Camp Toccoa at Currahee in Toccoa, GA: Where the Band of Brothers Trained (2026)
Camp Toccoa at Currahee is where Easy Company and thousands of WWII paratroopers trained before heading overseas, and you can walk the restored barracks for free. Here's when it's open and how to add it to a Toccoa trip.
Traveler's Rest State Historic Site in Toccoa, GA: Georgia's Last Stagecoach Inn (2026)
Traveler's Rest is a 200-year-old stagecoach inn outside Toccoa where you can walk the same wide pine floors travelers did in the 1800s. Here's when it's open, what it costs and how to make a day of it in Toccoa.
Morgan Hardware in Lavonia, GA: A Hometown Hardware Store Since 1895 (2026)
Morgan Hardware has been helping Lavonia since 1895, and walking in feels like stepping back in time, with shelving that has been in the store for about 80 years. Here's what to see, when to go and who to talk to.
Texvonia Meat Market in Lavonia, GA: Downtown Butcher Shop Guide (2026)
Texvonia Meat Market brought a hometown butcher shop back to downtown Lavonia, with dry-aged steaks and smoked sausage in an old brick market building. Here's what to buy, when they're open and how to fit it in.
Tugaloo State Park in Lavonia, GA: Trails, Camping, Fishing and Lake Hartwell (2026)
Tugaloo State Park sits on a wooded peninsula on Lake Hartwell, 15 minutes from downtown Lavonia, with a short trail, renovated cottages, campsites, great fishing and a megaramp for boats. Here's how to plan your visit.
211 Main Street Restaurant and Bakery in Lavonia, GA: Lunch, Pies and the Dessert Tray (2026)
211 Main Street is the downtown Lavonia lunch spot where the dessert tray comes to your table and the pies sell out. Here's when to go, what to order and what to take home so you don't miss it on a weekend.
The Works Ceramic and Art Studio in Lavonia, GA: Pottery Classes Guide (2026)
The Works is a working pottery studio in downtown Lavonia where you can throw a cup on the wheel, paint a piece and leave with something you made. Here's how to book a class, what it costs and what to expect.
Etowah Indian Mounds in Cartersville, GA: A Complete Visitor Guide
A thousand years ago, thousands of people lived along the Etowah River in Cartersville. Today you can climb the 63 foot mound they built and walk their plaza. Here's how to plan your visit to Etowah Indian Mounds.
Savoy Automobile Museum in Cartersville, GA: A Complete Visitor Guide
Cartersville's Savoy Automobile Museum packs rare cars, rotating exhibits and a hometown tow truck into one easy stop off I-75. Here's how to plan your visit, what's on display now and how to make it a full day.
The Cascades Inn in Tiger, GA: A Waterfall Hideaway Near Clayton (2026 Review)
A family-owned waterfall inn on US 441 just south of Clayton, where the only sound at night is the creek. Here's my night in Suite 4, the stairs most guests miss and where to eat in town.
Toccoa Falls: The 186-Foot Waterfall Hiding on a Georgia College Campus (2026 Guide)
Toccoa Falls drops 186 feet, taller than Niagara, and it's about 100 flat yards from the parking lot. Here's how to get in, when to go, the story behind the falls and what else to do in Toccoa.
Blue Ridge Scenic Railway: Which Ride to Take and How to Book (2026)
The Blue Ridge Scenic Railway is the one thing almost everybody books on a Blue Ridge trip, and it's also the thing people most often book wrong. They grab the shorter ride, end up in an enclosed car on a perfect fall day, or show up 10 minutes before departure and spend the ride split up from their group.
Helen, GA: What to Actually Do Besides Oktoberfest (2026)
Helen is more than the Oktoberfest strip. Here's the Helen I actually use: tubing the Chattahoochee, a hilltop castle, Unicoi State Park, four waterfalls within 20 minutes, and where to eat.
Black Rock Mountain State Park: A Local's Guide to Georgia's Highest State Park (2026)
At 3,640 feet, Black Rock Mountain is Georgia's highest state park, about 10 minutes north of downtown Clayton, with views that stretch up to 80 miles. Here are the best overlooks, trails, fees and tips for your visit.
Anna Ruby Falls: Georgia's Twin Waterfall Near Helen (2026 Guide)
Most waterfalls make you choose between an easy walk and a big payoff. Anna Ruby Falls, Georgia's twin waterfall near Helen, gives you both. Here's the trail, fees, hours and how to plan your visit.
Raven Cliff Falls: The Hike to Georgia's Split-Cliff Waterfall (2026 Guide)
Most waterfalls in Georgia fall off a cliff. Raven Cliff Falls falls through one. Here's what the creekside hike near Helen is like, how long it takes, where to park and what to know before you go.
Ellijay Apple Orchards: The 2026 Fall Apple Picking Guide
Ellijay is Georgia's Apple Capital, and Highway 52 is lined with apple houses, fried pies and cider donuts. Here's every orchard worth your time, what each one does best and how to plan your fall picking day.
Ellijay, GA: A Local's Guide to Georgia's Apple Capital (2026)
Family farms, cider flights on Highway 52 and farm-to-table food: Ellijay is one of my favorite North Georgia towns. Here's where to eat, what to do and how to plan your trip to Georgia's Apple Capital.
Ellijay Mushrooms: Tour a Real Mushroom Farm in North Georgia (2026)
About 10 minutes outside downtown Ellijay, you can walk into the grow houses at Ellijay Mushrooms and watch shiitake, oyster and lion's mane mushrooms grow, for free. Here's what to expect, what to buy and how to make an afternoon of it.
Lavonia, GA: A Small Town Guide to Georgia's Lake Hartwell Gateway (2026)
Most people treat Lavonia as a gas stop on I-85. Two minutes off the exit there's a walkable downtown, with a lake state park 15 minutes up the road. Here's how to spend a day or weekend in Georgia's lake country.