Georgia

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TRAVEL GUIDE

Savannah

Savannah is such a warm, welcoming city that you may find it especially easy to get acquainted with the "Hostess City," as it is known to those

Atlanta

Originally built as the terminus of the Western & Atlantic Railroad, Atlanta remains a hub for transportation (with the world's busiest

Historic District

Georgia's sage founder, General James Oglethorpe, laid out the city on a grid as logical as a geometry solution. The Historic District is neatly

Midtown and Westside

Greater Savannah

St. Simons Island

St. Simons may be the Golden Isles' most developed vacation destination: here you can swim and sun, golf, hike, fish, ride horseback, tour historic

Buckhead

Downtown

Sweet Auburn, the Old Fourth Ward, and East Atlanta

Jekyll Island

For 56 winters, between 1886 and 1942, America's rich and famous faithfully came south to Jekyll Island. Through the Gilded Age, World War I

Little Five Points and Inman Park

Augusta

Although Augusta escaped the ravages of Union troops during the Civil War, nature itself was not so kind. On a crossing of the Savannah River

Dahlonega

Hoards of fortune seekers stormed the town of Dahlonega (pronounced dah-LON-eh-gah) in the 1820s after the discovery of gold in the nearby hills

Clayton

The town of Clayton, with a downtown filled with shops, is a gateway to North Georgia's mountains. The beautiful lakeshore and the grandeur

Athens

Athens, an artistic jewel of the American South, is known as a breeding ground for famed rock groups such as the B-52s and R.E.M. Because of

Macon

At the state's geographic center, Macon, founded in 1823, has more than 100,000 flowering cherry trees, which it celebrates each March with

Helen and Sautee-Nacoochee Valley

Helen was founded at the turn of the 20th century as a simple lumber outpost. In the 1960s, when logging declined, business leaders came up

Thomasville

This appealing small town in the Tallahassee Red Hills started out as an agrarian community like its neighbors. Cotton and other cash crops

Sapelo Island

The fourth-largest of Georgia's coastal isles—and bigger than Bermuda—Sapelo Island is a unique community in North America. It still bears evidence

Pine Mountain

Pine Mountain Ridge is the last foothill of the Appalachian chain, and the town of Pine Mountain rests at the same elevation as Atlanta, making

Virginia-Highland and Emory

Plains

This rural farming town—originally named the Plains of Dura after the biblical story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—is the birthplace and

Cumberland Island

Columbus

During the Civil War, Columbus supplied uniforms, weapons, and other goods to the Confederate army, making the city a prime target for Union

Blue Ridge and Ellijay

Blue Ridge is one of the most pleasant small mountain towns in North Georgia. After you've eaten breakfast or lunch and shopped for antiques

Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge

Larger than all of Georgia's barrier islands combined, the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge covers 700 square miles of southeastern Georgia

Tybee Island

The barrier island 18 miles east of Savannah, formerly known as Savannah Beach, has been a destination since the 1920s, when a train connected

Rome and the Chieftain's Trail

Nestled in the countryside of Northwest Georgia is the antebellum town of Rome. Like its Italian namesake, it’s built on seven hills with a

Hiawassee, Young Harris and Lake Chatuge

The little town of Hiawassee, population 750, and nearby Young Harris, population 600, are near the largest lake in North Georgia, Lake Chatuge

Madison

In 1809 Madison was described as "the most cultured and aristocratic town on the stagecoach route from Charleston to New Orleans," and today

Milledgeville

Novelist and short-story writer Flannery O'Connor is one of Milledgeville's most famous residents. The author of novels Wise Blood and The

Warm Springs

Renowned for centuries for the supposed healing properties of its thermal waters, Warm Springs is where the Creek Indians brought their wounded

Eatonton

Right in the middle of the Antebellum Trail, Eatonton is a historic trove of houses that still retains the rare Southern architecture that survived

Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park

With nearly a million visitors a year, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park is one of the most popular battlefields in the country

