Southern Living's 2010 Georgia Idea House is in Senoia, open for tours through December. It's a brownstone just blocks from the pretty little downtown area.  The town has restaurants, a bakery, coffee shop, antique shops and funky in-town boutiques. It’s also the home of Riverwood Studios. Evidence of the many movies that have been filmed here can be seen in the brass plaques in the sidewalk.

While people here enjoy 21^st century life – there’s also a deep respect for history. After soaking up ideas from the latest in interior designers, you'll want to see the Buggy Shop Museum. In a world where high-speed rail is the next expectation and Broadband speed is the norm for communications, it’s hard to imagine what life was like when going somewhere meant leading the horse over to a buggy and buckling harnesses in place. This little museum, 15 years old this year, offers a glimpse of a time when the latest innovation in transportation didn’t involve voice-controlled syncing.

Many of the exhibits are items from the Baggarly Brothers Buggy Company which operated here in the 19^th century. But there are plenty of other fascinating displays and memorabilia to be seen in this little building, including antique cars, quilts, specialty pens, old newspapers stories, pianos, farm equipment. For a brief period, the little store served as the local Coca-Cola bottling plant, utilizing water from a hand-dug well which is still inside the building. It also served as the town’s first gas station.

Janet Baggarly, widow of Walter Baggarly, a descendant of the first Baggerly who came to the area in 1806, opens the museum Thursday through Saturday from 1 until “about” 6 p.m. April through November. There is no admission charge, but donations are welcome.