The Phoenix at James Creek

Check out one of nature's odd attractions at Panola Mountain State Park. The park was created in an effort to preserve a 100-acre granite monadnock, or mountain. In all, this state park occupies 1,635 acres and is home to a visitor center, a playground, two fishing lakes, an archery range, and plenty of opportunities for hiking and biking in the great outdoors.

Wash down some seafood down with a tasty drink from the bar at Six Feet Under Pub & Fish House. The menu at this restaurant and bar seems never ending, listing items like gator bites, crab cakes, oysters, fried fish and shrimp, and lots more. If you like to mix your alcohol with your food - literally - try some oyster shooters off the pub's spirits menu. Vodka and oysters not your thing? Don't worry, the drink menu is just as vast as the food menu and the talented bartenders are sure to know how to make you're favorite cocktail.

You haven't really experienced Southern history until you've toured a genuine plantation home. Journey back through time as you walk through the Archibald Smith Plantation Home. This historic home was built in 1845 and has been preserved over 150 years through the test of time. Exhibits in the home include a feature on the Smith family and their role during the Civil War.

Explore the history of the city at the Atlanta History Center. The museum features rotating and traveling exhibits, and houses six permanent exhibits that showcase relevant points in Atlanta history. Events and time periods spotlighted include the city's expansion from a rural area to a metropolis, the Civil Rights Movement in the city, and the city during the Civil War. The Atlanta History Center boasts one of the largest collections of Civil War artifacts in the world. This museum and attraction also has historic homes and gardens on its grounds, and has been teaching the public about Atlanta's history since 1926.