Trip: Georgia Weekend –

The Georgia Weekend Trip

A long weekend driving around Georgia

This was a road trip, beginning and ending at my home in Florida -- but that part is pretty boring, so I won't include the details of the long drive on Interstate 75. The rest of the trip is centered around Atlanta and the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains.

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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