# The Deliberate Tourist > All those who wander are not lost. ## Posts - [Falls Park, Greenville, South Carolina](https://deliberatetourist.com/2016/04/falls-park-greenville-south-carolina/): “It starts right in town in Falls Park… inviting trails and gardens greet visitors, leading off to a revitalized Main Street, with local shops, craft-beer pubs, and a global array of restaurants. – LonelyPlanet.com - [Museum complex, Greenville, South Carolina](https://deliberatetourist.com/2016/04/museum-complex-greenville-south-carolina/): Greenville, SC – turned out to be a really neat city. Great downtown area, and this wonderful museum complex. - [Lancaster, Ohio](https://deliberatetourist.com/2016/04/lancaster-ohio/): Lancaster is a city in Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 38,780. It is located near the Hocking River, approximately 33 miles southeast of Columbus and is the county seat of Fairfield County. - [A Night in Granville, Ohio](https://deliberatetourist.com/2016/04/a-night-in-granville-ohio/): The Buxton Inn, Granville, Ohio, built in 1812. It was the first post office, & the coaching stop. Presidents Lincoln, McKinley and Harrison all stayed here, as well as Harriet Beecher Stowe, John Phillip Sousa, and Henry Ford all stayed here. Room 9 is said to be haunted, but I spent a perfectly peaceful night […] - [Pin Point, Savannah, Georgia](https://deliberatetourist.com/2016/03/pin-point-savannah-georgia/): The museum was great – lots of people still live here where their families settled after the Civil War. In the late 19th century this was a very isolated place, and they were able to live here peacefully. Most famous person – Clarence Thomas, Supreme Court Justice. Looking for a unique experience in Savannah? Pin […] - [the Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, South Carolina](https://deliberatetourist.com/2019/10/the-columbia-museum-of-art-columbia-south-carolina/): I’m on my way to visit my cousin Terry in Bostic, North Carolina, and decided to drive through Columbia, SC on my way.  I’ve never before been in Columbia, and discovered a nice old-fashioned downtown, and the Museum of Art.  I spent an enjoyable few hours wandering around the museum and the downtown area. The […] - [The Voting Rights March from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama](https://deliberatetourist.com/2019/09/the-voting-rights-march-from-selma-to-montgomery-alabama/): After being stopped from marching several times, after being beaten and tear-gassed, run down by horses, attacked by dogs, chased out of churches where they sought refuge, there was enough national attention brought to the situation that supporters began to flock to Selma to join in the efforts.  President Lyndon Johnson finally called in the […] - [Selma, Alabama and the Voting Rights Marches of March 1965](https://deliberatetourist.com/2019/09/selma-alabama-and-the-voting-rights-marches-of-march-1965/): I had a most moving and educational visit yesterday to the National Park Service’s Interpretive Center in Selma, Alabama, located right at the base of the Edmund Pettis Bridge.  You may remember those events from 1965, or you may be familiar with the movie “Selma”, but however you know about this part of our history, […] - [Providence Canyon State Park, Lumpkin, Georgia](https://deliberatetourist.com/2019/09/providence-canyon-state-park-lumpkin-georgia/): On a scorchingly hot morning I made my way to Providence Canyon in southwest Georgia.  Within the state of Georgia it is known as the Grand Canyon of Georgia – something of an exaggeration, true, but still impressive in such a flat state!  It was signed into a State Park by President Franklin D. Roosevelt […] - [Albany Museum of Art, Albany, Georgia](https://deliberatetourist.com/2019/09/albany-museum-of-art-albany-georgia/): Well, it was bound to happen.  I finally visited an Art Museum without finding a single piece of art I actually liked!  It is quite small, and is attached to the nearby university, and had a lot of art by the students and professors.  But – it was still worth a visit – because you […] - [Flint Riverquarium, Albany, Georgia](https://deliberatetourist.com/2019/09/flint-riverquarium-albany-georgia/): I learned something new today!!!!  That’s always a good day.  I came across the Flint Riverqaurium and learned all about Blue Holes.  This is one of only a few open-air aquariums in the world.  What amazing views there were.  The Native Americans called such places Skywater.  It looks like the aquarium has been here a […] - [African Art Museum, Savannah, Georgia](https://deliberatetourist.com/2019/07/african-art-museum-savannah-georgia/): My 12-year-old granddaughter Lily and I visited our newest museum in Savannah this week.  The African Art Museum is the private collection of a Savannah man, acquired over a period of 30 years.  He wanted to share it with the community, and we are truly blessed here in Savannah to have such a wonderful collection […] - [Freer/Sackler Museums, Washington, DC](https://deliberatetourist.com/2019/06/freer-sackler-museums-washington-dc/): Imagine my surprise on a recent trip to Washington, DC (April 2019) to discover there were 2 museums on the Mall that I had never visited.  