Read more about the article National Center for Civil & Human Rights – Atlanta, GA
A new museum for downtown Atlanta

National Center for Civil & Human Rights – Atlanta, GA

Opened in 2014, the National Center for Civil & Human Rights is one of Atlanta’s newest museums. In response to Pepsi sponsoring Super Bowl LIII right here in Coca-Cola’s home city, the Coca-Cola Foundation gave a $1 million grant providing free admission to the museum for the entire month of February. Not just Super Bowl weekend. Not just for visitors to Atlanta. It’s for everyone for the entire month.

Visitors enter on the second floor of the museum after going through a security checkpoint. Typically, they explore the second floor civil rights exhibit, then follow upstairs to the human rights exhibit. Because larger than average crowds, museum staff told us to start either on the first or third floors. (more…)

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Gibbs Gardens – Ball Ground, GA

Located just an hour north of Atlanta, Gibbs Gardens opened to the public a few years ago. However, not everything is newly planted. Jim Gibbs, founder of well-known Gibbs Landscaping, spent over 30 years creating these gardens on his 300-acre property.

We arrived during the early part of November to see the fall colors. Volunteers directed us to a parking spot and we entered the welcome center and gift shop. Presenting the tickets we bought online, another volunteer gave us a map and told us to head to the Japanese gardens. During the walk, we passed the Waterlily Gardens and Monet Bridge. (more…)

Read more about the article Dunaway Gardens – Newnan, GA

Dunaway Gardens – Newnan, GA

I read about Dunaway Gardens from an Atlanta blog called 365AtlantaTraveler several years ago. When I looked up Dunaway Gardens’ hours, they were only open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in the springtime and then closed for the summer months. I always intended to visit, but would get busy and forget about it.

Fortunately last week I happened to look at the website again. They were only open on Saturdays during the month of May before closing for June, July and August. If I was going to visit, it would have to be now. (more…)