Georgia Magazine - January 2022 - 9

Georgia destinations,
tourism partners shine
S
everal Georgia attractions took home honors from the
Southeast Tourism Society's (STS) 2021 conference in
Spartanburg, S.C. The STS is a nonprofit trade
association for destinations, marketers, convention and
visitors bureaus and other tourism-related partners in
13 states and the District of Columbia.
The 2021 Shining Example winners from Georgia are the
Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, named the Escape to
the Southeast Travel Attraction of the Year; Rock City's
Enchanted Garden of Lights in Lookout Mountain, named the
STS Top 20 Event of the Year; and the Topside Tap Trail,
topsidetaptrail.com, a craft-brewery trail highlighting stops
along the state Route 400 corridor, which garnered a partnership
award for Visit Sandy Springs, Visit Roswell and Awesome
Alpharetta. Destination Augusta also won a best-marketing
award for its " Come See Augusta " campaign; Visit Macon won
the Chairman's Award; and Stephen Morse was posthumously
awarded the Dorothy Hardman " Spirit of STS " award. Morse
was a tourism-industry expert and dean of the business college
at Middle Georgia State University in Macon.
The Topside Tap Trail, a tourism partnership among Visit Sandy
Springs, Visit Roswell and Awesome Alpharetta, showcases seven
craft breweries along Georgia 400 in metro Atlanta.
New museum reveals automobile culture, history
G
eorgia's newest museum opened in December to showcase the culture
and history of the automobile. Located on 37 acres in Cartersville, the Savoy
Automobile Museum's permanent collection has nearly 100 classic, antique
and culturally significant automobiles from as early as 1903.
" In addition to our amazing automobiles-each with its own story-we have
a substantial collection of original automobile-themed art, " says Lisa Romans,
director of marketing. " We offer an experience here for the avid car collector,
automobile enthusiast and anyone interested in learning more about the beauty
and evolution of cars over the past 120 years. "
The main museum building includes the Great Hall, three galleries for temporary
exhibitions and a fourth featuring the permanent Savoy Collection, plus a 297-seat
theater, Savoy Café, a museum store, two private dining rooms, administrative
offices and a research library available by appointment. The museum also will host
car shows, car club gatherings, cruise-ins and concerts.
Inaugural exhibitions feature race cars, American classic cars, Woodies (woodbodied
station wagons), " orphans " (unusual and unique vehicles) and iconic cars
from the permanent collection.
" Rotating exhibits, regular educational programs and public events will keep
guests coming back to explore Savoy, " Romans says. " There are so many treasures
here-many gifted to the museum's collection by local families and private collections
across the country. "
The Savoy Automobile Museum is the latest program to join Georgia Museums
Visitors to the Savoy Automobile Museum's
" orphans " exhibit can see this 1948 Davis
Divan three-wheeler, one of 13 such
automobiles produced by the Davis Motorcar
Co. of California in 1947-48.
Inc., a nonprofit organization that operates the Bartow History Museum, Booth
Western Art Museum and Tellus Science Museum, all in Cartersville.
The Savoy Automobile Museum is open Tuesdays through Sundays from 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. For more information, visit savoymuseum.org or call (770) 416-1500.
-Pamela A. Keene
www.georgiamagazine.org
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