Friday, January 22, 2010

Georgia

GEORGIA

Andersonville
Andersonville National Historic Site (Confederate POW camp)


Athens
City Hall green (only double-barreled cannon designed to fire both at same time
w/ chain in middle)

Atlanta
Coca-Cola Headquarters (flavors from around world)
Prime (steak during happy hour)
Honda Battle of the Bands (marching band competition- Jan)
Delta Heritage Museum (airplane memorabilia)
Center for Puppetry Arts (Mexican clay, Indonesian shadow, Italian marionettes)
The Colonnade (southern: mac 'n' cheese, kangaroo, black eyed peas, fried chicken stuffed with grits, knuckle sandwich--lobster, pulled pork, redneck sushi--pork)3
New World of Coca-Cola ?
National Museum of Patriotism
zoo
Varsity Drive-In ()3
The Flying Biscuit Cafe (biscuits, grits, owned by Indigo Girl)
The Highlander
The Vortex Bar and Grill (burger with eggs, bacon and potatoes surrounded grilled cheese sandwich)3
Gladys Knight and Ron Winans' Chicken & Waffles (Soul food: fried chicken, wafffles, salmon with brown sugar, sweet potato cheesecake)3

Cumberland Island
unspoiled beaches, forests, creeks)
Greyfield Inn (home of Carnegie's brother)
guided tours (335 species of birds, wild horses too)

East Dublin
Summer Redneck Games (mud-pit belly flop, hubcap hurl)


Jekyll Island
houses

Kennesaw Mountain
Big Pie in the Sky (pizza)

Savannah
Bryd River (cookies, tour)
Mrs Wilkes Boarding House (family style rest, pecan pie)
Bryd River Company (cookies, tour)
Mrs Wilkes Boarding House (family style rest, pecan pie)
The Lady & Sons (Paula Dean's restaurant)

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Blue Willow Inn (Southern fried cooking, buffet)
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge (canoe swamp from Kingfisher Landing to Stephen C Foster take-out)
Pigeon Mountain (Lost Wall, cave-lined Pocket Trail)
Chickamauga National Military Park
Chattahoochee Oconee Forest (Brasstown Bald Mountain)
Vidalia/Green...
Bland Farms (peach vidalia onion salsa, dressing)
Lane’s Packing Company (hot peach cobbler; Peachtree Cafe--peach ice cream)

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