Georgia Traveler; 513

Georgia Public Telecomm · February 24, 2012

Best of Georgia Traveler Season 5: ESI Ironman Competition - Augusta, The Booth Western Art Museum, US largest permanent exhibit of western art depicting American western frontier, presidential gallery, etc - Cartersville; Empire State South restuarant owner, James Beard award-winning, Chef Hugh Acheson - midtown Atlanta; Gibbs Garden, privately-owned, variety of gardens, largest display of water lillies, daffodils, bonsai, etc. -Cherokee County - Ball Ground; Fort Pulaski National Monument on Cockspur Island, view of Tybee Island Lighthouse, fort located between Savannah and Tybee Island; Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic site, home tour by MLK's sister Christine Farris King, Auburn Avenue neighborhood, firehouse, Ebenezer Baptist Church, MLK Jr. recordings of speeches - Atlanta; Historic Macon, 5,000 plus buildings on National Register of Historic Places, "more churches per capita than any other city," musical legends: Allman Brothers Band, Robert McDuffie, Jason Aldean, and Otis Redding, Douglass Theater, Grand Opera House - Macon; Resort originally created for America's wealthiest citizens, hi-rise free views, luxury resort, carriage rides, walking tours, tram, driftwood beach, favorite getaway - Jekyll Island