The University of Virginia
Doug and I went to the University of Virginia (UVA) in Charlottesville primarily to see the beautiful Rotunda designed by Thomas Jefferson, but also to see the (alleged) Edgar Allan Poe Room, the “Declaring Independence …
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The Birthplace of Country Music Museum
Neither of us are big country music fans in particular, but since we’re open to all kinds of experiences, we thought we ought to stop at a place labeled the “birthplace” of country music. I …
Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest
Most people have heard of Thomas Jefferson’s main home Monticello, but how about his “retreat home,” Poplar Forest, in Lynchburg, Va.? We had previously visited Monticello, which is about 80 miles away, and is fabulous. …
The North Carolina Arboretum
The North Carolina Arboretum, just southwest of Asheville, was a disappointment to me; I was worried that I was getting a little snobbish on this topic, so I gave it a really good effort, walking …
Atlanta History Center
Doug and I made time to visit the Atlanta History Center (AHC) since there were four exhibits that we wanted to see, one of which was temporary and so we wanted to make sure we …
Architecture / Authors / Books
Carl Sandburg Home
Carl Sandburg was a major poet of the early twentieth century, publishing more than 15 collections and winning two Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry, becoming known in his lifetime as the “Poet of the People.” But …
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The Foxfire Museum
The Foxfire Museum in Mountain City, Ga., must have one of the most unique origin stories I’ve ever heard. In 1966, an English teacher at Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School created a magazine with his students, researching …
The Road to Tara Museum
Gone With the Wind (GWTW) by Margaret Mitchell, the American classic published in 1936, is set in Atlanta and Clayton County, Ga. The Road to Tara Museum is in Jonesboro, Ga., in the heart of …
Select Sites in North Carolina
Doug and I had both listened to Driving While Black: African American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights by Gretchen Sullivan Sorin. The book was eye-opening and heartbreaking, to say the least. It tells …
The John Marshall House
John Marshall (1755-1835) was described by President John Adams as the most important founding father never to become president. He was a lawyer, Founding Father, statesman, and the longest-serving Chief Justice of the United States, …