Georgia on my mind: 1990 travel guide

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Do you brake for bargains? Turn off 1-75 for our huge new outlet center near Valdosta- or the one near Atlanta. And fill up on all kinds of brand-name merchandise at discounts of 40-80%
a nice way to top off any trip.
Carolina Pottery, Specials - Exclusive Levi Strauss & Co., Old Mill, Ruff Hewn Oudet, Casual Male Big & Tall, Red Cross Shoes, Westport, Ltd., Helen's Handbags, Ribbon Outlet, Top of the Line Cosmetics, Little Red Shoe House, Island Wear, Formfit- Appel, Hillel's Deli, Wallet Works Valdosta (Lake Park) 1-75, Exit 2 Carolina Pottery also located in Atlanta (Forest Park) 1-75, Farmers Market, Exit 78 Other locations: Smithfield, NC, 1-95, Charlotte, NC, 1-77, Tampa, FL, 1-4.

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Note: Lyrics of "Georgia On My Mind" used are . Copyright, 1930, Peer International Corporation. Copyright renewed. Used by Permission.

The information in "Georgia On My Mind" is organized by Travel Regions and is actually broken into two major sections.. .the editorial section at the beginning of the publication featuring each of the nine Travel Regions and the Travel Directory, which includes extensive listings for attractions, entertainment, accommodations and food services listed alphabetically by towns within each region. Each of these sections opens with its own regional map. Other special services include listings of Bed & Breakfast Inns and Fairs & Festivals, a special fold-out about the state's Main Street Program and four-color spreads about the Gardens of Georgia and Black History.
Each Travel Region has its own color code, which is used in the Table of Contents, in the editorial and again in the Travel Directory. Use this color guide throughout to read about each Travel Region and then to make further detailed plans.
In addition, a full Georgia map is included in each publication. Simply tear along the perforation guide to remove the map from the magazine. The back of the map contains important information about Georgia's State Parks and Historic Sites.
It is hoped that with this Travel Guide, each reader will truly enjoy "Georgia, Georgia, the whole day through...."
GEORGIA ON MY MIND 1990

STATE OF GEORGIA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR ATLANTA 30334

Joe Frank Harris GOVERNOR

Welcome to Georgia!
Our State is truly blessed with an infinite variety of scenic beauty, natural resources, many places for adventure as well as rest, and hospitable people to make your vacation a memorable experience.
On behalf of all the citizens of Georgia, I invite you to use this comprehensive guide to make your travel planning easy. Whether you are planning a long get-away-weekend, a day trip or a two-week vacation, our beaches, mountains, history, culture, big city entertainment and small town pleasures await you.
Thank you for your interest in Georgia and for this opportunity to keep Georgia On Your Mind!
With kindest regards, I remain
Sincerely,

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Joe Frank Harris

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^eorgia's Gardens, Green And Glorious.
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"Georgia On My Mind" Melodies bring memories That linger in my heart Make me think of Georgia
Why did we ever part? Some sweet day when blossoms fall
And all the world's a song I'll go back to Georgia
'Cause that's where I belong. Georgia, Georgia, the whole day through Just an old sweet song keeps Georgia on my mind.
Georgia, Georgia, a song of you Comes as sweet and clear as moonlight through the pines.
Other arms reach out to me Other eyes smile tenderly Still in peaceful dreams I see The road leads back to you. Georgia, Georgia, no peace I find Just an old sweet song keeps Georgia on my mind.
"Georgia On My Mind" Copyright 1930 Peer International Corp. Copyright renewed. Used by permission of copyright owner. GEORGIA ON MY MIND 1989

To come to Georgia's Gardens, green and glorious, is to seek asylum within the aphrodisiac of pristine splendor nature's emeralds.
Wrapped in an aura of year-round visual enchantment, Georgia is hostess to an abundant banquet of fragrance and color in her varied terrain from the mountains, through the heartland and south to the coast. In the past decade, the State, has emerged as a leading curator of nature's wonders.
Four major gardens form a belt of green that conserves endangered species, showcases the beauty of seasonal blooming and teaches the elegant legacy of nature.
ATLANTA BOTANICAL GARDENS
Less than a half-hour from Atlanta's Hartsfield International Airport near downtown is the Atlanta Botanical Garden, the home of the new Dorothy Chapman Fuqua Conservatory.
Featuring three distinct climate zones within the glass canopy, the Fuqua Conservatory plays to all 5 senses. Wandering through the lush, Tropical Rotunda into the arid Desert, the sights, smells and touch of the strange and exotic species exude far away lands of discovery and adventure. The rhapsodic fluttering of birds in the air space above adds sound and motion to the experience of fragrance, color and texture provided by the plants and flowers.
A fogging system sprays mist into the setting, creating a taste of fantasy of an ancient, primordial, dream-like scene.
The Rotunda features a fourteen-foot waterfall of volcanic lava surrounded by rare palms, endangered ferns and hundreds of color bearing exotic orchids.
CALLA WAY GARDENS
Seventy miles southwest of Atlanta is renowned Callaway Gardens. This vast natural heirloom offers miles of winding trails blending azaleas, rhododendrons, hollies and dogwood with wildflowers and manicured beds of seasonal selections resplendent in brilliant blooms.
The 5-acre John A. Sibley Horticultural Center is a unique multi-tiered greenhouse with landscaped footpaths that wind behind a cascading waterfall.
The Christmas season is woven in botanical fable as hundreds of poinsettias hang from the cap of glass overlooking an open garden filled with shrub-carved reindeer.
In 1988, Callaway Gardens heralded the opening of The Day Butterfly Center, the largest glass-enclosed butterfly conservatory in North America. Here, more than one-thousand tropical butterflies wearing kaleidoscope-like patterns, climb, dive, dip and spin in an endless ritual of reverance to the sun.
CAMELLIA GARDENS
Two hours south of Atlanta near the hamlet of Marshall ville is Camellia Gardens, headquarters of the American Camellia Society. This 7-acre garden is home to a repertoire of species of the fragrant and colorful camellia, which blooms November - March.
Adjacent to the gardens, an elegant glass and brick enclosure houses the largest and most complete collection of Boehm Porcelains in the world, including the life-sized, "Eagle of Freedom" created by Edward Marshall Boehm for the bicentennial.
Hidden along the paths is an authentic Japanese garden, complete with a tea house, hand-carved stone lanterns, cascading waterfalls and a Koi fish swimming lazily. The small enclosed garden offers a joyous retreat into solitude and serenity.
THE STATE BOTANICAL GARDENS OF GEORGIA Athens, northeast of Atlanta, is home to The State Botanical Gardens of Georgia. Two miles from the University of Georgia campus, this 293-acre preserve is the domain of Georgia's green frontier. Set in a forest along the scenic Oconee River, with its dramatic gorge-like ravines and spring-fed streams, the garden provides a perfect environment to collect, display and study the native rare plant life of the region.
The Conservatory features giant-sized tropical displays surrounded by man-made flowing streams and ponds.
Year-round the mystique of nature dressed in emerald green, splashes a canvas of colors that never ceases to bloom on the woodland floor of Georgia.
Come to Georgia's Gardens, green and glorious!

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CALLAWAY GARDENS US 27 Pine Mountain, GA 31822 (404) 663-2281 (800) 282-8181
ATLANTA BOTANICAL GARDENS AND FUQUA CONSERVATORY Piedmont Park at The Prado (Downtown Atlanta) Box 77246 Atlanta, GA 30357 24-hour recorded message: (404) 876-5858
CAMELLIA GARDENS Box 1217 Fort Valley, GAS 1030 (912)967-2358
STATE BOTANICAL GARDENS OF GEORGIA 2450 S. Milledge Avenue Athens, GA 30605 (404)542-1244

State Botanical Gardens of Georgia in Athens

Marriott. Atlanta's Main Stay

Two For Breakfast Weekends, from $49 per night, not per person.
No one sets a more striking example of this city at its best than Marriott. With more first class rooms all around town than any other luxury hotel. Plus terrific restaurants, lively entertainment, a variety of sports and recreational activities, and a courteous staff. You can take advantage of the spectacular rates, which include breakfastfor two, listed below Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. But make your reservations soon because rooms are limited and some dates may already be sold out. Ask about our special weekday vacation rates, too.

Marquis In the heart of downtown 404-521-0000, $84/night Airport 1-85 at Riverdale Road 404-766-7900, $69/night Perimeter Center 1-285 at Asnford-Dunwoody Road 404-394-6500, $59/night Gwinnett Place Pleasant Hill Road at Crestwood 404-923-1775, $59/night Norcross In Technology Park at Hwy. 141 and Technology Parkway 404-263-8558, $49/night Marriott Suites Perimeter 1-285 at Peachtree-Dunwoody Road 404-668-0808, $69/night Marriott Suites Midtown 35 14th Street 404-876-8888, $69/night
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For fun in the sun head for White Water, the world's best water adventures. Located in the heart of Atlanta, its over 35 acres are teeming with exciting water adventures for the whole family. Ride the waves in the Atlanta Ocean. Explore the Bermuda Triangle. Take the Caribbean Plunge. Navigate the rushing Rapids. Float lazily down the Suwannee River. Let your kids enjoy Little Squirts' Island. And don't miss the new family adventure, Tidal Wave. You'll also want to allow plenty of time to enjoy our brand new $7 mi I lion family entertainment center, "American Adven tures". Activities include a racetrack, mini-golf, children's rides, and a 40,000 square foot facility featuring indoor golf, arcade, children's play area, and more.
WHITE WATER

Fun and adventure await you at 'The World's Next Great Zoo." Explore rain forests, where gorillas and orangutans live in natural settings. Walk through an aviary of forest birds. Watch lions, giraffes, zebras and ostrich roam ing the re created plains of East Africa. SeeWillieB. in his new, natural habitat. And enjoy nearly 1,000 other animals, from snakes to sea I ions to bears. And don't forget our Children's Zoo for up-close encounters with domestic animals.
800 Cherokee Avenue, SE Atlanta, CA 30315 (404) 624-5678
ZOO ATLANTA

Get ready for the ride of your life as Six Flags Ove Georgia introduces the Georgia Cyclone in 1990 Patterned after the world-famous Coney Island Cyclone--the *1 rated roller coaster for mort than 60 years!
Hey, kids! Come summer you'll be a part of the Souths largest birthday party as Six Flags cele brates the 50th birthday of Bugs Bunny. There wil be special shows and attractions for this fun-filled family event.
With over 100 rides, shows, and attractions, a ticket to Six Flags offers a full day of family fun
SIX FLAGS OVER GEORGI

/'hen it's time to get away, head for the Playground of the South. Atlanta your destination for every kind of fun. Experience the five unique ractions below. You'll find them only in Atlanta!

The Braves are Atlanta's home team for fans all over the Southeast.
Led by a cast of youthful veterans, the Braves provide thrills for fans all season long.
With a dynamic group of youngsters develop ing in the farm system, it's easy to see the best is yet to come in this the 25th season for the Braves in Atlanta.
For information on season and group tickets in 1989, call the I Braves at (404) 522-7630.
ATLANTA BRAVES

Enjoy 400 years of fun in a single day, just minutes from the gleaming towers of downtown Atlanta. Our 30-acre Renaissance village is one huge, ex citing stage. Interact with hundreds of costumed actors, eat foods fit for a ki ng, try your own hand at knightly games, and enjoy hundreds of crafts in the marketplace. Six weekends: 1990 Sat. April 28-Sun. )une 3, plus Memorial Day; 1991 Sat. April 27-Sun. June 2, plus Memorial Day. For information, call (404) 964-8575.
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Experience the excitement of the new Under ground Atlanta at the heart of downtown. Throughout the city, enjoy all the exciting attrac tions, sparkling nightlife, sumptuous dining and fantastic shopping, as well as a fabulous array of cultural experiences. Accessibility is assured with MARTA, Atlanta's state-of-the-art rapid transit system.
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We want your weekend in Atlanta to be filled with "suite memories." Your stay includes daily maid service, shuttle service within a five radius (and to MARTA), fully equipped kitchens, olympic-size swimming pool, volleyball, basketball and a playground all complimentary. GREAT FOR FAMILIES!
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When in Atlanta, do as the Atlantans do ride MARTA. And with a Four Day Convention Pass, do it for just over a dollar a day. Simply add $4.25 to your convention price and everyone rides MARTA as much as they like for four full days. One, three and five day passes are also available.
Best of all , MARTA is the fastest, cleanest, least expensive way to all the major points of interest in Atlanta. Pick it up at the airport and ride it to any of the downtown hotels, to Underground Atlanta or even to sporting events at the Omni and Fulton County Stadium. MARTA also gets you to Atlanta's favorite shopping centers including Lenox and provides access to Stone Mountain and Zoo Atlanta. So when you choose T r* np /v
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TWENTY years ago on July 4,1970, 110 runners braved the 6.2 mile course that was to become the now legendary and internationally celebrated Peachtree Road Race.
Atlanta's hardy, winged feet heroes pioneered the often hilly stretch from Lenox Square to Piedmont Park in sweltering heat. Every strike of every foot on famed Peachtree Street was a test of physical endurance and mental stamina.
Primitive as that first exercise in road racing proved for the spartan runners, the spirit in the challenge and the sweetness of victory survived. Thus was born Atlanta's famous Peachtree Road Race.
In many ways, the Peachtree Road Race symbolically parallels the history of Atlanta and her people, for there is no American city more entrenched in spirit and endurance than Atlanta, Georgia.
Founded in 1837 as a site for the southwestern terminal of the West-

ern and Atlantic Railroad, the city was first named Terminus. To honor the sitting governor, the name was changed to Marthasville, in tribute to his daughter. When it was discovered that the new name was too long to write on freight orders, the name was changed for the third and final time in 1847 to Atlanta.
Historians record that Stephen Long, chief engineer for the railroad, predicted that the site "would be good as a location for one tavern, a blacksmith shop, a grocery store and nothing else!"
Engineer Long's prediction proved to be as hollow as an empty bucket. In little more than a quarter of a century, Atlanta moved ahead of neighboring cities in the South and emerged as a busy center of transportation and agriculture. Prosperity was the keynote of the times and Atlanta's bustling business economy was complemented by splendid residential structures that graced

Underground Atlanta
the tree-lined streets and hill-laden countryside. Large colonial mansions with wide porches, verandas and magnificently lush gardens were abundantly displayed as a part of Atlanta's growing and changing landscape.
When the shot was fired in 1861 at Fort Sumter in neighboring South Carolina, Atlantans had little foresight as to what the War Between the States would bring. The fate of the city was resolved in 1864 when the Union juggernaut led by General Sherman cut a wide swath through the city and burned Atlanta to the ground.
With flames licking their coattails, Union soldiers continued their infamous March to the Sea, cutting a path of destruction through Georgia that can still be traced from the air.
Steeped in spirit and endurance, Atlanta, like its symbol, the mythical Phoenix bird, rose from its own ashes.
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Get more out of
Atlanta. There's one place where you can get the best of Atlanta with significant savings. Where you can have all the fun of the big city at a price that's closer to home. In DeKalb. DeKalb County, Georgia, is just minutes away from everything downtown has to offer... including the excitement and the fun of the new Underground Atlanta. But there's also a lot to see right here in DeKalb. Like the world's largest granite rock carving on Stone Mountain, the historical fun of the New Georgia Railroad, and the international flavors of the huge DeKalb Farmers Market. And we've got great hotels, exciting shopping, a wide variety of restaurants, and friendly people. The first step to your best vacation bargain is as close as your
telephone. Call (800) 999-6055 for free tourist information and come visit DeKalb. You'll get more out of Atlanta.
DEKALB
DeKalb Convention & Visitors Bureau 750 Commerce Drive, Suite 201 Decatur, GA 30030 (404)378-2525