It has been open since 1923, so it was even here when I lived near Washington DC in the 1960’s, so I can’t explain how I missed it! But […] - [Jepson Art Museum, Savannah, GA](https://deliberatetourist.com/2019/05/jepson-art-museum-savannah-ga/): We are very fortunate here in Savannah to have two art museums, the Telfair, which houses more traditional exhibitions in an beautiful antebellum mansion, and the Jepson, only 10 years old, also housed in a beautiful modern building. I’ve seen some wonderful exhibitions in both buildings over the years I’ve lived in Savannah. A week […] - [Bremen, Georgia](https://deliberatetourist.com/2018/10/bremen-georgia/): Who knew there was a Bremen, Georgia?  Not me, even after wandering around the state for the past 11 years.  But following Scenic Highway 27 south, I came across Bremen, Georgia, and found it to have a lot in common with Bremen, Indiana.  I had a lot of fun taking photographs in Bremen, GA. and […] - [Martha Berry and Berry College, Rome, Georgia](https://deliberatetourist.com/2018/10/martha-berry-and-berry-college-rome-georgia/): For me, discovering Berry College was the high point of my time in Rome, and I might not ever have gone if it hadn’t been a rainy day.  I was simply looking for something to do indoors, which lead me to the Martha Berry Museum in Oak Hill. Martha’s father came to this area in […] - [Rome, Georgia](https://deliberatetourist.com/2018/10/rome-georgia/): I came through Rome because for many years my daughter-in-law had talked about how beautiful Rome was with all its big beautiful older homes.  Well, I think I waited too long.  The trip Rose took through Rome was 30 years ago, and I think most of the homes she most admired must have been torn […] - [Cave Springs, Georgia](https://deliberatetourist.com/2018/10/cave-springs-georgia/): I took a short drive out to Cave Springs, along part of the Trail of Tears.  This entire area was the home of the Cherokee Indians, many of whom went to great lengths to acclimate to the white man’s way of life, living in cabins and farming the land.  Again, for the most part, they […] - [Gibbs Gardens, Ball Ground, Georgia](https://deliberatetourist.com/2018/10/gibbs-gardens-ball-ground-georgia/): On a sunny, cool afternoon I found myself at Gibbs Gardens, in the northwest corner of Georgia.  These gardens are the unique creation of Jim Gibbs.  There are 220 acres in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountain Range of north Georgia that Jim has lovingly been landscaping for almost 40 years.  He has created […] - [High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia](https://deliberatetourist.com/2018/10/high-museum-of-art-atlanta-georgia/): After all my trips to Atlanta, I finally made it to their Art Museum.  It is very nice, housed in an attractive purpose-built building.  They also had a nice cafe, where I enjoyed having lunch.  Having so recently been to the Milwaukee Museum of Art, which is truly world-class, I had a little trouble adjusting […] - [Fort Mackinac, Mackinac Island, Michigan](https://deliberatetourist.com/2018/09/fort-mackinac-mackinac-island-michigan/): I loved this fort, which I guess wasn’t surprising as I am so in love with the island which it defended.  Another sunny, balmy, beautiful day as I wandered around the fort, and then enjoyed lunch in the tearoom that looks out over the bay.  Idyllic.  Sublime.  Perfect. Fort Mackinac was important during the American […] - [Mackinac Island, Michigan](https://deliberatetourist.com/2018/09/mackinac-island-michigan/): I’ve been to a magical place, under blue skies and balmy breezes, looking out over the sparkling waters of Lake Huron.  This resort island is just wonderful, so well preserved, so unspoiled, that I have to envy the 500 year-round residents, even though they are cut off in the winter when the snow and cold […] - [Kilwin's Chocolate Kitchen, Petoskey, Michigan](https://deliberatetourist.com/2018/09/kilwins-chocolate-kitchen-petoskey-michigan/): With memories of tours through the Cadbury Chocolate Factory in Birmingham, England, I couldn’t pass up the sign advertising the Kilwin’s Chocolate Kitchen!  The first thing when you walk in the door is the smell – absolutely heavenly!  The second thing is being offered a free sample of fudge!  Yes, I love this place already. […] - [Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin](https://deliberatetourist.com/2018/09/milwaukee-art-museum-milwaukee-wisconsin/): Today the Milwaukee Art Museum is one of the largest art museums in the United States.  Begun back in 1888 when Milwaukee was just a small port town on Lake Michigan it has expanded over the years until today it is one of the most amazing museums I have visited.  The current building, built in […] - [Ferry across Lake Michigan (from Muskegon, MI to Milwaukee, WI)](https://deliberatetourist.com/2018/09/ferry-across-lake-michigan-from-muskegon-mi-to-milwaukee-wi/): What a delightful alternative to driving through the Chicago traffic!  I caught the Lake Express Ferry in Muskegon, Michigan this morning, and was in Milwaukee, Wisconsin by lunch time!  It is 75 miles across this great lake.  It was a beautiful day, and a very relaxing ride. There are 5 great lakes stretched across the […] - [Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, Michigan](https://deliberatetourist.com/2018/09/muskegon-museum-of-art-muskegon-michigan/): I know I always say I have never found a museum I didn’t like, but there wasn’t a lot that caught my fancy in the Muskegon Museum of Art.  