Atlanta, Georgia's High Museum of Art is one of the best art museums in the south as well as one of the city's top attractions. The museum was founded in 1905 but didn't have a museum space until 1926. Mrs. Joseph M. High donated her home and it was subsequently named after her. In 1955, the museum moved into a brick structure nearby to house its expanded collection. The … [Read more...] about Visiting Atlanta’s High Museum of Art
Small Town Saturday: Bluffton, SC
You might never have a reason to visit Bluffton, a small town outside of an almost equally small town called Beaufort, South Carolina. But it just so happens that Bluffton is home to one of the top-rated resorts in the world, the Inn at Palmetto Bluff. The town and resort are hard to distinguish from one another. I drove down a long dirt road before entering the … [Read more...] about Small Town Saturday: Bluffton, SC
Film Friday: The Help
Based on the bestselling book by Kathryn Stockett, The Help follows the lives of three black maids in 1960s Jackson, Mississippi. Aspiring author Skeeter shakes up the small town when she enlists the help of the maids to write a tell-all book about race relations in the South. Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Jessica Chastain, Octavia Spencer, and Bryce Dallas Howard all present … [Read more...] about Film Friday: The Help
This Is My South: Morgan Cogswell
This post is part of a series where we interview prominent Southerners or Southern transplants about what they love so much about this area and why others should visit. If you are interested in being featured, leave a comment or send me an email. Morgan Cogswell, also known as Morgangster, is an Athens, Georgia-based blogger, photographer, and graphic designer. She … [Read more...] about This Is My South: Morgan Cogswell
Small Town Saturday: Auburn, AL
Auburn, AL is known as the home of Auburn University. I love small college towns, as you may have guessed from previous posts on Boone and Blacksburg. This photo was taken around from local landmark Toomer's Corner, which is a great place to get a cold glass of lemonade to walk around in the Alabama heat. … [Read more...] about Small Town Saturday: Auburn, AL