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"While researching A Voyage Long and Strange, I did weird things in remote places. One of my most exotic stops was just north of Atlanta. The Etowah Indian Mounds are a time capsule of a civilization that few know existed. Centuries before Columbus, local Native Americans built earthen domes and crafted artwork from sharks' teeth and marble--all of which is on display in a 54-acre site next to a trailer park in Cartersville, Ga."
• Etowah Indian Mounds State Historic Site 813 Indian Mounds Rd., Cartersville, Ga., 800/864-7275, gastateparks.org, $4.
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