Maybe I’m getting jaded in my old age? The main exhibition in this small museum was a retrospective of the work of Edward Curtis, celebrating the […] - [Saugatuck, Michigan](https://deliberatetourist.com/2018/09/saugatuck-michigan/): It is always a nostalgic trip when I return to Saugatuck.  In the 1980’s we had a number of wonderful family weekends here, and there are so many memories:  walking along the marina with my dad, and taking a boat tour – my dad loved boats and the water; spending what seemed like hours in […] - [National Quilt Museum, Paducah, Kentucky](https://deliberatetourist.com/2018/09/national-quilt-museum-paducah-kentucky/): My last stop on my way north to visit family was in Paducah, Kentucky.  Its a small town nestled in a curve of the Mississippi River, but it does have one claim to fame:  an absolutely brilliant quilt museum.  Housed in a new purpose-built building, it holds a beautiful array of the quilts of today. […] - [Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site, Kentucky (near Cairo, IL)](https://deliberatetourist.com/2018/09/wickliffe-mounds-state-historic-site-kentucky-near-cairo-il/): Oh, yes, it really is – another Indian Mounds site – this one set on the Kentucky side of the Mississippi River, almost directly across from Cairo, IL.  And, yes, I do have a fascination with these historic sites of the first residents of our fair country.  But each one is different, and this one […] - [Hills and Dales, the Callaway Estate, LaGrange, GA](https://deliberatetourist.com/2018/08/hills-and-dales-the-callaway-estate-lagrange-ga/): I’d been wanting to visit the Callaway Estate for a long time, so I made sure they were open when I set out for my latest trip.  I finally managed a visit on Tuesday.  Hills and Dales is the Fuller Callaway Family Home and Estate.  The house was built in 1916 on the site of […] - [Ft. Screven, Tybee Island, Savannah, Georgia](https://deliberatetourist.com/2018/07/ft-screven-tybee-island-savannah-georgia/): As I left Tybee Island last week, I decided to pay a visit to the north end of the island (the pier and our time-share are on the south end) where the lighthouse and Ft. Screven are located.  Back in 1733, after the British took control of Tybee from the Spanish and then the pirates, […] - [A Week On Tybee Island, Savannah, Georgia](https://deliberatetourist.com/2018/07/a-week-on-tybee-island-savannah-georgia/): This was a long-held dream for my son Corey – that we would spend a week on Tybee Island at the Tybrisa – the only time-share on Tybee Island.  A very generous friend offered us his second time-share, and we very happily spent Tuesday – Saturday there.  We also wondered if Lily and Jacob would […] - [Jarrell Plantation, Juliette, Georgia](https://deliberatetourist.com/2018/06/jarrell-plantation-juliette-georgia/): Last week during a visit to Macon, GA I visited Jarrell Plantation.  It is  very typical of the plantations in the southeastern United States, and nothing like our image of  a plantation formed by watching “Gone With The Wind”.  In this part of the world plantation really describes a large working farm, and that is […] - [Morse Museum of American Art](https://deliberatetourist.com/2017/10/morse-museum-of-american-art/): As I left Orlando last Saturday I made my way to Winter Park, and the Morse Museum.  This is my third visit to the largest collection of Tiffany art there is.  I have always loved the decorative art of Louis Comfort Tiffany, and so it was a real thrill when I discovered the Morse Museum […] - [Harry Potter World, Universal Studio Resort, Orlando, Florida](https://deliberatetourist.com/2017/10/harry-potter-world-universal-studio-resort-orlando-florida/): The trip to visit Harry Potter World has been eagerly anticipated.  We had a scare after Hurricane Irma roared through Florida and up our way.  Was the park okay?  Would the children still have those days off school?  But all was well, and Friday, Oct. 13, 2017 was the big day!  Very appropriate. This is […] - [Indianapolis Museum of Art. Indianapolis, Indiana](https://deliberatetourist.com/2017/09/indianapolis-museum-of-art-indianapolis-indiana/): As I think this will be my last long car trip, I decided to start my journey home by driving through Indianapolis on Meridian Street one last time, which is lined with beautiful mansions.  I have made this journey many times, but never cease to marvel at these amazing houses, one after the other.  There […] - [Allen County History Museum, Lima, Ohio](https://deliberatetourist.com/2017/09/allen-county-history-museum-lima-ohio/): I made it as far as Lima, Ohio last week on my journey back to Savannah, when Hurricane Irma changed my plans.  But it wasn’t a wasted trip – I had never visited Lima before, and found such a nice town, and another wonderful museum.  They had a little bit of everything – lots of […] - [McDonnell House, Lima, Ohio](https://deliberatetourist.com/2017/09/mcdonnell-house-lima-ohio/): Such a nice historic home, dating from the 1890’s, with all its woodwork and parquet flooring still intact.  There were once 7 such beautiful homes, dating back into the early 1800’s on this street in downtown Lima, but now only 2 remain.  All the rest were torn down in the 1950’s and early 1960’s, in […] - [The Old Fort, Fort Wayne, Indiana](https://deliberatetourist.com/2017/09/the-old-fort-fort-wayne-indiana/): This is another instance of never getting around to visiting sights in a city you know well.  