The World of Coca Cola has been an Atlanta institution since the opening of the interactive museum at its old location near Underground Atlanta in 1991. After the 1996 Olympics, plans were made to eventually move towards the area now known as Centennial Olympic Park. The "new" World of Coca Cola opened in 2007. The museum was established to describe the history of the brand … [Read more...] about Visiting the World of Coca Cola
Georgia
Small Town Saturday: Cumberland Island, GA
As one of Georgia's Golden Isles, Cumberland Island is only accessible by boat. It is now owned by the National Park Service, which you must contact to make campsite reservations. Cumberland Island is home to the ruins of the Carnegie mansion Dungeness as well as Brack Chapel of the First African Baptist Church, where John F. Kennedy Jr. married Carolyn Bessette, pictured … [Read more...] about Small Town Saturday: Cumberland Island, GA
Apple Picking in Ellijay, Georgia
As soon as the fall leaves start to hit the ground, the apples are ready to be picked. There are few places better for apple picking than Ellijay, Georgia, a small town in the North Georgia Mountains. Plenty of orchards dot the landscape of the area and each is known for something different. Ellijay is known as the Apple Capital of Georgia and you can understand why, … [Read more...] about Apple Picking in Ellijay, Georgia
Film Friday: Life As We Know It
When couple dies in a tragic car accident, they leave custody of their newborn daughter to their respective best friends who have never gotten along. Katherine Heigl and Josh Duhamel play Holly and Eric, two single adults trying to form some sort of family for infant Sophie. Josh Lucas and Christina Hendricks also star. Specific scenes were filmed at Turner Broadcasting … [Read more...] about Film Friday: Life As We Know It
Small Town Saturday: Jefferson, GA
During my trip through Georgia's Lake Country, my group stopped in the small town of Jefferson, Georgia to visit the Shields Ethridge Heritage Farm, a well preserved farm from the 1930s. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places and has won countless awards for the preservation efforts. They have an iPhone app that guides you around the property and have a … [Read more...] about Small Town Saturday: Jefferson, GA