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American South

Actress Virginia Gibson, photographed circa 1952, getting into the Thanksgiving spirit in a novel way.

7 Surprising Stories About Thanksgiving

Raccoon for dinner, the woman who pitched Thanksgiving, and why turkey isn't even that good.

Roxanne Hoorn November 22, 2024

Beginning in the 20th century, the hunt for the deadly wampus cat was on.

The Child-Eating Wampus Cat Prowling the American South

Hide your dog; hide your children.

April White May 3, 2024

The Explorer's Guide to Highway 36: The Way of American Genius

Soak in the brilliance on a road trip along this brainy Missouri route.

Sponsored by Visit Missouri

Podcast: Gullah Museum

A small museum tells the stories of the Gullah Geechee people and how they've shaped America.

The Podcast Team August 9, 2023

<em>There is a Future</em>, 2020

Reclaiming Georgia's Stone Mountain Through Haunting Landscape Images

Photographer Sheila Pree Bright wanted to find a new way of seeing the site and its connection to centuries of racism.

Line Sidonie Talla Mafotsing April 21, 2023

Store #1837 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The Photographer Capturing the South From Waffle House Booths

Micah Cash’s journey to 125 diners was fueled by burnt coffee, scrambled eggs, and Southern hospitality.

Sam Lin-Sommer September 14, 2022

What’s Inside the New Gastro Obscura Vending Machine?

The second iteration is filled with rare and unexpected treats from the American South.

Sponsored by Partners of Travel South

The winding parkway offers stunning views of the surrounding mountains.

6 Extraordinary Restaurants Along the Blue Ridge Parkway

Purple straw turns golden as it matures.

The Return of Purple Straw, an Iconic Southern Wheat

It has a whole team of champions working on its comeback.

Rachel Kester June 10, 2022

Rodney Scott mopping sauce onto whole hogs at Scott's Bar-B-Que in South Carolina.

Inside the Decades-Long Effort to Build a Barbecue Trail

The Southern Foodways Alliance is documenting the oral histories of pitmasters.

Diana Hubbell January 21, 2022

Culinary historian Michael Twitty (left) and interpreter Robert Watson pick case-knife beans by torch light at the Sankofa Heritage Garden.

At Colonial Williamsburg, a 'Landscape of Resistance' Is Thriving Once Again

The gardens of enslaved people left a lasting legacy across the American South.

Omnia Saed November 9, 2021

Jones' Bar-B-Q Diner

Marianna, Arkansas

Jones Bar-B-Q Diner

One of the most acclaimed eateries in Arkansas is a two-table diner on the ground floor of a family home.

Come on in!

Atlanta, Georgia

Sister Louisa's Church of the Living Room & Ping Pong Emporium

A local dive where religious kitsch, Southern identity, and queer culture collide.

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Jamil's Steakhouse

The storied steakhouse is the last in a long line of Lebanese-owned supper clubs in Tulsa.

First Lady Grace Coolidge in 1926 with what was meant to be dinner.

Why President Coolidge Never Ate His Thanksgiving Raccoon

A tradition as American as apple pie, and older than the Constitution.

Luke Fater November 26, 2019

Yakamein

Mixing soy sauce, Creole spices, and spaghetti, this hybrid soup is the embodiment of New Orleans' melting pot.

Greenwood, Mississippi

Bryant's Grocery and Meat Market

A decaying building marks the site associated with Emmett Till's brutal 1955 murder, which helped sparking the civil rights movement.

Tupelo Honey

Beekeepers in the United States' southeastern swamplands are fighting to preserve this smooth, sweet delicacy.