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Callaway Gardens Resort and Preserve
Callaway Gardens Resort and Preserve Review
South of Pine Mountain Village lies the area's main draw: a 14,000-acre golf, tennis, and spa resort with a combination of elaborate, cultivated gardens and natural woodlands. This family-friendly destination was developed in the 1930s by textile magnate Cason J. Callaway and his wife, Virginia, as a way to breathe new life into the area's dormant cotton fields. With more than 1,000 varieties, the Day Butterfly Center is one of the largest free-flight conservatories in North America. Mountain Creek Lake is well stocked with largemouth bass and bream. Ida Cason Callaway Memorial Chapel —a favorite wedding venue—is a lovely stone chapel nestled in the woods alongside a lake and babbling stream. During the holidays, Callaway lights up with the popular "Fantasy in Lights."
- Address: 17800 U. S. Hwy. 27, Pine Mountain, GA 31822 | Map It
- Phone: 706/663-2281; 800/225-5292
- Cost: $18; free to overnight guests
- Hours: Mid-Mar.--early Sept., daily 9--6; mid-Sept.--early Mar., daily 9--5
- Website: www.callawaygardens.com
- Location: Pine Mountain
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