Callaway Gardens and Georgian Splendor

Our travels today take us on a very unique experience. The Biblical History Center is an interactive living museum presenting life in ancient times. Step back in time as you sit in a real goat-hair tent like the nomadic shepherds have lived in for thousands of years. See tombs like those in which the prophets and Jesus were buried. Visit a village and city gate area to see what life was like over 2000 years ago. Enter the Time Tunnel and learn about the worship practices of pagans, Jews and Christians from 2000 BC to 500 AD by exploring replicas of excavated houses of worship from Israel. Dine with the ancients as we partake of a Passover Meal much like that which Jesus ate at the Last Supper. We overnight in the LaGrange area for two nights. (D)

Today we travel to Callaway Gardens, nestled in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains at Pine Mountain, Georgia. Upon arrival we’ll have a guided tour of the gardens, some of the largest in the world. Did you know that butterflies taste with their feet, or that they see 9000 times what we see? Those are some of the amazing facts you’ll learn at the incredible Day Butterfly Center, where we’ll see more than 1,000 butterflies of some fifty species along with hummingbirds and pheasants. Lunch is included at one of the Callaway Gardens restaurants. Leaving the gardens, we visit Hills and Dales Estate, the Fuller E. Callaway Family Home, a beautiful Italian villa. Here we experience fine architecture, beautiful gardens and inspiring family stories. Enjoy the tranquility of the historic Ferrell Gardens, walk down garden paths continuously cultivated for over 175 years. (L)

This morning we visit President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Little White House and Museum at Warm Springs before traveling home.