Billy Carter’s Service Station (Plains, Georgia)
Billy Carter, the younger brother and proverbial thorn in the side of the 39th President of the United States Jimmy Carter, was known as much for his lust for life as for his famous sibling. …
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The Plains Train Depot (Plains, Georgia)
The Plains Train Depot, more commonly just known as the Plains Depot is the oldest building in Plains, Georgia and served the community of Plains as a freight and passenger depot until 1951 when passenger …
J-Who “The Depot Dog” Grave (Plains, Georgia)
In the late 1970s, a one-term Georgia governor from the small rural southern town of Plains, Georgia, decided to take his particular style of politics to the national stage. The little-known peanut farmer had so …
R.E.M. Murmur Railroad Trestle (Athens, Georgia)
An otherwise ordinary railroad trestle in Athens, Georgia that should have been destroyed decades ago has become an important landmark and tourist attraction thanks to being featured on the back cover of the 1983 R.E.M. …
The Athens Double-Barreled Cannon (Athens, Georgia)
Designed by John Gilleland of Athens, Georgia, the Athens’ Double-Barreled Cannon is a one of a kind relic from the Civil War. The concept behind the 1863 cannon was that two small cannon balls connected …
Ebenezer Baptist Church (Atlanta, Georgia)
Founded in 1886 by Pastor John A. Parker and eight other people, Ebenezer Baptist Church is an evangelical Christian Baptist church, African American Heritage Site, and tourist attraction located in Atlanta, Georgia. By 1913 the …
The World of Coca-Cola (Atlanta, Georgia)
Just a few blocks away from where John Pemberton created the original formula for Coca-Cola in Atlanta Georgia, the World of Coca-Cola is a popular tourist destination and museum dedicated to all things Coke. Opened …
Plum Orchard Mansion (Cumberland Island, Georgia)
Designed by the well known firm Peabody and Stearns whom had been hired by Lucy Carnegie to design the home for her son George Lauder Carnegie (the nephew of Andrew Carnegie) and his wife Margaret …
Krog Street Tunnel (Atlanta, Georgia)
Linking the neighborhoods of Cabbagetown and Inman Park in Atlanta, Georgia, the Krog Street Tunnel is a highly traveled, short underpass well-known for its street art. While it’s not particularly difficult to find a bridge …
The Big Chicken (Marietta, Georgia)
Kentucky Fried Chicken is not generally known for their unique restaurant design, but in Marietta, Georgia The Big Chicken is definitely unique. Built in 1963, as Johnny Reb’s Chick, Chuck and Shake, the 56 foot …