Greenland to Georgia 2008

Fayetteville, AR to Savannah, GA - 952 mi – about 14 hours 58 mins (Google)

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Swamp boat tour

Alabama

McWane Science Center
200 19th Street North
Birmingham, AL 35203
Dinosaurs of Alabama Exhibit
$16 X 2 + $12 + $5 (parking) = $50 (est.)
Mon-Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 12noon-6pm

Imagination Place Children's Museum

Vulcan Park and Museum
1701 Valley View Drive
Birmingham, AL 35209
phone: (205) 933-1409

Georgia Travel

Atlanta

Fernbank Museum of Natural History
767 Clifton Road, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia
corner of Ponce de Leon Avenue and Clifton Road
Mon-Sat: 10 am - 5 pm - Sun: Noon to 5 p.m.
$15 X 2 + $13

Stone Mountain Park
U.S. Highway 78 East, Exit 8
Stone Mountain, GA 30087
10am-8pm (June & July)
16 miles east of downtown Atlanta
All Day Pass - $25 X 2 + $20
Parking - $8
Scenic Railroad (30 min) - $9 X 2 + $7
Summit Skyride - $9 X 2 + $7
Duck boats - $13
Treehouse Challenge - $7 X 2 + $9
The Great Barn - $7 X 2 + $9
Antebellum Plantation & Farmyard - $9 X 2 + $7

Six Flags Over Georgia
275 Riverside Parkway
Austell, GA 30168
Interstate 20, just west of Atlanta
$50 X 2 + (Under 48") $30 - Parking $15.00

Zoo Atlanta
800 Cherokee Avenue, SE
9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
$18 X 2 + $13

Imagine It! The Children's Museum of Atlanta
275 Centennial Olympic Park Drive NW
Atlanta, GA 30313-1827
(corner of Baker St. and Centennial Olympic Park Dr.)
Mon-Fri: 10a.m.- 4p.m., Sat&Sun: 10a.m.- 5p.m.
$11 X 3

Savannah, Georgia

Savannah's Squares

The Echo Chamber cache in Savannah

Savannah Visitor Information

Savannah Coasts

Dolphin Tours
River Street, Savannah
$23 X 2 + $11

Savannah Georgia Official Guide

Oatland Island Wildlife Education Center
every day - 10am-4pm
$5 X 2 + $3
(has two caches)

Haunted places in Savannah:

  • The Mercer House
  • The Espy House
  • Hampton-Lillibridge House
  • Colonial Park Cemetery
  • The Royal Tenenbaum's House
  • Dr. Corsen's House
  • The Savannah Theater
  • Bonaventure Cemetery (Johnny Mercer's grave)
  • Laurel Grove Cemetery
  • Pirate's House
  • Morgue Tunnel
  • Candler Hospital
  • Hampton-Lilibridge House ("most haunted home in America")

Okefenokee Swamp

Okefenokee Swamp

Okefenokee Swamp Park

Waycross and the Okefenokee Swamp

Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge

Okefenokee Adventures

The Okefenokee Chamber of Commerce and Folkston/Charlton County Development Authority

The Folkston Funnel cache in Folkston

Agrirama
Georgia's Museum of Agriculture and Historic Village
1392 Whiddon Mill Road, Tifton GA
I-75 Exit 63B West
Tuesday - Saturday 9 am - 5 pm, Closed: Sunday & Monday
$7 X 2 + $4
steam engine and 1.3 mile scenic tour

Jekyll Island

Jekyll Island cache (lots of caches)

Cumberland Island National Seashore

Tybee Island

Tybee Island Online

Tybee Island Dolphin Tours

Tybee Lighthouse
Open every day, except Tuesday
9:00 AM to 5:30 PM.
$6 X 2 + $5

Wild Adventures Theme Park
3766 Old Clyattville Road
Valdosta, GA 31601
I-75, Exit 13
10am - 8pm or 10pm
$45 X 2 + $40 (parking - $7)
zoo animals, rides, water park, train

Milledgeville, GA

Map of Milledgeville (PDF)

Sandersville Old City Cemetery, Sandersville, Ga

SAM Shortline Excursion Train

Flint RiverQuarium
101 Pine Ave
Albany, Georgia
Mon–Fri-9a.m– 5p.m., Sat-10a.m.–6p.m., Sun-1p.m.–5p.m.
$9 X 2 + $6.50

Day Time Event Time Length Miles Cost
Day 1
Thursday
July 10 		5:30pm - 11:00pm Drive to Clarksdale, Mississippi 5.5 hours 324 gas
Day 2
Friday 		  crossroads
breakfast		      
  10:00am - 1:00pm Drive from Clarksdale, MS to Tupelo, MS 3 hours 118  
  1:00pm - 3:30pm Lunch in Tupelo, MS and geocaching 2:30 hours    
  3:30pm - 6:30pm Drive from Tupelo, MS to Birmingham, AL 3 hours 140  
    dinner      
  Park closes at 10pm
Gardens close at sunset 		Vulcan Park and Birmingham Botanical Gardens      
    motel in Birmingham, AL      
Day 3
Saturday 		  Breakfast in Birmingham, AL      
  opens at 10:00am McWane Science Center - Birmingham, AL 4 hours    
  2:00pm - 3:00pm lunch      
    Drive from Birmingham, AL to Bremen, GA 1:38 hours 101  
    Stay at Jimmy's      
Day 4
Sunday 		  Jimmy's      
  11:00am - 12:00noon Drive from Bremen, GA to Atlanta, GA 1 hour 52  
  opens at 12:00noon Fernbank Museum of Natural History - Atlanta, GA 3 hours    
    lunch at Underground Atlanta 1:30 hour    
    Drive from Atlanta, GA to Bremen, BA 1 hour 52  
    Stay at Jimmy's      
Day 5
Monday 		9:00am - 10:00am Drive from Bremen, GA to Atlanta, GA 1 hour 52  
  10:00am - 3:00pm Stone Mountain      
  3:00pm - 7:00pm Drive from Atlanta, GA to Savannah, GA 4 hours 255  
    dinner      
    motel in Savannah, GA      
Day 6
Tuesday 		  Savannah, GA and Tybee Island, GA      
    lunch at Pirate House      
    geocaching, beach, River Street      
    Drive from Savannah, GA to Tybee Island, GA 0:15 20  
    dinner at The Crab Shack on Tybee Island      
    Stay in Savannah      
Day 7
Wednesday 		  Drive from Savannah, GA to Jekyll Island, GA 1:45 92  
    beach, geocaching      
           
           
           
Day 8
Thursday 		  Drive from Jekyll Island to Folkston, GA 1:00 52  
           
    Drive from Folkston, GA to Waycross, GA 0:45 35  
           
    Drive from Waycross, GA to Valdosta, GA 1:45 70  
           
Day 9
Friday 		  Wild Adventures Theme Park 1:00 55  
    Drive from Valdosta, GA to Tifton, GA      
    Agrirama      
Day 10
Saturday 		  Drive from Tifton, GA to Childersburg, AL 4:40 231  
           
           
    DeSoto Caverns      
    Drive from Childersburg, AL to Birmingham, AL 1:00 37  
    Drive from Birmingham, AL to Tupelo, MS      
Day 11
Sunday 		  Drive from Birmingham, AL to Memphis, TN 4:15 246  
           
    Drive from Tupelo, MS to Fayetteville, AR 6:30 420  

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