Leave your trek up Stone Mtn and tour of All Things Confederate for your out-of-town visitors/relatives who absolutely must do the museum and such (these are the same visitors who want to go to The Freakin World of Coca Cola).

Stone Mountain’s real spiffiness factor is in the myriad trails and fishing spots. And the Christmas lights, of course. And the sorry pow-wow in November. At least Bill Miller’s always there (which makes it worth it).