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Public art worth seeing

August 11, 2011 The Travel Trolley

If public art floats your boat, here are three destinations worth scoping out on your next trip.

Along the roadways of Georgia

April 11, 2010 The Travel Trolley

There is so much to see along Georgia’s roadways.

‘Big Red Apple’ reminds of bygone era

March 27, 2010 Todd DeFeo

CORNELIA, Ga. – For years, cotton was king throughout Georgia. But, by the 1920s, apples were becoming an important crop in parts of the state, including Cornelia. Because of the crop diversification, Habersham County skirted the devastating effects of the boll weevil’s destruction of the cotton crop. So, in 1925, Southern Railway donated to the city a monument dedicated to the fruit that helped save their community. The seven-foot-tall, 5,200-pound apple statue was molded in

‘World’s Largest Peanut’ sits along I-75 in South Georgia

March 15, 2010 Todd DeFeo

Georgia may be known as “The Peach State,” but peanuts are really the state’s cash crop.

What’s with the rocket on the side of the road?

February 16, 2010 Todd DeFeo

CORDELE, Ga. — A Cold War-era rocket on the side of the interstate isn’t an everyday occurrence. But, that’s what makes it worth the visit. “That was the very point. It’s a unique and unusual landmark for Cordele and Crisp County,” The Cordele Dispatch in 2008 quoted John Pate as saying. As president of the Cordele Rotary Club, Pate pushed to acquire the Titan I missile that stands along Interstate 75. The missile was acquired from

How to find that quirky roadside destination

January 24, 2010 The Travel Trolley

ATLANTA – How many random roadside attractions are there? Too many to count, most likely, but finding them may be a little easier for travelers with iPhones. “The app makes it easy for travelers to instantly see what’s nearby,” Doug Kirby, publisher of RoadsideAmerica.com, said in a news release. “It’s up to them whether to veer off to see a mustard museum or a colossal hot dog. “It’s the trip tool we’ve always wanted for

Unique corn field pays tribute to town’s farming past

January 4, 2010 The Travel Trolley

DUBLIN, Ohio – Dublin is a charming suburb of Ohio’s capital city. Celebrating its bicentennial this year, the town of 40,874 is perhaps best known for the annual Dublin Irish Festival or as the home of Wendy’s. But one of the city’s true gems resides near the intersection of Frantz and Rings roads. On a small plot of land tucked in between office complexes, “Field of Corn (with Osage Orange),” better known as Cornhenge, features

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