Florence Marina State Park in Omaha, Georgia, USA, covers 173 acres along the eastern shore of 45,000-acre Lake Walter F. George (also called Lake Eufaula) where the Chattahoochee River meets the reservoir.
Helen, Georgia, nestles in White County's Nacoochee Valley along the Chattahoochee River in the North Georgia mountains, originally Cherokee territory transformed by 1828 gold rushes and later booming lumber mills that built the town around 1913, named for a railroad surveyor's daughter.
Chattahoochee Bend State Park in northwest Coweta County, Georgia, USA, covers 2,910 acres along a scenic bend of the Chattahoochee River, making it one of the state's largest parks.
Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia, is a lavish performing arts venue seating 4,665, originally conceived in 1927 as a Shriners temple but completed as a movie palace by William Fox, opening on Christmas Day 1929 amid the Great Depression.
Mistletoe State Park covers 1,972 acres northwest of Augusta, Georgia, on the southern shore of massive 71,100-acre Lake Strom Thurmond (Clarks Hill Lake), renowned as one of the nation's top bass fishing destinations.
Dahlonega Gold Museum State Historic Site in Dahlonega, Georgia, USA, is housed in the historic 1836 Lumpkin County Courthouse, Georgia's oldest surviving county courthouse, and commemorates the nation's first major gold rush that began in 1828–1829, twenty years before California's famous 1849 rush.
Athens, Georgia, founded in 1801 as the seat of Clarke County and home to the University of Georgia—the nation's first chartered state university—lies along the Oconee River in the Piedmont region, blending college-town energy with Southern heritage.
Sweetwater Creek State Park, a 2,549-acre wilderness tract in east Douglas County, Georgia, USA, just 15 miles from downtown Atlanta, follows the namesake creek through rolling forests to the dramatic Civil War ruins of the New Manchester Manufacturing Company mill, burned by Union forces in 1864 with its women and children workers exiled as refugees.
Rock City Gardens, perched atop Lookout Mountain in Lookout Mountain, Georgia, is a renowned roadside attraction opened to the public in 1932 by Garnet and Frieda Carter, spanning 14 acres of ancient rock formations, lush gardens, and trails inspired by European folklore.
Panola Mountain State Park near Stockbridge in Rockdale County, Georgia, USA, spans 1,635 acres and protects a pristine 100-acre granite monadnock rising 260 feet above the South River, designated a National Natural Landmark for its rare ecosystem of unique plants and animals unchanged since Native American times.
Chippewa Square in Savannah, Georgia, was laid out in 1815 as one of the city's 22 historic squares, named to honor American soldiers who fought in the Battle of Chippewa during the War of 1812.
Fort King George State Historic Site in Darien, Georgia, USA, preserves the oldest remaining English fort on Georgia's coast, built in 1721 as the southernmost outpost of the British Empire in North America.
Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation State Historic Site in Brunswick, Georgia, USA, preserves a 1,268-acre former rice plantation along the Altamaha River that operated from the early 1800s until 1913 using enslaved African labor, later transitioning to a dairy farm.
Wormsloe State Historic Site near Savannah, Georgia, preserves the colonial estate of Noble Jones, who arrived with founder James Oglethorpe in 1733 and built one of the oldest structures in the area—a tabby-fortified house from 1745 to defend against Spanish threats.
Elijah Clark State Park in Lincolnton, Georgia, USA, covers 447 acres along the western shore of the massive 71,100-acre Clarks Hill Lake (also known as Lake Strom Thurmond), one of the Southeast's largest lakes.
Smithgall Woods State Park near Helen in north Georgia, USA, spans 5,844 acres of reclaimed wilderness with old-growth forests, 12 miles of premier trout streams like Dukes Creek for catch-and-release fishing (reservations required), and abundant wildlife including wild turkeys, bears, and deer.
Savannah, Georgia, founded in 1733 by General James Oglethorpe as the first city of Britain's last American colony, stands as America's oldest planned urban grid with 24 moss-shaded squares, wide boulevards, and riverfront bluffs along the Savannah River.
Fort Mountain State Park in Chatsworth, Georgia, USA, covers 3,712 acres atop Fort Mountain near the Cohutta Wilderness, named for a mysterious 855-foot-long ancient rock wall thought built by Native Americans as a fortification or ceremonial marker.
