Thomasville

Set apart from many destinations because of its award-winning downtown and preserved historical fabric, Thomasville, Georgia, is truly worth the trip. Stroll brick-paved streets as you explore more than 100 specialty shops, boutiques and restaurants. Proximity to farmland ensures restaurant menus are packed with fresh produce as well as options around wild game and quail, which are regional specialties. 

Known as Georgia's Rose City, Thomasville showcases more than 1,500 blooms in the Thomasville Rose Garden and celebrates the flowers every spring during the Rose Show & Festival. The festival has been a southwest Georgia tradition since 1922. Other must-sees include The Big Oak, a live oak tree from circa 1680, and the Taste of Thomasville Food Tour.

Speaking of food, you'll certainly work up an appetite while exploring, and then town's impressive culinary scene will more than deliver. Nom on made-from-scratch bagels at Empire Bagel and Delicatessen in flavors like poppy seed and pimento cheese. Visit Liam's for charcuterie boards and meat-centric mains or Jonah's Fish & Grits for an array of expertly prepared seafood. Find a table at Sweet Grass Dairy Cheese Shop & Restaurant to indulge in cheese-topped burgers and craft cocktails. Stock up on the signature Thomasville Tomme to take home.

Immerse yourself in the area's history at a handful of museums, including the seven historical structures at the Thomasville History Center, which includes the spectacular Lapham-Patterson House, a Victorian-era architectural marvel built for a Chicago shoe merchant in 1884. There's also the Jack Hadley Black History Museum, focused on nearly 5,000 African American artifacts with an emphasis on Thomasville’s first Black achievers, including stories and exhibits on Buffalo Soldiers, and Blacks in the military from the Spanish American War to Desert Storm.

Thomasville offers glimpses into the grand Victorian era, during which Thomasville was known as the "Winter Resort of the South," thanks to easy accessibility by railroad from north and south. Visitors enjoyed hunting, fishing, golf, horse racing, bicycling and socializing with others seeking leisure time in this beautiful city. 

Stay the night at Thomasville Bed and Breakfast, a beautifully restored Queen Anne home within walking distance of downtown. Guests rave about the multi-course breakfast and sumptuous, jewel-toned rooms.