Dr. Crawford W. Long is credited as the father of anesthesia. In the video below, Crawford W. Long Museum Manager Vicki Starnes talks about how he discovered the key to painless surgery and previews upcoming events at the museum in Jefferson, Ga. Read…
Who knew there was an old-growth forest in the middle of Atlanta? This fall Fernbank Forest, one of the largest urban old-growth Piedmont forests in the U.S., reopened. A lovely place to find peace in midst of the big city. [gallery…
Mention fall in Athens, and most people immediately think about football. But there's so much more that goes on in this quirky college town on autumn weekends. So whether you're headed over this weekend for the Vanderbilt game or just…
Want to sample some of Georgia’s homegrown brews? Check out these beer festivals happening this month across the state: Great Atlanta Beer Fest · Oct. 8 · Atlanta · $45/advance; $55/day of More than 100 beers on tap at Turner Field Oktoberfest Boutique Beer Tasting · Oct. 14 · Newnan · $20/advance;…
Economic development is coming to Adairsville in Northwest Georgia in the form of a new inn and conference center at upscale, award-winning Barnsley Resort. It's the first expansion at the resort since it opened in 1999. The Inn at Barnsley…
Looking for a downtown Atlanta lunch spot that impresses without breaking the budget? The Sun Dial Restaurant, Bar and View, high atop the Westin Peachtree Plaza, with its recently renovated interior and brand-new Power Lunch menu could…
Savannah area favorite Sandfly Bar-B-Q, on Ferguson, now has a sister spot in downtown Savannah, in a nifty little vintage Streamliner diner on Barnard Street. The 1930s-era Art Deco metal-clad, wood-paneled structure was rescued by SCAD; now the transformed Sandfly Bar-B-Q at the Streamliner…
As fall rolls nearer and thoughts turn to leap peeping, get out your calendar and start making your fall foliage travel plans with this A to Z guide. Maybe in the past you've ventured outside the state -- North Carolina…
I know, the phrase ‘fun for the whole family,’ is seriously overused in advertising and promoting activities and tourism, but sometimes it’s just the phrase that fits. What else…
There’s a fine line between kitsch and just-plain weird, and the Crime and Punishment Museum in Ashburn crosses and recrosses the line many times – surprising, really, given how small the museum is. This isn't a bad thing. No, the museum…
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