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after its destruction, Atlanta stands as the reigning leader in the developing new South. Not only does it support a viable international economy along with its strongly diversified regional foundations in banking, real estate, transportation, medicine and manufacturing, but it also has emerged as a major convention paradise and a booming tourist destination that offers an exciting and varied kaleidoscope of world class hotels, attractions, events and dining oases.
Atlanta is Southern fried chicken and grits, sophisticated shopping, mega-bucks and big time glitz.
Atlanta is fashionable and flashy. Atlanta is motion! Atlanta moves the world whether on a super jet flying in or out of Hartsfield International Airport, a cargo carrier, a railroad car or a 16wheeler loaded with Georgia made goods. Returning to its roots as a terminal site for the railroad, Atlanta has emerged as the transportation hub of the Southeast. At any given momen Hartsfield Airport ranks as either number one, two or three of the busiest airports in the world. Commercial flights enter Atlanta from all domestic gateways and from every major international gateway. Its reputation as a city to do business with is largely subsidized by its excellent accessibility to business and vacationing travelers. Hartsfield International Airport is just south of the city and is only a fifteen minute commute to the downtown business, financial and major hotel centers by cab or MARTA rapid-rail. As host to a myriad of major conventions, including the 1988 Democratic National Convention, and a ranking contender for the 1996 Olympics, Atlanta has a proven track record for courteous and expedient transportation services. Motorists driving can enter the city on one of three major interstate arteries, 1-75 and 1-85 running north and south and 1-20 running east and west. Exits to the inner city business districts, adjacent shopping and dining are well marked. Visitors to the city will find

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A WORLD A PARK

Georgia's Stone Mountain Park is a 3,200-acre world of attractions, entertainment and natural beauty. Discover an authentic plantation, a paddlewheel riverboat, golf, tennis, and much more; all surrounding the world's largest granite mountain and high-relief sculpture. Make Georgia's Stone Mountain your leisure destination and visit "A World A Park!"
Excellent in-Park dining and lodging ar&available at either the Stone Mountain Inn or the new Evergreen Conference Center and Resort.

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For more information, call
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or write: Georgia's Stone Mountain Park
Tour and Travel Dept. P.O. Box 778 Stone Mountain, GA 30086

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Atlanta's MARTA's rapid-rail and bus transit system an easy and economical way to get around the town.
Tourists and business travelers have unlimited access to world class accommodations. Downtown is rich in rooms with the Ritz Carlton, Marriott Marquis, Westin Peachtree Plaza and Atlanta architect John Portman's flagship hotel, the Hyatt Regency Atlanta, all within walking distance. These properties are only a few of the hundreds of hotels and motels that are spread throughout the Atlanta area representing every major hospitality chain, including Days Inn of America, founded by the late Cecil B. Day of Atlanta.
It's rumored that a New York businessman once called a young associate into his office and told him that he was sending him to Atlanta for a two-day seminar in six weeks. The young man inquired as to the reason for such an advance notice and the boss replied, "To give you plenty of time to lose 10 pounds so that your suits will fit when you come back to New York." True or not, Atlanta's restaurants clearly qualify for gourmet gastronomical gluttony awards in every category.
Possibly no other region of the country embellishes and relishes good cooking as much as the South. Deriving its 2.5 million population from outlying rural areas, incoming business, financial, scientific and industrial white collar professionals, a burgeoning Hispanic colony, a growing Asian population and the old-line, native founding families, Atlanta is a melting pot of ethnic and regional culinary tastes.
While Mary Mac's Tea Room near the downtown business and government district serves up hot lunches of fried chicken, turnip greens, creamed corn, pot likker and cornbread, busy shoppers drop into The Fish Market at Lenox Square for a green salad of endive and bibb lettuce, black olives, sliced avocado, tossed with poppyseed dressing, a salmon mousse served with steamed baby carrots and a dessert of fresh raspberries and cream. Somewhere between down-home Southern cooking and elegant nouvelle cuisine

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there are more than seven hundred restaurants catering to every whim and fancy of the taste buds.
At noontime on North Avenue in the shadow of the worldwide CocaCola headquarters, the famous Varsity opens to crowds of every age and every walk of life who line up to order Varsity hot dogs dressed with chili and cheese, onion rings and fried pies. In the northeast area, rich with office parks, workers spill into the Havana Sandwich Shop for a Cuban sandwich, yellow rice and a hearty black bean soup. Others stroll along park paths with frozen yogurt or walk to nearby neighborhood restaurants featuring Italian, Chinese, Mexican, Indian, Greek, Japanese and Southern Soul Food.
At sunset, the city empties of workers and the "BIG A" nightlife comes alive. From downtown Five Points to Buckhead, young and old alike dress-up or dress-down for one of Atlanta's finest Southern traditions dining out!
Atlanta's inner city, midtown and Buckhead areas are rich in attractions for visitors with varied interests and appetites for a variety of historical and present day treasures. Most of Atlanta's popular tourist attractions are located within five miles of the downtown hub of hotels.
The "BIG A" is possibly the only city in the world that can boast the opening of three major tourist attractions and the total renovation of a fourth in one calendar year. Atlanta can, and does.
Today, gleaming modern skyscrapers, climbing toward the heavens in bold patterns of marble and glass dress the Atlanta skyline with a superb flair of architectural dazzle. Beneath those modern symbols of the prosperous city lie the original streets of Atlanta, lower Alabama and lower Pryor. As the city grew from its humble beginnings around the railroad yard, buildings went up over the viaducts and overpasses leaving the original centers of commerce literally "under the ground!"
In the mid-1960's developers opened UNDERGROUND ATLANTA and promoted restaurants, specialty

THE FUNS BACK IN TOWN!

You won't believe all the fun, all the magic under and over the city's streets more than 130 shops, restaurants and nightclubs right at the heart of Atlanta's historic birthplace.
Take a stroll down a tree-lined promenade. Browse through restored turn-of-the-century shops. Wander through a colorful marketplace that's above and beneath Atlanta's streets.
Enjoy fine dining or a casual meal. And don't miss Kenny's Alley it's packed with good times, good food and great music, including Dixieland, country, rock,

jazz and even comedy. Shops are open 7 days
a week, Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-9:30 p.m.; Sunday, Noon-6 p.m. Restaurant and club hours vary.
So come on down and
live it up, because the fun's back in town ... ... at Underground Atlanta.

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shops, authentic 1890's shops and a collage of memorabilia of the city's history. It was an overnight success and drew hundreds of thousands until the downtown areas experienced a brief decline in the 1970s.
This past June, UNDERGROUND ATLANTA made its second debut. Today, it covers nearly 12 acres on two levels and features more than 130 shops, restaurants and nightclubs within one FUNtastic complex.
The main entrance, within the shadow of the gold-domed State Capitol features cascading fountains, park benches, antique street lamps and Underground's new landmark, a soaring 10-story light tower.
The Humbug Square Market with its lively turn of the century charm features a spirited and colorful street fair, complete with manned wagons and pushcarts showcasing crafts, collector wares and fresh fruits and baking specialties.
The Old Alabama Eatery is a world class food court. More than two-dozen food outlets tempt, tantalize and titillate the palate.
On the fun side, Miss Kitty's Saloon and Dance Hall washes away the day's dust and provides wellsanded floors for dancing the Texas Two-Step and the Cotton Eyed Joe. Roar with laughter at the antics of stand-up comics at the Punch Line and settle in for the evening at the Beach Club, Fat Tuesday's or the Groundhog Tavern.
Dixieland, authentic Bluegrass, rock n' roll, heavy metal and cool, sassy jazz fill the air along the streets of Underground.
Opening at Underground this year is the exciting World of CocaCola, a 45,000 square-foot, threestory pavilion that's been a century in the making. The world's most remarkable Coca-Cola sign, a revolving neon spectacular, greets visitors. Once inside the pavilion, visitors not only view a collection of priceless memorabilia that traces the century-plus history of Coca-Cola, but also travel, via a series of dazzling exhibits, to the more than 160 countries of Coca-Cola. There is also a one-of-a-kind Coca-Cola store, as well as a fanciful soda fountain of

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the future.

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Near the entrance, the Zero Mile role in our everyday lives. For any-

Post at the old Freight Depot, is

one under seven, there's Kidspace,

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road. The train and its cars, some of while they learn. The museum is

which belonged to railroad barons open year-round.

have been restored. A regularly

A short drive north, in the heart

scheduled 18-mile loop crosses

of Atlanta is the third new attraction,

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old neighborhoods. During the sum- servatory at the Atlanta Botanical

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dining aboard the steaming locomo- The futuresque cylinder is 50 feet

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servatory creates an arid desert filled

Just a short distance north of

with strange and exotic species and

Underground is the new Science moves though a paradise of brightly

and Technology Museum of Atlanta, colored flowers and plants into a

better know as SCITREK. Ranked as clearing in a lush tropical jungle

one of the top ten physical science with a cascading waterfall. Rare

museums in America, the sights birds fly free in the open space.

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they dip their trunks into the water exhibits of nationally recognized

and spray not only themselves, but black artists to Atlanta.

also unsuspecting crowds on the

Herndon Home, built in 1910 by

bridge above.

Alonzo F. Herndon, founder of the

A safari through the Zoo would Atlanta Life Insurance Company

not be complete without venturing the second largest black insurance

into the Ford African Rain Forest company in America contains

where Atlanta's legendary thirty furnishings, artworks and photo-

year-old gorilla, "Willie B." regularly graphs of the era.

holds court. Willie B. plays, gathers Inman Park/Little Five Points is a

food, explores the trees and shrubs, restored 1890s Victorian district.

streams and rocks in this new

Three miles west of downtown,

habitat.

Inman Park features many mansions I

Next door to the Zoo in Atlanta's and bungalows of Atlanta's early

Grant Park is the Cyclorama, with

its massive panoramic painting,

diorama, museum and bookstore.

The Cyclorama recreates the famous

Battle of Atlanta.

The Museum of the Jimmy Carter

Library rests in a splendid setting

near the downtown area. The

museum highlights the personal

aspects of the Carter Presidency and

displays the many State gifts pre-

sented to President and Mrs. Carter

during the White House Years.

A unique application of modern

technology enables visitors to ask

questions of the former chief execu-

tive and have them answered by

Carter on a TV monitor.

The Library housed within the

Museum stores all the personal

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papers and State documents of the

Carter Years for researchers and

business leaders, including Asa G.

writers.

Candler, the founder of Coca-Cola.

For photographers, one of the

An 1889 trolley barn in the area has

most breathtaking views of the

been meticulously restored. Nearby,

Atlanta skyline can be enjoyed from Little Five Points is the city's

the Japanese Garden behind the

Bohemia, with eclectic shops and

Carter Library.

colorful street people.

The Victorian birthplace of Nobel The 88-acre Oakland Cemetery

Peace Prize winner and civil rights (c. 1850) is a treasure trove of Victo-

leader, Martin Luther King, Jr., the rian funeral statuary and is the final

Ebenezer Baptist Church where he resting place for famous Georgians,

preached, the grave site and the

including Margaret Mitchell, author

M.L. King Jr. Center for Non Violent of Gone With The Wind and grand

Social Change all lie within the Mar- slam golfer, Bobby Jones.

tin Luther King, Jr. Historic District The State Capitol with its gleam-

at Auburn Avenue between Jackson ing gold-dome is a focal point of the

and Randolph Streets.

city's skyline, especially at sunset.

The Collections of Life and Heri- The gold was brought by Wagon

tage Museum in the heart of the

Train from Dahlonega in north Geor-

"Sweet Auburn" District houses an gia and donated to the State. In addi-

African-American museum with

tion to housing the Governor and

exhibits on local black history,

both houses of the Legislature, the

families and neighborhoods. The Capitol offers a natural science

museum frequently brings traveling museum and the Hall of Flags.

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CNN Center west of the Capitol in downtown is the home of Cable News Network, TNT and Headline News. A forty-five minute walking tour enables visitors to witness the production of live news coverage. CNN Center houses several restaurants, the Omni Hotel, theatres and specialty shops.
Next door to the CNN Center is the Omni Coliseum, home of the Atlanta Hawks basketball team. Locals refer to the Hawks as "The Atlanta Air Force."
Atlanta is a mecca for sports fans. The Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium just south of the Capitol is home of the (NL) Atlanta Braves baseball team and the (NFL) Atlanta Falcons football team. Georgia Tech's Yellow Jackets keep college football in the offering and the annual Peach Bowl is played in Atlanta.
Atlanta's mild year-round climate is excellent for outdoor concerts, and top entertainers and performers are frequently booked at the new Coca-Cola Lakewood Amphitheater in the southern section of the city

and at Chastain Park in the northern section. Chastain Park fans pack elaborate dinners complete with dressed tables and candelabras and enjoy the Atlanta Symphony before the concerts which feature performers like Ray Charles.
Atlantans love art, music and live theatre; and the inner city's bustling art world is centered at the Woodruff Arts Center and the High Museum of Art on Peachtree Street. Symphony Hall, home to the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra seats 1,800. The Alliance Theatre stages major productions and offers an annual series of drama, comedy and musical theatre that receives high marks from critics.
Next door, the High Museum of Art showcases European and American paintings, sculpture and decorative arts, photography and graphics. Exhibitions of major works such as Monet fill the calendar of the museum. The High Museum at The Georgia-Pacific Center in the downtown business district features rotating exhibits from the perma-

nent collections of the main museum.
Nearby on Spring Street is the Center for Puppetry Arts which houses the largest private collection of puppets in America and catalogs the history of puppetry arts.
South of the arts center on Peachtree Street is the fabulous Fox Theatre. One of the few remaining movie houses in the country, this Moorish/Egyptian/Art Deco fantasy was saved from the wrecking ball and is now on the National Register of Historic Places.
An excellent example of GreekRevival architecture is the Georgia Governor's Mansion in the Buckhead residential area. The columned mansion sits on a beautifully landscaped tract and offers touring guests a glimpse at the collection of American antiques in the public rooms of the house.
Just down the road on Andrews Drive the Atlanta Historical Society is nestled on 26 acres. The spectacular Anglo-Palladian Swan House and the 1840's Plantation Plain Style

