Augusta: where flowers cover the golf course

The Augusta National Golf Club, home of the Masters since 1934, remains closed to the public most of the year, opening only for the tournament and a few selected events.

A short walk away, the Savannah Riverfront, revitalized over recent decades, offers a pedestrian path along the natural border with South Carolina.

Continuing, you can visit the Augusta History Museum, which tells the story of the city's cotton and industrial past before its golfing fame.

As evening approaches, the Broad Street district, the main artery of the historic center, comes alive with restaurants and bars in restored nineteenth-century buildings.

Every hole at Augusta National is named after a plant or flower, and the club's groundskeepers work year-round to ensure the azaleas are in full bloom precisely during tournament week in April.

The exclusivity of Augusta National is so extreme that even wealthy members must wait years to receive an invitation to play, while the public can only attend as spectators during the tournament.