My wife and I have been to Branson Mo. and to Pigeon Forge Tenn. several times and really like them both. we live on the coast in Mississippi and were looking for suggestions similar to these. Neither one of us likes being on our feet for long periods. In Branson we mix up going to shows, attractions, eating, and shops so we are not on our feet all day. We would like to keep it in the Southeastern states if possible but feel free to make any suggestions. Also having picture taking opportunities would be nice and the time frame we are looking at is June. Thanks for any ideas, Jeff

A few I thought of:

Memphis - truth is, I've never been there but driven thru and it's fairly high on "the list". Lots of things to see, do, eat and listen to. :) I've never been much of an Elvis fan but would definitely check out Graceland - why not?

Nashville - it's not all about country music. There is a replica of the Parthenon (maybe not full size, but still a large building and interesting to photograph. One of the best things I did was spend an evening at The Bluebird Cafe - a place where singer/songwriters perform. It's very quiet in there, and some pretty big names have performed there over the years.

Austin - this one could fill a book. April is a great time to go, especially if you have time to head west to the Hill Country to see the wildflowers. That time of year it's hard to find a "good" place to go here in the USA, but it's prime time there. Not to hot for us northerners either. :) Be sure to check out the Oswald Gallery for some museum-grade photography (HCB, Adams and others) and it's all for sale (however a bit out of my price range). The oldest known photograph (http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/exhibitions/permanent/wfp/) is there, as well as a Gutenberg Bible - haven't made it there yet myself. This area gets a big :thumbsup: from me!

Miami works for me, but I live here.

do anything you want

I suggest you go to China. I visited this place last June and I had a blast. The tourist spots like The Great Wall and Summer Palace are very very nice.

If you want to stay in the Southeast, why not try The Oldest City in The United States. St. Augustine, FL. History, the oldest stone fort in the USA, the most magnificent hotel in the world (in 1888 when it opened), everything within about a 10 block area, some great places to eat, enough history and things to see to keep you busy for at least a week, beautiful beaches, great hotels and B&Bs and you can use the Old Town trolley for transportation all around the city.

Oh, and I'm a tour guide here.

Is the White Lion still there? One of my favorite places for a steak and a Black and Tan.

Oh yeah. The White Lion is still very good. I prefer A1A Ale Works myself. O.C. White's has fabulous seafood, Harry's the best New Orlean's style and great steaks and Columbia is the best Spanish/Cuban food in the world.

Thanks for every one's input. Still looking around on the Internet for places we might enjoy, Thanks again, Jeff

travel, travel, travel,

You can visit a capital city just about any time. Even in winter the lights just add to the atmosphere and there are lots of things to visit indoors. However in June the weather in Paris is usually pretty good - warm but not too hot. And there's the Metro to get around, an enormous number of things to see.

OK Parisians are not the coolest, most welcoming people in the world but they're like that with everybody. They treat French people from the provinces (peasants) even worse than foreign tourists. Don't even think of hiring a car...

Thanks to everyone for taking the time to give me vacation suggestions, Jeff