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Hidden Georgia
Including Atlanta, Savannah, Jekyll Island
and the Okefenokee
Marty Olmstead
2nd Ed., $16.95, 432 pages, 30 maps
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Details 53 diverse hiking trails and 41 lush golf
courses
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Provides Civil War buffs with 27 war sites and
museums
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Describes 33 restored historic hotels and 16
seaside inns
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Reviews 19 New South cuisine restaurants serving
dishes such as grilled quail over black-eyed pea succotash and homemade
peach ice cream
 With home-spun humor
and a slightly detectable Southern drawl, veteran travel writer and
Savannah native Marty Olmstead reveals the secrets of the largest state
east of the Mississippi in the all-new Hidden Georgia. This first edition
combines detailed research and vivid imagery that guide readers through
the state's most popular attractions and beyond to cozy antiquated inns
and out-of-the-way islands.
Hidden Georgia uncovers the state's beautiful natural
areas and small towns most visitors never see. This guide shows how to
enjoy rafting on the Chattahoochee River or hiking in the thick woodlands
of the Appalachian forest. Doubling as a guide to the state's rich
heritage, Hidden Georgia details the sights that bring history alive while
showing how they continue to affect people today.
Inside Hidden Georgia:
(page 50) Luxuriate in the whirlpool tub of Rhett's
Retreat, a top-floor, tree-top-view room at the Ballastone Inn
(page 178) Keep an eye out for armadillos when you
pitch a tent in Providence Canyon State Conservation Park
(page 279) Descend into the Consolidated Gold Mines
in Dahlonega, home of the first American gold rush
(page 365) Savor Southern hospitality at Café South,
a former post office that piles your plate high
(page 372) Hike along the Human Cultural Trails at
Ocmulgee National Monument to view 12,000 years of history
Reviewed by Dave Shultz
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