The Smallest Church in America? A Chapel That Burned — and Rose Again

Christ’s Chapel in South Newport Georgia often called the Smallest Church in America, photographed July 2015

There’s a tiny chapel tucked beside U.S. Highway 17 in coastal Georgia that most people would drive right past if they blinked. It’s small enough to miss. About 10 by 15 feet. Just enough room for a pulpit, a few chairs, and a handful of quiet prayers. The sign out front proudly calls it “The … Read more

Where Empires Collided: Fort Frederica National Monument

Stone ruins of Fort Frederica National Monument on St. Simons Island, Georgia, overlooking the marsh and river, with a live oak tree draped in Spanish moss and a British flag flying nearby.

Some places don’t announce their importance. They don’t rise up as towering ruins or overwhelm you with monuments and markers. Instead, they sit quietly—fields, foundations, fragments—waiting for someone to pause long enough to listen. Fort Frederica National Monument is one of those places. At first glance, it looks like little more than a peaceful patch … Read more

Orlando to Alabama Road Trip #1 – Day Three Itinerary

Roadtrippers map showing the Day Three driving route from Dothan, Alabama through southwest Georgia and back, with multiple cemetery, museum, and roadside attraction stops marked along the way.

Promises kept. Curiosities followed. Hearts lightened. Day Two of our first Alabama road trip was a careful balance of wandering and personal business. Day Three leaned into that rhythm even harder—finishing what needed to be done first, so the rest of the day could belong to curiosity, color, and the open road. We had two … Read more

Pasaquan: A Portal of Color in Buena Vista, Georgia

Pasaquan in Buena Vista Georgia

If you’ve ever wondered what it might feel like to step inside someone else’s imagination, Pasaquan is your doorway. Tucked into the quiet backroads of Buena Vista, Georgia, this place isn’t just art—it’s a world. Painted walls stretch into the pine-scented sky, mosaics blaze in the sun, and every corner feels like it’s whispering: come … Read more

Kolomoki Mounds State Park: Walking Among Georgia’s Ancient Giants

Kolomoki Mounds State Park

There’s a quiet corner of southwest Georgia where history rises from the earth itself. Not as bricks or ruins, but as immense, grass-covered mounds — the lasting fingerprints of a civilization that thrived here more than 1,500 years ago. Welcome to Kolomoki Mounds State Park in Blakely, where the line between past and present blurs, … Read more