Heading back home was a tougher experience for me than for hubby, but at least I had plenty of activities to help take my mind off it. This pretty big peach is a great example of that! Some of you might know the Peachoid Water Tower from the show House of Cards, and if you catch it from the right angle, it looks like a giant butt, which has been causing a few accidents here. And the funniest thing is, this isn't even in Georgia! It's located in South Carolina. 🤔
One of the most important places we visited in Atlanta was the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Park. Not only is there a very informative museum on the condition of African Americans before the Civil Rights Movement, it also retraces Martin Luther King Jr.'s path and explains his role in the movement. It seems fitting that I write these lines so shortly after George Floyd was killed by police in Minneapolis. I encourage everyone who goes to Atlanta to pay this place a visit, as you're sure to leave with a better understanding of the divisions that unfortunately still exist today.
You'll even be able to visit the home where M.L. King Jr. was born, the baptist church where he was a pastor, the World Peace Rose Garden, and of course, his final resting place, the King Center. This is an incredibly historically significant place, so you should not miss it!
Atlanta was also home to the Olympics in 1996, so of course we checked out Centennial Olympic Park (and we couldn't help but grab a few cookies from the Great American Cookies bakery on the corner)! This location is quite central, if you're looking for something to visit: the Georgia Aquarium (we'd already had our fill), the National Center for Civil and Human Rights (we'd had enough history for the day), the CNN Center (not on time for a tour)...
So instead we went to the World of Coca-Cola for the rest of the day! We might not drink Coke very often, but we know a good opportunity when we see one. The museum parts were really interesting, especially those about knockoffs (like the Cherri Coq) and the Olympics. We also got to walk through a smaller version of a bottling plant!
Our two favourite things, though, were the Vault, where the secret recipe is kept, and the tasting room where you can sample over 100 different drinks made by the Coca-Cola company around the world! The weirdest one was hands down the plum coke from Asia that downright tasted like barbecue sauce. 😳
And that was kind of it for Atlanta. It was a little short, and there's a lot to do, but we had to keep pushing north. And we were getting quite excited as our next stop was in the capital city of the U.S., where a good friend of ours was awaiting our visit! Stay tuned, folks! 💜
TL;DR: Lots to do here! Get yourself educated at the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Park, chill out at Centennial Olympic Park, visit the Georgia Aquarium, book a tour of the CNN Center, and take advantage of the tasting center at World of Coca-Cola! And as you drive on I-85, keep an eye out for Peachoid Water Tower in Gaffey, S.C. 🍑
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