I have been to Ft. Wayne, Indiana many times, as my aunt and uncle live there, but had never visited the historic site of The Old Fort.  It is a recreation of the 1816 fort built by Major […] - [Fort Wayne Art Museum, Fort Wayne, Indiana](https://deliberatetourist.com/2017/09/fort-wayne-art-museum-fort-waine-indiana/): The Art Museum in Fort Wayne is right downtown, and part of a Museum Complex.  It is a beautiful new building, with lots of natural light.  I especially wanted to see their newly-acquired Chihully chandelier.   I was lucky that they were also having an exhibition of studio glass, which was truly wonderful. - [South Bend Museum of Art, South Bend, Indiana](https://deliberatetourist.com/2017/09/south-bend-museum-of-art-south-bend-indiana/):   I finally  made it to the South Bend Museum of Art!  The nearest, most familiar places somehow seem to be the hardest to get to.  It is housed in Century Center, right in downtown South Bend.  Century Center was built in 1977, and my university graduation was actually held here in 1979.  The East […] - [Lakeville High School, Lakeville, Indiana](https://deliberatetourist.com/2017/09/lakeville-high-school-lakeville-indiana/): I had a nostalgia tour last week when I re-visited my old high school.  I was the last class to graduate from Lakeville High School in 1965, with a graduation class of a whole 65 people!!  I had known it had been through a number of different uses in the years since, but I had […] - [Krider World's Fair Garden, Middlebury, Indiana](https://deliberatetourist.com/2017/08/krider-worlds-fair-garden-middlebury-indiana/): My oldest son Scott told me he had discovered a new garden, just off the Pumpkinvine Trail, where he often rides his bicycle.  So last Saturday we made a trip to Middlebury to explore.  I remember Krider Nursery from when I  lived in Indiana as a young adult, and the garden is on the site […] - [New Harmony, Indiana, a Utopian Community](https://deliberatetourist.com/2017/08/new-harmony-indiana-a-utopian-community/):   I finally made it to New Harmony, Indiana, after thinking I wanted to visit here for a number of years.  It is located on the Wabash River in southwest Indiana about equal distance between Evansville and Terre Haute.  It is a lovely small town, with a fascinating history.  It has gone through many permutations […] - [New Harmony Inn and Conference Center, New Harmony, Indiana](https://deliberatetourist.com/2017/08/new-harmony-inn-and-conference-center-new-harmony-indiana/): New Harmony Inn was the perfect place for my exploration of the town.  I parked my car and walked everywhere.  My favorite way to explore!!  It is a Christian conference center, and so nice and peaceful.  My time there was wonderful.       - [Cherokee Removal Memorial Park, Blythe Ferry, Tennessee](https://deliberatetourist.com/2017/08/cherokee-removal-memorial-park-blythe-ferry-tennessee/): As I was driving northwest through Tennessee I came across the Cherokee Removal Memorial Park at Blythe Ferry.  It is a very moving testimony to the tragedy of our treatment of Native Americans in the 1800’s.  Mostly Cherokee Indians from east of here were herded west until they reached the Tennessee River at Blythe Ferry. […] - [Unicoi State Park, Helen, Georgia](https://deliberatetourist.com/2017/08/unicoi-state-park-helen-georgia/): Unicoi State Park is in the mountains in Helen, GA.  It is a beautiful scenic area, with lots of recreational opportunities.  We spent a week staying in a cabin in the park, and despite a lot of rain, managed to have a wonderful time.  Helen is in the northeast corner of Georgia, and we were […] - [Museum of Western Art, Cartersville, GA](https://deliberatetourist.com/2017/08/museum-of-western-art-cartersville-ga/): I know I’ve said before that one of my favorite parts of travel is the unexpected.  I was dubious as to how much I would enjoy a “cowboy museum” but I found a wonderful museum with so much more than I expected – all in a beautiful building, with everything beautifully displayed.   It was […] - [Etowah Indian Mounds, Cartersville, Georgia](https://deliberatetourist.com/2017/08/etowah-indian-mounds-cartersville-georgia/): Oh, yes, I’ve found another Indian Mound site to visit.  What can I say?  Yes, there are a lot of similarities, but there are also differences.  And I really enjoy walking the sites and imagining the life that used to go on there.  This was an active village from about 900 – 1550 AD.  It […] - [BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir (Temple)](https://deliberatetourist.com/2017/08/baps-shri-swaminarayan-mandir-temple/): Did you know there was a Hindu Temple in Atlanta?  Neither did I, until someone put a picture on Facebook, and I knew I had to visit on my next trip to Atlanta.  Well, here I am, and I spent Wednesday morning visiting the Mandir.  It is only 10 years old.  It is a thriving […] - [Founders Memorial Garden, Athens, Georgia](https://deliberatetourist.com/2017/08/founders-memorial-garden-athens-georgia/): Founders Memorial Garden is in the heart of the University of Georgia campus in Athens, Georgia.  