1. Go to a Haunted House. Real ones are the best.
2. Visit Fort Pulaski, Tybee Island, GA. Explore the stunning, coastal Fort Pulaski. See the technological surprise that helped Union forces seize the fort from Confederates during the Civil War. It's a tale of how clever thinking trumped old assumptions to influence the course of the battle ... and the war.
3. Visit a Pumpkin Patch, to gather pumpkins to make pumpkin pies and Jackolanterns.
4. Visit Historic Barrington Hall in Roswell, GA, just minutes North of Atlanta. Located on the bluffs overlooking the creeks of the Chattahoochee River, you'll find this quaint, typical pre-Civil War Greek Revival mansion situated at the highest point in Roswell. Travel to a region that the Cherokee Indians once called the Enchanted Land. Located on the northern banks of the Chattahoochee River is historic Roswell, Georgia. Visit stunning antebellum homes, Bulloch Hall, Archibald and Smith Plantation as you learn of Roswell’s rich history.
5. Gather old pictures of each other from childhood to the present and make a scrap book together or video montage.
6. Visit the beautiful Bonaventure Cemetery in Savannah, GA. Explore the peaceful grounds of this popular tourist destination that charms both history lovers and Hollywood. This beautiful cemetery situated along the scenic bluffs of the Wilmington River in Savannah is the final resting place for many of the region’s most notable residents.
7. Put a love sac (inflatable matress + 1 sleeping bag for two) in the back of a truck and head up a mountain or out in the open under the stars in the middle of nowhere, removed away from city lights or civilization--watch a movie on laptop, or just stare at the stars. Don't have a truck? Rent one. Want some added privacy after you've had enough of the stars and not enough of your partner? Pitch a tent small enough to fit in the bed of the truck.
8. Visit historic Macon, GA. Living History means exactly what it says in Macon. An unmatched presence of ante-bellum homes, mansions and theaters that has presented everyone from Harry Houdini to Little Richard and is home to musicians such as the Allman Brothers and classical violinist Robert McDuffie. Unlike so many other cities that tear down their old buildings, Macon protects and preserves the evidence of its centuries as a center of commerce and culture, on the banks of the Ocmulgee River.
9. Go house or apartment hunting together. Look in the paper for open houses where you can blend in amongst many shopping prospective buyers, and look the part. Realtors can be some of the most judgmental people I've come accross. Everything else I'm about to say next is a CYA for me. Ahem...I do have friends who are realtors who might get upset with me if I put any of you up to house hunting just because. So do this only when you are truly in a position to seriously look for a home within the next 3-6 months. And don't peak mansions which are far outside your budget just to dream. It is not fair to those who are giving you their prescious time in hopes of making a sale. If you've ever been in sales, you know how annoying and a waste of time looky-lous can be. Not ready to buy just yet? Find a friend who is and offer to come along for a second opinion. That could be your date or your excuse to go house-hunting with a date without the guilt of wasting anyone's time or finding yourself under uncomfortable sales pressure when you never intended to buy anything anyway. If the realtor turns on you, you can always say, "I'm with her or him" or whoever it is who is truly shopping as in "Leave me alone, do your job and sell to them and allow me to just dream in peace, why don't you? If you don't piss me off too much, I might just come back to you in 5 years. Humph!"
10. Visit Oktoberfest in Helen, GA. It’s the most genuine Oktoberfest celebration this side of the Atlantic. Visit this Alpine Bavarian village where this 41 year old festival runs from mid-September through October, making it the longest Oktoberfest in the South.
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