Road Trip Georgia, North and South Carolina in 7-10 days
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Road Trip Georgia, North and South Carolina in 7-10 days
am planning trip for either sept/oct this year or march/april 2010 for my husband and I.
Fly into Atlanta, rent car, drive to Savannah, Charleston, Asheville, back to Atlanta. 2 or 3 nights each city.
any comments welcome. We are from West coast and only trip to east coast was Washington (in 1990!)
Fly into Atlanta, rent car, drive to Savannah, Charleston, Asheville, back to Atlanta. 2 or 3 nights each city.
any comments welcome. We are from West coast and only trip to east coast was Washington (in 1990!)
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We went directly to Savannah after landing in Atlanta also. We spent time in Atlanta at the end of the trip & then flew out. I didn't prepare a trip report but I do have a list of the things we did (restaurants too):
SAVANNAH, GA:
Savannah VC
Savannah History Museum
Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace
SELF-GUIDED WALKING TOURS:
All historic squares on Abercorn & Bull Sts
Forsythe Park
Colonial Park Cemetery
Trinity Methodist Church
Independent Presbyterian Church
Riverfront Plaza/Factors Walk/Waving Girl Statue/Olympic Torch
Customs House
City Hall
Victorian District
Mrs Wilkes Dining Room
Ghost Talk/Ghost Walk
Wassaw Sound Seafood Restaurant
Fat Pat’s Pizza
River St Sweets
Leopolds Ice Cream
CHARLESTON, SC:
Fort Sumter Visitor Education Center
Charleston Museum
Drayton Hall
St. Michael's Church
Old Exchange Building
Old Slave Mart Museum
Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church
East Battery Promenade/Charleston Harbor/Battery Park/White Point Gardens
Rainbow Row
City Hall
Custom House
Patriots Point Naval Marina/USS Yorktown
Mount Pleasant
Gullah Cuisine Lowcountry Restaurant
ATLANTA, GA:
State Capitol & Museum
State Supreme Court/Judicial Building
Chip’s Southern Cookin’ Meat & Three
Stone Mountain Park
Margaret Mitchell House Museum Tour & VC
Jimmy Carter Presidential Library
Atlanta History Center
Martin Luther King Jr NHS & Birthplace House Museum & Tour
Martin Luther King Jr Center for Non-violent Social Change
Coca Cola World
Centennial Olympic Park
The Varsity (famous for hot dogs)
JR’s Log House BBQ Restaurant
SAVANNAH, GA:
Savannah VC
Savannah History Museum
Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace
SELF-GUIDED WALKING TOURS:
All historic squares on Abercorn & Bull Sts
Forsythe Park
Colonial Park Cemetery
Trinity Methodist Church
Independent Presbyterian Church
Riverfront Plaza/Factors Walk/Waving Girl Statue/Olympic Torch
Customs House
City Hall
Victorian District
Mrs Wilkes Dining Room
Ghost Talk/Ghost Walk
Wassaw Sound Seafood Restaurant
Fat Pat’s Pizza
River St Sweets
Leopolds Ice Cream
CHARLESTON, SC:
Fort Sumter Visitor Education Center
Charleston Museum
Drayton Hall
St. Michael's Church
Old Exchange Building
Old Slave Mart Museum
Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church
East Battery Promenade/Charleston Harbor/Battery Park/White Point Gardens
Rainbow Row
City Hall
Custom House
Patriots Point Naval Marina/USS Yorktown
Mount Pleasant
Gullah Cuisine Lowcountry Restaurant
ATLANTA, GA:
State Capitol & Museum
State Supreme Court/Judicial Building
Chip’s Southern Cookin’ Meat & Three
Stone Mountain Park
Margaret Mitchell House Museum Tour & VC
Jimmy Carter Presidential Library
Atlanta History Center
Martin Luther King Jr NHS & Birthplace House Museum & Tour
Martin Luther King Jr Center for Non-violent Social Change
Coca Cola World
Centennial Olympic Park
The Varsity (famous for hot dogs)
JR’s Log House BBQ Restaurant
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Unless you have an interest in Atlanta, your time would be better served to fly straight into Charleston or Savannah & stay on the Coast. An alternative might be to include some of the barrier islands or visit Amelia Island &/or St. Augustine. Asheville - Savannah is @ least 300 miles, so at least 2-3 days would have significant amounts of driving. Just a thought. If you plan to visit Asheville in October, you need to make plans ASAP. Asheville is a favorite locale for the leaf-peepers. October is the absolute best time to enjoy the Carolina beaches (barring any hurricanes of course) as the weather is perfect & the water is still temperate. (If you plan a Spring visit, the water will be a crap-shoot & too cold for most). Best of luck w/your plans.
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My favorite east coast places are Savannah GA, Beaufort SC, Charleston SC and Asheville NC. When I visit the lowcountry (Savannah, Beaufort and Charleston) I like to stay in a cottage with kitchen at Palm Key on the marsh near Beaufort so I can relax on the porch in the evenings, and then take day trips to historic Savannah, Beaufort, historic Charleston, the Ashley River Plantations (outside Charleston - Magnolia, Middleton, Drayton Hall) and to either the wild sand beaches and lighthouse at Hunting Island State Park or the broad sand beaches at Hilton Head Island. It is about a 4 hour drive from Palm Key to Asheville, which is surrounded by the beautiful mountains. Downtown Asheville for great dining, walking and history and then drive the Blue Ridge Parkway, www.Asheville-Mountain-Magic.com, and visit Biltmore House.
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