Sylvester is very fortunate to have such a fine establishment. It is a great place to go to read a…read moregreat book or interact with others with one of their interactive classes. Go to read a favorite magazine. Or to watch a movie. Need copies they have it handled. Need to use a computer. You can do that here. You want to paint. Look at the schedule and plan a paint night. Have fun with the entire family.

Adel, Georgia is a quaint, small town just off of Interstate 75 in southern Georgia…read more I like their little downtown, it has a cool small-town vibe going on for it.

We love embassy suites from the the wonderful pillows to the breakfasts. But we got a surprise at…read morethe Adel, Georgia Embassy suites Exit 39. A giant cockroach came crawling on our bed. My husband and I awoke in terror and no time to take a picture or smash it and it scampered away. I know without proof they won't do anything,but folks this was 2 inches long . We are credit card and honor members and from this experience we're looking elsewhere

PERFECT SPOT FOR KIDS!…read more We ended up at this library because the "old man doesn't always listen to his wife. We were looking for the main library but my husband somehow came upon this address. Since it was taking us away from town, I knew that it was probably a smaller neighborhood branch. I was right! (as usual). Now, in order to "save face" we actually have to go inside and pretend that we really don't know that this is not the main library. He goes off to have a private conversation about being at the wrong location. I have a seat and start reading a magazine. He finally admits that we are at the wrong location. I simply smile as I allow him to wait while I slowly turn those pages. The punishment lasts about 5 minutes because I am not inherently cruel. You really have to earn my wrath. This is the perfect little library for just relaxing and reading. It is small and intimate and will help to minimize distraction (quiet with minimal foot traffic). There was a nice leather sofa (my choice) as well as study tables. It was very relaxing and can easily cause you to start nodding off. The staff at this location were very nice and helpful.

Tifton is the county seat of Tift County, Georgia. And so there is the county courthouse here which…read morewas completed in 1913. It is the only building to have served as such for Tift County as the county was only formed in 1905. It in the Beaux Arts Classicism architectural style, designed by architect William Augustus Edwards (1866-1939). He is responsible for a number of buildings at the University of Florida in Gainesville and Florida State University and many county courthouses throughout the South. There is street parking in front and like several other Edwards buildings, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. There is a war memorial on the corner. I did not spot a Confederate monument - unusual in the South that there isn't one here. [Review 1049 of 2024 - 717 in Georgia - 22077 overall]

Located near the Tift County courthouse, this historical marker provides the context you need for…read moreTifton. Historical information and there is a spot to pull over to read the marker. The same text on both sides reads, "This County, created by Act of the Legislature August 17, 1905, is officially named for Nelson Tift, well known businessman, legislator and Mayor of Albany. The organizers also had in mind his nephew Henry Harding Tift, who founded Tifton in 1872 when he built a sawmill and commissary here though the first postoffice was not established until 1887. Among the first County Officers were: Sheriff J.B. Baker, Ordinary W.S. Walker, Clerk J.E. Peoples, Tax Receiver J.A. Marchant, Tax Collector J. Henry Hutchinson, Treasurer S. F. Overstreet, Coroner J.E. Johns and Surveyor J.T. Webb." This is marker number 137-1 and it was erected in 1954 by the Georgia Historical Commission.

I came across this memorial plaque when I stopped in the Cook County Rest Area Number 5 while…read moretraveling north on Interstate 75. We need to remember out past and I enjoy stumbling on these signs. If you stop in the rest area, take a moment and check it out.