Down Day Tourist

The trip to Eufaula only took a couple of hours so we looked to Atlas Obscura to see what was close to us.  We found the drive through “Museum of Wonder”. 

Viewing the Art

This is a small are museum that is constructed of shipping containers with windows in them.  You stay in your car and peer in the windows as you drive by.  There are some very interesting exhibits on display and several in the yard where you turn around to exit (and view the containers on the other side. 

Since today was a down day from driving we decided to play tourist in the Eufaula area.  Lori’s plan was to take the down day and border jump into Georgia and see Providence Canyon but first we hit the visitor’s center / Chamber of Commerce.  Once again the local visitor’s center proved to be a good idea. 

 Across from the visitor’s center is a giant fish (bass) statue proclaiming Eufaula as the “Big Bass Capital of the World”.  The statue became clearer once we entered the visitor’s center.  There is a huge tribute wall to Tom Mann. 

 “Who?”, you ask (like I did).  Tom Mann was a fishing industry giant who did everything from conservation officer to lure and electronics designer – to manufacturer to tournament pro and television host.  Again this was an opportunity to purchase inexpensive postcards.

From the visitors center we headed across the border to Providence Canyon State Park in Lumpkin, GA. Is a testament to man’s influence on the environment.  Known as Georgia’s “Little Grand Canyon” the gullies, as deep as 150 feet, were caused simply by poor farming practices during the 1800’s.