The bodies are hard; the flan is soft. Everything else is sunny, sandy, and 75 degrees. Call in sick, book an airbrush tan, and catch the Miami heat.

Catch a tropical breeze with our guide to Miami. 

Drop the hoop skirt and step away from the juleps. With a booming food scene and a subtropical climate that invites travel year-round, Charleston makes a Southern drawl seem cosmopolitan, from the shaggy East Bay to the snooty Battery.

Seek out Southern hospitality with our Charleston travel guide.

Love oysters? Then have we got a pearl for you: Apalachicola, a tiny coastal town known as the oyster capital of the world.

Get your seafood fix with our guide to Apalachicola. 

Grab your bikini and cutoffs and head to the Gulf Coast of Alabama and Florida for sugar-white sand and so-blue water. Plus, it’s as cheap as PBR. It ain’t called the Redneck Riviera for nothing.

You’ll be happier than a clam at high tide with our guide to the Gulf Coast.

Bourbon Street. Check. Cafe du Monde. Check. Absinthe with egg. Huh? Hopefully you’ve visited the Big Easy (if only for the beignets). But if you haven’t experienced the under-the-radar gems, it’s time to go back.

Laissez les bons temps roulez with our guide to New Orleans.

It’s the birthplace of the blues; the heart of the South; and chockful of more catfish, music, and charm than you can shake a teaspoon at. A long weekend in the Mississippi Delta will remedy broken hearts, muddy waters, and tangles with hound dogs of all sorts.

Know where to nest, ingest, invest, and refresh with our guide to The Mississippi Delta.

You love a black cocktail dress and red sandals just as much as the next gal. But you can get those anywhere. Get out of town to Athens, where you’ll find so much more than goalposts and pigskin.

Roam the city of Athens with our guide here. 

Nashville is a mixed bag. There are young musicians and creative types (Jack White, Karen Elson), stiff-collared country clubbers, and Grand Ole Opry die-hards. It beckons with quiet anonymity and Southern hospitality.

Rock out around the clock with our guide to Nashville.

Naples ups the ante of Gulf Coast white sand with prime dining, culture, and shopping.

If you like pina coladas, plan an escape to Naples with our guide.