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Atlanta's reputation as a major retail center comparable to New York or Chicago is well-earned. In addition to being the home of the Atlanta Merchandise Mart, which supplies to retail markets across the Sun Belt, Atlanta is also a prime location of choice chains such as Macy's, Neiman-Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, Lord & Taylor and Tiffany's. The Buckhead corridor north of downtown is home of Lenox Square and Phipps Plaza shopping centers. The downtown up-scale boutiques and specialty shops are also popular.
East of downtown is DeKalb County and the quintessential smalltown American city of Decatur. Dating back to 1820, Decatur life still revolves around the courthouse square.
Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, housed in a magnificent Tudor-style mansion (c.1920) built for the son of the Coca-Cola founder, Asa G. Candler, serves as the fine arts center for Dekalb County. Year-round

activities include lectures, workshops and concerts. Christmas at Callanwolde offers a spectacular celebration of the season.
The Cyclorama DeKalb's Fernbank Science Center features one of the nation's largest planetariums and houses an original Apollo space capsule. The Fernbank

Forest with 2 miles of walking trails make this a fascinating escape into the worlds of science and nature.
Georgia's Stone Mountain Park is a wonderland of pleasure. The 3,200 acre scenic, recreation and amusement park sits at the base of Stone Mountain, the world's largest exposed mass of granite. Skylifts to the top of the mountain, an oldfashioned paddlewheel riverboat, a train around the mountain, restaurants, a 19-building antebellum plantation are just a few of the sights and fun of the park. Activity sports like tennis, golf, swimming, fishing, boating and ice skating are available seasonally. A dazzling laser show bounces off the side of the mountain on summer nights. The New Georgia Railroad steam engine runs from Underground to the Park.
North of Atlanta is the historic Roswell area. This quaint town is home to several antebellum mansions, historic landmarks and antique shops. Walking tours are popular.
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The Kennesaw Mountain/National Battlefield Park is north of Marietta. The site of the crucial 1864 Battle of Atlanta houses a museum of Civil War relics and the 2,800-acre park is a historical playground.
West of Atlanta, Cobb County's Six Flags Over Georgia amusement park is a hot ticket for family pleasure. The fabulous theme park is home to a Z-Force roller coaster and a parade of daredevil and breathtaking rides like the Mind Bender, Splashwater Falls and more. Looney Tunes Land is a fantasy paradise for children. The Crystal Pistol offers a half-hour of Broadway style entertainment.
White Water Park in west Cobb County is one of the most popular spots during warm summer months. Water slides, speed flumes, wave

pools, the "Atlanta Ocean" and lots of daredevil thrills await the young at heart. The 35-acre water park is the South's largest.
Blooming dogwoods line the city's landscape in spring for the celebration of the Dogwood Festival. Thanksgiving night heralds the beginning of the Christmas season with the Lighting of the Great Tree atop Rich's Department Store in downtown Atlanta. The Peachtree Road Race and the Salute to America Parade celebrate the summer's peak on the Fourth of July. Year-round this Southern mecca of timeless traditions, exciting events and homey hospitality is a cosmic explosion of experiences for everyone.

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GEORGIA'S Bed & Breakfast Inns

Bed & Breakfast Atlanta - This Professional Reserva tion Service offers guests the best hospitality of our city. Lodgings in clude hosted accommodations in lovely, one-of-a-kind homes, inns, and fully furnished cottages & suites. Special rates for long term relocation. 1801 Piedmont Ave., Suite 208, At lanta, GA., 30324. (404) 875-0525.
Bessie's Bed & Breakfast - This Victorian home is beautifully restored and warmly
[ decorated with antiques. Convenient j to downtown, within 1 block of 5 of I Atlanta's most awarded restaurants. I Full Southern breakfast, hot tub ac| commodations and friendly faces. ' 223 Ponce de Leon Ave., Atlanta, ' Georgia, 30302. (404) 875-9449.
Shellmont Bed and Breakfast Lodge - Experience a classic Victorian home restored In historic Midtown Atlanta. Southern hospitality abounds with complimen tary beverages, evening chocolates,
j| breakfast and almost 100 years of I; history. 821 Piedmont Avenue, NE., t Atlanta, GA., 30308. (404) 872-9290.
Clarion Telfair Inn - Nestled in Augusta's Historic Olde Towne, it comprises 17 renovated Victorian homes, housing 77 uniquely decorated rooms. Compli mentary full breakfast, classical cui sine in the restaurant and conference facilities. 326 Greene St., Augusta, GA., 30901. (404) 724-3315, (800) 282-2405, (800)241-2407.
Coleman House - This picturesque Victorian mansion is located in the famed pine forest of Eastern Georgia. All 12 bedrooms have bathrooms, fireplaces and pe-
j hod antiques. Continental breakfast ' included. Opens summer 1990. 323 " North Main Street, Swainsboro,
Georgia, 30401. (912) 237-2822.
Ballastone Inn - This antebellum mansion built in 1853 is a showplace of Savannah's by gone era. The 18 guest rooms are furnished with period antiques & pri vate baths. Continental breakfast, fruit basket & sherry. Full service bar, beautiful courtyard, elevator. 14 E. Oglethorpe, Savannah, GA., 31401. (800) 822-4553, (912) 236-1484.
East Bay Inn/Olde Harbour Inn - Located in Savan nah's historic waterfront district, these intimate inns offer 28 charming rooms and 24 elegant riverview suites with full kitchens. Offering con tinental breakfast and evening cor-
. dials. Packages available. 225 E. Bay St., 508 E. Factors Walk. Savan nah. GA., 31401. (800) 553-6533.
Gaubert & Beachview - The Gaubert house & the Beachview house are located 1/2 block from the beach and lighthouse
j with Mary Gaubert as hostess. I Breakfast (continental plus) served | daily on screened porches, weather I permitting. 521 Oglethorpe, Saint Si
mons Island, Georgia, 31522. (912) 638-9424 or 634-1660.
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Hunter House - This three-story inn combines the charming elegance of the Old South with the casual atmosphere of the
I beach. Accommodations range from I single rooms to 4-room suites with j kitchen and fireplace. 20 minutes
im Savannah; one block from the ocean. 1701 Butler Ave., Tybee Is land, GA., 31328. (912) 786-7515.

Liberty Inn 1834 - Luxury 2 & 3 room suites; 3 story
_.,] clapboard over brick townhpuse; fj exposed beams, fireplaces, antique' i period pieces, private phone, TV,
[ VCR & movies. Full bath and queenj size beds. Private parking, courtyard, I spa & garden entrances. Continental
breakfast. 128 W. Liberty, Savannah, Georgia, 31401. (800) 637-1007.

Magnolia Place Inn - Built in 1878, this inn is located in Savannah's Historic District on Forsyth Park. Each room is uniquely fur nished with English antiques & period prints. Many rooms have canope
beds, Jacuzzi baths & working fire places. Afternoon tea & wine. Garden hot tub. 503 Whitaker St., Savannah, GA., 31401. (912)236-7674.

Planters Inn - On historic Reynolds Square, it is steps
from the exciting riverfront. Sixty lux ury accommodations, fireplace, valet . parking, continental breakfast and af ternoon tea. Adjacent to Pink House Restaurant. Special holiday and
weekend packages. 29 Abercorn St., Savannah, GA., 31401. (912) 2325678, (800) 554-1188 or 554-1187.

River Street Inn - A beautifully restored 44 room inn located in the Historic District at Fac
tor's Walk on the Savannah River. Many rooms have balconies and river views. Complimentary wine and cheese reception, beignets and morning coffee. 115 East River
Street, Savannah, Georgia, 31401, (912) 234-6400 or (800) 253-4229.

Rose Manor Guest House - This house, circa 1890, located at Hanover Square in Old Town Brunswick, is nestled among old Southern trees and surrounded by
beautiful English gardens. The indi vidually styled rooms are elegantly restored and graciously furnished. Complete formal amenities. 1108
Richmond St., Brunswick, GA., 31520. (912)267-6369.

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The Carriage Stop Inn - Located in Macon's Historic District, this Greek revival mansion, circa 1840, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Four spa-
[ cious bedrooms with private baths. Exceptional hospitality and full break fast. Antique furnishings. Swimming
pool. 1129 Georgia Avenue, Macon, Georgia, 31201. (912) 743-9740.

The Dunlap House - Expect the luxury and service a world class hotel from North Gee
i gia's most noted Bed & Breakfast In /', Its luxury and European amenities s _-r*y it apart. Experience the many amer
ties from breakfast in bed to afternoc tea. Conference space available. 6; Green Street, Gainesville, Georgi; 30501. (404) 536-0200.
English Manor Inns - These six antique furnished inr have lavishly adorned rooms ar
,, suites with private bath, fireplace, ai iditioning, cable TV, kitchen an
|i;[more. Also have Jacuzzi suite; g=^ heated pool and year-round indoc
hot tub. Hwy. 76 East, Clayton, Geo gia, 30525. (800) 782-5780.
Glen-Ella Springs Inn - This 100-year-old country in rests on 17 secluded acres where th loudest noise is a bird's call. 16 IUXL
' rious rooms with complete amenities pool, gardens, conference facilities
j Gourmet dining from an extensivi 1 menu. Route 3, Bear Gap Roac
Clarkesville, Georgia, 30523. (404 754-7295 or (800) 552-3479.
Gordon-Lee House - This historic Mansion is an ante bellum plantation house located nea the Chickamauga Battlefield Parli
;and 15 miles from downtown Chat] " tanooga, Tennessee. Comfortably
appointed, guests enjoy the charm o yesterday combined with the luxuries .of today. 217 Cove Road, Chicka1 mauga, GA., 30707. (404) 375-4728
Mountain Top Lodge at Dahlonega - Escape to th magic of the mountains. Enjoy ou| country inn charm, antique fillec rooms, spectacular views. Private baths. Generous country breakfast. Forty secluded acres for quiet get aways and honeymoons. Route 3, Box 173, Dahlonega, Georgia, 30533. (404) 864-5257.
The Smith House - This 1884 inn is famous for its country hospitality & family style din ing. Enjoy a leisurely afternoon in a rocking chair or a stroll around historic
r Dahlonega. Hiking trails, canoeing, j tennis, golf, gold panning, shopping J and state parks nearby. 202 S. Chestatee St., Dahlonega, GA., 30533.
(404) 864-3566, (800) 852-9577.
The York House - Nestled in the beautiful North Geor gia Mountains, this 1896 inn is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 13 rooms include period an tiques, private baths, cable TV, and breakfast in bed on a silver tray. Also have honeymoon suite with fireplace Off Hwy. 441 between Clayton and Dillard, Georgia. (404) 746-2068.
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Wedgwood Bed & Breakfast - Make this spacious and hospitable home yours while you vis the area. This classic house with
. Wedgwood blue and white stencilling f decor is located 6 miles south of Ca! I away Gardens and 20 miles south c (Warm Springs. Full breakfast. 123
College St.. P.O. Box 115, Hamilton Georgia, 31811. (404) 628-5659.

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The rich, bitter-sweet history of African-Americans weaves a vibrant texture through the fabric of our nation. Countless contributions in the arts, science, business and politics by citizens of African descent have enhanced American society and enriched the soul of civilization.
No region of our great nation can lay greater claim as an originator and beneficiary of such contributions than the South.

CITY OF SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE FOR AFRICAN-AMERICANS
Atlanta, state capital and hub of the New South, was a crucible of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. That era's towering moral and spiritual leader was a native Georgian, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. America's "drum major for justice," he awakened the conscience of the nation and altered the course of world history.
Dr. King's childhood home and final resting place are located in Atlanta near the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change and Ebenezer Baptist Church, where he shared the pulpit with his father for many years.
Embracing the King Center and the church is the Sweet Auburn Historic District, heart and pride of black Atlanta from the 1890s to the mid 1900s. This business, residential and entertainment enclave around Auburn Avenue was the home of WERD, the nation's first black-owned commercial radio station, and includes the current headquarters of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Today, the entire area is enjoying a rebirth, drawing visitors from around the world to experience the rich heritage of Sweet Auburn.
The African-American Panoramic Experience (APEX) Museum, another Sweet Auburn attraction, boasts an impressive collection of art and artifacts. One exhibit seats visitors in a 1905 trolley car, and treats them to an audiovisual presentation narrated by Cicely Tyson and Julian Bond. Another remarkable display, an authentic reproduction of a 1920s drugstore, provides a glimpse of African-American entrepreneurism three generations ago.
Hammonds House -- a beautiful 19th Century East Lake Victorian home in Atlanta's West End community -- was the residence of the late art patron, Dr. 0. T. Hammonds. The gallery features traveling exhibits by noted artists and permanent displays which include an excellent Romare Bearden collection and an impressive suite of Haitian works.
The nearby Atlanta Universtiy Center is a world-renowned consortium of historically black institutions, which have educated and inspired leaders for more than a century. Spelman, Morehouse, Morris Brown and Clark Atlanta University are names which echo generations of intellectual achievement and scholarly contribution by people of color.
Located adjacent to the Atlanta University Center, Hemdon Home stands as a testimonial to the irrepressible business genius of Americans of African descent. The Beaux Arts Classical mansion, designed and built in 1910 by Alonzo Franklin Hemdon, a former slave, features collections of antique furniture, Roman and Venetian glass, silver and other art.
Herndon, who opened a barber shop after the Civil War and became one of America's foremost black entrepreneurs, founded the Atlanta Life Insurance Company, today the industry's second largest black-owned business.
Atlanta, also home to an active community of artists and performers, originated the one-of-a-kind National Black Arts Festival. Scheduled next for summer 1990, this celebration of the visual and performing arts spotlights accomplished artists and performers and attracts visitors from across the country and beyond.
GEORGIA BEYOND ATLANTA
The many other unique attractions of Atlanta reflect only part of the state's rich African-American heritage. Georgia beyond Atlanta offers many experiences of special interest. Here are just a few.
In Macon, the Harriet Tubman Historical and Cultural Museum is named for the dauntless woman who escaped slavery and then risked her life time after time to lead hundreds of other African-Americans to freedom on the now-famous Underground Railroad. The Tubman Museum features exhibits of arts and crafts from around the world, including a mural which chronicles the voyage of black people from historical Africa to contemporary America.
Savannah, a focal point of Georgia's coast, counts among its many attractions First African Baptist Church, organized in 1788 as the first black church in the United States. The church's current home, built in 1859, houses an African-American Museum. Laurel Grove Cemetery, another of the city's historical sites, is a final resting place for black soldiers who died in the Civil War, as well as many prominent African-Americans of this century.
Come explore your roots in American history. And catch a glimpse of the future -- in Georgia.

