Larry Bleiberg Archives – Garden & Gun https://gardenandgun.com/author/larry-bleiberg/ Garden and Gun magazine celebrates the modern South and features the best in Southern food, style, travel, music, art, literature, and sporting culture. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 20:20:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 This Little Tennessee Town Welcomes a Once-in-a-Century Carousel of Dreams https://gardenandgun.com/articles/this-little-tennessee-town-welcomes-a-once-in-a-century-carousel-of-dreams Wed, 25 Jun 2025 20:19:47 +0000 https://gardenandgun.com/?p=214694 The first hand-carved carousel produced by one person in over one hundred years is now spinning in Franklin

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]]> National Medal of Honor Museum Opens in Arlington, Texas https://gardenandgun.com/articles/national-medal-of-honor-museum-opens-in-arlington-texas Wed, 26 Mar 2025 14:54:10 +0000 https://gardenandgun.com/?p=210588 “These are just ordinary people who in a moment of extreme danger or stress did something extraordinary”

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]]> Revisit Timeless Landmarks in Richmond https://gardenandgun.com/articles/revisit-timeless-landmarks-in-richmond Tue, 25 Mar 2025 14:10:51 +0000 https://gardenandgun.com/?p=209604 A reimagined hotel, a historic church, and a classic overlook await

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]]> Return to the Birthplace of Rock and Roll https://gardenandgun.com/articles/return-to-the-birthplace-of-rock-and-roll Tue, 25 Mar 2025 14:10:48 +0000 https://gardenandgun.com/?p=208171 The small building played an outsize role in music history

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]]> The Quietly Powerful Story of Louisiana’s Cane River Creole National Historical Park https://gardenandgun.com/articles/the-quietly-powerful-story-of-louisianas-cane-river-creole-national-historical-park Tue, 11 Feb 2025 14:30:59 +0000 https://gardenandgun.com/?p=208334 The Natchitoches visitor center got a recent revamp, but doesn’t varnish the past

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]]> This Pro Mini Golf Champion Has Heard the Jokes, and He’s Laughing All the Way to the Bank https://gardenandgun.com/articles/this-pro-mini-golf-champion-has-heard-the-jokes-and-hes-laughing-all-the-way-to-the-bank Wed, 09 Oct 2024 17:40:33 +0000 https://gardenandgun.com/?p=202424 Gary Hester is among the elite putters competing in the Master’s of mini golf this week in Myrtle Beach

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]]> This Month: Explore History on Foot in D.C. https://gardenandgun.com/articles/this-month-explore-history-on-foot-in-d-c Mon, 09 Sep 2024 17:15:00 +0000 https://gardenandgun.com/?p=200540 "Walking Town" marks twenty-five years of niche tours in the capital

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]]> Libby Hill Park: The View That Named Richmond https://gardenandgun.com/articles/libby-hill-park-the-view-that-named-richmond Mon, 17 Jun 2024 20:41:23 +0000 https://gardenandgun.com/?p=197285 The overlook that inspired the city's name is still a local favorite

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]]> October Sky Turns Twenty-Five https://gardenandgun.com/articles/october-sky-turns-twenty-five Wed, 14 Feb 2024 21:49:43 +0000 https://gardenandgun.com/?p=190788 Visitors still travel to the little West Virginia town that inspired the film and the book, Rocket Boys

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]]> The Last U.S. Pandas Are in Atlanta—but the Clock Is Ticking https://gardenandgun.com/articles/the-last-u-s-pandas-are-in-atlanta-but-the-clock-is-ticking Thu, 25 Jan 2024 18:38:59 +0000 https://gardenandgun.com/?p=189216 The animals head back to China this year, bringing the city’s twenty-five-year bear love affair to a close

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