| Acknowledgments |
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| Introduction |
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| NORTHBOUND ESCAPES |
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Biltmore and Much More: Asheville, North Carolina |
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2 | (11) |
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Crossroads Then and Now: Chattanooga, Tennessee |
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13 | (13) |
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From the Heights to the Depths: Flat Rock/Hendersonville/Chimney Rock/Lake Lure/Brevard, North Carolina |
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26 | (13) |
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Georgia's Little Germany: Helen/Clarkesville/Sautee, Georgia |
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39 | (9) |
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High Country: Lake Toxaway/Sapphire/Cashiers/Highlands, North Carolina |
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48 | (10) |
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Land of the Blue Mist: Cherokee, North Carolina, and Great Smoky Mountains National Park |
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58 | (13) |
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Thar's Gold in Them Thar Hills: Dahlonega/Cleveland, Georgia |
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71 | (11) |
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Thunder in the Ground to Battle Above the Clouds: Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Georgia/Tennessee |
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82 | (9) |
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World-Class Adventure: Knoxville, Tennessee |
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91 | (12) |
| SOUTHBOUND ESCAPES |
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103 | (64) |
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Fountains, Fizz, and Fantasy: Columbus/Buena Vista, Georgia |
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114 | (1) |
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Georgian ABCs--Azaleas, Butterflies, and Circuses: Callaway Gardens/Pine Mountain, Georgia |
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114 | (8) |
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Horse and Buggy: Barnesville/ Hawkinsville/Perry/ Fort Valley, Georgia |
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122 | (10) |
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White Columns and Fried Green Tomatoes: Macon/Juliette, Georgia |
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132 | (11) |
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Pigs, Peanuts, Presidents, and Painted Ladies: Vienna/Americus/Andersonville/Plains/Lumpkin, Georgia, and Eufaula, Alabama |
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143 | (14) |
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Arts and Roses: Thomasville, Georgia, and Havana/Quincy, Florida |
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157 | (10) |
| EASTBOUND ESCAPES |
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167 | (70) |
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A Capital Place: Columbia, South Carolina |
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168 | (10) |
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A City You Can Cotton To: Augusta, Georgia |
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178 | (12) |
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Follow the Tiger Paws: Anderson/Pendleton/Seneca/Clemson, South Carolina |
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190 | (9) |
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How 'about Them Dawgs?: Athens/Monroe, Georgia |
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199 | (12) |
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Where the North Meets the South: Crawfordville, Georgia, and Aiken/Abbeville, South Carolina |
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211 | (13) |
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Queen City of the South: Savannah, Georgia |
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224 | (13) |
| WESTBOUND ESCAPES |
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237 | (94) |
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Center Stage in the South: Tuskegee/Tallassee/Wetumpka/ Montgomery/Selma, Alabama |
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238 | (13) |
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Huntsville's a Blast: Cave Spring, Georgia, and Huntsville, Alabama |
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251 | (11) |
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The Meeting of Hills and Rivers: Cartersville/Rome/Adairsville, Georgia |
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262 | (10) |
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Musical Mountain Springs: Mentone/Lookout Mountain, Alabama |
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272 | (9) |
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Heart of Alabama: Tuscaloosa/Northport/Moundville/Eutaw/Demopolis/Marion, Alabama |
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281 | (9) |
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There's Still Magic in the Magic City: Anniston/Talladega/Birmingham, Alabama |
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290 | (16) |
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Country Music Meets Ancient Greece: Nashville, Tennessee |
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306 | (13) |
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War, Whiskey, Walking Horses, and What Nuts: Lynchburg /Murfreesboro/Franklin, Tennessee |
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319 | (12) |
| FARTHER AFIELD ESCAPES |
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331 | (34) |
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Changing but Changeless Charleston: Charleston, South Carolina |
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332 | (10) |
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Islas de Oro: Golden Isle, Georgia |
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342 | (11) |
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Sun, Sand, Sea, and Southern Belles: Alabama Gulf Coast/ Mobile, Alabama |
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353 | (12) |
| Index |
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