One of America's best food tours is held in this surprising southern town
Looking for a weekend getaway One of America's best food tours is just a sparse hours by car from selected of Florida's largest cities about miles northeast of the state capital on the other side of the dividing line Lately named the No food tour in America by readers of USA The present day the Taste of Thomasville Food Tour a guided walking tour has been operating since Debra Smith advised Fox News Digital that she decided to start a food tour in the southern Georgia town after she retired from teaching and was looking for something to do FOOD DYE BAN PROMPTS ICE CREAM JOINT'S RADICAL MENU OVERHAUL So I thought why can't a food tour in Thomasville work Smith explained Almost people later Smith noted she considers it a success Very much so more so than I ever assumed it would be she mentioned The bulk of Thomasville's food tour visitors come from Florida mainly from nearby Tallahassee Smith reported she also gets visitors from the Jacksonville Tampa and Orlando areas FOODS FLIGHT PASSENGERS SHOULD NEVER ORDER ON A PLANE They're looking for that getaway for the weekend that they don't have to drive hours and hours and hours to get to she stated A lot of them want to get away from the big town she added And they find Thomasville is what they're looking for So what makes Thomasville a destination spot for people who love food and excursion Smith explained she believes it comes down to the town's history architecture custom and food options No two restaurants are alike Smith explained ONE TASTY FOOD 'REPRESENTS HOME' AND FAMILY TO FORMER NFL PLAYERThe Taste of Thomasville offers four walking tours a daytime stroll through downtown which includes a visit to the Big Oak one of the largest oak trees east of the Mississippi River an after-hours tour for adults only a children's tour and a seasonal Victorian-era tour featuring a sampling of sweet treats and desserts during the holidays Tuesday was notable for the Taste of Thomasville which organized its first-ever bus tour Smith disclosed CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTERAnother reason Smith believes Thomasville is a desirable food tour destination is its affordability I think my pricing makes it affordable for everyone she advised Fox News Digital All tours are priced at or less a far cry from the No -ranked Gourmet Food Wine Tours in Sonoma California For more Lifestyle articles visit www foxnews com lifestyleThe Sonoma tour one of several offerings throughout Napa Valley and Sonoma Valley costs by comparison America's other top food tours are revealed to be in Las Vegas West Palm Beach Florida Los Angeles Mobile Alabama Columbus Ohio Pittsburgh Seattle and Detroit
