One of my favorite things about traveling to different cities is to be able to explore the city that I am living in. Currently, I am living in Duluth, GA and the downtown area is small but full of interesting art/sculpture. I spent an afternoon walking the downtown, looking at the sculptures, and enjoying some of the local shops and restaurants.
I started the afternoon off with a stop at a local shop, Personify and found a beautiful Georgia card. I always try to find small souvenirs from each place that I live. Being a travel nurse means that I have to fit all my possessions in the car so small souvenirs are the best. The card is by Rifle Paper Co., they make such beautiful paper goods.
My next stop was to walk around the downtown and see the sculptures that were all around. The first one that I found was this colorful whirligig. I love the bright colors, especially since it was such a drab and gray day.
I continued and found an awesome Emergency Workers Memorial. I love that the members of the different military branches, the police, and fire departments are holding up the monument. I find this meaningful in that our country is held up on the backs of those who give their service for us and those who gave their lives for us.
I went back on a nicer day to get some better pictures of the workers holding up the monument.
Next, I came upon the sculpture of children painting a flag on a window. The colors were so bright in the flag compared to the statues and the weather. One thing I found interesting about this sculpture is that the downtown area allows people to adopt (sponsor) each of the children in the sculpture and post information about why they adopted the sculpture. Next to this is another sculpture of a little girl and dog who are singing “God Bless America.”
Finally, on my way to lunch, I found this mural depicting downtown Duluth. It was neat to see how old-time Duluth was perceived to look.
For lunch, I stopped at a local brewery and restaurant, Good Word Brewing. I enjoyed their GWB Cheeseburger and some of the local beer. The first beer I tried was an Ophelia, a sour ale, and a StriWi, which is a Gose. The food was great and I enjoyed the beer.
Duluth, Ga is also the site of the Eastern Continental Divide.
Oily Travel RN 