Its hard enough just to find TC's to look at here in Alabama. I don't know of any dealers in the whole state. There is a Lance dealer in Georgia west of Atlanta I think. I had to go to Indiana just to see the model I ultimately bought. That dealer no longer exists by the way.
Perhaps you should modify your expectations for "getting your feet wet" by using one as a rental and instead find a dealer to look at some models to examine the TC as more of a "thought experiment" (not as fun as the real deal for sure!). I got a dealership in Nashville (also no longer exists) to load one on a truck and let me test drive it to get the feel of the combo before I took the plunge on both truck and camper.
Good Luck.