A memorable visit to
The Old and Deep South
The Colonels B&B is at less than 10 minutes drive from the State Botanical Garden of Georgia
The Colonels’ Itinerary Suggestions
1. From Atlanta, drive 90 minutes and stay at The Colonels B&B in Athens1.
2. Visit the great southern university town of Athens with many references to the American Civil War:
-The University of Georgia in Athens conserves at its Hargrett Rare Books and Manuscripts Library the original “Constitution of the Confederate States of America”.
- Athens preserves the magnificent restored Antebellum mansion of C.S.A. Brigadier General Thomas R. R. Cobb, the primary author of the Confederate Constitution and killed in action at the Battle of Fredericksburg. Thomas R. R. Cobb is buried on Oconee Hill, Athens’ old Cemetery in the shadow of beautiful magnolias and water oaks.
-Many Antebellum and Victorian mansions adorn South Milledge Avenue and Prince Street , i.a. the house of C.S.A. Brigadier General Howell Cobb, once governor of the State of Georgia.
-The Double-Barreled Cannon at City Hall is an unusual Civil War relic and a local landmark.
-You will discover in Athens nearly half of the points of interest of the Civil War Heartland Leaders Trail - a regional self-guided heritage trail.
3. Starting from or based at The Colonels, the only antebellum B&B in Athens:
-explore the Georgia Antebellum Trail towards Macon
OR
-in a half day drive, proceed to one of following great southern international renowned destinations:
Asheville, NC - Charleston, SC - Savannah, GA
4. On the road between the Atlanta airport and The Colonels in Athens, visit the Stone Mountain Rock Carvings of the Leaders of the Confederacy (Stonewall Jackson, Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis), initiated by the American artist and sculptor Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum, also famous for creating the monumental presidents' heads at Mount Rushmore, South Dakota.
1Tour can be inversed, as you can leave the Old and Deep South out of Atlanta via The Colonels B&B.