No official tours but we took a peek here and there. We planned on visiting Ole Miss but there were no tours available when we were in the area. We did take a peek on the University of Texas campus and drove past Clemson and Baylor. We would have loved a visit but couldn't arrange a tour there either. Most colleges only allow tours for prospective students, and since we're not, we couldn't book one.
We ended up driving from Miami, through the Everglades to friends in Tampa. Then took the 98 to the panhandle, the 30A, the 98 on to Mobile, the 90 through New Orleans, Houston and Katy to San Antonio. Then up to Austin and Dallas, where we saw the State Fair, up to Paris and Broken Bow (OK), the 70 to Little Rock, on to Grenada, Birmingham, Huntsville, Chattanooga, Knoxville and Gatlinburg, through the Smokey Mountains on to Greenville, down to Charleston, Hilton Head, Savannah, St. Augustine and Fort Lauderdale!
And all of that in 3 weeks.
We chose the smaller roads to be able to stop in the little towns, saw so much wildlife.. bears, elk, deer, armadillo, turkeys, alligators, turtles, flamingo... but fortunately no creepy crawlies or snakes
We loved the vast differences in culture, food, architecture and history. Especially visiting so many places in a row, the differences are vast. We were very lucky to just stumble upon great little Bar-B-Q joints, local bakeries and hole-in-the-wall restaurants.
Will have to go back quite soon, it truly was the trip of a lifetime!
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