It was created in 1936 to honor the 12 members of the very first garden club in the United States, which was called the Ladies Garden Club of Athens, founded 1891. Garden Clubs exist across the United States these […] - [Old Fort Jackson, Savannah, GA](https://deliberatetourist.com/2017/07/old-fort-jackson-savannah-ga/): After living in Savannah for 10 years, I’m still finding new places to explore!  Last week Jacob and I visited Old Fort Jackson, just 2 miles south of the city of Savannah.  It was the last line of defense on the Savannah River. It is a National Historic Landmark, and is the oldest standing brick […] - [Georgia State Railroad Museum](https://deliberatetourist.com/2017/07/georgia-state-railroad-museum/): Jacob and I paid a visit to the Railroad Museum in Savannah this week.  It is a National Historic Landmark site, and they have a large collection of steam engines in their Roundhouse.  This is the site of the workshops and terminal of the Old Central of Georgia railroad.  They began building a railroad in […] - [Keukenhof Gardens, outside Amsterdam, Holland](https://deliberatetourist.com/2017/06/keukenhof-gardens-outside-amsterdam-holland/): As I’ve been admiring my own flower beds this late spring, as they look better and better after all our recent rain, I’ve been remembering some of the wonderful gardens I visited during my 13 years overseas.  One of my very favorite is Keukenhof Gardens outside of Amsterdam in Holland.  It was founded in 1892, […] - [State Botanical Gardens, Athens, Georgia](https://deliberatetourist.com/2017/03/state-botanical-gardens-athens-georgia/): My final stop on my way home from Indiana was a visit to the State Botanical Gardens.  I had been there once in the middle of summer, and wondered what would be blooming during an early spring visit.  Athens is quite near Atlanta, if you need an orientation, and spring there is several weeks later […] - [Fort Southwest Point, Kingston, Tennessee](https://deliberatetourist.com/2017/02/fort-southwest-point-kingston-tennessee/): One of the things I like best about staying off the Interstates and traveling on smaller, less busy roads, is that you never know what you may discover.  Some of my stops are planned, but some of my very favorite stops were unexpected surprises.  Fort Southwest Point was one of these.  I was driving on […] - [Berne, Indiana](https://deliberatetourist.com/2017/02/berneindiana/): Berne, Indiana is a small town south of Fort Wayne, Indiana with a Swiss  Mennonite background.  They came in the early 1800’s seeking religious freedom and a place to farm and make a new life for themselves.  There is a strong Swiss influence in many of the buildings, and in the ethos of the town. […] - [The Mighty 8th Air Force Museum, Pooler, GA](https://deliberatetourist.com/2017/02/the-mighty-8th-air-force-museum-pooler-ga/): Last week one of my Garden Club friends took me for lunch at Miss Sophie’s at the Mighty 8th Air Force Museum in Pooler, and then we toured the museum.  An important fact about Savannah is that it is a military town, especially the South Side.  Hunter Army Air Force Base is right in the […] - [Fort Clinch, Amelia Island, Florida](https://deliberatetourist.com/2017/02/fort-clinch-amelia-island-florida/): On all my visits to Amelia Island, I had never visited Fort Clinch State Park.  The park is huge, with campsites, beaches, and miles of biking paths.  It is an idyllic setting, and I saw many people taking advantage of it when I visited on Sunday.  It is a 3 mile drive back to the […] - [Fernandina Beach, Amelia Island, Florida](https://deliberatetourist.com/2017/02/fernandina-beach-amelia-island-florida/): Fernandina Beach is the northernmost city in Florida with a population around 12,000. It was founded in 1811, and named after King Ferdinand of Spain.  Because of the railroad it had a  building boom after the Civil War. It is such a nice little city that I have always thought if I ever settled in […] - [Amelia Island, Florida](https://deliberatetourist.com/2017/02/amelia-island-florida/): Amelia Island is the northernmost barrier island in Florida, and therefore quite close to us in Savannah – just 2 hours drive away.  I’ve made many trips there over the years, and last weekend had the happy experience of taking a watercolor painting class at the Art Center in Fernandina Beach.  I had a great […] - [Habitat For Humanity Global Village, Americus, GA](https://deliberatetourist.com/2017/01/habitat-for-humanity-global-village-americas-ga/): After a few days in Atlanta seeing some of my retired UCC Ministers (a job I do with the Pension Board)  I headed south to Americus, GA to visit the site of Habitat For Humanity’s Global Village.  Habitat For Humanity has so far built affordable housing in 70 different countries around the world since their […] - [Grand Bay Banks Lake, Valdosta, GA](https://deliberatetourist.com/2016/10/grand-bay-banks-lake-valdosta-ga/): Visiting Grand Bay Banks Lake was one of our evacuation activities during Hurricane Matthew.  We evacuated to Valdosta, GA and all five of us shared a hotel room for 3 nights.  My son, daughter-in-law, and 2 grandchildren shared this “adventure”.  Why, you may ask, did we share one room?  When an area is evacuated there […] - [A Town Within A Town, Junaluska, Boone, North Carolina](https://deliberatetourist.com/2016/10/a-town-within-a-town-junaluska-boone-north-carolina/): I was very interested in the exhibit in the Blowing Rock Art Museum on Junaluska, an African-American community on the outskirt of Boone, NC.  