Top Things to Do in Georgia
Atlanta
Atlanta Beltline
The Beltline is one of Atlanta’s most popular destinations. It is a former railroad converted into a multi-use trail which connects many of Atlanta neighborhoods. There are many bars, restaurants, and stores along the way. Ponce City Market being the most popular.
Piedmont Park
Nestled between Midtown and Virginia Highland neighborhoods is Piedmont Park surrounded by green space. It features jogging paths, tennis courts, basketball courts, softball, dog parks and more.
Atlanta Botanical Garden
30 acres of botanical gardens located adjacent to Piedmont Park. There are different events and exhibitions so it is never the same place twice.
Georgia Aquarium
It houses more than 100,000 animals and represents several thousand species, all of which reside in 10 million US gallons of marine and salt water. It was the largest aquarium in the world from its opening in 2005 until 2012
High Museum of Art
Leading art museum in the Southeastern United States. more than 15,000 works of art in its permanent collection which includes nineteenth-twentieth-century American and decorative art, European paintings, African American art, modern and contemporary art
Cabbagetown
An artsy neighborhood with 1800s mill cottages, cozy eateries, and lots of street art, specially in Krog Street Tunnel. Oakland Cemetery features lavish 19th-century memorials and the grave of “Gone With the Wind” author Margaret Mitchell.
Stone Mountain
Stone Mountain Park
There is plenty of things to do in Stone Mountain. Hiking, biking, kayaking, camping, Lasershows, shopping, attractions, and many more. Stone mountain has an enormous rock relief on its north face, the largest bas-relief in the world. The carving depicts three Confederate figures, Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson.
North Georgia
Brasstown Bald
Brasstown Bald is the highest point in the U.S. state of Georgia. You can drive almost to the top. There is a steep, paved 1/2 mile trail that leads from the parking lot to the Visitor Information Center on the Bald. The best time to visit is during the fall for the fall leaves.
Admission fee is $5 per adult (16 & up.) Children 15 & under get in free.
Gibbs Gardens
This is a 220 acre privately owned garden consisting of 3 feature gardens – Manor House Gardens, Japanese and Waterlily Gardens.
Yonah Mountain
This is a pretty difficult hike, but the views from the top are worth it!
The trail is 4.4 miles round trip with a steady elevation gain of over 1,400 feet.
Savannah
SCAD Museum of Art
Contemporary museum containing a permanent collection of more than 4,500 pieces including haute couture, drawings, painting, sculpture, photography, prints and more. It is not huge but the works are of high quality.
Savannah River Street
Lively street next to the Savannah River containing galleries, boutiques, artist’s studios, restaurants and pubs. If you’re lucky, you may even see the U.S Coast Guard practicing jumping from a helicopter onto the river.
In the Savannah Historic District of Downtown Savannah, possession and consumption on the street of one alcoholic beverage in an open plastic container of no more than 16 ounces is allowed. In other words, you can drink in public!
Wormsloe Historic Site
This former plantation is the site of the oldest standing structure in Savannah. A picturesque 1.5 miles of over 400 oak trees adorned with Spanish moss welcomes you. Be sure and follow the costumed guide on the nature trails!
Bonaventure Cemetery
Cemetery rich in folklore, moss draped oak trees, beautiful sculptures and architecture.
Cumberland Island
Dungeness Ruins
59-room Scottish mansion originally built in the 19th-century, now in ruins after being ravaged by a fire.
Super cool location with wild horses roaming around the island!
It is kind of expensive to visit. $10 entrance fee and $30 for the ferry ride for adults (check Cumberland island for all prices) But it is totally worth it!!
