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 formerly enslaved peoples. 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. Theaters such as The Grand Opera House in Macon , District Live in Savannah, and the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre 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 , Southern author Flannery O’Connor’s rural farmhouse. SUMMER WAVES WATER PARK, JEKYLL ISLAND/JEKYLL ISLAND AUTHORITY EXPLOREGEORGIA.ORG 71
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