F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum
You know Doug loves visiting homes of authors, but this time we kicked it up a notch by not only visiting the F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum but also spending the night there! The …
Category: Authors
Crossing Central Georgia
Here are a few sites and flavors we took in as we drove across Georgia, from Augusta to Columbus. I just happened to see a very well-rated place called “The Pie Hole” on Google Maps …
Andalusia Farm, Home of Flannery O’Connor
At one point we were in the vicinity of Andalusia Farm in Milledgeville, Georgia, and I asked Doug if he wanted to visit. He responded, “I don’t hate her, but I would tour the house.” …
Architecture / Authors / Books
The Mark Twain House
I’ve previously visited the Mark Twain House on a few occasions, but having recently read a Mark Twain biography (Mark Twain: A Life by Ron Powers, affiliate link), I wanted to visit again. The house, …
Edgar Allan Poe in Philadelphia
Having relatively recently been to the Edgar Allan Poe sites in Baltimore and Richmond, I was eager to get to the site in Philadelphia, the Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site. On the other hand, …
Architecture / Authors / Books
Free Library of Philadelphia
We planned a visit to the Parkway Central Library in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, because we wanted to see a stuffed raven, naturally. We were delighted to find much more. The Parkway Central Library is a branch …
Scenes from a Few Days Around Charleston
The city of Charleston was founded in 1670, making it the oldest city in South Carolina. Given its early history, it’s a miracle it survived at all: smallpox in 1698; in 1699 an earthquake that caused …
Scenes from Beaufort, South Carolina
Beaufort, South Carolina, has a lovely historic downtown district that sits along the Beaufort River and features many stately mansions. We had read that many of the porches have ceilings painted “haint blue,” so we …
Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home
Doug loves visiting authors’ homes, and so it was we found ourselves on the steps of the Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home in Savannah, Georgia. Mary Flannery O’Connor lived at this 1856 home from her birth …
Select Scenes in and around Orlando, Florida
Doug will probably disagree, but I found the Florida Citrus Tower in Clermont to be completely underwhelming. It was $11 per person to ride up to the top and look out where Citrus trees used …