One Of America's Best Food Tours Is Held In This Surprising Southern Town

Looking for a play getaway? One of America's champion food tours is conscionable a fewer hours by car from immoderate of Florida's largest cities, astir 30 miles northeast of nan authorities superior connected nan different broadside of nan border.

Recently named nan No. 2 nutrient circuit successful America by readers of USA Today, nan Taste of Thomasville Food Tour, a guided stepping tour, has been operating since 2013.

Debra Smith told Fox News Digital that she decided to commencement a nutrient circuit successful nan confederate Georgia municipality aft she retired from school and was looking for thing to do.

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"So, I thought, why can't a nutrient circuit successful Thomasville work?" Smith said.

Almost 16,000 group later, Smith said she considers it a success.

The Taste of Thomasville Food Tour has been welcoming visitors for illustration those supra to nan Georgia town's restaurants since 2013. (Taste of Thomasville Food Tour)

"Very overmuch truthful – much truthful than I ever believed it would be," she said.

Most of Thomasville's nutrient tour visitors travel from Florida, chiefly from adjacent Tallahassee. Smith said she besides gets visitors from nan Jacksonville, Tampa and Orlando areas.

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"They're looking for that getaway for nan play that they don't person to thrust hours and hours and hours to get to," she said. 

"A batch of them want to get distant from nan large town," she added. "And they find Thomasville is what they're looking for."

Thomasville, Georgia, has a small-town charm that appeals to visitors connected nan nutrient circuit who recreation for play getaways. (Taste of Thomasville Food Tour)

So what makes Thomasville a destination spot for group who emotion nutrient and travel?

Smith said she believes it comes down to nan town's history, architecture, civilization and nutrient options.

"No 2 restaurants are alike," Smith said.

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The Taste of Thomasville offers 4 stepping tours: a daytime stroll done downtown (which includes a sojourn to nan "Big Oak," 1 of nan largest oak trees eastbound of nan Mississippi River), an after-hours circuit for adults only, a children's circuit and a seasonal Victorian-era circuit featuring a sampling of saccharine treats and desserts during nan holidays.

"I deliberation my pricing makes it affordable for everyone."

Tuesday was notable for nan Taste of Thomasville, which organized its first-ever autobus tour, Smith said.

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Another logic Smith believes Thomasville is simply a desirable nutrient circuit destination is its affordability.

"I deliberation my pricing makes it affordable for everyone," she told Fox News Digital.

The "Big Oak" is simply a celebrated spot for photographs successful Thomasville. (Taste of Thomasville Food Tour)

All tours are priced astatine $70 aliases little – a acold outcry from nan No. 1-ranked Gourmet Food & Wine Tours successful Sonoma, California.

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The Sonoma circuit – 1 of respective offerings passim Napa Valley and Sonoma Valley – costs $255, by comparison.

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America's different apical nutrient tours are said to beryllium successful Las Vegas; West Palm Beach, Florida; Los Angeles; Mobile, Alabama; Columbus, Ohio; Pittsburgh; Seattle; and Detroit.