Read more about the article Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park – Kennesaw, GA

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park – Kennesaw, GA

A while back, I wrote a post about the two-mile hike up to Kennesaw Mountain. At 1,800 feet, the summit offers visitors 360-degree views of Atlanta and the North Georgia mountains. While a popular hiking spot for Atlantans, many overlook the museum inside the visitor center, which details the Battle of Kennesaw in 1864.   

Thing 1, a recent college graduate with a major in Public History, has moved home and we’ve enjoyed exploring museums and historical spots around the Atlanta area. In all my visits to Kennesaw Mountain, I’ve never ventured to the museum or watched the historic film about the battlefield. Nor had I ever explored more trails of the almost 3,000-acre park.

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Read more about the article Ocmulgee Mounds National Historic Park – Macon, GA

Ocmulgee Mounds National Historic Park – Macon, GA

While on our way to Thing 1’s graduation from Flagler College in St. Augustine, we made a stop at Ocmulgee Mounds National Historic Park in Macon. We had taken our daughters to the historic park about ten years ago, but I wanted to spend more time and visit the museum.

Plans are underway to make Ocmulgee Mounds the first National Park in Georgia. With the recent purchase of over 800 acres in Twiggs County, the creation of Ocmulgee National Park is a possibility in the near future.

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Read more about the article Deepdene Park – Atlanta, GA

Deepdene Park – Atlanta, GA

People often associate landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted with Central Park in New York City, the US Capitol grounds in Washington, D.C., and the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC. However, Olmsted also created the Olmsted Linear Park, a series of six adjacent parks in Atlanta’s Druid Hills neighborhood. We finally had the chance to explore the 22-acre Deepdene Park, the largest of the six linear parks. Over 100 years old, the park remains a tranquil setting for enjoying the outdoors.

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