A little out of my way, but worth the visit to see this hundred year old bridge in rural Georgia. I…read moredon't have any facts to add to Richard's great detail. Yes, the bridge is locked off from all foot traffic by iron gates. I'm guessing that this was done to prevent the neer-do-wells from filling the interior with graffiti, something I've seen done to other covered bridges. There is access to the bridge from both sides of the creek, but the far side has better parking and even a few picnic benches. The view from there is way better too. Bring some fried chicken from Blakely Chicken, which is about 15 minutes away. https://www.yelp.com/biz/blakely-chicken-blakely?hrid=5jAR2dp6_1-vprYS5gUIYA. Summary - it's a lovely bridge and it's a shame that it can't be properly enjoyed because bad people do bad things. [Review 14710 overall, 210 of 2021, number 375 in Georgia.]

Not like the pictures on the website. Covered bridge is under lock and key. Small waterfall under…read morebridge. Two picnic tables in whole area - which is not very big. Area hard to find with website instructions. Best thing is it was no cost to enter state park. Come on Georgia! You can do better than this. Best thing was info on the signs.

Not really a business but something fun to seek out and find when you're in Dothan Alabama!read more

Yup it's small. Don't blink or you'll miss it. Our van was longer than the block. We found this as…read morewe were passing through

Kolomoki Mounds State Park near Blakely, Georgia. We recently spent 3 nights there in perfect…read morecamping weather of cool clear mid-March days and nights. The night sky was magnificent. This park is in the southwest corner of Georgia, about 90 miles northwest of Tallahassee, Florida. A very nice and historic state park with ancient Native American mound structures. This is the oldest and largest Woodland Indian site in the southeastern United States, occupied by Native Americans from 350 to 900 C.E. The single campground is on one of two lakes inside the park. It has 25 campsites on a one way loop and a single smallish bath house that is centrally located. Laundry machines are available. There is a boat launch area near the campground entrance. Small boats with 10 hp or less motors are allowed but we only saw folks using their own kayaks or the rental kayaks, canoes or pontoon paddle boats on the small lake. The campstore/office where you check in is near the western entrance to the park. The store was small but nice and the staff was helpful and friendly. Unfortunately, the museum that is actually built incorporating part of a small mound and inside the camp office building was closed, apparently due to a dispute over some of the artifacts. The ranger said thst she expects it to stay closed for a while still. The road inside the campground is paved but the sites are gravel with the exception of the handicapped one we saw. Our site 7 was one of the 9 sites on Lake Kolomoki. This site was a back-in and a bit small in length, but it was pretty level and the western exposure view across the lake was great. Definitely try to get one if these lakefront sites! The pull through sites were larger but not lakefront. As with most Georgia state parks the sites were equipped with a large picnic table, a fire pit, a grill and and pole to hang lights or whatever (please don't hang out trash bags y'all, the dumpster is only 50 yards away). No sewer hookups but the dump station is conveniently located near the campground entrance as is the trash dumpster. We saw three different trails ranging from 1.25 to 2.5 miles long. From what we saw these trails are not bike friendly, but the paved roads were great for biking all around inside the park. There is also the wide open grassy plaza and temple mound area to walk around. The public group area is on Lake Yohala, the second lake down the main road less than a mile east of the campground. That area has the swimming beach, several picnic shelters, bathrooms, a playground, a putt putt golf course and some frisbee golf targets. The main historical feature of this park is the Temple Mound, also marked as Mound A. In 1949 the CCC built a stairway that provides access to the top of Mound A for great views of the area. Mound A is the largest Woodland-period platform mound in Eastern North America, standing 57-feet high, it dominates two smaller burial mounds and several ceremonial mounds. This park is pretty remotely located in a farming area but we did venture out for dinner one night at White Oak Pastures, a place with a country store, farm-to-table restaurant, a farm animal zoo and even pony rides. The reataurant had a menu limited to various burgers and salads. We all really liked the various speciality burgers we had as well as the hand cut fries. At our campsite we saw lots of birds, including purple martins, cardinals, woodpeckers and egrets. We also saw an alligator swimming near the middle if the campground lake. Loud bullfrogs were heard at night. We had a good time camping and exploring this nice park with our camping friends who met us there for the stay.

A vast treasure for exploration for anyone with a sense of historic and imaginative imaginations…read more Great trails the mounds art phenomenal. Great exercise, great beauty, and a learning aspect you just can't find anywhere. I would have given the place 5 * but the bathroom lights are not working in the ladies bathroom, and the mens bathroom is missing the turn dial for the timer switch, down by the lake and beach area. It cost 5 dollars to park.

This Georgia historical marker is located on the grounds of the Early County Courthouse and points…read moreout the history of the county. It reads, "Early County, an original county, was created by Act of December 15, 1818, from Creek Cession of August 9, 1814. At first, it contained Decatur, Seminole, Baker, Mitchell, Calhoun, Miller, Dougherty and parts of Clay, Grady, and Thomas Counties. It was named for Peter Early (1773-1817), judge, state senator, Governor, Congressman. First County Officers, commissioned May 18, 1820, were: Thomas Taylor, Clerk Superior Court; Otheniel Weaver, Clerk Inferior Court; Charles Thigpen, Sur.; Mark Cole, Cor.; John Dill, Tax Rec.; Jefferson Nichols, Tax Collector. John Brockman became Sheriff in July 1820." Peter Early was the 28th Governor of Georgia. The county is bordered on the west by the Chattahoochee River, which forms the border with Alabama. The area was developed by European-American settlers and their African-American enslaved workers for cotton plantations. Agriculture was critical to the economy into the 20th century. The Cohelee Creek Bridge in the county is the southernmost covered bridge still standing. One of the last wooden flagpoles from the American Civil War era is located at the historic courthouse in downtown Blakely. [Review 14767 overall, 268 of 2021, number 402 in Georgia.]

A great place to learn about a 1890's farm and historical buildings and visit the old fashioned ice…read morecream and Soda fountain in the Martin Drug store which houses the original contents of the Martin Drug store that was in Enterprise Alabama

Beautiful place. Not very impressive on anything else. Would not return. The gentlemen in the barn…read morewith the cotton and older items super great

As a matter of fact, I will take the First To Review a place that I grew up going to. With my mom…read moreand older sister highly involved in theater when I was a kid, many times of rehearsals and shows I spent in the audience. My mom even worked for the local theater company... which adds to those nights of doing homework in the seats of the Dothan Opera House. As I got older, I also participated in a few shows here. But most of my time spent here was in the audience. If you compared this theater to some of the great ones in big cities, it might come up a little short. But if you throw in to consideration that it is in a semi small town in south Alabama, it is truly a historic icon that is a great place to watch a show. It has been years since I have come here. But even if they haven't done many updates, everything I remember was pretty good. Comfortable seats with a good view from every seat in the house. The lobby area is a little small. But again, that is if you compare to some of the bigger theaters I have been too. The fact that this theater has withstood the test of time when almost all of entertainment aspect of downtown was non-existent in the 80s and 90s is amazing. Great theater that is a nostalgic icon for me.