The Best Road Trips in the South for 2021
We have created a list of great destinations in the Southern United States that are an easy drive and great for weekend getaways offering one-of-a-kind shopping, local restaurants and fun attractions.
These Downtown Destinations offer safe shopping and dining options and because of their size typically have less people strolling thru their streets and shops.
Have fun safely in 2021!
- Ocean Springs, Mississippi
Seated on the coast of Mississippi along the Gulf of Mexico the City of Discovery is home to a wide array of shops and over 100 restaurants.
The perfect getaway destination for any type of person.
Sugar & Spice Ocean Springs
Sugar & Spice Childen's Apparel & Gifts We are a children's boutique. Our clothing ranges from newborn to size 14. However we have much more then just clothing, come and see some of [...]
Courtney Farms Garden and Gifts
Courtney Farms Ocean Springs Garden Center and Gifts - Welcome to our little shop full of creative gifts, unique furnishings, and fresh ideas for the home and garden. Annual, perennial, and interesting tropical [...]
The Beer House
Mosaic and the Beer House are open seven days a week offering the best in local and international cuisine and culture. We have a wide selection of crafted cocktails and wine, 45 beers [...]
Leather and Pearls Ocean Springs
Leather & Pearls Leather and Pearls Downtown Ocean Springs Mississippi. Located in the heart of Ocean Springs, MS, Leather and Pearls is a boutique that is dedicated to simple, casual, beauty for girls [...]
Ocean Springs Map
Downtown Ocean Springs MS VIRTUAL TOURS - Downtown Ocean Springs MS Shopping Restaurants and More. Virtual Tour of Ocean Springs presented by the Ocean Springs Chamber of Commerce and Main Street. Featured Merchants Tap on Merchant below [...]
Downtown Ocean Springs MS
Downtown Ocean Springs MS VIRTUAL TOURS - Downtown Ocean Springs MS Shopping Restaurants and More. Virtual Tour of Ocean Springs presented by the Ocean Springs Chamber of Commerce and Main Street. Featured Merchants Tap on Merchant below [...]
2. Franklin Tennessee
A bustling historic town with a touch of Modern, Franklin gives its visitors the perfect blend of Southern hospitality and modern charm.
Franklin TN Shopping Restaurants and More
Best Franklin TN Shopping & Restaurants Discover the best shopping and restaurants in downtown Franklin, TN. When it comes to shopping in Franklin, these local favorites offer a wide variety of fashion styles, jewelry, gifts, art and antiques to match any lifestyle. For the [...]
Kelly Spalding Designs
Kelly Spalding Designs is a retail shop in Historic downtown Franklin, Tennessee. It is a shopping experience filled with inspiration and stylish, vintage, chic décor for home and entertaining. We carry accent furniture, lamps, [...]
Savory Spice Shop Franklin TN
Savory Spice Shop is a collection of locally owned and operated community spice shops offering the highest quality and greatest selection of more than 400 freshly ground herbs and spices and 170 hand-crafted [...]
Purple Butterfly
We cater to your child and your inner child with apparel, shoes, gifts, toys, books and much more. A Personal Touch: Add a truly personal touch to your child's wardrobe! The Purple Butterfly offers the [...]
Avec Moi Franklin
Avec Moi Franklin TN features a unique blend of gifts, home decor, accessories, and more including: K. Hall scented candles, Glassware and stemware, Reading glasses, Gift books, Sterling silver jewelry, One-of-a-kind treasures. Avec [...]
3. Dahlonega, GA
Site of the first major U.S. Gold Rush and the Heart of Georgia Wine Country, Dahlonega offers an authentic, mountain getaway only an hour north of Atlanta. Nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Dahlonega offers expansive mountain vistas, roaring waterfalls and bubbling streams, postcard-worthy wineries and an abundance of entertainment.
Dahlonega Tasting Room
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Paul Thomas Chocolates
Paul Thomas Chocolates Virtual Tour Paul T. Hoffman, Chocolatier, has worked since 1975 to deliver incredible candies, chocolates and sweets for all to enjoy. While visiting our shop, have fun watching the chocolates [...]
Montaluce Winery & Restaurant
Montaluce Winery & Restaurant Montaluce Winery & Restaurant is a breathtaking destination that uses wine, food, and events to create experiences you'll want to have again and again. Nestled in the North Georgia [...]
