Read more about the article The Lightner Museum – St. Augustine, FL

The Lightner Museum – St. Augustine, FL

After three years of visiting St. Augustine, I finally toured the Lightner Museum. The museum, housed in the former Hotel Alcazar (1888-1931) features massive collections from collector Otto C. Lightner (1886-1950).

Open seven days a week, the Lightner Museum lies in the historic St. Augustine district directly across from Flagler College. To reach the museum entrance, you go through the front part of the building which houses St. Augustine City Hall to a serene courtyard area.

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Fairfield Manor – Shreveport

You may remember my post on Fairfield Place B&B in Shreveport a few years ago. Recently we stayed again at the sister property, Fairfield Manor, across the street. 

As usual, we planned this trip on the fly. Literally, we flew in on a Saturday and flew out the next day – a full 25 hours in my hometown of Shreveport. One way to make Shreveport more of a vacation is to stay at a B&B if we’re not traveling with Thing 1 and Thing 2.

Fairfield Place/Fairfield Manor fits the bill. Nestled in the Historic Highland neighborhood, the properties are not far from downtown Shreveport. You can read about my previous stay at Fairfield Place here.

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Winter Lantern Festival – Atlanta, GA

We usually try to see Christmas lights every holiday season. Favorites include Atlanta Botanical Gardens and Fantasy in Lights at Callaway Gardens. This year, we tried out a new event – the Winter Lantern Festival.

Lantern festivals originated in China thousands of years ago. Over the past decades, the spectacular display of hand-crafted silk designs now illuminated by LED lights has spread to the United States. Atlanta welcomed the Global Winter Wonderland in 2013. Now you can catch the annual Atlanta BeltLine Parade and the newer Sandy Springs Lantern Parade.

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