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Deep South Road Trip, Part 1

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Created by Ayasha & Britt - January 25th 2018

Cost spreadsheet: https://drive.google.com/open?id=115R3fmU6laDhUgRoXKZreiZ43-KqDW815lpGYrb90No

Alliance, North Carolina, United States

And we're off!

BATTLEFIELD ADMISSION: The Camden Battlefield on Flat Rock Rd. is free and open to the public. Please note that there are no restrooms at this site. Camping, fires, driving through the forest, and metal detecting are prohibited.

Photo of Historic Camden Cornwallis House
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222 Broad Street, Camden, SC, US

Historic Camden Cornwallis House

Visitors should visit the gift shop to purchase site admission. Included in a general admission ticket: site access, Bradley and Drakeford Houses (log cabins with exhibits), reconstructed blacksmith shed, a 15-minute long video about Camden's early history, nature trail, fishing pond, 107 acres of property, picnic tables, and Cunningham House gift shop. Note that access to the Kershaw-Cornwallis House, McCaa's Tavern, and Craven House is limited to the guided tour only.

site access: $5/person $10/person for guided tour (which includes site access) Tuesday-Saturday: 10am-5pm

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2176 Monticello St SW, Covington, GA, US

Twelve Oaks Bed & Breakfast

FastBook
$$$

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great deal!

The home that inspired Twelve Oaks in the movie Gone With the Wind

Vampire diaries also filmed here

No tours available

2101 Clark St, Covington, GA, US

Vampire Stalkers/Mystic Falls Tours

Actual tour is expensive. Just want to see the town

Mystic Grill Restaurant 1116 Clark St. SW 770-728-1670

Downtown Covington The Visitor Center is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. May have brochures

Spend the night in Jonesboro/Stockbridge, GA: ~$70
• Options on Priceline: Best Western Southlake Inn (Morrow, GA), Sleep Inn & Suites Stockbridge, Quality Inn & Suites Stockbridge

104 North Main Street, Jonesboro, Georgia, United States

Road to Tara Museum: http://www.atlantastruesouth.com/gone-with-wind/road-to-tara-museum/. Saturday 10:00 am - 4:00 pm. $7/person. can purchase tickets online

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100 Carriage Lane, Jonesboro, GA, US

Stately Oaks Plantation

Monday - Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. $12/person

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248 Oakland Ave, SE, Atlanta, GA, US

Oakland Cemetery

This garden cemetery, founded in 1850, is the final resting place of many of Atlanta’s settlers, builders, and most noted citizens like Bobby Jones, Margaret Mitchell, and Maynard Jackson.

The Visitors Center and Museum Shop is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Weekend hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. in spring, summer and fall, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. during the winter.

Free parking/admission

990 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta, GA, US

Margaret Mitchell House & Museum

I think admission may be included with Swan house below. Guided tours of Apartment No. 1, which Margaret sarcastically dubbed “The Dump," are offered daily. On Monday - Saturday, tours begin every half hour starting at 10:30 AM until 4:30 PM.

130 W Paces Ferry Rd NW, Atlanta, GA, US

Swan House

HOURS Monday - Saturday 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM Sunday 1:00 - 4:00 PM

The all-inclusive general admission ticket ($21.50/person) includes access to the Atlanta History Museum, the 1860s era Smith Family Farm property, the 1928 Swan House mansion, and 22 acres of gardens. Plus, admission to our Midtown Campus, the Margaret Mitchell House, is included if visited within 9 days of Atlanta History Center.

Scarlett on the Square, Marietta, GA, US

Gone With the Wind Movie Museum

Monday through Saturday — 10 a.m.-5 p.m. GROUPON PURCHASED

Photo of Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
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900 Kennesaw Mountain Dr., Kennesaw, GA, US

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

General Admission Parking Fee FREE Entrance Fee FREE

Kennesaw Mountain road is closed every weekend and on holidays but we offer a shuttle bus that will provide transportation to the top of the mountain. Adults 12 and over $3.00

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1750 Mount Vernon Rd, Lithia Springs, GA, US

Sweetwater Creek State Park

A wooded trail follows the stream to the ruins of the New Manchester Manufacturing Company, a textile mill burned during the Civil War. Beyond the mill, the trail climbs rocky bluffs to provide views of the beautiful rapids below. Additional trails wind through fields and forest, showcasing ferns, magnolias, wild azaleas and hardwoods.

Park 7 a.m.–Dark Parking $5

Photo of Kymulga Grist Mill
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7346 Grist Mill Rd, Childersburg, AL, US

Kymulga Grist Mill

The Kymulga Grist Mill, Covered Bridge and Park are of significant historical, educational and recreational value. Located on Grist Mill Road four miles northeast of Childersburg, Alabama, the mill and bridge are over one hundred forty years old.

ENTRY FEE: $3.00 Daily/person

Camp here on Sat night

CAMPING: Twelve camper pads available. Dump site available. $10.00 per tent in Primitive area / $15.00 - Tent with lights / $20.00 - Camper Pad $10.00 refundable key deposit

Called on 2/14 - can arrive after 5PM. Primitive spots by the creek. Need to find out how to pay if we leave before 9am the next day

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370 Rickwood Park Rd., Warrior, AL, US

Rickwood Caverns State Park

Cave Tours:

10am, 12pm, 2pm, 4pm Age 13 and up: $17.50

Photo of Natural Bridge Park
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County Road 3500, Haleyville, AL, US

Natural Bridge Park

$3.50/person

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901 County Rd 8, Phil Campbell, AL, US

Dismals Canyon

$12 admission fee. Closes at 5PM.

1001 Jennings Ferry Rd, Akron, AL 35441

GPS Info. (Latitude, Longitude): 32.80781, -87.81121 32°48'28"N, 87°48'40"W

https://www.recreation.gov/camping/jennings-ferry/r/campgroundDetails.do?contractCode=NRSO&parkId=75359

Reservations must be made 1 Day(s) ahead of arrival. Can book online. $26. Has showers.

Know Before You Go Park attendants are on duty from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Gate Hours: Gates open at 6:00 a.m. and close at 10:00 p.m. Check-in time is 4 p.m. and check-out time is 3 p.m. Off-road vehicles are not permitted Limit of two vehicles per site; additional vehicles will be charged an extra vehicle fee Eight-person maximum per site for overnight stay; maximum of four visitors allowed per site Most credit cards and cash accepted. No checks accepted Don't Move Firewood: Protect your forests from tree-killing pests by buying your firewood locally and burning it on-site. Visit Dontmovefirewood.org for further information.

5493 Highway 11 And 80, Toomsuba, MS, US

The Simmons & Wright Company

The Simmons & Wright Company is a historic general store established in 1884 in Kewanee, Mississippi

http://www.thesimmons-wrightcompany.com/index-2.html

Address: 5493 Hwy 11&80 Kewanee, MS 39364

Phone: (601) 632-1884 Days: Monday - Friday, Open most Saturdays

Hours: From: Up with the roosters. To: Y'all come sit a spell.

Continue on to part 2!