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Georgia Department of Industry, Trade and Tourism 285 Peachtree Center Avenue, Suite 1000 Atlanta, 30303 404/656-3590
ATLANTA

Harriet Tubman Historical and Cultural M 340 Walnut Street, 31208 912/743-8544
Macon Welcome Center Post Office Box 6354, 31208 912/743-3401

African-American Panoramic Experience (APEX) Museum 135 Auburn Avenue, N.E., 30303 404/521-2739
Atlanta University Center 111 James P. Brawley Drive, S.W., 30314 404/522-8980
Hammonds House 503 Peeples Street, S.W., 30310 404/752-8215
Herndon Home 587 University Place, N.W., 30314 404/581-9813
National Black Arts Festival 60Walton Street, N.W., Suite 300 404/730-7315

SAVANNAH
First African Baptist Church 23 Montgomery Street, 31401 912/233-6597
Negro Heritage Trail Tour King-Tisdell Cottage 514 East Huntingdon Street, 31401 912/234-8000 (call 24 hours in advance to arrange tour)
Savannah Welcome Center 301 West Broad Street, 31499 912/944-0456
Georgia Visitor Information Center Interstate 95 South at Georgia/South Carolina border 912/964-5094

National Park Service Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site 522 Auburn Avenue, N.E., 30312 404/331-3919

Atlanta Visitor Center at Underground Atlanta 65 Upper Alabama Street (corner of Alabama and Pryor Streets) 404/577-2148

MDWAY between the moun tains and the sea lies the Classic South, a quiet, unhurried land of white-columned mansions and quaint city squares, game-filled forests and pristine rivers and lakes. It is a land of timeless beauty and charm, an unspoiled region known for its cultural sophistication and elan as well as its proud historical heritage and outdoor recreational appeal.
For those in search of good times, the Classic South is the place to be. Here you can ramble down shady, wisteria-scented country lanes, sip mint juleps on the veranda of an antebellum plantation, thrill to the thunderous cries of the Hunt Master on a fox chase, munch on some of the world's tastiest barbecue and boogie the night away beneath starstudded skies along Augusta's famed new Riverwalk Complex.
But it is the soft whisper of the past -- old times gone, but not for

gotten -- that keeps drawing millions of visitors back to the Classic South each year. It is a past teeming with battlefields and grist mills, folklore and adventure, ruffians and heroes. While much of the romance and mystique of the Old South may have withered elsewhere, here amid the gently rolling hills and uncluttered landscape of East Central Georgia, handsome cities and rural commu nities pre-dating the Civil War and even the Revolutionary Era are busy preserving a vanished way of life.
Never far away is Augusta, Geor gia's second-oldest city and the state's second-largest metropolitan area. Explosive, yet controlled growth over the years has trans formed this former colonial capital into the Garden City of the South, a dynamic, modern metropolis cling ing tenaciously to its delicate links to the past.
In frontier times, Fort Augusta served as a remote trading outpost.

Fox Hunt, Thomson, Georgia
Following the Revoluh'on, millions of tons of King Cotton were hustled downriver from Augusta's busy waterfront district to buyers all over the world. Today the Riverfront's elegant new public plaza and board walk is the center of much social activity, featuring trendy new night clubs, ice cream stores, antique shops and even an authentic English pub. Each summer, the city which bills itself as the watersports' capital of the Southeast, hums with the Augusta Invitational Rowing Regatta, River Race Augusta and the Augusta Southern Nationals.
Reflecting the city's long and color ful history are six distinct historic districts, which can be toured by bus, car, bike, on foot or by trolley. Comfortable riverboat rides aboard the Princess Augusta offer city sights from a unique perspective. Two blocks from the river is Broad Street, an antique shopper's mecca; scores of shops line the broad, shady

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Sleek fiberglass hulls roaring side by side down the liquid quarter mile. Drivers from across the US push their machines to speeds over 200 mph in "the world's richest drag boat race!"

Splash down in Augusta! Our riverfront comes alive every spring and summer with a full season of watersports events you won't want to miss! Join thousands of spectators on the banks of the mighty Savannah River for three competitions that will leave you breathless. Celebrate summer with thrills, excitement, a day in the sun at the Augusta Riverfront Marina!

RIVER RACE AUGUSTA June 8, 9, ft 10, 1990
Three classes of powerboats race hairpin turns around a 1.25 mile track as drivers from 26 states and 5 countries compete for a $60,000 purse. ESPN coverage qualifies this world class event!
AUGUSTA RIVERBOAT CRUISES
Relax and enjoy a different kind of spectator sport. The Princess Augusta, our 18th century replia paddleboat, will float you gently downriver as you dine and dance over the tamed and romantic water. Moonlight or daylight, there is a cruise to suit your mood.

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Thomson, the center of the Classic South is the best choice for a stop between Atlanta and the Carolinas, or Florida and the Mountains.
Your Friends in the Travel Industry Near Interstate 20 interchange and throughout town. Lodging, Food, Fuel and shopping. Exit 59 US 78/GA 17, Exit 60 GA
150, US 78 and US 278 (in town). Camping areas nearby. Good fishing at the Lake.
Upcountry Plantation Tour The Classic South finds its beginnings in the Colonial and Plan tation era houses along scenic roadways in Thomson, McDuffie
County, Georgia.
There is excitement here in activities which challenge the spirit, or with a splash of color give events Class. Come see our
town, meet our people. Our visitors are special and we try to treat them best.
"Youl! Enjoy our Classic Southern Style"
Thomson McDuffie Tourism Bureau CVB - (404) 595-5584 111 Railroad Street - Thomson, Georgia 30824
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riding. At Thomson, 30 miles west of Augusta on 1-20, one can find plenty of each, from the scenic Belle Meade fox hunting country, to the Rock House, a 1785 stone dwelling built by Wrightsborough Quakers, and Alexandria, an elegant Virginiastyle brick house built in the early 1800's.
Just up State Highway 78 is Washington, the first city in the nation named in honor of George Washington. One word of advice to those anticipating a visit here -- bring a camera and plenty of film. Within the city limits itself are four National Register Districts, 14 indi vidually listed properties and two National Landmarks. In Washing ton, the ghostly footfalls of history -are ever-present. It was here that President Jefferson Davis met with his Confederate cabinet for the last time on May 5,1865; it was here that the country's first woman news paper editor was hired; and it was here also that the first woman was hanged in Georgia.
Those in pursuit of historical gran-

boulevard, said to be the widest thoroughfare in the country.
Museums and handsome houses abound in Augusta. Particularly noteworthy is "the Hill" district of historic Summerville, built as a sum mer retreat for the rich and famous by John D. Rockefeller. Oldetown, a revitalized section closer to the river, boasts one of the largest neighbor hoods of Victorian homes and com mercial structures in the state. One of the city's most impressive land marks is the Confederate Gunpow der Works, the only existing struc ture commissioned by the Confeder ate States of America. Nearby is the picturesque Sacred Heart Cultural Center, a striking example of late Romanesque Revival architecture claiming 15 distinctive patterns of brick work and stained glass win dows imported from Germany.
Other "must's" to see in Augusta are the Ezekiel Harris House, an authentically furnished 18th century tobacco merchant's home; Meadow Garden, the home of George Walton, one of Georgia's signers of the

Declaration of Independence; the Old Government House, built in 1801; Ware's Folly, built at the unheard of cost of $40,000 in 1818; and St. Paul's Episcopal Church, which marks the site of colonial Fort Augusta built by General James Edward Oglethorpe in 1736. Archi tecture buffs will not want to miss the Cotton Exchange Building, 8th and Reynolds Streets, a stunning Victorian masterpiece that recalls the city's once-booming cotton trade. Augusta was once the world's sec ond-largest inland cotton market.
Each spring Augusta bursts into spectacular bloom with the greatest game in golf -- the Masters Tourna ment. Bobby Jones picked Augusta himself for his dream course in 1931; since then, golfing and Augusta have become synonomous, attract ing famous movie stars, athletes, artists and politicians -- including several United States Presidents.
When most people think of the Old South, thoughts turn naturally to plantations, sweeping fields of tobacco and cotton, and horseback

River Race
deur will want to visit Callaway Plantation, a Greek Revival mansion built in 1869, as well as the Robert Toombs House, now a museum hon oring the fiery Confederate states man who boasted, "I am not loyal to the existing government of the

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United States and do not wish to be suspected of loyalty."
More plantation homes can be found in Sparta and Hancock coun ties, including Glen Mary Planta tion, once owned by the grandson of Ethan Alien; the 1820 BaxterWiley House; the John S. Jackson Plantation built in 1848; and the Britt-Rountree-Hollis House, built in 1786. During antebellum days, Hancock County claimed almost 100 fine homes, 30 of which were located within the city limits. Today, a jour ney down Sparta's narrow streets and backroads provides a wonderful vision of the romantic past, recalling the days when cotton was truly king.
When it comes to birthing gover nors, Waynesboro and Burke counties claim the unofficial state title. No fewer than 10 state chief executives have made the "Bird Dog Capital of the World" their home at one time or another. In nearby Swainsboro, each May, thousands of outsiders

Lake Oconee
flock to the Emmanuel County seat to frolic during the Pine Tree Festi val, a colorful mixture of beauty con tests, parades, golfing tournaments

and arts and crafts shows. A similar event -- the Old Mill Pond Arts and Crafts Festival -- is held in October.
Louisville's intriguing history began in 1786 when it was construc ted and patterned as a miniature replica of Philadelphia. Named after Louis XVI of France, the small settle ment became the state's first perma nent capital from 1795-1806. The Old Slave Market, built in 1758 from sturdy hand-hewn oak, is the county's major tourist attraction.
The lapping waves of Clarks Hill Lake almost surround rural Lincoln County. As a result, this clean, tidy region of the Classic South has become a nature lover's paradise. Swimming, playgrounds, picnic areas, campsites, hiking and boating facilities abound in this historic region known throughout the South as deer and quail country. Seven miles north of Lincolnton is Elijah Clark State Park, named after the rough-and-ready Revolutionary War hero. Civil War enthusiasts should

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State Highway 22 is the small, his

toric town of Lexington. Shake-Rock

Park with its unusual geological fea

tures, is nearby, as is the longest

covered bridge in the state -- Wat

son Mill Bridge, which spans 186

feet of State Highway 22.

At the other end of the Classic

South is Sylvania and Screven

County, home of several historic

residences and battlefield sites. Six

miles north of the city on U.S. 301 is

the Dell-Goodall House, an 1815

dwelling said to have been spared

when an evangelist called on God to

destroy Jacksonborough, now a

ghost town. A major Revolutionary

War skirmish took place at Briar

Creek Battleground, located 10 miles

east of the city on Brannen Bridge

Road.

Five historic markers along the

present roads of State Highway 25

Archibald Butt Memorial Bridge, Augusta, at night

and U.S. 301 in Screven County pro vide an interesting account of the

visit the legend-haunted Chennault House, an early 19th century planta tion where Mrs. Jefferson Davis and

historic route traveled by George of Alexander H. Stephens, the vice- Washington in 1791 on his way from president of the Confederacy. Fame Savannah to Augusta. has come to Crawfordville in other

her children once stayed. According ways as well, thanks to downtown's

to stories, the entire Confederate

"frozen-in-time" look and Holly

treasury is buried somewhere on

wood. A recent Hallmark Hall of

the rambling old estate.

Fame movie, "Home Fires Burning,"

Jenkins County is also steeped in was filmed on location in downtown

Civil War lore. Magnolia Springs

Crawfordville.

State park just outside Millen is built Just north of Crawfordville on

over Fort Lawton, said to have been

one of the largest prisoner of war

camps in the world during Confed

erate times. Before General Sherman

destroyed the camp -- and much of

the surrounding countryside -- he

lodged at nearby Birdsville Planta

tion, one of the few remaining

antebellum mansions in the area.

Still think a nickle and a dime will

get you nowhere? Think again. In

Greensboro there is an old-fashioned

"5 & 10 Cent Store" where, rumor

has it, you can still purchase items

for 5 and 10 cents. When not brows

ing for a bargain downtown, most

visitors like to take to the glistening

waters of Lake Oconee, home of

some of the finest fishing and boating

opportunities in the state.

When the catch is in and you're in

the mood for more Civil War history, take 1-20 over to Crawfordville for a

The Beauty of Magnolias

tour of Liberty Hall, once the home

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THE workaday world slips quietly into limbo inside the haven of Georgia's coastal realm. Long, lazy rivers crease the flat, fertile timberland, forming highways into the hinterlands for early settlers and paths of pure pleasure for today's outdoorsmen and adventurers.
Offshore islands dense with pine and palms dot the hundred-mile shoreline between Savannah and St. Marys. Slim concrete tentacles bridge the mesmerizing marshes and waving seas of cordgrass between their western shores and the mainland. Facing the rising sun, feisty Atlantic whitecaps snuggle up to sugar-fine sands -- some of the most glorious, and pristine, beaches on the entire eastern seaboard.
Moss-hung oaks and palmetto thickets shelter historic sites and homes, the haunts of soldiers, slaves, Indians, pirates, plantation owners, robber barons, and Amer ican presidents.

Cumberland Island Ferry, St. Marys

Here, European ambience meets downhome hospitality. Urban treats like upscale shopping, sophisticated dining and first-class cultural events complement such rustic treats as fishing camps, Civil War forts and shrimp boats on the horizon.
Five state parks put nighttime stars overhead while antebellum bed and breakfast inns provide plump pillows for sweet dreams of yesteryear. Posh resorts and moder ately-priced motels round out the lodging options.
In southeast Georgia you can fill your tummy with any kind of food and boy! will you enjoy the annual crayfish, rock shrimp and catfish festivals -- just a few of the humdinger-good-time celebrations of the region's arts, crafts and heritage.
Savannah is the matchless wed ding of past and present. Founded two hundred fifty-seven years ago as England's last colony in the New World, her hearty laughter bursts in

undiminished peals as she bids an unreserved welcome to one and all.
Warehouses of mellow brick and weathered wood have exchanged their 19th-century stores of cotton for convivial places to shop, dine, socialize and imbibe. They line River Street, a cobblestoned thoroughfare along the Savannah River that sets the scene for monthly parades, fire works, concerts, and other events. Jazz, food, and beer festivals spill over into City Market, another restored nucleus that mixes latenight spots with art galleries and craftsmen's studios. St. Patrick's Day revelries rival New York's, and December ushers in a packed calen dar of holiday cheer.
The city's Colonial heart beats around twenty-one squares rife with parks, fountains and inviting beaches, and rich with fine 18th and 19th century townhouses. Half a dozen mansions are open for tours; another twenty or so open their

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Savannah by day. . . Our celebrated historic distncTwith its exquisifewmples of ISth and \9th century architecture, graciously returns you to coastal Georgia's capital as it was. . . more than 200 years ago.
You'll delight in our many shops and cafes, and watch in awe as giant ships slip into the city that's made Savannah a major port of call since its founding in 1733.
Savannah by day offers you extraordinary adventures.