Boone is quite a large mountain town, and is named for Daniel Boone, said to have spent time in the area.  It is the home of Appalachian State University, which dominates […] - [Blowing Rock, North Carolina](https://deliberatetourist.com/2016/10/blowing-rock-north-carolina/): This is going to be a “starting somewhere in the middle” kind of post, because I thought I had posted last year’s trip, and I see I haven’t, mainly because I didn’t actually make it last year!  I was at Blowing Rock two years ago, before I started keeping this blog.  My church denomination has […] - [The Missions on the San Antonio River, Texas](https://deliberatetourist.com/2016/09/the-missions-on-the-san-antonio-river-texas/): We all know about the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, but we may forget that it was first of all a mission of the Catholic Church.  There were 6 missions scattered along the San Antonio River built in the 1730’s, and the missionary priests had two main objectives:  to convert the local Indians to Catholicism; […] - [San Antonio, Texas](https://deliberatetourist.com/2016/09/san-antonio-texas/): There is much to see and do in San Antonio.  Lots of history and culture and even a beautiful garden or two.  And it is a city that takes good care of it’s tourists:  lots of signage (see Seattle), lots of hotels and shops and restaurants in the historic downtown area, easy to walk to […] - [San Antonio, Texas and The River Walk](https://deliberatetourist.com/2016/09/san-antonio-texas-and-the-river-walk/): The River Walk in San Antonio is 13 amazing miles of wonderful!!  It is so varied- so interesting – so peaceful – so vibrant – so beautiful – that you can walk and walk and never run out of things to see and do and enjoy.  I’ve never seen such  a wonderful pedestrian walkway.  The […] - [San Antonio, Texas and the Alamo](https://deliberatetourist.com/2016/09/san-antonio-texas-and-the-alamo/): I am in San Antonio, Texas for a conference, and walked over to the Alamo yesterday afternoon, only about 2 blocks from my hotel.  The first surprise is that it is right in the very heart of San Antonio.  The second surprise was all the touristy things that have been allowed to grow up right […] - [Butchart Gardens, Vancouver Island, Canada](https://deliberatetourist.com/2016/08/butchart-gardens-vancouver-island-canada/): The fountain was just one of many amazing things at Butchart Gardens on Sunday.  They are 100 years old this year, and have been delighting crowds of visitors for all that time.  When we were going in I said to Lyn, I just want to be blown away like I was at the Chihuly Exhibition […] - [Victoria, British Columbia](https://deliberatetourist.com/2016/08/victoria-british-columbia/): On Saturday, in record-breaking heat, we made our way by Washington State Ferry to Sidney, British Columbia.  I used my passport for the first time in 9 years, and passed through customs into Canada.  The Washington State Ferry was fast and efficient, but less deluxe than the Victoria Clipper we used to get out to […] - [San Juan Island, Washington](https://deliberatetourist.com/2016/08/san-juan-island-washington/): My cousin Doug told me that San Juan Island was one of their favorite places, and after our time there I would have to agree.  A very pleasant place and very pleasant people.    We stayed in Friday Harbor, the one town on the island, but we rented a car for 24 hours and managed […] - [Ferry from Seattle to San Juan Island, Washington](https://deliberatetourist.com/2016/08/ferry-from-seattle-to-san-juan-island-washington/): There are over 40 major islands in Puget Sound, and many smaller ones, and I seem to have managed to take photos of most of them!!  That’s an exaggeration but we did pass a lot on our way out to Friday Harbor on San Juan Island.  Another beautiful sunny day, and the locals keep telling […] - [Chihuly Exhibition and Gardens, Seattle, Washington](https://deliberatetourist.com/2016/08/chihuly-exhibition-and-gardens-seattle-washington/): Dale Chihuly is an absolutely amazing artist in blown glass.  My sister Sandy introduced me to his work, and I have seen pieces he has done at the Botanical Gardens in Atlanta, GA and at the Art Museum in Naples, FL.  He was born in Tacoma, Washington, and has literally worked around the world, but […] - [Seattle, Washington](https://deliberatetourist.com/2016/08/seattle-washington/): Our first morning in Seattle was HARD WORK!  No tourist information in the train station, and not even a sign as to where we could leave our luggage.  We finally figured that out, and decided to walk over just a few blocks to the Gold Rush Museum that the “Trails and Rails” guide had told […] - [Final Train Journey, Glacier National Park to Seattle](https://deliberatetourist.com/2016/08/final-train-journey-glacier-national-park-to-seattle/): Our final train journey.  It has been a wonderful experience, and I can’t praise Amtrak and their staff highly enough. Another overnight, but before it got dark we saw Glacier National Park again from the train, and into Idaho.  In the morning we were in Washington state. There is a wonderful system on the westbound […] - [Browning, Montana & Glacier National Park Day 3](https://deliberatetourist.com/2016/08/browning-montana-glacier-national-park-day-3/): Today its time to explore Browning, where we have been staying.  It is on the Blackfoot Reservation with a population of 9,000.  