Since we celebrate the great Martin Luther King Jr. today, it\u2019s a good time to dive into my top travel days of last year, which includes MLK\u2019s hometown of Atlanta. We arrived in Atlanta for 3 nights after a weeklong trip along the South Carolina and Georgia coast in early November. Any one of those days could have made this list, especially strolling through the centuries-old live oaks at Charleston\u2019s Magnolia Plantation<\/a>, dripping with Spanish moss, and a majestic walk on the beach of Hunting Island State Park<\/a>. But we really enjoyed our time in Atlanta, which started with a splash at the Holiday Lights show at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens<\/a>. The city has a lot to offer, including a world-class aquarium<\/a>, the High Art Museum<\/a>, which featured an intriguing exhibition on the outsider art of Grandma Moses and Horace Pippen, and upscale shopping at Ponce City Market<\/a>. The highlight was a 3-hour bike tour with Bicycle Tours of Atlanta<\/a> that started at MLK\u2019s boyhood home<\/a> just down the block from Ebenezer Baptist Church, and ended with the cottages in Cabbagetown, with stops at Inman Park and the house used for the television show, Lovecraft Country<\/em>. We also were introduced to the wonderful Atlanta Beltline<\/a>, which transformed 33 miles of old railroad track into a biking and walking path that surrounds the city. Afterwards, our excellent guide, Robyn Elliot, led us to many walls and bridges covered with graffiti art. A perfect introduction to the city.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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