Welcome to Georgia

Georgia is a beautiful, under-appreciated state of beauty. Since moving here in 2018, we have made it our goal to explore frequently and everywhere. Before, I knew nothing about this state; now, although I want you to experience it, I also want to keep it more of a secret. There’s so much goodness. Let me show you!

Native American Sites

• Etowah Indian Mounds Historic Site in Cartersville
• Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park in Macon
• Rock Eagle and Rock Hawk Effigy Mounds east of Atlanta
• Chief Vann Historic Site in Chatsworth
• Kolomoki Mounds State Park in Blakely

Civil War Sites

• National Civil War Naval Museum in Columbus
• Atlanta History Center for the Cyclorama of the Battle of Atlanta in Atlanta
• Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park in Atlanta
• Andersonville National Historic Site – Confederate prisoner of war camp in Andersonville

Modern History

• Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site in Atlanta
• National Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta
• William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum
• President Roosevelt’s Little White House in Warm Springs
• Jimmy Carter National Historic Park in Plains

Hiking and Georgia’s Natural Wonders

• Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area in Lithonia
• Amicalola Falls in Dawsonville
• Stone Mountain east of Atlanta
• Panola Mountain State Park in Stockbridge
• North Georgia Hiking
• Brasstown Bald for Georgia’s highest point in North Georgia
• Providence Canyon in Columbus

What To Do in Atlanta

• Carlos Museum at Emory University
• Atlanta Botanical Gardens
• Dunwoody Nature Center and Playground (Free!)
• Atlanta Aquarium
• Zoo Atlanta
• Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum
• Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse
• Fernbank Museum of Natural History
• Dekalb Farmers Market

What to Do in Athens

• State Botanical Garden of Georgia (free!)
• Georgia Museum of Art (free!)
• Bear Hollow Zoo (free!)

What to Do in Columbus

• Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary – on the way south from Atlanta (free!)
• Providence Canyon in Columbus
• President Roosevelt’s Little White House in Warm Springs

What to Do in Macon

• Museum of Aviation in Macon (free!)

I’ll be adding lots more of our Georgia adventures, so check back soon!