Canvas & Cork: Wine Tasting and Art Gallery
Canvas and Cork is a combination of wonderful things to see and taste. Our studio artists, Amy Sullivan of The Pig and the Poppy Folk Art and Beth Brightwell will be on site [...]
Yellow Daisy Bed & Breakfast
Yellow Daisy B&B is conveniently located 2 blocks (a 5-minute walk) from Downtown Dahlonega. We are the perfect place to “come home” to after a day of wine tasting, hiking, sightseeing or shopping [...]
Cranberry Corners
Dahlonega gift shop Cranberry Corners proudly creates custom gift baskets and more in a historic North Georgia's gift shop that's located on the town's quaint square. In fact, our building used to be [...]
Montaluce Events and Weddings
Montaluce Events and Weddings WEDDINGS & CELEBRATIONS Montaluce Winery is the ideal venue for your wedding celebration-accommodating groups up to 200 for relaxing wedding getaways. From the rehearsal dinner to the send-off brunch, [...]
Dahlonega Walking Tours
With a profoundly haunted and historical presence, Dahlonega, nestled in the foothills of the North Georgia mountains, has become a town known for its captivating stories of the inexplicable. Its past with gold-mining, [...]
Kaya Vineyard & Winery
Kaya Cottages - Featured Cottage - Elohi Kaya Vineyard & Winery Dining Options Join us for a light lunch menu Tuesday through Sunday. We encourage guests to [...]
4. Black Mountain, North Carolina
High in the Blue Ridge Mountains sits a beautiful small town with a mesmerizing landscape. Black Mountain town square has a wide range of shops and restaurants
you can spend the day wandering around.
Downtown Black Mountain NC
Downtown Black Mountain NC VIRTUAL TOURS - Black Mountain, NC calls itself “The Little Town that Rocks,” welcoming visitors to pull up a rocking chair on “The Front Porch of Western North Carolina,” breathe deeply of the clear mountain air, and [...]
The Inn Around The Corner
A gracious Bed and Breakfast in a restored 1915 Victorian home. Open year-round, the Inn now features five spacious guest rooms and two large premium rooms, all with private baths. Guests are served [...]
Mountain Me
Mountain Me in Downtown Black Mountain is a specialty Gift shop, carrying candles, bath , home decor, t-shirts, jewelry and Gifts for the Good Life; everything mountain. 114 W [...]
Black Mountain Map
Black Mountain Best Shopping Restaurants & Inn's Just east of Asheville, Black Mountain North Carolina is nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains and offers some of the best local shopping and restaurants in the North Carolina mountains. Tucked away in [...]
My Father’s Pizza & Pasta
A family owned and operated restaurant serving Black Mountain since 1990, we offer mouthwatering fresh pizza, pasta, subs, salads, and a choice beer and wine selection. All of our sauces, dough, meatballs, hummus, [...]
5. Bryson City, North Carolina
The Chocolate Shoppe
The Chocolate Shoppe Order Online: Our Collections! At The Chocolate Shoppe We make and sell assorted hand-dipped chocolates by the pound. We also have fresh made fudge. Come by, say hello and have [...]
Fly Fishing Museum of the Southern Appalachians
Through exhibits and videos you’ll learn about legendary "Stream Blazers," the evolution of rods and reels, basic knots, fly-tying, types of gear, types of game fish, regional fishing waters, and the history of fly [...]
Appalachian Mercantile
APPALACHIAN MERCANTILE Located in the center of inviting Bryson City, NC, just one mile from both Great Smoky Mountains National Park and 10,600 acre Fontana Lake and one block from the Great Smoky [...]
Gallery Zella
Gallery ZellaDowntown Bryson City166 Everett StreetBryson City, NC 2871325 Artists in 5 Showrooms in the former Great Smoky Mountain Railroad Presidential Suite.Browse through Gallery Zella’s exclusive collections: 2,500 square feet of original paintings, sculptures, [...]
Great Smoky Mountains Railroad
Railway Platform and Depot: Train Museum: Gift Shop: With 53 miles of track, two tunnels and 25 bridges, the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad will take you [...]
Downtown Bryson City NC
Bryson City Best Shopping & Attractions In the Heart of the Great Smoky Mountains sits Bryson City. Bryson City is home to the Great Smoky Mountain Railroad (GSMR) and to some of the best shopping in the Great Smoky Mountains. Bryson City also boasts [...]
