As the pelican flies, it's a mere 100 miles from Georgia's northern border with South Carolina to its southern boundary at the Florida state line. But there's so much to discover along the way. Venture off interstate highways and follow the meandering two-lane route that skirts the coast past...
Georgia is famous for traditional Southern cooking, and you can find native cuisine on menus at casual eateries, fine-dining restaurants, quaint cafés, and even food trucks. Wherever you go, anticipate delicious food, warm hospitality and Georgia-grown ingredients. Among the biggest hits: Boiled...
A wide array of Georgia restaurateurs, foodies and other advocates are heeding the call to "eat local." Star chefs continue to build seasonal, local menus to expose guests to the bounty of natural goods available just around the corner. While the locavore movement may have originally planted roots...
A play, concert or ballet can leave you with a long-lasting emotional, mental and even physical memory. The transformative nature of the arts is often enhanced by the magnificent halls, quaint theaters and historic homes where they’re performed. Georgia has an abundance of fantastic venues where you...
Georgia contains scores of celebrated architectural landmarks. Many are counted among National Historic Sites and listed on the National Register of Historic Places — and most are open for daily tours. Greek Revival, English Regency and Gothic architecture in Savannah Begin your explorations in...
These weekend getaways are easy on the wallet and an easy drive from all of Georgia's neighboring states.
The first act of the Revolutionary War in Georgia occurred after the Battles of Lexington and Concord, when revolutionaries broke into a powder magazine in Savannah on May 11, 1775. After violence in the backcountry and the seizure of rice-laden merchant ships in the Savannah harbor by British...
Walk along paths that curve gracefully through blooming bushes, towering trees and toward babbling brooks. Reflect on tributes to American heroes, historic figures and life itself. Visit gardens in Northwest Georgia and the Northeast Georgia Mountains to experience uncommon beauty any time of year.
After leaving her small town life in favor of a career in fashion in New York City, a Southern girl must return home. She needs a divorce from her childhood sweetheart to marry her current boyfriend, but he isn't letting her go easily. Despite the name, "Sweet Home Alabama" was actually filmed in...
Two New Yorkers are accused of a murder in rural Alabama and must call in their inept cousin Vinny to defend them in court. Jokes abound when the Northern and Southern stereotypes collide. Joe Pesci, Ralph Macchio and Marisa Tomei star in the film, which has become one of Georgia's most iconic...