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So no matter how you're traveling the colonial coast, stay with us. Because at the Hyatt Regency Savannah even simple details like parking are things we never overlook.
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doors to overnight guests, or those who wish to dine within historic walls.
Eighteen miles east, Tybee Light house (1867) beckons sea frolickers and sun worshippers to one of the southeast's most affordable beaches. Tybee Island offers fishing, tennis, guided beach walks, lectures, amusements, a range of places to stay, and a small museum in Old Fort Screven (1897).
Relive the dangers and romance of earlier eras, too, at Fort Jackson (1809), Fort Pulaski (1829), and Wormsloe Plantation (1739). Explore

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Explore Cumberland Island and Okefenokee Swamp Adventure Down Winding Rivers Enjoy Yearly Festivals and Tournaments Tour National Historical Attractions Discover Fine Antique and Art Shoppes
Bus Tours Welcome

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the wonders of the deep at the Marine Science Complex on Skidaway Island. All are an easy day's outing from the city center. Then point your nose south.
Fourlane 1-95 is the fast route to Brunswick and the more southerly resort islands. But who's in a hurry? U.S. Hwy. 17 meanders through the back lanes of time. It winds toward the grassy earthworks of 1861 Fort McAllister, past the quaint cemetery and white clapboard church built by Puritans at Midway in 1792, and continues near the once-bustling seaport of Sunbury, now a sleepy footnote to history.
There's plenty of reason to tarry at Darien, where the site of Fort King George (1721), with its reconstructed blockhouse, is a repository of lore on the early British, the native Guale (Wally) Indians, and the town's impressive history -- this tiny com-

Cumberland Island National Seashore
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munity once rivalled Philadelphia in banking and led the world in timber exports.
Darien's welcome center sells tick ets for thrice-weekly boat excursions to remote Sapelo Island, a naturalist's delight interspersed with imposing remnants of the days when tobacco king R.J. Reynolds was its owner.
The two-lane tarmac continues south to the former rice fields of proud Hofwyl-Broadfield Planta tion. A few miles further, Brunswick brings salt sea breezes and a few decisions. From the outskirts of the quaint Victorian town, roads lead to four more islands known as "golden" for their creamy sands and sunny skies virtually year-round.
Each claims a low-key charm and

Now, the Rejuvenation Holiday.
Tn this era of accelerated everything, the body, 1 mind and soul need more than just another vacation. Call it the rejuvenation holiday.
Start with restorative facials, therapeutic massages, saunas, fitness classes and more at our new spa at the Beach Club. Gain new vitality, look and teel good. Absorb the rich ocean nutrients in seaweed balms.
Sense a new serenity born of the beauty and graciousness of The Cloister. The invigoration of superb golf, tennis, riding, skeet, beaching, hiking, sailing Pleasuring in gala evenings of good company,

dressing for dinner and dancing. Spa cuisines. And dining casual at our clubs.
Recharge the mind at winter specials,
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unsurpassed recreation. Yet, each boasts a particular style, a personal ity to blend with your mood of the moment.
Jekyll Island gradually crept into the limelight after five decades as the well-kept secret of the nation's northern elite. The exclusive com pound fashioned by Rockefellers, Morgans, Cranes and other highpowered entrepreneurs between 1887 and World War II forms a cul tural and architectural complex that is unique in the nation.
The turreted clubhouse has been restored as a deluxe hotel -- a nostal gic alternative to the island's variety of rental homes and modern oceanside properties. Sightseers can tour
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the family "cottages" (cozy, cer tainly, compared to their owners' Newport estates), the stables (now an orientation center), the chapel with its signed Tiffany window, and other outbuildings.
The pull of the historic district is nearly as great as the natural beauty and temperate weather that beguiled those long-ago titans. Bike paths weave through stands of stately palms, past rugged dunes and uncrowded beaches. Manicured fairways mark the state's largest pub lic golf resort -- a full 63 challenging holes.
Manmade frills have been care fully implemented: thirteen clay tennis courts, cable water skiing, Summer Waves water park for "oceans" of fun. Other leisure-time pursuits: biking and jogging on bles sedly level terrain, a complete indoor fitness center, pier and deep sea fishing, miniature golf, nature classes, sunset cruises, dolphin watches, turtle patrols, and daylong activity camps for the small fry.
In an area the size of Manhattan,

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Stroll the wave-lapped beach of Jekyll Island and trace the footsteps of the Rockefellers, Morgans, Pulitzers and Astors.
For more than 50 years, Jekyll Island was the exclusive playground of some of America's wealthiest families. Today their playground is your playground. Be sides touring the elegant winter cottages they once owned, you. can enjoy golf courses

framed by oaks and pines... champion ship tennis courts... summer water park... picturesque bicycle and jogging paths... sunset cruises... and 10 miles of beach to call your own. All these
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St. Simons Island manages to tuck away mementoes from several cen turies. Lush resorts, vacation condos, swank golf courses, horse stables, marinas, plenty of tennis, sophisticated shops, and a wide choice of restaurants and night spots cater to the here-and-now demands of today's "active" loafers.
In the small-town village, com plete with a community park and fishing pier, one hundred twentynine steps lead to sweeping views from the 1872 lighthouse; exhibits in the former keepers' cottage chroni cle island lore.
Intrigue and derring-do steal along the same paths that bathers take to the sun-washed beaches. The English sailed south from Savannah in 1736 to build Fort Frederica, still standing on a secluded, snakelike curve of the Frederica River. And in 1742 they routed the Spanish, once and for all, at the now-silent site of the Battle of Bloody Marsh. After duelling Alex ander Hamilton to death, Aaron Burr took refuge here with friends. Latter-day escapists still make a

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beeline for its enchanted shores. From St. Simons, Sea Island lies
only a heartbeat away across a thin strip of marsh, but its fame is rooted in the easy affluence and to-themanor-born elegance of the Gilded Age. Within the tiny, privately owned domain nestles the Spanishstyle Cloister, a top-flight resort that has earned the highest accolades since opening in 1928.
It's easy to see why. The long list of activities, from bridge and ball room dancing to skeet and trap shooting, is just the beginning. On Sea Island, it isn't so much what happens as how, which usually is with grace, ease, and savior faire.
Guests return like the tides to Lit tle St. Simons Island, lured by the chance to forsake all the high-tech ties that bind: telephones, tv's and vcr's. Ten minutes from St. Simons by boat lie 10,000 isolated, privatelyowned acres -- just you, an un touched beach, a stable full of horses, an old family lodge, a staff both personable and knowledge able, and no more than twenty-three other guests at a time.

Wander the shady paths, fish and canoe the creeks, swim the Olympicsize pool, take in the naturalist-led tours and lectures, sample the homestyle cooking, then fall asleep in comfortable quarters to the mur mur of frogs and cicadas. Never has the world dropped away so com pletely, or time slipped by so quickly.
Cumberland completes Georgia's pantheon of barrier islands. The jumping off point is St. Marys, a quintessential small Southern town that has remained in slow motion despite the bustle surrounding the build-up of nearby Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base.
St. Marys' significant antebellum wealth dates to 1801 and includes an unexpected sidelight: the famous Toonerville Trolley of comic strip fame. Yet, the focal point remains the St. Marys River at the foot of Osborne Street. Fishermen drop their lines from a sheltered pavilion, shrimp boats tie up after the day's run, and the Cumberland Queen awaits its daily load of three hun dred daytrippers -- the maximum

number of people allowed to visit the special slice of paradise forty-five minutes offshore.
The federal government protects most of eighteen-mile-long Cumber land Island as a National Seashore; to walk the deserted sands and swim : the vacant waters, to hike the wood- | land trails, to spy a gator, a deer or an armadillo, is to step into a vanish ing and unvarnished environment.
Man, of course, once was here. Thomas Carnegie, Andrew's brother, owned Cumberland and the ruins of his thirty-room Dungeness are a prime attraction on the well-marked walking trail. (Foot power is the only mode of transportation.) The sum mer homes of various clan heirs lie scattered about the island, and one has been turned into a cozy inn. Others who wish to linger overnight must rough it at primitive campsites. The waiting list proves that plenty do!
Ready for another novel experi ence? This one's on dry land . . . sort of. Deep, dark and sometimes mys terious -- but far from dank and dangerous -- the Okefenokee

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Three entrances provide not only access to the swamp but a wealth of recreational and educational oppor tunities. Depending upon the loca tion, you'll find boardwalks into the fringes of the Okefenokee, observa tion towers for panoramic views, orientation films and exhibits, guided tours, nature trails, and boat rentals to proceed at your own pace -- including overnights on solid ground or wooden platforms with facilities -- into the primeval wilderness.
A special feature at the East En trance, near Folkston, is the Chesser Island Homestead, graphic testimony to the self sufficiency of pioneer families who relied on the swamp for every phase of their existence.
Stephen C. Foster State Park (named, fittingly, for the author of "Way Down Upon the Suwannee River") hugs the West Entrance near Fargo, and contains cottages as well as camp sites.
It takes a while to absorb the swamp in all its facets and nuances. If time is short, your best bet is the North Entrance, also known as the Okefenokee Swamp Park. Admis sion to the private park near Waycross covers a narrated boatride, animal observation posts, a serpentarium, and a recreated homestead, not to mention Oscar, the 800pound pet alligator who roams at will.
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IF all you ask of a vacation is every thing -- or if you like to savor one or two good things at a time -- Geor gia's Historic Heartland, with infi nite variety and genuine southern charm and hospitality, is the place for you. Here rich southern heritage and a vital, contemporary lifestyle blend in the preservation of colorful history and an interesting, vibrant present. An easily accessible desti nation by interstate highways or for travelers flying into Atlanta's Hartsfield International Airport in Clayton County, the Heartland has a mild year-round climate, excellent highways and accommodations with amenih'es and tempos to meet the traveler's needs and desires.
For your pleasure, the Heartland offers two well-marked trails which incorporate many of the attractive places in the region. Both can be approached with ease from all points of the compass, and from the Peach Blossom or the Antebellum

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Trail. Departure from the main thor oughfares often reveals charming surprises!
The Peach Blossom Trail is reached quickly from 1-75 and from Atlanta's Hartsfield International Airport via a short drive to Jonesboro and the land of "Gone With The Wind." Fact and legend abound in the area, site of the railhead from which refugees fled burning Atlanta, and the point through which part of General Sherman's army made its March to the Sea. The Peach Blossom Trail leads through a section of Georgia rich in Confederate lore, with glimpses also of Victorian life and a resurgent twentieth century Georgia: Hampton and McDonough, Griffin, Barnesville, Forsyth and Roberta into the very heart of the Peach State's peach industry in the Fort Valley-Byron area. Each community along the way has places to see and know and stories to tell. The Trail ends with a loop including

the American Camellia Society's Gardens and Boehm Porcelain col lection, the exciting Museum of Aviation at Warner Robins and the Georgia Agricenter at Perry, site of the Georgia National Fair to be inaugurated in 1990.
The Antebellum Trail follows U.S. 441 & 129 & GA 22 and covers terri tory traversed by the eastern troops in Sherman's march. Its head is reached easily from 1-85 and via U.S. 29 or 78 from Atlanta. Discover the nation's oldest chartered state uni versity, the University of Georgia, and the Greek Revival homes that grew up around Athens; the Eagle Tavern of Watkinsville; the antebel lum town of Madison; the gracious town of Eatonton; Georgia's antebel lum capital, Milledgeville; the his toric homes of Clinton, preserved as they were before the War Between the States; Macon with its Greek Revival mansions, historic homes and churches; and old Jarrell Planta-

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tion, worked for more than a century by one family. Link the Antebellum and the Peach Blossom Trails, and you have some of the best of almost everything in the Heartland. But for the adventurous traveler -- the one who has special interests or who likes to plot his own course, there are delightful places in the Heart land yet to come.

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Cherry Blossom Festival, Macon
More historic districts and antebel lum homes are to be found in the Covington-Oxford area, in Monroe and in Monticello, just off the Ante bellum Trail. Other eras of history are reflected east of Macon in the serenely beautiful monument to one of Georgia's earliest known Indian cultures, and near Eatonton where a great stone eagle, its origin shrouded in antiquity, spreads its wings. Mineral waters still flow at Indian Springs, site of tribal gather ings and treaty making, with its historic hotel. Two hundred years of U.S. Navy Supply history is reflected in the Navy Museum in Athens.
Maybe you delight in "first and only's." See a double-barrelled can non and tree that owns itself in Athens; the Butts County birthplace of Robert Grier who founded and edited "Grier's Almanac"; Roberta, hometown of Joanna Troutman who fashioned the Lone Star flag for the Republic of Texas; Barnesville, once the "Buggy Capital of the World"; and Ivey Station near Gordon, where Charles Ivey is said to have
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D You'll find one in every town. But these Main Streets are >ecial. As participants in Georgia's Main Street Program, )th the cities and the people who live in them have shown temselves to be committed to revitalizing and preserving ie integrity of their downtown areas. Since the inception the program in 1976,26 Georgia cities have been desigited as Main Street Cities. And the charm and economic tality they've brought back to their Main Street areas iake any visit well worth the trip.

Known as "The Carpet Capit; of the World," Dalton is home to
more than 200 carpet manufac turers and 150 mill outlets. The revitalized downtown shopping district features over 80 stores ar boutiques with a wide variety of merchandise. A number of histor buildings are here or close by,
including the Crown Gardens am Archives, and Prater's Mill, site of the biannual Prater's Mill Country Fair.

Downtown Madison comprises a major portion of one of Georgia's first historic districts. Lined with restored and preserved businesses,
shops, and municipal buildings, it is a veritable outdoor museum. History buffs from all over the world enjoy Victorian, Greek Revival, Federal, Georgian and
Antebellum architecture, still on display thanks to General Sherman who refused to burn Madison on
his famous "March To The Sea."

entire duuntuun historic
n Rome has been restored gant Victorian past with ampposts, benches, and dkways. Trolley rides, iving tours or evening
' tours of the district are e to visitors. Within the ed buildings are shops and es with an amazing array s to buy Dining choices om southern style cook-
?gional Italian cuisine.

The recently restored Grand
Theatre is the centerpiece for Main Street Cartersville. Built as an opera house at the beginning of the century, the Grand is now home to Cartersville's Opera Guild. The
city also boasts the first Coca-Cola painted wall sign, painted in 1894 on the side of Young Brothers Pharmacy, which invites the numerous daily visitors to come
in and have a Coke.

Cedartown's historic downtown
business district contains examples of late 1800's and early 1900s style architecture. The Hawkes Childrens' Library, circa 1918, St. James Episcopal Church, circa
1884, and the stone building of the Women's Federation, area 1936 at Big Spring Park, the source of Cedartown's drinking water and
much of its history dating back to Indian times.

Commerce, the setting for Olive Ann Burns' highly successful novel and made-for-TV movie, Cold Sassy Tree, has much of its downtown listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Committed to retaining its small town southern
charm, the city is prospering within the context of historic preservation.

Winder is a county seat, but it also owes much of its growth to the railroad that runs through it. In recognition of that the Chamber
of Commerce renovated the quaint passenger depot and uses it as its headquarters. Just across the tracks, a thriving downtown boasts retail stores, shops, boutiques, and a
healthy collection of antique shops.

A classic, like the city it's named for, Athens' Main Street area is a lively combination of college, shop ping, dining, entertainment and southern hospitality. Highlighted by the restoration of handsome, historic buildings and bordering
the original quadrangle of the University of Georgia, Downtown Athens is an exciting melting pot. Athens is also home to special events and festivals year 'round, coming alive with food, music
and fun.

Washington, too, managed to escape General Sherman's fiery wrath and has preserved a great many of its fine old homes for vis itors to see. It has done the same with its Main Street area, preserv ing or restoring the Victorian store
fronts and creating a quaint little shopping district within a pleasant
walk of a number of the historic sites.

Visitors may be struck by a sense of deja vu as they stroll
through Covington's Main Street area. For it is these restored build ings, quaint shops, stately homes, and beautifully preserved 1884 courthouse we see each week in the hit television series "In The Heat Of The Night," as well as in
numerous other television shows and movies that have been filmed
here and in the surrounding area over the past few years.

wntown Carrollton boasts ly building in West Georgia ed by well-known Georgia
;ct Neel Reid. Featuring elefrom both the Georgian and lianate styles, the building
home to the Carrollton mnity Activities Center.

