville and Birmingham, so everyone can meet in the middle. And by Thanksgiving week, the city is just beginning to…
by Lewis Jones | Oct 18, 2026 | Asheville, NC
George Vanderbilt opened Biltmore House to his family and friends on Christmas Eve 1895. More than 130 years later, Christmas at America’s largest home is still one of the great holiday experiences in the South – and one of the best reasons to spend a…