WEEKEND GETAWAY
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Ruins on the grounds of the Barnsley Resort. The recently opened Savoy Automobile Museum.
Don’t-Miss Activities in ‘Museum City’ Charming Georgia town boasts museums, historical landmarks and outdoor adventure by Vanessa Infanzon | photography courtesy Only in Cartersville Bartow
An hour northwest of the hustle and bustle of Atlanta is Cartersville, a small town in Bartow County, Georgia with unique restaurants, public art installments, parks and historic sites. Add in the museums (two are Smithsonian Affiliate Museums), and you’re in for an enjoyable long weekend.
Barnsley Resort
Forty minutes from downtown Cartersville is a 3,000-acre resort with a 55-room inn, five- and six-bedroom cottages, gardens, restaurants and outdoor activities. Designed by American landscape architect Andrew Jackson Downing in the 1800s, the property was inspired by an English village with a 10-acre lake and miles of hiking trails. Plan for overnight accommodations or enjoy the resort’s 1842
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hole golf course, horseback riding and Beretta Shooting Grounds for the day. www.barnsleyresort.com
BBQ & Brews Presents Downtown Alive! Plan your getaway during this downtown festival. From noon to 8 p.m., on Oct. 21, Cartersville is filled with food and craft vendors, beer trailers, a kids play area and live music. www.downtowncartersville.org/events
Booth Western Art Museum
This Smithsonian Affiliate Museum showcases permanent and rotating exhibits representing modern western art, including three Andy Warhol originals. The Outdoor Sculpture and Museum Highlights