PHOTO: COURTESY OF THE BIEDENHARN COCA-COLA MUSEUM
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Displays of Coca-Cola memorabilia.
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The Other Coca-Cola Museum
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Atlanta may be the birthplace of Coca-Cola, but if you’ve ever enjoyed a bottle of ice-cold Coke on the go, then the late Joseph Biedenharn, the owner of a charming candy shop and soda fountain in Vicksburg, Mississippi, is the one responsible. Back in 1894, his shop was the first establishment to bottle the beverage, which until then could only be sipped at on-site fountains. Eventually, the original building became the Biedenharn Coca-Cola Museum, and this month visitors will celebrate the fizzy first with a 130th anniversary sock hop, drive-in movie, and bourbon and Coke tasting. Read on to learn more about it and other notable museums around the South.
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Mobile, Alabama. Looking to fatten up before a Lenten fast, my wife and I and some friends headed to Mobile for the country’s oldest Mardis Gras celebration, dating back to 1703 (sorry, NOLA). While we had a blast sipping frozen cocktails and Carnival-themed beers from Braided River Brewing Co. and catching Moon Pies from the passing parade, there was plenty of fun to be had in the Port City even when the beads weren’t flying.
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Arts and eats: The city’s historic LoDa (Lower Dauphin St.) district is vibrant with live music, gallery open houses, and shops. It’s also a place where the culinary arts shine, featuring just about every type of cuisine and libation you can imagine. A standout is the Noble South, a Southern-themed farm-to-table spot with a rotating menu of seasonal dishes and an inventive cocktail menu.
- Go wild: Mother Nature is always on parade in the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta, 260,000 acres of wetland just outside of the city. Charter a seat on a fan boat or rent your own kayak and head out on the so-called “American Amazon,” one of the most biodiverse ecosystems in the world, home to hundreds of species of plants, birds, fish, reptiles, mammals, and amphibians—many of them rare or endangered.
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Bloom town: For a more curated encounter with flora, take a small jaunt to Bellingrath Gardens & Home, a sixty-five-acre garden and former estate of Coca-Cola bottling magnate Walter and Bessie Bellingrath. Year-round bloomers include spring azaleas, summer roses and hydrangeas, fall chrysanthemums, and in winter, more than four hundred varieties of camellias, Alabama’s state flower. You can also tour the time-capsule 1935 mansion, replete with original furnishings and an eye-popping collection of silver, crystal, and china.
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