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The Peach State
Hoping to stop Spanish expansion from Florida, Georgia was established as the last of America's original 13 colonies. Early plantations flourished, growing crops of rice, indigo and cotton. The state, devastated during the Civil War, was able to rebound from Sherman's March to the Sea, becoming a major commercial hub in the southeast.
Georgia's diverse topography ranges from eastern seaside resorts to the lofty Blue Ridge Mountains in the north. The state's temperate climate, ten nationally run parks sites, a dozen scenic byways and 62 state parks offer countless ways to enjoy outdoor actvities. For history buffs a dozen historic covered bridges, six Atlantic Coast lighthouses, Civil War battle sites and old Savannah will keep you busy.
| Feature Title: | Nearby City: |
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| Lee and Gordon's Mills | Chickamauga |
| Chickamauga Military Park | Fort Oglethrope |
| Cloudland Canyon | Rising Fawn |
| Cherokee Falls | Rising Fawn |
| Euharlee Covered Bridge | Carterville |
| Berry Schools' Old Mill | Rome |
| Ridge and Valley Byway | Villanow |
| The Blue Line | McCaysville |
| Fort Mountain | Chatsworth |
| Blue Ridge Scenic Railroad | Blue Ridge |
| Blue Ridge Lake | Blue Ridge |
| Aska Road Ramble | Blue Ridge |
| Fall Branch Falls | Blue Ridge |
| Toccoa River | Blue Ridge |
| Long Creek Falls | Newport |
| Noontootla Creek | Newport |
| Toccoa Swinging Bridge | Suches |
| Skeenah Mill | Suches |
| Sixes Mill | Lebanon |
| Prater's Mill | Dalton |
| Feature Title: | Nearby City: |
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| Trahlyta Falls | Blairsville |
| Helton Creek Falls | Blairsville |
| Dahlonega Gold Museum | Dahlonega |
| Victoria Bryant Park | Royston |
| Stovall Bridge | Sautee |
| Russell-Brasstown Byway | Helen |
| Alpine Village | Helen |
| Dukes Creek Cascade | Helen |
| Anna Ruby Falls Scenic Area | Helen |
| Nora Mill | Helen |
| Warwoman Dell | Clayton |
| Toccoa Falls | Toccoa |
| Tallulah Gorge | Tallulah Falls |
| Black Rock Mountain | Mountain City |
| Panther-Angel Falls | Lakemont |
| Minnehaha Falls | Lakemont |
| Dillard House | Dillard |
| Barkers Creek Mill | Rabun Gap |
| Brasstown Bald Lookout | Blairsville |
| Amicalola Falls | Dawsonville |
| Watson Mill Bridge | Comer |
| Sell's Mill | Hoschton |
| Barrow County Courthouse | Winder |
| Feature Title: | Nearby City: |
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| Georgia Aquarium | Atlanta |
| Stone Mountain Park | Stone Mountain |
| Dickey House | Stone Mountain |
| Stone Mountain Grist Mill | Stone Mountain |
| Stone Mountain Railway | Stone Mountain |
| Starr's Mill | Senoia |
| The General Locomotive | Kennesaw |
| Feature Title: | Nearby City: |
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| High Falls | Jackson |
| Indian Springs | Flovilla |
| Jackson Lake | Jackson |
| Jarrell Plantation SHS | Juliette |
| Ocmulgee Earthlodge | Macon |
| Courthouse Cavalcade | Forsyth |
| Historic Rutledge | Rutledge |
| Hard Labor Creek | Rutledge |
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| Hamburg Mill | Mitchell |
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| Historic Piedmont Byway | Jewells Mill-Willard |
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| Auchumpkee Bridge | Thomaston |
| Infantry Museum | Columbus |
| Andersonville | Montezuma |
| Georgia Cotton Museum | Vienna |
| Providence Canyon | Lumpkin |
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| Enduring Farmlands Byway | Hawkinsville |
| Feature Title: | Nearby City: |
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| River Street | Savannah |
| Forsyth Park | Savannah |
| Tybee Island Lighthouse | Savannah |
| Fort Pulaski | Savannah |
| Cockspur Island Lighthouse | Savannah |
| Bonaventure Cemetery | Thunderbolt |
| Sapelo Island Lighthouse | Sapelo Island |
| Altamaha Historic Byway | Darien |
| St. Simons Island | St. Simons |
| Christ Church Frederica | St. Simons |
| Jekyll Island | Jekyll Island |
| Driftwood Beach | Jekyll Island |
| Faith Chapel | Jekyll Island |
| Dungeness Ruins | Cumberland Island |
| Feature Title: | Nearby City: |
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| Lapham-Patterson House | Thomasville |
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