Our guide on Saturday told us there were 16,000 members of the Blackfoot Nation.  As with most reservations I have seen it looks poor and run-down, but there is a new hospital, with […] - [Glacier National Park, Day 2](https://deliberatetourist.com/2016/08/glacier-national-park-day-2/): Another beautiful day weatherwise, and more beautiful scenery as well.  Today we drove over to the West Glacier Entrance of the park, about 60 miles from where we are staying in Browning.  We went down and around the bottom edge of the park, the opposite direction from yesterday.   Only at about 4,000 feet today, […] - [Glacier National Park, Montana](https://deliberatetourist.com/2016/08/glacier-national-park-montana/): What a day I have had!  We took a tour through Glacier National Park, up to the highest levels  where there is a paved road.  The taller mountains still towered  high above us.  I saw two glaciers (my second bucket list item on this trip – the train west being the other), many waterfalls, lots […] - [Amtrak Empire Builder](https://deliberatetourist.com/2016/08/amtrak-empire-builder/): Next stage on my western train adventure is the Empire Builder itself!  We got on the train in Chicago at 2:15 pm and headed west.  We settled into our sleepers and did a little exploring.  The train was very full – this is a popular trip.  The observation car was bright and sunny – and […] - [Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois](https://deliberatetourist.com/2016/08/navy-pier-chicago-illinois/): Navy Pier is over 3,300 feet and  50 acres of shops, restaurants, museums, and meeting venues.  It is a true Chicago Landmark.  Originally begun in 1916 it had a number of uses in its early days.  During WW2 the Navy used the space, and after the war much of the space became derelict. It was […] - [Chicago, Illinois](https://deliberatetourist.com/2016/08/chicago-illinois/): Step 2 on my Great Train Adventure is Chicgo – we spent the morning on the University of Chicago campus and visiting the Oriental Museum.  Last visit to the Oriental Museum was about 37 years ago – Scott found a game still being sold that I had bought him back then – URZ – he […] - [A Day in Washington DC](https://deliberatetourist.com/2016/08/a-day-in-washington-dec/): The first stop on my Great Train Adventure that will take me all the way to Vancouver, British Colombia is:  Washington DC.   After an overnight from Savannah, GA I was walking towards the Mall by 8:00AM. From Union Station past the Capital Building to the Museums along the Mall and on past the Washington […] - [Savannah, Georgia](https://deliberatetourist.com/2016/07/savannah-georgia/): Savannah, Georgia is a beautiful, historic southern city, with much charm and many stories to tell.  There are almost 250 years of such stories.  After living here 9 years, I still appreciate how much Savannah has to offer.  Let me share with you some of my favorites: - [Slavery and the Rice Plantations of Coastal Georgia.](https://deliberatetourist.com/2016/07/slavery-and-the-rice-plantations-of-coastal-georgia/): i want to preface my remarks by saying that slavery is a terrible, de-humanizing institution and is always morally wrong.  But, saying that, the lives of those on the rice plantations were quite different from slaves on the cotton plantations of inland Georgia and Alabama. There are some 13 rivers from Charleston, South Carolina to […] - [Jekyll Island, Georgia and the Millionaire's Club](https://deliberatetourist.com/2016/07/jekyll-island-georgia-and-the-millionaires-club/): Yes, here I am again on yet another of Georgia’s barrier islands.  I’ve been coming to Jekyll Island for over 20 years now, and it is by far my favorite of the barrier islands.  Fortunately for me, it is only about 1 1/2 hours drive from my home in Savannah, Georgia. As with many of […] - [The Georgia Sea Turtle Center on Jekyll Island, Georgia](https://deliberatetourist.com/2016/07/the-georgia-sea-turtle-center-on-jekyll-island-georgia/): The Georgia Sea Turtle Center opened in 2007 in the historic district on Jekyll Island.  It is a rehabilitation, research, and educational facility.  It usually has 8 – 12 sea turtles in its tanks suffering from illness or injury.  Many are loggerheads, as they are the most common off the coast of Georgia.  They keep […] - [Sea Turtle Release on Jekyll Island, Georgia](https://deliberatetourist.com/2016/07/sea-turtle-release-on-jekyll-island-georgia/): I went down to Jekyll Island on Friday, July 8 specifically to see 3 sea turtles released.  I have been a supporter of the Sea Turtle Center for a number of years, and was excited to finally see a release.  The two smaller sea turtles were Kemps Ridleys, and had only been at the Center […] - [Tybee, Island, Savannah, Georgia](https://deliberatetourist.com/2016/06/tybee-island-savannah-georgia/): A cloudy morning at the beach is still better than any day elsewhere. - [Ossabaw Island, Coastal Georgia](https://deliberatetourist.com/2016/06/ossabaw-island-coastal-georgia/): It was a beautiful summer’s day onn Sunday  and I had the chance to explore yet another of the barrier islands off the coast of Georgia.  Many are not accessible to the general public, and it is always special to visit one of these beautiful islands.  See the article below for more on barrier islands. […] - [Barrier Islands, Coastal Georgia](https://deliberatetourist.com/2016/06/barrier-islands-coastal-georgia/):   There are 13  barrier islands along the coast of Georgia.  