Two corners of the South worth slowing down for.
Smith Lake, Alabama
Lewis Smith Lake is 21,000 acres of deep, clean, green-blue water. From the Sunset Cove dock you can boat to Drifters Restaurant and Smith Lake Marina in about ten minutes, or to Trident Marina in fifteen — and some of the best fishing on the lake is right off the swim platform. When you want town, Cullman's shops and restaurants are 25 minutes away and I-65 is 15.
The Tennessee countryside
The Pour House sits on a working countryside homestead in Humphreys County — Loretta Lynn's Ranch in Hurricane Mills is twenty minutes away, Dickson thirty, and Nashville about an hour for a honky-tonk day trip. Evenings mean fireflies, frog song, and stars you forgot existed.
This is just a taste — a complete area guide with the hosts' local favorites is emailed to you once you book.