I only fly over that part of the country and make fuel stops !
Ought to make the drive along the coast sometime through Mississippi and Alabama - don’t take the interstate. Just beautiful country. We drove back from Pass Christian to Houston last summer and decided to count the number of Waffle Houses we passed. Stopped counting at 100.
There is a restaurant right on the Gulf in Pass Christian that has some of the best fried green tomatoes I’ve ever had in all my life. Looking forward to returning.