Southwest Georgia Travel Guide
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Fodor's The Carolinas & Georgia
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The rolling agricultural landscapes of a slower, older South, where things remain much the same as they were for generations, can be found within a couple of hours' drive of Atlanta's high-rise bustle. Here small towns evoke a time when the world was a simpler place, where people lived close to the land and life was measured on a personal scale. In southwest Georgia, peanuts, corn, tobacco, and cotton are the lifeblood of the local economies, and you're as likely to see a tractor on a country road as a car.
Southwest Georgia Hotels
Lodging in the area runs the gamut from elegant, luxurious properties to low-profile but unique B&Bs to reliable and inexpensive chain hotels. RV parks...read more
Southwest Georgia Restaurants
This region of Georgia does lovely things by slow-cooking pork over green oak. Pit barbecue joints in the area are homey, hands-on, and relatively inexpensive...read more
Things To Do in Southwest Georgia
Explore the best sights, entertainment, and shopping with our top choices and insider tips.
Travel Deals in Southwest Georgia
- $139 -- Atlanta: 4-Diamond Buckhead Hotel, Save 40% JW Marriott Atlanta Buckhead
- $149 -- Blue Ridge Mountains Lakeside Retreat, 40% Off The Ridges Resort & Marina
- $23 per day & up -- Car rentals in Atlanta, up to 10% Off Sixt Rent a Car
- $99 -- Athens Hotel near University incl. Wi-Fi & Breakfast — $99 SpringHill Suites by Marriott Athens Georgia Hotel
- $19.99 per day -- Rent a Chevrolet Cruze in Atlanta — $20 Sixt Rent a Car
Southwest Georgia Experiences
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Callaway Gardens Resort and Preserve: 14,000 acres of gardens and parkland make this the raison d'être for visiting Pine Mountain. In spring... Read more
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Collards, grits, mac 'n' cheese—the list of snacks originating from the South is long with a storied history that dates back to the plantation... Read more
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Such was Georgia's preeminence in world cotton production at the turn of the 20th century that the international market price was set at the... Read more
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Tomorrow I head out on my next trip: Georgia, Armenia, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan. Read more
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Does anyone have any recommendations for well located, local (ie, non-chain, non-Marriott) hotels in these three cities (trip not until next August).
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