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Georgia Guide

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Cleveland, Georgia

After a long drive north out of Florida, and a restful night in Gainesville, Georgia, I was destined for the mountains, and the charming tourist-trap ...

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DeSoto Falls Scenic Area

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KFC’s Big Chicken, Marietta, Georgia

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Brasstown Bald, Georgia Highest Mountain in Georgia

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Wolf Pen Gap Road to Suches, Georgia

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Dahlonega, Georgia

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Divided: Copperhill, Tennessee & McCaysville, Georgia

Perhaps as a kid, you looked at a map and noticed the dotted-and-dashed state line, then imagined that such lines ...

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Tate, Georgia: Marble Tate House

Tate, Georgia is a tiny town that will just take a minute or two to drive through (unless you get ...

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Lake Hartwell: Tugaloo State Park, Georgia

Tugaloo State Park wasn’t originally part of my travel plans. I had hoped to travel south of I-85, hitting several ...

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Tallulah Gorge State Park, Georgia

OK, you’ve peered down into Tallulah Gorge from the Tallulah Point Overlook tourist trap, and got a taste of what ...

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Tallulah Point Overlook

While Tallulah Gorge is a natural wonder (which we will explore more on the next page), Tallulah Point Overlook is ...

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Toccoa Falls, Georgia

One of northern Georgia’s most impressive waterfalls isn’t on National Forest land, or inside the boundaries of a Georgia State ...

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Cornelia, Georgia: Big Red Apple

Georgia as a whole may be known for its prized produce: the peach. But in and around Cornelia, the apple ...

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Brasstown Bald, Georgia Highest Mountain in Georgia

Traveling to the top of the highest mountain in Georgia doesn’t require any climbing at all–at least on foot. Your ...

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Walasi-Yi Store, Appalachian Trail

If you need to gear up for a very long journey along the Appalachian Trail, or just want to hang ...

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DeSoto Falls Scenic Area

If you’d like to view two waterfalls, and take a peaceful walk through the woods, pull off at DeSoto Falls. DeSoto ...

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Dahlonega, Georgia

Dahlonega is a small rural town that draws plenty of tourists. It provides a good stop for lunch, or to ...

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Amicalola Falls, Georgia

As you explore the southern end of the Appalachian Mountains, you’ll come upon many waterfalls. Perhaps none is more impressive, ...

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Plains, Georgia: Boyhood Home of President Jimmy Carter

At first, the thought of visiting the boyhood home of a former president didn’t seem very exciting to me. But, ...

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Alabama to Georgia: Ala. Route 49, US Hwy. 280

After visiting Cheaha State Park, Alabama’s highest point, I had one goal in mind: drive more than 500 miles before ...

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Forsyth, Georgia

Forsyth, Georgia was my final small-town stop before committing to the long drive south on Interstate 75. It’s a nice ...

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Barnesville, Georgia

South of Griffin, US 19 and 41 split. I followed US 41, into the next interesting town, Barnesville. Just like ...

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Griffin, Georgia

The journey from Atlanta to Florida is easy — you just hop onto Interstate 75, and drive for hours. The ...

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KFC’s Big Chicken, Marietta, Georgia

I did not plan on making a stop in Marietta, or taking any pictures, but there’s one attraction that simply ...

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Roswell, Georgia

Roswell offers a great small-town escape from urban Atlanta, and that’s exactly what I was looking for, on Day 4 ...

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World of Coca-Cola

It’s really difficult to visit Atlanta, and not end up at the World of Coca-Cola. The giant tourist trap, set ...

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site

A visit to Atlanta isn’t complete without seeing a neighborhood where history was made, and the attitudes of the nation ...

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Downtown Atlanta: 5 Points, Underground, Capitol

From Centennial Olympic Park, you’re just a few blocks away from the center of Atlanta. The neighborhood known as Five ...

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Centennial Olympic Park, Atlanta

I would much rather hike a trail through the woods than walk through a concrete jungle. Even so, downtown Atlanta ...

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Clermont Hotel, and the Drive Into Atlanta

I decide to devote most of this day to downtown Atlanta, Georgia, but in order to get there, I had ...

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Wolf Pen Gap Road to Suches, Georgia

With the day quickly coming to an end, I went against common sense (which would have taken me directly to ...

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Richard B. Russell Scenic Byway

Between Helen and, well, the middle of nowhere (slightly south of Blairsville), the Richard B. Russell Scenic Byway provides a ...

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Raven Cliffs Trail to Dodd Creek Falls

As you’re driving along the Richard B. Russell Scenic Byway (Georgia Route 348), you’ll come across several great hiking opportunities. ...

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Goats on the Roof, Helen, Georgia

Just when you think you’ve escaped the made-for-tourists town of Helen, Georgia, another tourist trap awaits. About two miles out ...

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Anna Ruby Falls

You shouldn’t visit Helen, Georgia without carving out some time to visit its spectacular neighbor. Located just north of town, ...

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Bavarian-themed Helen, Georgia

Back in the 1960’s, the local leaders of a dwindling logging town in north Georgia came up with a great ...

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Cleveland, Georgia

After a long drive north out of Florida, and a restful night in Gainesville, Georgia, I was destined for the ...

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