"Must sees" between Quantico and NASP

[usmarinemike]

Or you could make a stop at some college campuses to partake in the scenery...UVA, VT, JMU, UNC, Duke, NC State, Clemson, UGA, UF, FSU are all within striking distance.

No love for the alma mater?

I'd personally do the Charleston/Savannah route just for the riverfront life and the golf since my quest for plentiful southeastern forktail is over.

I ended up doing a full dity with not a lot of time so we did 95/85/65 through Durham, Charlotte, Atl and Montgomery. Although I claim Atl as a second home, I hate that route, but it's the fastest.

 

[JTS11]

If you're traveling on a Saturday, make time to hit one of the following (in alphabetical order):

Athens, GA
Auburn, AL
Columbia, SC
Nashville, TN
Tuscaloosa, AL

There are other places but they're a little out of the way.

Also, you can get a Three Wolf/Moon T-shirt (see Crowbar's avatar) at any refueling stop, while traveling through Lower Alabama. I hear they are plentiful in those parts.

 

[usmarinemike]

If you're traveling on a Saturday, make time to hit one of the following (in alphabetical order):

Athens, GA
Auburn, AL
Columbia, SC
Nashville, TN
Tuscaloosa, AL

There are other places but they're a little out of the way.

You could add Knoxville, Clemson, and Raleigh to that list since your describing average sized SEC/ACC towns.

Nice avatar by the way. Is that oil on velvet or is it embroidered on your flight jacket?

 

[Pat_Lucas]

I missed that one. Yes, add Knoxville to the list.

If any of ya'll plan on coming through Knoxville let me know, I will make sure everyone has a good time ( or at least knows where to look).:icon_zbee

 

[Pags]

No love for the alma mater?

I'd never recommend a stop at the North Avenue Trade School for someone interested in co-eds...UGA is much better for that. Unless they'd be in town for a game...

Now, off campus ATL? Hell yeah. Especially as a 2LT flush with cash from a recent escape from the Federal Pen at Quantico.

 

[Pags]

Or, for the ultimate in nerdiness, you could go to Juliette, GA and eat Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe.

Like I said the Civil War tour would be pretty nerdy, but it never hurts to tread some hallowed ground once in awhile (even if it is just to dry out for another evening).

There are also some decent national parks...like the smokies...and some stretches of the AT if the OP hasn't had enough of living in the woods.

 

[jfulginiti]

South of the Border..... on I-95 at the NC/SC state line. Can't miss it.... just look for the signs.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_of_the_Border_(attraction)

 

[KBayDog]

South of the Border...Can't miss it.... just look for the signs.

You mean the billboards that appear every 10 feet between Maine and Florida?

 

[jtmedli]

You could add Knoxville, Clemson, and Raleigh to that list since your describing average sized SEC/ACC towns.

Nice avatar by the way. Is that oil on velvet or is it embroidered on your flight jacket?

Heck yeah...come on down to Clemson. We'll show you around. Around midnight on a Friday this place turns into a block party with hot chicks galore.

 

[orangeandwhite]

Meridian MS

 

[CashvillePlt]

Skip Myrtle... (unless you really want to go to Mediaval Times and get some airbrushed t-shirts)

Ha, totally agree...Myrtle beach is a tourist suckhole. However, it may a little out of the way, but Athens GA is one hell of a party town. Lots of fun to be had there.:icon_zbee

 

[jfulginiti]

You mean the billboards that appear every 10 feet between Maine and Florida?

That's the one!

 

[Pags]

Ha, totally agree...Myrtle beach is a tourist suckhole. However, it may a little out of the way, but Athens GA is one hell of a party town. Lots of fun to be had there.:icon_zbee

Yeah, between Quantico and Pcola there are a million better choices of towns to party in over Myrtle Beach. I've been there once and don't really feel the need to ever go back.

 

[Pags]

I lived in Wilmington for a while and would take it over Myrtle Beach without question.

That's just my personal preference. Some people love the place. I've been to Myrtle Beach several times, including a det during advanced, and while it was fun, it was never on my I HAVE TO GO BACK TO THIS PLACE list.

When I was there, I was out at a decent restaurant and watched a woman detain her misbehaving child by grabbing his rat tail. While hilarious, it kind of sealed the deal for me.

 

[KW83]

Concur with what most others have said, skip Myrtle and go to Charleston and Savannah (unless you really want to go to Mediaval Times and get some airbrushed t-shirts). Also en route is ATL. You can spend a few quality days in Hotlanta (avoid Buckhead, stick to Virginia Highlands, Midtown, etc).

Or you could make a stop at some college campuses to partake in the scenery...UVA, VT, JMU, UNC, Duke, NC State, Clemson, UGA, UF, FSU are all within striking distance.

Or, if you're into something nerdier, you could do the Civil War thing...Manassas, Fredricksburg, Antietam, Petersburg, Shenandoah Valley, etc.

May I add the Stonewall Shrine?