Last night The Vampire Diaries returned to The CW after a brief winter hiatus, and tonight the cast is returning to Covington, GA, which has played Mystic Falls in the series since its first season.
The Vampire Diaries is expected to shoot scenes for an upcoming episode tonight from 4:30 p.m. clear to 4:30 a.m. along Clark Street, between Church and Monticello, on Hays Street from Clark Street to Usher Street, and on Hunter Street between Clark and Usher streets. ]]>
If you’re a tasty food item, chances are that there’s a food festival—or festivals—dedicated to you where it’s all about you, all the time. On the flip side, there aren’t too many foods that have their very own museums, and that’s why we were excited to hear about the Vidalia Onion Museum.
America’s sweet onion is apparently famous enough to get its own permanent space filled with exhibits, hands-on displays, and all kinds of other onion facts, figures, and history. Not only can you get bad breath, but you can also learn all about the Vidalia onion’s impact on culinary and cultural history while collecting a couple new recipes for your cookbook. ]]>
If you think the Saarinen-designed TWA Terminal at JFK Airport looks cool, then check out these images of a new airport building just opened in Mestia, Georgia. As you may be able to tell from the snow and mountains, we're talking about the country of Georgia here, not the US state. Mestia is in the Caucasus Mountains, on the northern border of Georgia nearby Russia, and apparently it's looking to inject a little life into its tourism with a fancy-dancy designer terminal.
The building, constructed in only three months, comes from the Berlin-based architecture firm Jurgen Mayer H. It's simply gorgeous and it reminds us of the Zaha Hadid ski jump in Austria. Of course it looks small and light enough to push around like a sled on that snow, but we're enamored nonetheless.
The only question now is...what is there in Mestia (aside from this airport terminal) to actually make tourists want to fly into it? ]]>
Aside from good will toward people and all of that stuff, the most beautiful part of the holiday is a good Christmas tree. Whether you have a sad Charlie Brown tree at home or want to see some top-notch tannenbaums before the holiday season ends, several museums have tree displays that will leave you green with envy.
Check out three museums full of Christmas trees after the jump.]]>
Back in March, Steelers Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was accused of sexually assaulting a very drunk 20-year-old college student in the bathroom of Capital City Nightclub in Milledgeville, Georgia. Though the quarterback was not officially charged, he does admit to having contact with the woman but says they didn't have sex and that whatever did happen was completely consensual.
Whether or not his story is true, Milledgeville's mayor is ready to cash in on the incident. According to Perez Hilton, Milledgeville Mayor Richard Bentley recently said, "Anything that can draw interest to our town and make people want to visit, we would like." And even though he acknowledges the unfortunate cicumstances, he added, "If it peaks people's interest about our city, we would certainly welcome them here.” ]]>
Spring is here, and a lovely sign of its arrival is the blooming of cherry blossoms all over the world. The most well-known stateside spot to see the pretty pale pink and white flowers is Washington, D.C., which will have its annual Cherry Blossom Festival soon—from March 27 to April 11. But you don't have to battle crowds at the capital to see clusters of pink-flowered trees.
Check out the The Top 5 Cities (Other Than D.C.) Where You See Cherry Blossoms, after the jump! ]]>
Loads of people remember visiting Waffle House through the years, and these same people probably also have several visits that they can’t remember. Regardless of your level of sobriety during your last breakfast stop, this chain of diners has made a name for itself across the country—especially in the South. To honor the restaurant, you should consider taking a trip to where it all started. After years of disrepair and a brief stint as a Chinese restaurant, the first ever Waffle House has been restored as a museum.
Waffle House Unit 1—that’s their corporate lingo—is now open for tours in Decatur, Georgia. You won’t find anything to eat, but you will get to see how the original diner was set up back in 1955. You’ll learn that everything was originally made from scratch at the restaurant except for Coca-Cola and Heinz ketchup. When you finish your tour you can tell all your friends that their sweet cream waffles were just 40 cents. Don’t worry, they still use half and half in the recipe, but now they’re just waffles and cost way more. The place even used to sell Chick-fil-A sandwiches. ]]>