Newnan's 9-block historic com mercial Court Square has a number of renovated 1800's shops as well as some impressive public build ings. Driving tours of the antebel lum residential areas with their tree-shaded lawns and lovely old homes are also available.

Griffin's tree-lined downtown has been designated as an Historic District and is listed on the National
Register. Retail merchants, profes sional offices, financial institutions and restaurants are housed in beau
tifully renovated Victorian buildings.

You can take a trolley ride right through Milledgeville's historic district with its excellent examples of Federal, Greek Revival, Victorian
and other types of architecture. As you tour this city that was Georgia's Capital from 1803-1868, you'll find plenty of unique shop
ping opportunities and a lot of friendly folks to welcome you.
Don't miss the Old Governor's Mansion, built around 1836 and painstakingly restored in 1967.

Thomaston, just due south of Atlanta, has a picturesque down town business district set off by
one of Georgia's most magnificent courthouses, constructed in 1908
and designed by noted courthouse architect Frank Milburn.

The "jewel" of Main Street Americus is the ambitious renova tion of the majestic 1892 Windsor Hotel. Scheduled for completion in late 1990, the 5-story Victorian wonder is being reborn into a 53-room bed and breakfast facility and features a 3-story atrium, round tower rooms, suites, balconies, parlors, and a second story dining/ballroom.

Cordele had its beginnings as early as 1864 when Georgia's war time Governor, Joe Brown, fled the troops of General Sherman's
march and stored the State records at his farm in south Georgia. That farm is now the Main Street City
of Cordele. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the
downtown is aggressively preserv ing its heritage.

Every May, the streets of Vidalia fill with merrymakers for the annual Sweet Onion Festival. Known the world over for their mild sweet taste, Vidalia onions have brought recognition and a flock of visitors to this interesting Main Street City.

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Hinesville, founded in 1S35, atures a charming Main Street lopping district, beautifully land-
:aped parks, and fine dining. One istaurant is housed in a bank uilding built in 1911. The Main :reet headquarters are located in
ic Old Liberty County Jail, built 11892 and used as jail until 1971.

At the core of Tifton's Main Street area are a number of excit ing National Register buildings,
including a refurbished grand hotel, a cotton warehouse complex, a gallery of interesting specialty shops in a restored turn-of-thecentury hardware store, and an old-fashioned barber shop where
a shave and a haircut are still a bargain.

Downtown Douglas generates a balanced feeling of American heritage and "present day" devel opment. While in Douglas visit the Old Theater (now Civic Audi torium) for one of its many produc
tions. Every November Douglas celebrates the Pig Jig Fall Festival, a wealth of barbecue, Brunswick stew, fun and entertainment in
the Main Street area.

Waycross, at the edge of the famed Okefenokee Swamp with its large alligator population, is host to the annual Pogofest in honor of the Okefenokee's most famous citizen, the comic strip character Pogo. Every October visitors pour into the refurbished
Main Street area for a full sched ule of entertainment, sports and cultural events.

Looking down Bay Street in the heart of Old Town Brunswick (listed on the National Register of Historic
Places in 1978), you can see the shrimp boats come in. A fishing village and port since its founding in the mid-1700's. Brunswick is now
the shrimp capital of the world. Still, it retains much of its Old World character right down to the
English street names that abound in the Historic District.

Moultrie's Courthouse Square with its 75-year-old magnolia trees is located in the heart of downtown, along with unique and exciting res taurants, antiques, and buildings boasting an interesting variety of architectural styles. The Old Colquitt County Jail, currently being restored, is a castle-like structure that is one of the most photo graphed buildings in the area. With its wide, tree-lined streets, stately homes and rich southern traditions, Moultrie invites travelers to visit the city and the Sunbelt Exposi tion held in October of every year.

Thomasville, one of the first Main Street USA members in Georgia, is today a gracious south
ern town with a rich heritage of preservation including the brickpaved downtown, the tree-lined
sidewalks, and the period lamp posts. Every April, the roses bloom, and the nationally known Rose
Festival fills the town with beauty and visitors.

The Crescent House, built around the turn of the century, is
one of Valdosta's finest examples of the Greek Revival style archi tecture visitors so often associate
with the Old South. It is in one of three National Register Historic Districts which include the Down town Main Street area, an historic
shopping district with more than 125 stores and restaurants.

For more information on Georgia's Main Street Cities, any of the following will be happy to help:

Main Street Americus PO Box M Americus, GA 31709 912/924-4421
Main Street Athens PO Box 1295 Athens, GA 30603 404/353-1421
Main Street Brunswick PO Box 684 Brunswick, GA 31521 912/265-4032
Main Street Carrollton PO Box 1246 Carrollton, GA 30117 404/832-6901
Main Street Cartersville PO Box 1015 Cartersville, GA 30120 404/386-6458
Main Street Cedartown PO Box O 308 Main Street Cedartown, GA 30125 404/748-4104

Main Street Commerce PO Box 717 Commerce, GA 30529 404/335-2954
Main Street Cordele City of Cordele PO Box 569 Cordele, GA 31015 912/273-3102
Main Street Covington City of Covington PO Box 1527 Covington, GA 30209 404/786-5324
Main Street Dalton PO Box 707 Dalton, GA 30722 404/278-3332
Main Street Douglas City of Douglas PO Box 248 Douglas, GA 31533 912/384-3302

Main Street Griffin 115 State Street Griffin, GA 30223 912/228-5356
Main Street Hinesville PO Box 1493 Hinesville, GA 31313 912/369-6246
Main Street Madison PO Box 826 Madison, GA 30650 404/342-4454
Main Street Milledgeville 105 E. Hancock Milledgeville, GA 31061 912/452-4687
Main Street Moultrie Moultrie-Colquitt Chamber PO Box 487 Moultrie, GA 31776-0487 912/985-2131
Main Street Newnan PO Box 294 Newnan, GA 30264 404/251-6202

Main Street Rome PO Box 346 Rome, GA 30161 404/236-4520
Main Street Thomaston PO Box 708 Thomaston, GA 30286 404/647-8311
Main Street Thomasville POBox 1540 Thomasville, GA 31799 404/228-7673
Main Street Tifton PO Box 229 Tifton, GA 31793 912/382-6231
Main Street Valdosta 101 E. Central Ave. Valdosta, GA 31601 912/242-3987
Main Street Vidalia POBox 1605 Vidalia, GA 30474 912/537-8033

Main Street Washington c/o Another Thyme Rest; Washington, GA 30673
Main Street Waycross PO Box 158 Waycross, GA 31501 912/283-7787
Main Street Winder POBox 1313 Winder, GA 30680 404/867-9011

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Antebellum homes. Civil War history. Ancient Indians. Peaches, Peanuts. Flowers. Local fairs and festivals. Plus
plenty of the other kind of museums,
tilled with art and artifacts you won't
find anywhere else. Best of all, we've
worked out self-driving trails that take

you directly to or through almost all the attractions in Georgia's Historic Heaitland. Just drive toward the center of the State on Interstates 16,20,75, or 85, or US 441 and you'll run into the Heartland before you know it. Or, to pick up some tips before the trip, we've got a brochure

that will help. Call us toll-free at 1-800-446-1448,
ext. 640, or write Historic Heartland, Box 1776, Dept. GOMM, Atlanta, GA
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imported and cultivated the first watermelon in America.
The State Museum of Art, a Museum of Arts and Science with a planetarium, an athletic museum and the NCAA Tennis Hall of Fame, Music Hall of Fame, Macon and Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame in Warner Robins (under development) all have homes in the Heartland.
If gardens and flowers are your delight, fashion a tour that includes the site of the first Garden Club in America and the State Botanical Gar den in Athens; Lockerly Arboretum in Milledgeville; the Camellia Gar dens near Fort Valley and the delight ful Cranshaw's One-Horse Farm and Day Lily Gardens in Perry where each spring many citizens open their private gardens to visitors.
Do you dote on literature and writ ers? The Heartland is homeland of Joel Chandler Harris ("Uncle Remus") and Alice Walker ("The Color Purple"), Eatonton; Flannery O'Connor ("Wise Blood"), Mil ledgeville; poet Sidney Lanier and
General Robert Lee Scott ("God Is

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site of ancient Indian settlements. The 1990 Cherry Blossom Festival is set for March 17-25.

Journey into Macon's romantic antebellum past with tours twice dailv except Sunday.

For our Historic Macon brochure and tour guide,
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Antique and speciality shops, galleries, flea markets and discount malls afford infinite delights for shoppers. Roadside stands and farmers markets burst with fresh fruits, melons and vegetables in season, and honey, syrup, pecans, and peanuts. The mild climate encourages golf, tennis, jogging and walking the year round, and beautiful streams and lakes tempt the fisherman.

All year long, Georgia's Historic Heartland invites you to visit, to linger, to enjoy, explore and to return again.

Cannonball House, Macon
My Co-Pilot"), Macon. To see craftsmen at work, visit the
Watkinsville-Oconee area where potters, jewelry makers, weavers, artists and sculptors welcome vis itors to their studios and show rooms. Authentic works as well as regional music and dance are on constant display on a calendar filled with fairs and festivals like Covington's Autumn Week-end. Cherry Blossoms in Macon, forsythia in Forsyth, Georgia peaches in Peach County, and deer season in Twiggs and Jasper Counties bring annual festivals. From Thanksgiving to New Year's the Heartland, ringing with music and sounds of the sea son, glows with light and color.
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There are two things you can be sure of when you vacation in Georgia: you'll find plenty to see and do while you're here and you'll find a McDonald's restaurant just about everywhere you go. Not only
that, but for the past several years McDonald's Restaurants of Georgia and the Department of Industry, Trade and Tourism have joined forces to make your visit to Georgia even more exciting and valuable. With summer time promotions that feature discounts at Georgia attractions and discounts on food at McDonald's throughout the State. It's our way of saying "Welcome to Georgia," and we hope it'll help you always keep McDonald's and Georgia on your mind.

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MAGNOLIA Midlands proudly showcases Georgia's agricul tural bounty. The 23-county region spread across our state's southeast ern heartland treats the world to Vidalia sweet onions, blueberries and luscious peaches, peanuts and pecans, sweet potatoes and vine ripened tomatoes, corn, tobacco, cotton and soybeans. Millions of stately pines yield timber and tur pentine for markets around the globe. Prize-winning cattle graze on some of the Southeast's largest ranches. To show their appreciation of these abundant riches, com munities across Magnolia Midlands welcome visitors to year round celebrations.
For 10 days surrounding St. Pat rick's Day, the streets of Dublin, the Laurens County seat, are a flood of emerald and kelly green as thou sands of Dubliners and their guests take part in gala parades, beauty contests, foot races, hot air balloon

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rides, fashion shows, pancake sup cowboys the chance to show off their

pers, square dancing and Irish jigs true grit. Come mid-May, Glennville

and reels. Before it's over, many a and Vidalia hail the sweet-as-an-

toast is raised to Jonathan Sawyer, apple onion dear to the hearts of

a son of the Emerald Isle who in cooks coast to coast. Alma follows

1812 named this new town in the with its late June Blueberry Festival.

wilderness for his homeland's

Fall harvest time inspires another

ancient capital.

round of celebrations. The Cat Face

In late March, Hawkinsville's Har Country Turpentine Festival at the

ness Festival brings the excitement Bulloch County town of Portal takes

of horse shows and races to the

its name from the feline "grin" on

Pulaski County seat. Between

pines slashed for the versatile oil

events, festival-goers may catch

used in medicine and paint. Old

theatrical and musical performances Farm Days draws nostalgia buffs to

at the restored Hawkinsville Opera Tea Grove Plantation in Long

House, a stop on the early 20th cen County, while seekers of the unusual

tury vaudeville circuit. Claxton's and one-of-a-kind head for Soper-

Rattlesnake Roundup delivers

ton's Million Pines Arts and Crafts

adventure of a different strike.

Festival. Ocilla's Sweet Potato Festi

Guests may tour the fruit cake plants val is a fun-filled round of parades

that fill Claxton with their mesmeriz and yam-cooking contests, culmi

ing aroma.

nating in the coronation of Georgia

Jesup's Dogwood Festival salutes Sweet Potato Princess.

one of Georgia's most fetching

Magnolia Midlands' cultural heri

springtime visitors, and Douglas' tage is as rich as its soil. Soon after

Stampede Rodeo offers Midlands' the Revolutionary War, Scots, Irish,

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French Huguenots and other Euro peans moved from the coast and built towns and farms along the Mid lands' many rivers. During the Civil War, Union armies marched across the region on their way from Atlanta to the sea. Jefferson Davis Memorial Park at Irwinville in Irwin County commemorates the site where the Confederate president was captured by Union troops on May 10, 1865.
Fitzgerald, in Ben Hill County, is a living monument to our wounded nation's restoration. The town was the inspiration of Union veteran and newspaper publisher P.H. Fitz gerald, who dreamt of a place where old soldiers like himself could live peacefully with their former adver saries. This fascinating story is chronicled with displays and arti facts at Fitzgerald's Blue and Gray Museum.
There'll soon be a "whale" of a treat in store for visitors to the Geor gia Southern College Museum at Statesboro, which is readying a place for the skeleton of a 45-million-
Come to the Country...
Statzsboro
Beautiful countryside... good food...Sincerely Southern hospitality
A short drive from I-16...in Magnolia Midlands
The Southern
Center in Statesboro offers meeting
rooms for various sized groups, a 412 seat auditorium, beverage and catering services, audio/visual equipment and a capable staff to assist you with your conference on the campus of Georgia Southern. Great close-by accommodations.
Call for information or reservations 912681-5555

year-old archaeocete whale uncov ered in neighboring Burke county. When he's his old self once again, the mammal will be a companion to the museum's Mosasaur, a "colossal fossil" that swam our seas some 78-million years ago.
More contemporary excitement abounds around Statesboro when Georgia Southern's football Eagles defend two recent NCAA Division I-AA national championships. The Eagles's 18,000-seat Paulson Stadium will host the national title game through 1991. A gracious city of 20,000, Statesboro offers football fans and other visitors some of Mag nolia Midland's finest dining and overnight accommodations.
The secrets of nuclear energy are yours to discover at the Edwin I. Hatch Visitors Center between Baxley and Vidalia. Animated displays and films stir the imagination as you're introduced to the story of nuclear fission and learn the hows and whys of this nuclear-powered generating plant.
You'll enjoy warm hospitality at country inns, historic bed-andbreakfasts and modern hotels and motels all across Magnolia Mid lands. Magnolia Plantation Bedand-Breakfast, near Dublin, invites you to linger awhile in the country

home of late 19th century U.S. Con gressman Dudley H. Hughes. The Robert Toombs Inn at Lyons is a charming restoration of a turn-ofthe-century hotel. At the Statesboro Inn, a beautifully revived Victorian showplace, guests' rooms are fur nished with antiques and contempo rary amenities. The Inn's Belgian chef prepares cuisine that delights the hearts of the most discriminating gourmets.
While vacationing in Magnolia Midlands, you'll find plenty of unwinding room at state parks and privately owned recreation areas. At Little Ocmulgee State Park near McRae, 30 guest rooms in the hand some new Pete Phillips Lodge over look a superb 18-hole golf course, four tennis courts, two swimming pools and a 265-acre lake made for serious fishing and boating.
General Coffee State Park, near Douglas, is another anglers' para dise. The Seventeen-Mile River and four lakes inside the park are such happy hunting grounds that hardly anyone leaves without an impres sive haul of catfish and bream. You'll also find an abundance of fishing, swimming, boating, camping and undisturbed relaxation at GordoniaAltamaha State Park in Tattnall County, and in Jesup and Wayne County where 60 miles of the Altamaha River run heavy with bass, bream, perch and catfish. Jesup's Lake Grace offers 250 acres for the piscatorial pursuits, as well as swimming, boating, waterskiing and camping.
All across Magnolia Midlands you'll experience a gracious and unhurried way of life that's been lost in the hustle-bustle of so many other places.

