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It’s called the safest city in the state

Helena – Helena is a small city and is one of three (Alabaster and Pelham being the other two) that make up the area known as “North Shelby County,” but it is considered to be a suburb of Birmingham....

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Pearl River in Choctaw, Mississippi

Choctaw, MS – The Pearl River resort in Choctaw, Mississippi, is home for two Las Vegas-style gambling casinos: The Silver Star and the Golden Moon. Together they offer more than 5,000 slot machines,...

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Pier Park in Panama City

Panama City Beach, FL – Pier Park is located between U. S. 98 and Front Beach Road (Alternate 98) in the heart of Panama City Beach and it is a premiere shopping destination not only for Panama City,...

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Bessemer founder had ties to Daniel Pratt

Bessemer – Bessemer, Alabama is a suburb of Birmingham and is located in the southwestern section of Jefferson County. With a population of about 30,000 and nicknamed “The Marvel City” because of its...

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The birthplace of Elvis Presley: Tupelo, Mississippi

Tupelo, MS – Where did Elvis go to the bathroom? Was Elvis actually born in this little house? Those are two of the most common questions asked from visitors touring Elvis’ birthplace according to Nina...

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New Orleans: A city steeped in history and cultural diversity

New Orleans, LA – In 1718, Jean Baptiste La Moyne, Sieur de Bienville, established New Orleans as the capital of Louisiana. At that time the city consisted of a military-style grid of seventy squares...

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Nashville, Tennessee: A little Greece and a lot of Country Music

Nashville, TN – Nashville, Tennessee was founded on Christmas Eve in 1779 by a group of about two hundred settlers led by James Robertson and John Donelson. The group built a log stockade that they...

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Biloxi, Mississippi: Rebuilt and Reborn

Biloxi, MS – Long before French explorer Pierre LeMoyne d’Iberville discovered Biloxi in 1699, the Native Americans lived there. A tribe called Biloxi (meaning “first people”) met the explorer who was...

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Trace the footsteps of Civil War soldiers

Everyone should experience the Civil War. No, not the one we endured with our families over the Christmas holidays! I’m talking about that four-year period in American history when the nation was...

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