Member Insights | Resource List: Southeast Chapters
A Member Insights blog post by 2017 SLA President Dee Magnoni highlights a few favorite local destinations and foods of members from the southeastern United States chapters. (Learn more about the Member Insights Series.)
Here is a more detailed list compiled from responses from members of the Southeast Chapters:
Cross-state Favorites
- Southern Appalachian Mountains: https://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/northcarolina/placesweprotect/southern-appalachians.xml?redirect=https-301
- Low country cuisine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowcountry_cuisine
Pensacola, FL
- Naval Aviation Museum: http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/
- Palafox Street: http://www.visitflorida.com/en-us/cities/pensacola/why-palafox-street-is-the-heart-of-pensacola.html
Georgia
- Cumberland Island: https://www.nps.gov/cuis/index.htm
- Atlanta
- Ponce Market: http://www.poncecitymarket.com/
- DragonCon: http://www.dragoncon.org/
- Krog Bar: http://www.krogbar.com/index.html
North Carolina
- Durham
- Sarah Duke Gardens: http://gardens.duke.edu/
- Durham Performing Arts Center: https://www.dpacnc.com/
- Nana’s (classic with gourmet twist): http://www.nanasdurham.com/
- Mateo’s Bar de Tapas: http://mateotapas.com/index.htm
- Gonza Tacos Y Tequila (amazing Mexican food): http://durham.gonzatacosytequila.com/
- Original Q Shack ( all types of barbeque from pork to pulled chicken or beef brisket): http://www.theqshackoriginal.com/
- Bull City Burger and Brewery (amazing burgers including a homemade veggie burger!): http://www.bullcityburgerandbrewery.com/
- Refectory Café (great healthy food): https://www.therefectorycafe.com/
- Rue Cler (lovely French food): http://www.ruecler-durham.com/
- Vin Rouge ( more French): http://vinrougerestaurant.com/
- Chapel Hill
- Botanical Garden: http://ncbg.unc.edu/
- Duke University Chapel: https://chapel.duke.edu/
- Ackland Art Museum: http://ackland.org/
- Morehead Planetarium: http://moreheadplanetarium.org/
- Lantern (North Carolina ingredients with Asian twist): http://www.lanternrestaurant.com/
- **Their chef owner Andrea Reusing won the James beard Award for Best Chef in 2011.**
- Mediterranean Deli: http://www.mediterraneandeli.com/menu
- 411 West Italian Café: http://www.411west.com/
- Top of the Hill Restaurant & Brewery ( great view of Franklin Street): http://www.thetopofthehill.com/
- Weathervane Restaurant (lovely weekend brunch): http://www.southernseason.com/restaurant/chapel-hill/weathervane-story/
- Glasshalfull: https://glasshalfull.net/
- Acme: http://acmecarrboro.com/menu/brunch/
- Sutton’s Drug Store (old fashioned soda shop) in the heart of Chapel Hill on Franklin Street—great burgers and hot dogs. The UNC Basketball Team eats there sometimes and autographed basketball jerseys and sports museum items are on display. A very good breakfast too!: http://www.suttonsdrugstore.com/
- Bin 54: http://bin54chapelhill.com/
- City Kitchen: http://citykitchenchapelhill.com/
- Crook’s Corner (classic shrimp and grits!): http://www.crookscorner.com/