J AunclMletl
Statesboro Convention & Visitors Bureau Inc.
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St. Patricks Day, Dublin

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SOMETHING miraculous hap pens to downcast spirits exposed to the sorcery of the Northeast Geor gia Mountains. Like a fugitive shed ding his shackles, problems that loom monumental in a city's tumult of freeways and rushing crowds drop magically away at the first sight of the Blue Ridge and Appalachians mantled in morning mists or silhouetted against a splendid sunset.
Some mountains intimidate with their lordly majesty. Northeast Geor gia's mountains are older and wiser, gentle and ever welcoming. They beckon to adventure awhile on peaceful lakes and wildly rushing whitewater rivers, to hike through deep forests, to pause for a picnic by a waterfall or highland stream, and to linger longer at a rustic lodge, a state park or luxurious resort. Along the way, hardwoods and pines whisper of myths and legends, tall tales and traditions handed down by people who've lived in these

Fall in the Mountains

remote hills and valleys since time headwaters, dashing with youthful

began.

vinegar through the Alpine Village

Like a great symphony's auspi of Helen. Or you can plummet

cious opening chords, the mountain- down the roller coaster rapids of the

lands commence on the very fringes Chattooga, as Burt Reynolds, Jon

of Metropolitan Atlanta. Georgia's Voight and company did in the film

fastest growing county of Gwinnett Deliverance. Free yourself from

offers a wide range of mountain everyday cares, at a "secret place,"

gateway accommodations. Here the so deep in the woods, so high on a

land begins to pitch almost inde mountain top, the world will never

scribably upward into the foothills find you.

of Hall, Banks, Dawson and Lump- The character of the mountain

kin. Blue-green shoulders ring the country is shaped by its woodlands

shorelines of Lake Sidney Lanier, and waterways. Like a kaleidoscope,

formed by Buford Dam on the Chat- these change character with the

tahoochee River, and Lake Hartwell changing seasons. Spring mantles

on the Tugaloo in Hart, Franklin and the landscape with dogwoods and

Stephens counties. They frame Toc- azaleas; a technicolor palette of

coa Falls and the 729-foot plume of wildflowers and the many greens of

Amicalola Falls. Farther on, their new leaves. Summer lets loose a

high peaks punctuate the skies of flood of rhododendron, magnolias

Habersham, Rabun, White, Union and mountain laurel. Autumn is a

and Towns.

glorious spectacle of scarlets, golds,

A mere two hours from the city's oranges and brilliantly blinding yel

thunder and, lo and behold, you're lows. Winter's gift is a beautiful but

trout fishing in the Chattahoochee's fleeting carpet of snow.

GEORGIA ON MY MIND 1990

The Reach ofSong
on-Vpotacrton Drama T J

:ocgt* Mountain Fair

1 THE REACH OF SONG - An Appalachian Drama. Song, dance, epic theater in celebration of the culture and history of the Southern Appala chian Mountains. Mid-June thru July 31. Tues-Sat, 8 pm, Georgia Mountain Fairground, Hiawassee. (Georgia Mountains APDC, P.O. Box 1720, Gainesville, GA 30503).

2 GEORGIA MOUNTAIN FAIR INC. Nestled in the cool Blue Ridge Mountains along the shores of sparkling Lake Chatuge, Georgia Mountain Fair in Hiawassee offers 12 fun-filled days and nights of entertainment, exhibits and activities, including a Pioneer Village and Authentic Mountain Demonstra tions. August 1-12,1990. For more information call: (404)896-4191.

(404)536-3431.

5 TOWNS COUNTY CHAMBER OF COM

MERCE. The Enchanted Valleys of Towns

County offer beauty and tranquility, coupled with
BLAIRSVILLE fun and excitement. Lake Chatuge provides all

water sports; and, bordered on the east and

south by the Appalachian Trail, the county offers

mountain activities, regularly scheduled

entertainment and beautiful lodging and camp

ing facilities. P.O. Box 290, Hiawassee, GA

6 BLAIRSVILLE-UNION COUNTY CHAMBER OF

30546. (404) 896-4966.

COMMERCE. The hub of the Northeast Georgia

Mountains, Blairsville offers four distinct seasons.

3 FIELDSTONE INN. Restaurant and Marina on
the shores of Lake Chatuge at Hiawassee. 40 rooms of comfort and
eloquence in the Blue Ridge Mountains. P.O. Box
670, Hiawassee, GA 30540. (404)446-1550.

4 LaPRADE'S. Rusti mountain cabins and fresh family-style Sou meals. A fishing retre; located on beautiful L Burton. Marina has si for sale as well as re fishing boats, canoes, pontoon boats and roi with motors. Closed Tuesdays and Wednesday. (404)947-3312.

Centrally located for Vogel State Park, Brasstown Bald. Camping, fishing and hiking on the Appala chian Trail. Transportation on new four lane Appalachian Highway, executive airport. "Beautiful mountains and friendly people". P.O. Box 727, Blairsville, GA 30512. (404) 745-5789.

7 UNICOI STATE PARK. 2 miles east Of Helen on GA 356.

Located just below the spectacular Anna Ruby Falls, this

1,000-acre park contains modern furnished cabins, camping

facilities, lake, visitor's center, restaurant, 100 room lodge,

craft shop and convention facilities. P.O. Box 849, Helen, GA

30545. (404) 878-2824.

I

8 THE GREATER HELEN AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. Nestled in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, Alpine Helen appears like magic out of the mist of the surroundings-a taste of Europe without leaving the U.S.A. Rich in history from Cherokee Indians to gold rushes, Helen plays host with festivals, international shopping, and
Bavarian hospitality. (404) 878-2181.

10 DAHLONEGA-LUMPKIN COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. Nestled in the foothills of the Blue

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Ridge Mountains, Dahlonega and Lumpkin County

WHITE COUNTY

offer lots to do for visitors of all ages. Canoeing, gold panning, shopping on our historic downtown square, hiking on the Appalachian Trail, a gold

CHAMBER OF

19

COMMERCE. We

are bubbling over with

museum and scenic beauty. Plenty of lodging and

excitement, fun and plenty of

lots of country-cooking are what you'll find in this

things to see and do in Cleve

beautiful Northeast Georgia areal To receive a free information package call or write: P.O. Box 2037, Dahlonega, GA 30533. (404) 864-3711

land and White County. Antiques, shopping, swimming, rafting, bed and breakfast inns, resorts, golf, camping, and the famous Original Cabbage Patch Kids at

Babyland General Hospital. For more info:

White County Welcome Center, P.O. Box

1574, Cleveland, GA 30528.

(404) 865-5356.
DAHLONEGA

CLEVELAND

9 GEORGIA MOUNTAIN MADNESS. An exclusive adult resort that specializes in honeymoons, anniversa ries, birthdays, or just a "ge away from it all" visit. Each
cabin features a fully equipped kitchen, indoo Jacuzzi, A/C,fireplace (in season), as well as a deck i with a charcoal grill. For reservations: P.O.Box 308,
Helen, GA 30545. (404) 878-2851.

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14 SMITH HOUSE. Join us for our family-style meals served in the Blue Ridge Mountain tradition. Sit down at our table heavily laden with planers of finely prepared vegetables, meats, salads from our Smith House recipes dating back 100 years. Stay at our inn and experience our old fashioned mountain hotel hospitality. (404) 864-3566.
ATLANTA

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12 GAINESVILLE-HALL COUNTY CHAMBER OF COM

MERCE. Surrounded by scenic Lake Lanier, Hall County is

the home of Lake Lanier Islands, a 1200-acre family

fl

recreation resort, Road Atlanta, a premier road racing circuit,

and seven 18-hole golf courses. Green Street Station, a i

museum which highlights the history of the mountains, also

displays North Georgia's arts and crafts. The Green Street

Historical District of Victorian homes offer some of the finest

13 HABERSHAM WINERY. Sam award winning Georgia wines in ou tasting rooms which feature wine, specialty gift items, and North Geo crafts and products. Winery -1-985 Baldwin; Alpine Village Outlets - He The Hamlet - Hwy 76 West-Hiawas P.O. Box 426, Baldwin, GA 30511 or call (404) 778-WINE (9463).

Neo-classical architecture in Nort"h ^GA. (404) 532-6206.

15 GWINNETT CONVENTION & VISITORS J BUREAU. Gwinnett County, the fastest growing county in the U.S. for four years straight, is just 20 minutes north of downtown Atlanta, between Georgia's famous Stone Mountain Park and 38,000 acres of endless fun at Lake Lanier. Come and enjoy Gwinnett Place Mall, car races at Road Atlanta, or see a ballet performance. Gwinnett is
waiting to show you its hospitality and its fine Southern heritage. P.O. Box 1245, Lawrenceville,
G A 30246. (404) 963-5128.

16 CHATEAU ELAN. Georgia's premier vintn 'has a winery visitors complex that includes tours, tastings 'wine museum, restaurant and retail store, plus an 18-hole ' tournament-quality golf course, picnic areas and two natu
trails on the grounds. On I-85 at exit 48. For more info, ca (404) 867-8200 or 1-800-233-WINE (9463); for golf, call (404) 867-0417 or (404) 658-1868.

18 CHALET VILLAGE. Luxury Rental Chalets only

JEST WESTERN DILLARD. First

DILLARD

a few minutes drive from ski slopes and the

accommodations at mod-

Highlands-Cashiers area. All have fireplaces and

3 prices. All rooms are new or

complete kitchens. Special Honeymoon Villas have

pletely remodeled, featuring queen-

private hot tub facilities. Access to pool, tennis, golf,

beds; free HBO; refrigerators; large pool with spa; tennis, j

horseback riding and other activities. Dillard, GA.

eback riding, skiing and golf nearby; all rooms have

(404) 746-5321.

ountain view and balcony or patio. (404) 746-5321. CLAYTON 19 THE DILLARD HOUSE. A self-contained resort catering to families

deserving first class lodging facilities and the finest mountain cooking

served family style. Located on the grounds are tennis courts, swim

ming pool, children's zoo and horseback riding. (404) 746-5348.

RABUN COUNfTY

22 RABUN COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

and WELCOME CENTER. Rated America's No. 2

STONEBROOK INN. Relax in king or queen-

retirement area by Rand-McNally. We offer

e bedded rooms. Enjoy pool, cable TV, wooded^

whitewater rafting on the Chattooga River; lakes,

ting; U.S. 441, south of Clayton. Ten miles to

boating, swimming, fishing; natural scenery, hiking,

itewater rafting, convenient to all mountain actions. Full service restaurant features steak, ifood, hearty mountain cooking. (404) 782-2214.
23 GLEN-ELLA SPRINGS. Fine lodging and dining in a 100-year old country inn. 16 comfortable guest rooms with private baths, heat and AC. Full dining room open to public features American and European cuisine. Call (404) 754-7295. Conference facilities available.^.
U1ARK OF THE POTTER. An esting shop of contemporary pottery handblown glass located in Grandpa 'atts' old grist mill on the beautiful

21 ENGLISH MANOR.
A unique resort for all seasons. 1.2 miles east of Clayton on Hwy. 76E. 4 distinctively furnished inns, all with fireplaces, I 7 fully equipped modern ' I kitchens, double, queen ' and king-size beds. Min utes from all recreation, closest to river rafting, dockage at St. Moritz Lodge on Lake Rabun, close to fine dining. Couples, families and groups. 1-800-782-5780.

camping; crafts, antiques, festivals; golf, tennis; motels, resorts, bed & breakfast inns and restau rants. "A Sightseeing Paradise." P.O. Box 761, Clayton, GA 30525. (404) 782-4812.*
24 WILDWATER, LTD. WILDWATER RAFTING the Chattooga National Wild & Scenic River near Clayton, and the exciting Ocoee River near Blue Ridge. Half-day, full day and overnight trips from $25. Six different trips suitable for all ages and skill levels. 18 yrs. experience. Group rates. Lodging packages. 1-800-451-9972.
25 SOUTHEASTERN EXPEDITIONS. WHITEWATER ADVENTURE Family Funl Ratting on the Wild and Scenic Chattooga and Ocoee Rivers. Half day, full day & multi-day rafting, canoeing and ropes challenge. Georgia's first whitewater outfitter licensed by the U.S. Forest Service in Sumter National Forest. For reservations, rates or free brochure, call 1-800-868-RAFT (7238).

Soque River. Come feed our

pet trout. For more info, write: Route 3, Box 3164, Clarkesville, GA 30523.
Visit us with this mag

Come to the Northeast

azine for a free gift.

Open year round, 10-6 everyday. (404) 947-3440.^

Georgia Mountains

CLARKESVILLE

27 TOCCOA-STEPHENS COUNTY

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. Toccoa, in the
Cherokee language means "beautiful," and the

186 ft. Toccoa Falls truly lives up to its name.

Toccoa is prime retirement territory, and '

Traveler's Rest, a beautifully preserved

stagecoach inn where many a weary traveler]

retired for the night in the 18th and 19th

centuries. (404) 886-2132.

TOCCOA

THESE ATTRACTIONS are among the shops, lodging properties, restaurants, recreation areas and agencies which are the Northeast Georgia Mountains Travel Association. We want you to enjoy our mountains in all seasons of the year and we will be happy to respond to your inquiries with brochures, maps and suggested tours. For further information, please write Northeast Georgia Mountains Travel Association, P.O. Box 31 16, Gainesville, GA 30503.

28 HABERSHAM COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE and WELCOME CENTER. Visit the beautiful "Hills of Habersham" and discover historic Victorian Clarkesville, rated the No. 2 retirement community in the nation by RandMcNally. Visit our unique craft and antique shops, historical sites, restaurants, and bed and breakfast inns. In Cornelia, see the world's
largest apple. For more information: P.O. Box 366, Cornelia, GA 30531. (404) 778-4654.'
RAND McNALLVS #2 RETIREMENT AREA INCLUDES BOTH HABERSHAM AND RABUN COUNTIES.

For more information

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Discover a quaint Bavarian Village nestled in the mountains of North Georgia, with cobblestone alley ways, old world shops, good dining and lodging--you have discovered Helen, Georgia's Alpine Village. Year round festivals, including the nationally acclaimed Helen Oktoberfest, make your visit a very unique experience.
Yes, I want additional information about Helen and the surrounding area. Call (404) 878-2181 or mail to:
Helen Chamber of Commerce P.O. Box 192
Helen, Georgia 30545
Name
Address
City & State.