Sea Island

Little St. Simons Island

New Echota

Washington

Savannah

Savannah is such a warm, welcoming city that you may find it especially easy to get acquainted with the "Hostess City," as it is known to those

Atlanta

Originally built as the terminus of the Western & Atlantic Railroad, Atlanta remains a hub for transportation (with the world's busiest

Augusta

Although Augusta escaped the ravages of Union troops during the Civil War, nature itself was not so kind. On a crossing of the Savannah River

Dahlonega

Hoards of fortune seekers stormed the town of Dahlonega (pronounced dah-LON-eh-gah) in the 1820s after the discovery of gold in the nearby hills

Clayton

The town of Clayton, with a downtown filled with shops, is a gateway to North Georgia's mountains. The beautiful lakeshore and the grandeur

Athens

Athens, an artistic jewel of the American South, is known as a breeding ground for famed rock groups such as the B-52s and R.E.M. Because of

Macon

At the state's geographic center, Macon, founded in 1823, has more than 100,000 flowering cherry trees, which it celebrates each March with

Helen and Sautee-Nacoochee Valley

Helen was founded at the turn of the 20th century as a simple lumber outpost. In the 1960s, when logging declined, business leaders came up

Thomasville

This appealing small town in the Tallahassee Red Hills started out as an agrarian community like its neighbors. Cotton and other cash crops

Pine Mountain

Pine Mountain Ridge is the last foothill of the Appalachian chain, and the town of Pine Mountain rests at the same elevation as Atlanta, making

Columbus

During the Civil War, Columbus supplied uniforms, weapons, and other goods to the Confederate army, making the city a prime target for Union

Plains

This rural farming town—originally named the Plains of Dura after the biblical story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—is the birthplace and

Blue Ridge and Ellijay

Blue Ridge is one of the most pleasant small mountain towns in North Georgia. After you've eaten breakfast or lunch and shopped for antiques

Rome and the Chieftain's Trail

Nestled in the countryside of Northwest Georgia is the antebellum town of Rome. Like its Italian namesake, it’s built on seven hills with a

Milledgeville

Novelist and short-story writer Flannery O'Connor is one of Milledgeville's most famous residents. The author of novels Wise Blood and The

Hiawassee, Young Harris and Lake Chatuge

The little town of Hiawassee, population 750, and nearby Young Harris, population 600, are near the largest lake in North Georgia, Lake Chatuge

Madison

In 1809 Madison was described as "the most cultured and aristocratic town on the stagecoach route from Charleston to New Orleans," and today

Warm Springs

Renowned for centuries for the supposed healing properties of its thermal waters, Warm Springs is where the Creek Indians brought their wounded

Eatonton

Right in the middle of the Antebellum Trail, Eatonton is a historic trove of houses that still retains the rare Southern architecture that survived

Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park

With nearly a million visitors a year, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park is one of the most popular battlefields in the country

New Echota

Washington

Central and North Georgia

It is often said there are two Georgias: Atlanta and the rest of the state. While Atlanta offers bright lights and big-city action, the regions

The Coastal Isles and the Okefenokee

Georgia's lush barrier islands meander down the Atlantic coast from Savannah to the Florida border. Notable for their subtropical beauty and

Southwest Georgia

The rolling agricultural landscapes of a slower, older South, where things remain much the same as they were for generations, can be found within

Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge

Larger than all of Georgia's barrier islands combined, the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge covers 700 square miles of southeastern Georgia

St. Simons Island

St. Simons may be the Golden Isles' most developed vacation destination: here you can swim and sun, golf, hike, fish, ride horseback, tour historic

Jekyll Island

For 56 winters, between 1886 and 1942, America's rich and famous faithfully came south to Jekyll Island. Through the Gilded Age, World War I

Sapelo Island

The fourth-largest of Georgia's coastal isles—and bigger than Bermuda—Sapelo Island is a unique community in North America. It still bears evidence

Cumberland Island

Tybee Island

The barrier island 18 miles east of Savannah, formerly known as Savannah Beach, has been a destination since the 1920s, when a train connected

Sea Island

Little St. Simons Island