Congratulations, Athens!

The L.A. Times just published a list of 29 places to visit in 2009, and Athens, Ga., made the list! One of only a few destinations in the United States (the others are San Elijo State Beach, in California; Honolulu; Virginia City, Nevada; Las Vegas; and Yosemite National Park), it's alongside such exotic places as Laos, Uruguay and Borneo. While we might quibble with their choice of a gameday photo to illustrate the piece, the words speak of the diversity and historical interest of Athens. We only hope the new visitors inspired by the article can wait until this summer, when they'll have the chance to see Lord Love You: Works by R.A. Miller from the Mullis Collection, on view at the Lyndon House Arts Center, as we don't otherwise have a venue for them to experience what the Georgia Museum of Art has to offer.