Lathe Guy

Hi guys,

The wife and I will be spending a week total in this area. Blue Ridge TN (4 days) and Charleston SC (3 days). The week of Aug 4th. I live in Phoenix and have never been to the south. I need some ideas on what I have to go see and what I have to eat or drink. No time for golf (bummer) unless it's a 9 hole, then maybe. (Must play w/wife, golf that is) I did talk her into going to the Yes concert in Atlanta.

What must I see? What must I do? What must I eat and drink or where?

Any suggestions will be appreciated. I'm looking forward to the famous southern hospitality. So far everyone we have dealt with have been over the top friendly.

Also, how's the humidity?

p.s. We aren’t the touristy type. We kind of like the whole in the wall places or places locals go.


Thanks

Tom

TexasCTD

You might try going white water rafting on the Chatooga River on the SC/Georgia border. I believe that is where they filmed the movie "Deliverance" with Jon Voight and Burt Reynolds. It is beautiful! Just start paddling hard if you hear any banjos..

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madhat

I live in Beaufort, SC, not too much here besides Parris Island, but 04CTD lives in Charleston, he'd know some good places to go.

04ctd

are you going to rent a Harley, or rent a car

i will post up some later, gotta run to a buddy's house for a steak,

since Mad won't feed me no more (see the "nuts in your brownies" poll )

Lathe Guy

Thanks, I look forward to it.

TreeFarm

Without a doubt, if you get the chance, stop at the Museum of Appalachia, just off of I-75, a few miles north of Knoxville.

Not your ordinary museum, it is completely authentic, and it is unlike any other museum you are likely to see. There are no barriers between you and the exhibits. They have an enormous amount of completely authentic Appalachian artifacts, including complete homes and working farms that were torn down and reassembled at the site. You can explore them all in intimate detail. It's easy to spend the whole day there.

The Museum of Appalachia is one man's dream and one man's passion, and like most things that aren't run by committee, it could have gone horribly wrong or wonderfully right. The Museum of Appalachia went wonderfully right.

I should also add, I don't know anyone who has been there that didn't rave about it, and the locals think it's fabulous.

When you leave, you will have an appreciation for just how hard life was for these people, and just how tough they were.

Norris Lake state park is nearby. They have camping and other accommodations. Motels are also available in the area.

04ctd

we take EVERY one to walk the beach in the dark, down onto the battery at dark,
we can take you on base if you want.
see the

you should go to Fort Sumter (its a boat tour)

rainbow row in downtown.

high cotton - a restaurant, $100, shirt & tie deal.

few roof top bars, if you drink

do you have a motel room yet?
might be able to help you out there - shoot me a PM.

patriots point. is a must do (military history)

AkTallPaul

I used to go to Charleston quite a bit, my ex was a psychologist at MUSC...carriage to down town an dropped of to a nice restaurant...another thing that was neat was to catch your own shrimp an crab off the pier

Spooler

Be ready for the heat in August. It will be hot and it will get on your nerves since you are from up north.

JWendt

Ya i think the humidity will feel like its about 220% and If you want to get use to it go sit in a steam sauna for a while. Ok Ok it not quite that bad but coming from there it will feel close.

If your looking for stuff to do in Atlanta you could go to the Aquarium, Coke musuem.

Lathe Guy

Oh ya, I forgot about the Coke museum. Thanks.

Where I come from it's hot Up to 122 in the summer, however it's not as humid. I've been to St. Louis in June 100% humidity and 93 degrees. That pretty much sucked. I'm sure I can handle anything for 7 days.

Thanks for all the responses.

04ctd

definitely do the carriage ride.

i have never done it, call me if you want to do one together.

there's a "romantic ride" for 2 or 4,
and a "tourist ride" for about 16 hot stinky sweaty tourists.

have you called the cities visitor center & asked them to send you a kit?

edit, add:
http://www.musc.edu/housing/charlestonattractions.html

Snapper

In Atlanta, definitely eat at the varsity, and go to either the world of coke, or the aquarium. Lots of little bars and restaurants with alot of fancy ones(forgot the name, but I like the one ontop of a hotel in downtown that rotates. , Just PM me and I can give ya some

04ctd

google the BEACON in spartanburg, it's on food channel all the time


Jacks cosmic dogs in Mt pleasant (really NASTY inside - typical of SC restaurants) was on Alton Brown show once.

Spooler

Ahhhh, The varsity. Dad used to drag me there often being from Athens. 2 dogs walkin please......Yummy....