6. Collierville, Tennessee
Hewlett and Dunn
Hewlett & Dunn strives to provide you with a shopping experience that leaves you completely satisfied. Located at 111 N. Center Street on the Historic Town Square in Collierville, Tenn., since 1961, our [...]
Downtown Collierville TN
Downtown Collierville TN Collierville TN shopping restaurants and more. Find great shopping, wonderful places to dine in a relaxing and beautiful setting in Collierville Tennessee. Located just east of metropolitan Memphis, nestled in the Heart of Tennessee's Delta, historic Downtown [...]
Simply Done
Simply Done Catering & Events Collierville Tennessee Whether you are hosting a shower, planning a wedding reception, need a wonderful place for your rehearsal dinner or just want an elegant event - it can all be Simply [...]
Silver Caboose Restaurant
The Silver Caboose is a family owned restaurant offering the finest quality of Southern American cuisine. The Silver Caboose is about tradition. It is not about trendy restaurant dining. It has no superstar [...]
John Green & Company Realtors
Since 1979, John Green has worked as a real estate agent in the greater Memphis area. Even from the beginning of his career, John was dedicated to top customer service and ensuring that all [...]
Patricia’s
Patricia's on the Square has been in business for 20 years. In 1995, Patricia began the store as an antique shop. By 2003, Patricia realized the need for an upscale specialty shop for [...]
7. Beaufort, South Carolina
A Carolina Coast gem, Beaufort, South Carolina offers plenty of shopping, gourmet restaurants with a quaint quiet streets to stroll.
Modern Jewelers
Modern Jewelers is proud of our third generation heritage of providing a full service jewelry store in historic Beaufort, South Carolina. Our jewelers, engravers and appraisers specialize in prompt and efficient service and [...]
Thibault Gallery
Thibault Gallery Thibault Gallery is a haven for talented artists to showcase their art, as well as an attraction for tourists and locals alike. Here you will find original art in a variety [...]
Beaufort Emporium
Beaufort Emporium offers gifts, souvenirs, dry goods, women's fashions, art, quilts and much more. Come visit us in Downtown Beaufort, South Carolina. [...]
Beaufort SC Map
Downtown Beaufort SC Featured Merchants Tap on Merchant below to enjoy their Virtual Tour! Visit Beaufort SC “Small Towns We Love” ~ Southern [...]
8. Cleveland, Mississippi
Rosson Co.
Located in the heart of Cleveland Mississippi on Sharpe Street, Rosson Co. carries over 80 years of the finest jewelry, watches, and table ware into the next generation. [...]
Britt Jewelry
Downtown Cleveland MS Jewelry store offering custom bridal rings and engagement rings, local jewelry and watches. 104 North Sharpe Avenue Cleveland, MS [...]
Neysa’s Fireside Shop
Neysa's Fireside Shop Welcome to Neysa's - a Delta tradition since 1988 - located in the heart of Cleveland's bustling Sharpe Street, housed in Clemmie Collins original Fireside Shop. Neysa's has continued Clemmie's [...]
Abraham’s Cleveland
Abraham's Abrahams Men's & Women's Shop in Downtown Cleveland Mississippi Clothing by Polo Ralph Lauren, Southern Tide, Big Star Jeans, True Religion, Cole Haan, Ike Behar, Patagonia, The North Face and many more! [...]
Ten Twenty Four Boutique
Ten Twenty Four is a new plus size boutique located in Historic Downtown Cleveland, MS Specializing in sizes 10-24, we believe style begins at a size 10. [...]
Cleveland Fresh
Cleveland Fresh is your one stop shop for all your floral, bakery and gift needs. Everyone, young or old, is welcome to come experience a way to "freshen" up their day. Start your [...]
9. Waynesville, North Carolina
With a quiet natural location in the Smoky Mountains, Waynesville is far from a quiet town. Offering a diverse set of shopping options and an array local restaurants and breweries Waynesville offers a getaway location for any time of the year.
Logan’s Gifts & Home Decor
Logan's Gifts & Home Decor "Logan's Gifts and Home Decor is located in beautiful downtown Waynesville, NC. We offer a large and unique range of gifts, home decor and seasonal decorations. Stationary, bath [...]
