Exploring Atlanta reveals a city rich in history, from the Martin Luther King Jr. Center to the CNN Center, while continuously evolving. This guide offers a personal and practical perspective for both travelers and residents, featuring comprehensive listings of attractions, restaurants, and accommodations. It also provides insights on living in the area, including recreation, relocation tips, and detailed information on shopping, arts, entertainment, and activities for children.
Aiken, South Carolina, emerged as an unexpected winter retreat for prominent New York socialites like the Vanderbilts and Roosevelts from the late 1800s. This charming city became a hub for polo, riding, hunting, and golfing, establishing its reputation as an international polo capital. Rich in history, Aiken's restorative qualities were recognized by Native Americans, and it features notable landmarks such as the world's longest railroad from 1833 and the Palmetto Golf Club, the second-oldest 18-hole golf course in the U.S.
When Hardy Ivy built his small cabin on a ridge in the North Georgia wilderness in 1833, no one could have imagined his property would grow to become the internationally recognized city Atlanta is today. Ivy is just one of those whose impact on Atlanta has earned him the right to be called a legendary local. This book includes those with international acclaim like Cable News Network founder and environmentalist Ted Turner, civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and former president Jimmy Carter. No less important, but lesser known, are former slave Carrie Steel Logan, who started the first orphanage for black children in Georgia, and May Belle Mitchell, the mother of Gone With the Wind author Margaret Mitchell. May Belle was a legend in her own right for leading the Atlanta women's Equal Suffrage League in the early 1900s. These stories span centuries, highlighting only some of the true legendary locals of Intown Atlanta.
The Varsity chronicles the evolution of a beloved fast food institution that began in 1928, founded by Frank Gordy to provide affordable meals to students. Known as the world's largest drive-in since the 1950s, it has maintained a consistent menu featuring hot dogs, hamburgers, and fried pies. The book highlights Gordy's innovative service methods, including the introduction of carhops, and celebrates the nostalgic experience of enjoying signature items like the heavy dog and F.O. shakes over the decades.
The story follows a whimsical lighthouse on a journey of self-discovery as it ventures beyond its familiar shores in search of purpose. Through amusing encounters and adventures, the lighthouse learns that its true significance lies within, highlighting themes of self-acceptance and inner fulfillment.
The Varsity, a fast food institution since 1928, began with a vision to provide affordable meals for students and has remained largely unchanged over the decades. Known as the world's largest drive-in since the 1950s, it serves vast quantities of hot dogs, hamburgers, onion rings, and fried pies daily. The term "carhop" originated here, highlighting the innovative service style where servers would quickly take orders from customers in their cars. This beloved establishment has become a nostalgic staple for generations of diners.
Renowned for its stunning Moorish architecture, the Fox Theatre, affectionately known as the "Fabulous Fox," is an iconic landmark that extends its fame beyond Atlanta. Its unique design and cultural significance make it a celebrated venue, drawing attention and admiration from visitors and locals alike.
In this collection of inspiring true stories, Janice McDonald--entrepreneur, speaker, and host of the Fearless Women podcast--brings together more than 75 extraordinary, unafraid women and asks them to look back at the moments in their youth that set them on the path to leadership. From high-profile entrepreneurs to philanthropists, athletes, artists, and statespeople, the lives featured in this book represent the many journeys women can take to find their passion, create change, and make a monumental impact on the world around them. Some were born to leap into the spotlight, others discovered a quiet strength along the way; women who dared, who challenged convention, who found connection, or who braved it alone--each has a powerful lesson to tell about a girl who once dreamed of what she might accomplish. Featuring touching personal photographs and deep insight into the diverse lives of fascinating, notable women from around the world, Fearless: Girls with Dreams, Women with Vision is a powerful and necessary celebration of heart and guts. Honest, relatable, enlightening, and uplifting, the images and stories in Fearless are proof of our innate ability as women to take risks, face down our fears, and blaze our own trail.
"There is no better way to explore one of Europe's greatest medieval cities than by foot. Historic Walking Guides: Bruges takes to the streets and guides you through a series of walks uncovering the city's rich and varied past. Bruges is one of the most attractive destinations in Europe, and one of the most visited places in Belgium. Each walk in this book is themed, bringing you incredible detail and stories from its founding days right through to the buildings which gave it UNESCO World Heritage status. Along the way you'll pass medieval buildings, churches, historic parks, and ancient Beligian beers and watering holes. Includes clear maps, times and distances. Museum and building opening times. Historic eating, drinking and hotel suggestions."--Publisher's description.
Rediscover the simple pleasures of a day trip with Day Trips from Atlanta.
This guide is packed with hundreds of exciting things for locals and
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