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Farms, Food and Wine
Canvas Chic
Rails to Trails - The Grand Canyon

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Great Places — On Your Own

There are so many great places to visit and only so much time to travel. At Green Concierge Travel, we can help you find where you want to go and set up a trip that will allow you to explore these places in a way that is in tune with your values. See some of our special itineraries to learn more about how you can travel in style while supporting local economies and the environment.

Staycations – a new word for a green theme. Since opening in 2006, Green Concierge Travel has emphasized green travel in North America. By staying closer to home, travelers can save money but they can also reduce their environmental footprint especially greenhouse gas emissions.

In this section, Great Places On Your Own, we highlight selected destinations, most in North America, and offer you portraits of eco “staycations”. We hope this will excite you to think about other destinations in your backyard.

Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta is a hub. It sits in the middle of the south and serves travelers providing hub service for Delta Airlines and Air Tran Airways. Amtrak’s Crescent service, train numbers 19 and 20, stop in Atlanta on daily runs between New York City and New Orleans. Host city to the 1996 Summer Olympics, Atlanta offers state of the art recreational venues. Founded in 1837 as a railroad terminus, Atlanta is rich in US history and culture. Because of its location and mild weather, Atlanta is a great destination through out the year.

Green Accommodations: Green Concierge Travel regularly recommends Bed and Breakfasts. Usually locally owned and operated, guests have access to a local host and your money stays in the community. Bed and Breakfasts often lead the way on green innovations to their structures and operations. In Atlanta, Stonehurst Place owners took an 1896 historic building and applied some green thinking to their renovations. Water conservation techniques were used inside and out; a combination of solar power and energy efficiency techniques were used to reduce energy use. The renovation was done following EarthCraft House standards, a green building program based in Atlanta.

Stonehurst Place Bed & Breakfast in Midtown Atlanta, 923 Piedmont Avenue N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30309, +1 404 881 0722 / info@stonehurstplace.com, http://www.stonehurstplace.com/

Transit: MARTA Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority offers service from the airport to downtown for $2 and from the train station depending on your destination in the area. Ten trip tickets are available as well as unlimited ride 1 to 4 day visitor passes. These passes are sold at Ride Stores and Breeze Vending Machines $8.00 - $13.00. MARTA also offers interactive system maps on their website. Like many transit systems, a trip planning function is accessible. But don’t forget to ask your local hosts for more information on how to get around.

MARTA web site: http://www.itsmarta.com/default.aspx

Food: Chef’s Collaborative member Woodfire Grill leads the way with seasonal menus and locally grown. Their daily menu selections are created using local, sustainable, and organic food products as well as meat producers using responsible animal stewardship and sustainable fishing practices. What’s in season can be found on the restaurants website homepage and expect these ingredients in the menu when you arrive. The team at Woodfire Grill wears their values on their sleeve and presents it to you on the plate – the number one farm-to-table restaurant in the city. And you may have seen Executive Chef Kevin Gillespie on this fall’s episodes of Top Chef!

Woodfire Grill, 1782 Cheshire Bridge Road, Atlanta, GA 30324, 404-347-9055, http://www.woodfiregrill.com/index.php. Open for dinner Tue - Sat.

A possibility for breakfast, lunch and a cup of Fair Trade Coffee is Radial Café. An internet café and a member of the Green Restaurant Association, Radial serves good food for breakfast, lunch and brunch. The menu includes organic, fair trade products and vegetarian home cooking.

Radial became a member of the Green Restaurant Association in 2007. Radial has taken a range of steps to green their restaurant service. Check out a few of these below or go to their web site for a complete review.

• Use 100% recycled paper for menus and copies
• Use trash bags made from 90% recycled plastic and high post consumer content
• Use fluorescent bulbs reducing energy consumption and carbon footprint
• Use motion sensor light/fan switches in bathrooms
• Use 100% recycled and unbleached to-go boxes
• Patio has only drought resistant plants, watered from excess table water
• Men's room has waterless and low flow fixtures
• Ultra low flow pre-rinse spray valve for our dishwashing system

Radial Cafe, 1530 Dekalb Ave. Atlanta, GA 30307, 404.659.6594, fax 404.659.6595, http://www.radial.us/start.html

Culture: the central web site for art and culture in Atlanta is Atlanta Arts and Culture http://www.atlanta.net/artsculture/. On this site you can find both current exhibits and shows but also the permanent sites. A starting list of fun things to do that explore the history, culture and the environment would include:

• Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site & Sweet Auburn District. The area of Sweet Auburn served as the thriving center of Black enterprise in Atlanta from the 1890s through the 1940s, and is the birthplace of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. At the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site, explore his birth home, visitor center, historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, and The King Center, where Dr. King's Nobel Peace Prize is on exhibit. The crypt and gravesite of Dr. King and his wife, Coretta Scott King, are also located at The King Center.
• Grant Park. Lemuel P. Grant saw the need for a great city park and in 1883 and stipulated that his donation of 100 acres in 1883 be set aside as a park for all Atlantans. Today, Grant Park is the oldest surviving city park in Atlanta and is lovingly cared for by the Grant Park Conservancy. It now encompasses 131.5 acres. In addition to such attractions as the Cyclorama and the zoo, the park offers a wide range of amenities including picnic facilities, historical structures, athletic fields, children's play areas, botanical diversity, natural areas, quiet walks and more. Located in the heart of the city, visitors to the park are close to Peachtree Street, the Historic Oakland Cemetery (est. 1850), the Gold Dome of the Georgia State Capitol, the Olympic Caldron (1996), Martin Luther King National Historic Site and the Grant Park residential neighborhood (Atlanta's largest historic district).
• Atlanta History Center. This Buckhead attraction features 32 acres of gardens, wildlife trails and woodland areas. The complex includes the 1840s Tullie Smith Farm, a fully restored 1928 Swan House mansion and Swan Coach House restaurant. The museum features exhibitions on subjects such as the Civil War, African-American heritage and Southern folk art. The Atlanta History Center includes a wing dedicated to the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games.
• Walking Tours are a great way to learn about and discover the stories behind a destination. The Atlanta Preservation Center offers a variety of walking tours between March 1st and November 30th. Tours last approximately one and a half hours and cost $10 per adult/$5 for students and seniors. Walking distances vary but are generally around 1.5 miles.

We hope you enjoyed this portrait and will look into other sample itineraries. See the left bar on this page. If want to put together your own trip to Atlanta or another destination, email Green Concierge Travel at info@greenconciergetravel.com or call 608.204.2717.