Holidays to the Deep South
Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Mississippi, and Louisiana all tap to their own rhythms; Kentucky champions bluegrass, New Orleans is a riot of big-band jazz; and Nashville has an irresistible country twang.
Famous for their hospitality, Southerners are always welcoming. Determination and struggle are part of their DNA, and some of America’s greatest historical events – The American Revolution, the American Civil War, the abolition of slavery, and the Civil Rights movement – have happened here.
Where to go
Nicknamed ‘The Big Easy’, New Orleans is Louisiana’s flagship city, where bars in the French Quarter blast jazz long into the night and streets are loaded with energy during colourful Mardi Gras processions.