T. Pennington Gallery
T. Pennington Gallery Teresa Pennington is a self-taught colored pencil artist with a talent she says is God-given. Often spending as much as four months on one drawing, she meticulously renders the scenery, [...]
Olde Brick House
We now offer eGift Cards. Great for Birthdays, Weddings, and other Special Events! There Easy to Use - select amount, add personal note, email or text to yourself or a friend [...]
Downtown Waynesville NC
Downtown Waynesville NC Featured Merchants Tap on Merchant below to enjoy their Virtual Tour! Downtown Waynesville NC Downtown Waynesville offers great shopping, wonderful restaurants and is located on [...]
Pleasant Places Waynesville
Pleasant Places Pleasant Places Waynesville's Bird and Garden Supply Shop! Shop in a relaxed atmosphere in downtown's own wildbird supply. From seed, feeders and houses to garden accessories, we'll help you with your [...]
Affairs of the Heart Waynesville
Affairs of the Heart At Affairs of the Heart, we absolutely love our customers. We work hard to stock our shelves with fun and exciting new products. Some of our most popular items [...]
10. Lebanon Tennessee
Wilkie’s Outfitters
Shop Online Wilkie’s Outfitters is a family owned business located in Lebanon, TN. We carry top brands of high quality, trusted products for the outdoor experience. Whether it’s fishing, hiking, hunting, climbing, kayaking, or exploring [...]
Lebanon TN Map
The Best Shopping Lebanon TN Just outside Nashville Tennessee, Lebanon boasts a great selection of local shops that offer everything from antiques to the latest fashions. Come spend the day with us on the Downtown Lebanon Square and you're sure [...]
Poppies Boutique
Poppie’s Boutique, provides quality, vintage-inspired boutique clothing, accessories, and locally handmade goods and gifts to small towns across Middle Tennessee and the Upper Cumberland areas. Our retail products are featured in their [...]
Urban Mills Boutique
Urban Mills Lebanon Do you happen to be looking for a cute new outfit or to personalize items with your logo? Take a moment to step out of the ordinary when you visit Urban [...]
Dreams Boutique Lebanon
Dreams Boutique is on the Public Square in Lebanon, TN. Dreams is a Women’s Active Wear, Lounge Wear, Intimates, and Trendy Apparel store. We offer specialty fit bras, lounge wear, work out clothing, [...]
Iddy & Oscars
Shop Online Iddy and Oscars. Be the change. So many of us want to see change in our world and So often times we hear the quote by Gandhi "be [...]
Other great destinations in the south worth mentioning
Natchitoches, Louisana
No other place captures the creole flavor like Natchitoches, with it historic European architecture, it beauty seems untouched by time. With multiple bed and breakfasts Natchitoches offers a home away from home as you shop at one of the multiple stores along there 33-block shopping district.
Parc Natchitoches Virtual Tour
Parc Natchitoches Parc Natchitoches Virtual Tour. 4515 University Pkwy Natchitoches, LA 71457 (318) 357-3892 Hours: Seasonal Hours - Please call for times. Our Website [...]
Natchitoches LA
The Best Natchitoches Shopping & Attractions Nestled on the Cane River and a National Landmark Historic District, Natchitoches LA boasts some of the best local shopping, restaurants and attractions in Louisiana. There is plenty to do for the entire family from the Louisiana Sports [...]
Grand Ecore Visitor Center
Grand Ecore Visitor Center The Visitor Center is located at Grand Ecore, a small community about four miles north of Natchitoches, Louisiana, and commands a panoramic view from a bluff 80 feet above [...]
Georgia’s Gift Shop
Georgia's Gift Shop Visit our shop during your visit to Historical Downtown Natchitoches, Louisiana. We have that special treasure you are looking for with the largest selection of Natchitoches and Louisiana gifts, souvenirs, [...]
Fort St. Jean Baptiste State Historic Site
Fort St. Jean Baptiste State Historic Site Natchitoches was founded by a French Canadian, Louis Antoine Juchereau de St. Denis, in 1714 while he was en route to Mexico from Mobile, Alabama, on [...]
Chateau Saint Denis Hotel
Natchitoches is the quaint town featured in the movie Steel Magnolias. Major festivals are held downtown each year, including the Natchitoches Jazz/R&B Festival and the world famous Natchitoches Christmas Festival which beautifully illuminates [...]