VILLAGIO
di MONTAGNA"

SELECT
ACCOMMODATIONS WITH A
DIFFERENCE

Turn your trip into a fascinating ad venture. Indulge yourself in the luxury of Villagio di MontagnaSM. You can explore nature's splendor, discover the area's rich historic and cultural heritage, then pamper yourself in a private villa with

Jacuzzi, or Palazzo suite by the banks

of the tranquil Tesnatee River.

We add a special touch. You feel

the difference.

xi

For reservations or in-

formation, call or write

Villagio di Montagna, < ~

P.O. Box 714, Cleve

land, GA 30528.

404-865-7000 '

1989OAA. All Rights Reserved.

Mt. Yonah

Mountain lakes are made for fun. Lanier and Hartwell, veritable inland seas, bustle year round with fisherfolk, boaters, swimmers and waterskiers. Other lakes are small and tranquil, hidden away like pirate treasure for those adventur ous enough to seek them out. Lake Rabun and Lake Burton are twins, born in the 1920s when the Tallulah River was caught behind a dam at the resort town of Tallulah Falls. Driving along U.S. 441, you're com pelled to peer into the 2,000-foot chasm of Tallulah Gorge and wonder what went through Karl Wallenda's mind as he tightroped across in 1970.
Mountain cities, like mountain folk, have their own special flavor.
In the late 1820s, the hills around Dahlonega swarmed with sour doughs taking part in our young nation's first bonafide gold rush. The Courthouse Gold Museum in the center of Dahlonega's fetching town square recalls this colorful chapter of early Georgia history. Although the great mines are long silent, there's still enough glitter to pan at recreated mining sites.
At Cleveland's Babyland General Hospital, some very special babies, known around the world as Cab bage Patch Kids, are "born" with appropriate fanfare and admiring "ooh's" and "aah's." The Foxfire books, now chronicling the lore and legends of the mountains' many

languages, were born at Dillard's Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School.
Clarkesville is renowned for its mountain craft stores, Elberton for its granite, and Habersham County for apples introduced by English and Canadian families in the 1920s. Habersham also cultivates enough grapes to warrant a winery. Braselton, in Jackson County, boasts a pair of wineries. (The town itself was recently purchased lock, stock, gen eral mercantile and all, by film actress Kirn Basinger).
Northeast Georgia mountain ham lets resound the year round with festivals paying homage to apples, autumn, American independence, granite, gold, gospel and Appala chian folk music. For 12 days every August, the Georgia Mountain Fair swells Hiawassee's population of 1,985 several thousandfold. In Sep tember and October, oom-pah bands, folk dancers and armies of merry makers flock to Helen's yearly Oktoberfest. Whatever the season, you're bound to find a fair, festival or holiday celebration going on some where in these mountains.
With all these festivities and such wondrous surroundings, the North east Georgia Mountains are natur ally home to some of Georgia's most popular state parks. Hart and Tugaloo parks sit beside the shores of Lake Hartwell. Victoria Bryant, near Royston, offers a golf course, swim-

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DISCOVER YOUR PLACE IN THE ISLANDS.

[JLjf you haven't seen Lake Lanier Islands Hotel and Golf Club*1 you're in for a treat.
The intimate, expertly staffed hotel is here for you to enjoy on your own island vacation or business meeting.
All 224 of the rooms at the Hotel have a water front or forest view, private balconies and comfortable furnishings. Or maybe it's a quiet evening dinner you're looking for. Our
restaurant, Sylvan's on Lanier, sits above the lake and offers a spec tacular view through the floor-to-ceiling windows.
And you'll find some of the best golf anywhere. The first tee stands over a hundred feet above Lake Lanier. On this 18-hole, par-72 championship course, 13 holes are on the water. There are bent grass greens, 75 bunkers and no parallel fairways. Besides our famous golf course, the Lake

Lanier Islands Hotel fea tures tennis courts, a swimming pool, nature trails and an indoor fit ness center complete with weight equip ment, whirlpools, saunas and massage therapy.
Plus, you can take full advantage of all the extras Lake Lanier Islands has to offer, from charter fishing, to horse back riding, to boating, to relaxing on a white, sandy beach at Lake Lanier Islands Beach and Water Park.SM And if you're plan ning a meeting, put us in your plans. We have over 11,000 square feet of meeting space. Lake Lanier Islands Hotel and Golf Club is at Lake Lanier Islands, just 45 minutes northeast of downtown Atlanta. To make your reservations or get more information, call 1-800-768-LAKE (in metro Atlanta, call 404-945-8787).

LAKE: LANIER ISLANDS HOTEL AND GOLP CLU5S1

1989 Lake Lanier Islands

Babyland General Hospital

, hen you hear, I "Cabbage dila-' r

lion 10 leaves apart,"

. you'll rush to witness

an actual delivery of a

Cabbage Patch Kid! Stroll through the L

nursery and see 'Kids TM fl

at play, all waiting to be ** adopted. Uniformed

Licensed Patch Nurses are on duty daily to help

you choose your very I own "baby" from |

. the enchanted

t

Cabbage Patch. (

Our gift shop >

offers everything you II

want for the newest

^ addition to your family..

j You'll find baby clothes

and accessories, plus

gift items and sou

venirs from one of the

Jj most popular tourist.

1 attractions in Georgia.

Free admission. For

"visiting hours," call

|| 404-865-2171, today!

An hour's drive north

east of Atlanta off U.S..

'

Highway 129.

Birthplace Of The Cabbage Patch Kids*

Babyland General Hospital / ^ 19 Underwood St. Cleveland, GA 30528 404-865-2171 ^ /^

/^ ./

1989 O.A.A., All Rights Reserved

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Experience our Island Resort.
One might not expect that a unique, first-class island resort would be located just outside Atlanta. Our famous Southern hospitality combined with Stouffer tradition creates the finest quality resort in our area. Add our championship golf course, 38,000 acre Lake Lanier, and the Blue Ridge Mountains, and it results in an unforgettable meeting or vacation expe rience. Call (404) 945-8921 or 1'800-HOTELS 1.
STOUFFER WNEISLE RESORT ATLANTA, GA
STOUFFER RESORTS

ming pool and stocked fishing pond. At Fort Yargo, near Winder you can fish, swim, canoe and visit a Log blockhouse dating from 1792. Black Rock Mountain State Park spreads in brawny grandeur across a 3,600foot Blue Ridge crest. Moccasin Creek's boat ramps, campsites and trout hatchery overlook Lake Bur ton. Just beyond Helen's Alpine roof tops, Unicoi State Park is a sanctuary of highlands and woodlands, lakes, streams and blissful tranquility. Anna Ruby Falls thunders over the lip of Tray Mountain, down a scenic winding road from Unicoi's lodge, cottages and campsites.
Helen and Unicoi are gateways to one of the mountain curators most celebrated rivers, The Chattahoochee. The Richard Russell Scenic Highway (GA 348) carries us on an awesome 14.1-mile journey over ridges and deep valleys, across the Appalachian Trail, to the threshold of Georgia's loftiest peak. A paved road leads to a parking area 930 feet below Brasstown Bald's 4,784-foot summit. From there, one can hike or catch a summertime van to the top for a wrap-around view of Northeast Georgia and our neighboring states.
Cradled by green mountains, beside idyllic Lake Trahlyta, Vogel State Park, south of Blairsville, is another beguiling oasis for swim ming, boating, fishing, and camp ing. At Neels Gap, down U.S. 19/129 from Vogel, test your hiking feet on the Appalachian Trail, which passes through a covered breezeway at the Mountain Crossing/Walasi-Yi Center.
Amicalola Falls State Park, between Jasper and Dahlonega, is the starting point for adventurers bound to trek all 70 of Georgia's Appalachian Trail miles. If you're one of that hardy company, be forewarned that many a stalwart has taken one look at Amicalola's majestic 729-foot cataract and been too mesmerized to walk another mile. It comes naturally to spirits, downcast and otherwise, exposed to the sorcery of Northeast Georgia's Mountains.

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F3R some 450 years visitors to Georgia's Great Northwest have fallen prey to the haunting call of a region rich in natural beauty with an abiding aura of hospitality. The essence of mystery and adventure in this upcountry region of moun tains and more cannot be explained. It must be experienced. Spanish explorer Hernando deSoto led the first recorded "tour" of the area in 1539 and found it so much to his liking that he even lingered for sev eral weeks on the banks of the Coosa River near present day Rome.
And still they come . . . Northwest Georgia --19 counties, some 5,000 square miles; Georgia's second busiest travel region -- still beckons to visitors worldwide. But what is there about this triangleshaped corner of America's 13th colonial colony that entices one to experience the finest that Northwest Georgia has to offer? Diversity . . . Heritage. . . Warmth . . . Action . . .

Individually, these words are meaningless. Collectively, they offer graphic insight into why thousands of visitors from around the globe tarry for a time in the locale. Guest registers at the Tallapoosa and Ringgold Visitor Information Cen ters are lingering testimony to the individuals from all 50 states and many foreign countries who have taken a tiny bit of Northwest Georgia back to their homes -- forever enriched by the experience.
Northwest Georgia is mountains and plains; recreational lakes and spring-fed streams; metropolitan cities and vast wilderness regions. It is renowned for its theme parks and secluded hiking trails; convention facilities and quaint bed and break fasts. Rustic cottages and opulent estates, gourmet restaurants and roadside drive-ins call out to the traveler, while interstate express ways and classic country lanes wind, dip and entertain as they

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deliver the traveler. Northwest Geor gia is a viable, breathtaking kaleido scope of things to see and do. It is occasional glimpses into tomorrow, riding on the wings of yesterday.
Where will you begin your upcountry adventure? Three interstate highway systems, 1-75, 1-20 and 1-575, and numerous well-main tained state roads traverse the region in spaghetti-like fashion.
For family fun or group excite ment, consider Six Flags and White Water amusement parks, both located in Cobb County. If high times for you call for high places, the southern slope of Lookout Mountain on Georgia's northern border is the place. Besides the spec tacular view -- which includes sightings from Rock City into seven states on a clear day -- there's also the increasingly popular sport of hang gliding to make a great trip even more memorable.
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type who finds adventure in wilder ness campsites and vast bodies of water? The Mclntosh Reserve near Carrollton offers primitive camping facilities; Cloudland Canyon State Park at Rising Fawn, Fort Mountain State Park east of Chatsworth, Lake Allatoona, Carters Lake, Lake Blue Ridge, the Cohutta Wilderness Area, and the Hidden Creek Camp ground in the Chattahoochee National Forest also offer camping. Some sites have RV facilities, while all of the state parks feature campsites with varying degrees of comfort. And the state parks also have air conditioned cabins for those who desire to "rough it" in the cool.
Red Top Mountain State Park near Cartersville has comparable accom modations, plus this site boasts one of the newest lodge/conference cen ters in the state.
With many of the parks con structed around recreational lakes, boating and other water sports activities are intensely popular pas times in Northwest Georgia.
There's more to this region than

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A visit to Georgia's mountains puts you knee-deep in beautiful scenery, pioneer history, and genuine homegrown hospitality. You can go camping or hiking, or just spend a few restful hours browsing through the shops and stores in one of the small towns you'll find along your way. You're bound to come across a fair or a festival, and lots of places have museums and historic attractions for you

to take a look at. And did we mention the food? It's good

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nature and outdoor sports, how ever. If antiques, boutiques, quaint tearooms and charming inns are your idea of the "ideal" get-away vacation, then Marietta and Rome are "musts" on your itinerary. Both towns have restored downtown business districts which are a step backward into time. Other cities in the region have caught the preserva tion/restoration fever and are work ing to restore some of their historical past to the present.
While you're in Rome, it's only a short drive north on Highway 27 to Oak Hill, the antebellum home of the late Martha Berry. The mansion, built in 1847, along with an adjacent museum, is open to the public at specified hours. Located across from the Berry College campus which Miss Berry founded as a small, oneroom school, the elegant home still exists as it did at the time of her death in 1942, and offers rare insights into the philosophy of this gentle-spoken woman whose ideas and ambitions carried her into the White House and to the royal courts of Europe.
Cave Spring in western Floyd County is a pastoral niche that time forgot, rediscovered and restored. Known for the mineral spring from which the town derives its name, this quaint, crossroads village has some 90 of its structures on the National Register.
In years past, medical cures were the rage. Many old family correspon dences tell of someone who has spent time "taking the cure," mean ing they visited at one of the many famous mineral springs whose restor ative powers could -- and supposedly would -- cure whatever ailed.
Lithia Springs in Douglas County is another of the once famous spas which drew visitors around the turn of the twentieth century. Guests from across the country drank the lithium-laced water which many doctors prescribed. Restoration of the site, and a determination to bot tle and sell these mineral waters is now underway. Already visitors may tour the site and sample the all-natural miracle elixir.
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ping and sightseeing, it's time to experience Northwest Georgia's "We're glad you came" hospitality at its best.
Take your choice: the smorgas bord of major chain hotels and motels scattered throughout the region ensure that you will find a room to fit your exhaustion level and your pocketbook.
Besides quality accommodations, road-weary travelers look forward to mealtime, and in Northwest Geor gia the abundance of restaurants and food outlets ensures that indeci sion is the only problem you'll have.
If your penchant for pampering and adventure indicate the need for something more than the standard motel room, many bed and breakfast inns dot the landscape, eager to welcome you. Accommodations may range from simple country cot tages to the elegance of the pink marble Tate House, the beautifullyrestored estate of Sam Tate, Geor gia's marble baron. Each bed and breakfast is unique: each one in its own way a minute piece in a most
unforgettable Northwest Georgia foray.
Many of these establishments will gladly custom-arrange facilities and events for groups. Hidden Hollow, near Chickamauga, is one such rus tic get-away, where groups are hosted to an evening of square dancing.
History in Northwest Georgia is far from dead and buried. Instead, it thrives daily in hamlets across the area. Drive the roadways and encounter the settlements of Talking Rock, Rising Fawn, BallGround and Tallapoosa. Experience the Indian contribution to this great heritage that we preserve and exhibit so proudly.
Pause momentarily in the formal rooms of the Vann House at Spring Place. Force yourself to remember that the elegant Empire furnishings and the vivid earthtone decor once were the environment of an Indian. James Vann saw aspects of the life styles of his white neighbors and attempted to emulate them.
Absorb the shattering results of cultural cross-marriages like that of Major John Ridge whose home is

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now Chieftain's Museum near Rome. Ridge and Vann were contempo raries, as was Chief John Ross whose log home is located in Rossville.
Climb the tower at Fort Mountain and gaze out across the remains of what was once evidently a rock for tress. An engineering marvel of its time, the exact history of the site is unknown, buried with those who designed and built the structure.
Note The Cherokee Phoenix, the bilingual newspaper of the Cherokees published in the capital city, New Echota, near Calhoun. It demonstrates, perhaps more than any other one bit of evidence, the degree of civilization and level of intelligence attained by these native Americans.
Reflect on just how old the Indian culture is when you reach the top of the ancient Etowah Mounds south-

to the Indian, the family feud known as the Civil War