GeorGia SeaSonS SCAN CODE for more hot summer ideas. After all that summer sun, head indoors to cool off. Visit the Telfair Museums ’ three Savannah locations, including the stunning architecture of the Moshe Safdie-designed Jepson Center and its ArtZeum interactive children’s activities. Telfair Academy features 19th-and 20th-century art from both Europe and America. Tour Telfair’s Regency-style Owens-Thomas House & Slave Quarters to learn about the complicated contrast between the free and enslaved. See the meticulously maintained archives at the Atlanta History Center , including the Native Lands exhibit that showcases stories and the history of Georgia’s original inhabitants. The High Museum of Art is another can’t-miss Atlanta institution loved for its expansive collections of American, African, European and folk art, among other world-class offerings. SUMMER WAVES WATER PARK, JEKYLL ISLAND/JEKYLL ISLAND AUTHORITY Theaters such as the Grand Opera in Macon, District Live in Savannah and the Cobb Energy Center just north of Atlanta provide entertainment of all sorts, from concerts to off-Broadway plays and other live shows to wind down your evenings. Or tour some of the state’s marvelous historical homes, including Hay House , a Renaissance Revival mansion in Macon, and the magnificent Hills & Dales Estate , overlooking dreamy 19th-century gardens in LaGrange. Visit Milledgeville to stand on the grounds of Andalusia , iconic author Flannery O’Connor’s rural farmhouse. EXPLOREGEORGIA.ORG 37
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