Bardstown, Kentucky
Gartland’s Art Sales and Custom Framing
Gartland's Art Sales and Custom FramingSince 1974: 46 Years Serving Kentucky Gartland’s Art Sales Bardstown KY, a unique one-of-kind family owned business, has continued to serve central KY for over 38 years and is [...]
Old Talbott Tavern
Old Talbott Tavern Bed & Breakfast with Restaurant and Bourbon Bar in Downtown Bardstown KY and our New Addition to our facilities The Talbott Inn. [...]
Bardstown Map
The Best Shopping in Bardstown KY Named "The Bourbon Capital of the World", Bardstown not only has some of the best distilleries, in it's downtown district , boasts some of the best local shopping in Kentucky. We invite you to explore some featured shops [...]
Hurst Discount Drugs
Hurst Discount Drugs and Soda Shop Hurst Discount Drugs and Gifts Downtown Bardstown Pharmacy and Soda Shop. Hurst Discount Drugs is your old fashion soda fountain pharmacy in the 21st century!!! Bring the [...]
Downtown Bardstown KY
The Best Shopping in Bardstown KY Named "The Bourbon Capital of the World", Bardstown not only has some of the best distilleries, in it's downtown district , boasts some of the best local shopping in Kentucky. We invite you to explore some featured shops [...]
Talbott Inn
All our rooms include refrigerator, microwave, dry bar, 43″ smart TV, coffee maker, hair dryer, and access to the common area with internet access. Choose from Queen, King, and Double-Queen sized rooms. A visitor [...]
Midway, Kentucky
The Brown Barrel & Blind Harry’s
The Brown Barrel & Blind Harry's A unique dining experience Join us for a unique, "casual-yet-classy" dining experience in Historic Midway - the Heart of Kentucky Horse Country! Our traditional setting belies the [...]
Downtown Midway KY
Best Midway KY Shopping & Restaurants Tucked in the Heart of Thoroughbred country, Midway offers a great selection of local shops and restaurants. We have selected the best shops and restaurants in Midway and invite you to explore Midway for your next trip to [...]
Mezzo Italian Cafe and Provisions
Mezzo Italian Cafe and Provisions is a family style restaurant boasting fresh ingredients in a cozy atmosphere. We are continuing our line of fine foods right in the heart of Kentucky. Mezzo features [...]
Midway KY Map
Best Midway KY Shopping & Restaurants Tucked in the Heart of Thoroughbred country, Midway offers a great selection of local shops and restaurants. We have selected the best shops and restaurants in Midway and invite you to explore Midway for [...]
Heirloom Midway KY
Heirloom Restaurant Midway KY "Owned by chef Mark Wombles and his father, Henry, the restaurant came out of the gate in 2006 to acclaim." See the entire article in the Lexington Herald Leader [...]
Southern Sunday
Welcome to Southern Sunday! Combining a love for fun, fashion and southern hospitality, Southern Sunday is the boutique that gives back! After browsing through our offerings of the latest styles, choose one from [...]
Rogersville, Tennessee
Swift Museum Rogersville TN
Swift Museum Rogersville TN Swift Memorial Junior College and Swift College was founded in 1883 by the Rev. Dr. William Henderson Franklin of Knoxville, the first black graduate of Maryville College. The school [...]
Oh Henry’s Restaurant Rogersville TN
Oh Henry's Restaurant Downtown Rogersville Tennessee. 201 East Main Street Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-0980 Hours: Monday - Saturday: 7:00am - 10:00pm Our Website [...]
Hawkins County Courthouse
The Hawkins County Courthouse is the seat of county government for Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States, located in the city of Rogersville. It was built in 1836, it is one of six antebellum courthouses still in use in Tennessee, [...]
Rogersville Vision Clinic
Rogersville Vision Clinic Rogersville Vision Clinic offering eyeglasses, contacts, sunglasses and eye care health maintenance. Our Brands include: Poco, Michael Kors, Ray Ban, Vera Bradley, Line Art, Kate Spade, Eddie Bauer, Prada, Tory [...]
The Shepherd’s Boutique
The Shepherd's Boutique The Shepherd's Boutique Consignment Shop in Downtown Rogersville TN. Rogersville, TN 37857423-500-1075 Our Website [...]