A few are quite developed, such as Tybee and St. Simons, but most of them are still relatively unspoiled.  They have been considered prime property since colonial days, when a number of them had plantations or settlements, such as Sapelo, Ossawba, and St. Simons. […] - [Savannah Botanical Gardens, Savannah, Georgia](https://deliberatetourist.com/2016/06/savannah-botanical-gardens-savannah-georgia/): Savannah is very lucky to have two Botanical Gardens and an Arboretum.  Today I visited the Savannah Botanical Gardens on Eisenhower Dr.  It was set up in 1990, and has grown beautifully in the 26 years of its existence.  It is run by the Savannah Area Council of Garden Clubs, and they do a fantastic […] - [Ocean Springs, MS](https://deliberatetourist.com/2016/05/ocean-springs-ms/): Ocean Springs is a very pretty little town just east of Biloxi, MS across the Biloxi Bay.  It still has a downtown, with lots of nice little shops, restaurants, The Walter Anderson Museum, and an Anderson gift shop and Tourist Office in the old Train Station.  And, as do all Gulf Coast communities, several miles […] - [Walter Anderson Museum, Ocean Springs, MS](https://deliberatetourist.com/2016/05/walter-anderson-museum-ocean-springs-ms/): Have you ever heard of the artist Walter Anderson?  I hadn’t, until I went to Ocean Springs, MS.  He spent his whole life there, and was a prolific painter.  His subjects were almost always the life and nature of the Gulf Coast.  He was quite eccentric and a recluse.  While he had a family he […] - [Shearwater Pottery, Ocean Springs, MS](https://deliberatetourist.com/2016/05/shearwater-pottery-ocean-springs-ms/): Shearwater Pottery was established in 1928 by the 3 Anderson brothers.  Their mother had encouraged their artistic talents, and all 3 were potters, and Walter was a painter as well.  In his early days he earned his living at the pottery with his brothers.  Today the pottery still sits near the marina in Ocean Springs […] - [Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Folkston, Georgia](https://deliberatetourist.com/2016/05/okefenokee-national-wildlife-refuge-folkston-georgia/): After my visit to the Heritage Center, I continued on to Folkston and the East Entance to the National Wildlife Refuge.  I got to use my National Parks Senior Pass!!  If you are over 65 and don’t have one, you need to look into it.  I’ve used mine a lot over the past 4 years. […] - [Okefenokee Heritage Center, Waycross, Georgia](https://deliberatetourist.com/2016/05/okefenokee-heritage-center-waycross-georgia/): After many years of driving past Okefenokee Swamp I decided it was time to explore!  And I am so glad that I did – what an interesting day I had.  Okefenokee Swamp covers 700 square miles of South Georgia and North Florida.  It has been managed as a National Wildlife Refuge since 1937,  and is […] - [Bellingrath Gardens, Mobile, Alabama](https://deliberatetourist.com/2016/05/bellingrath-gardens-mobile-alabama/): My last trip while in Biloxi, Mississippi was to Bellingrath Gardens near Mobile, Alabama.  It was beautifully decorated for Christmas, as it is every year.  The Bellingrath’s built the house in 1935 when they decided they wanted to open the gardens to the public.  Prior to that it had been their country get-away, but Mrs. […] - [Beauvoir, Biloxi, Mississippi](https://deliberatetourist.com/2016/05/beauvoir-biloxi-mississippi/): The home of Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy. - [Biloxi, Mississippi](https://deliberatetourist.com/2016/05/biloxi-mississippi/): Some of the sights of Biloxi. - [Back Bay Mission, Biloxi, Mississippi](https://deliberatetourist.com/2016/05/__trashed/): I went to Back Bay Mission for 2 months in November – December 2015  as a Volunteer from the United Church of Christ.  They have provided mission services to the Gulf Coast region for over 90 years.  They work in 3 areas:  with the homeless, providing a Day Care Center; with the poor, providing a […] - [Laphan-Peterson House, Thomasville, GA](https://deliberatetourist.com/2016/05/laphan-peterson-house-thomasville-ga/): My first stop on the way to Biloxi was Thomasville, Georgia. - [Cotton Fields of Georgia](https://deliberatetourist.com/2016/05/cotton-fields-of-georgia/): This was the beginning of a two-month journey in November-December 2015 to Biloxi, Mississippi. First day out I was driving through the cotton fields of Georgia. - [St. Simons Island, Georgia](https://deliberatetourist.com/2016/05/st-simons-island-georgia/): St. Simons Island is one of the Golden Isles of coastal Georgia.  It is only about an hour’s drive from my home in Savannah, and along with Jekyll Island is one of my favorite areas to visit. - [Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens at the Historic Bamboo Farm](https://deliberatetourist.com/2016/05/coastal-georgia-botanical-gardens-at-the-historic-bamboo-farm/): The old Bamboo Farm just south of Savannah is becoming a Botanical Garden well worth a visit.  They have made so many improvements in recent years.  Every time I visit there are new things to see. ## Pages - [The Map Page](https://deliberatetourist.com/3071-2/) ## Optional - [Agent (MCP protocol)](websites-agents.hostinger.com/deliberatetourist.com/mcp) [comment]: # (Generated by Hostinger Tools Plugin)