Presidential Pathways
TreeTop Adventure & Zip Lines at Callaway Gardens, Georgia
Presidential Pathways
Presidential Pathways
World's Longest Urban Whitewater Rafting Course, Columbus, Ga.
Presidential Pathways
Presidential Pathways
Sky High Hot Air Balloon Festival, Pine Mountain, Georgia
Presidential Pathways
Magnolia Midlands
Splash in the Boro Waterpark and Aquatic Center, Statesboro, Ga.
Magnolia Midlands
Magnolia Midlands
Fishing at Steve Bell Lake, Eastman, Georgia
Magnolia Midlands
Magnolia Midlands
Altamaha River Canoeing, Hazelhurst, Georgia
Magnolia Midlands
Historic Heartland
Unwinding at the Georgia National Fair, Perry, Georgia
Historic Heartland
Historic Heartland
Lane Southern Orchards, Fort Valley, Georgia
Historic Heartland
Historic Heartland
Local Handmade Pottery, Watkinsville, Georgia
Historic Heartland
Classic South
The Landing at Reynolds Plantation, Lake Oconee, Greensboro, Ga.
Classic South
Classic South
Hickory Hill House Museum, Thomson, Georgia
Classic South
Gravity with a twist
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H2O with a twist
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Unwinding with a twist
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2013 Georgia Travel Guide! Your complete guide to Georgia attractions, festivals, events, activities, cities, towns, lodging, maps and more. Order by Mail

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Homegrown with a Twist Summer Celebration

Homegrown with a Twist Summer Celebration

To help commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Georgia Film, Music, and Digital Entertainment Office, Georgia Tourism has launched a fun-filled video...

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Attractions  view more

Savannah Slow Ride

Savannah Slow Ride

Savannah Slow Ride is the original eco-friendly way to see Savannah. Our 15-person bicycle tours take you through beautiful historic downtown. Our rides...

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Deals  view more

Raft & Zip Special

Raft & Zip Special

Join us this summer for two of the most popular outdoor adventures and save $25 per person. We guarantee you'll love it!

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Paradise Hills Resort, Spa & Winery

Paradise Hills Resort, Spa & Winery

This resort spans over 35 acres of beautiful mountains and includes one-to five-bedroom cabins with hot tubs, a gathering lodge and a wedding ceremony...

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Homegrown with a Twist Summer Celebration

Homegrown with a Twist Summer Celebration

To help commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Georgia Film, Music, and Digital Entertainment Office, Georgia Tourism has launched a fun-filled video...

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Watermelon Days Festival

Watermelon Days Festival

One of the oldest festivals in the state of Georgia is celebrated annually in Cordele-Crisp County, known as the Watermelon Capital of the World for the... read more

Kiss My Grits!

Kiss My Grits!

Join us as we grind grits at our water-powered gristmill just as it was done in the late 1800s. Grits will be available for $4 per bag. With natural beauty... read more

Aragon BBQ Festival

Aragon BBQ Festival

The Annual Aragon BBQ Festival will be at Tom Pittman Field June 28-29, 2013. Attractions include the Little Red Fire Truck Hunt, softball tournament,... read more

Christmas in July at Splash in the Boro

Christmas in July at Splash in the Boro

Who doesn't love the Christmas season? Bring your Santa hats and jolly good cheer and celebrate a little early this year! Splashy and his Splash staff... read more

Movie in the Park - Happy Feet

Movie in the Park - Happy Feet

Sit under the stars in Albany's Riverfront Park and watch the movie "Happy Feet" on July 5, 2013, at 7 p.m. Bring your chair and blanket for a night out... read more

Civil War Experience Dinner Cruise plus Fort Tour

Civil War Experience Dinner Cruise plus Fort Tour

Old Fort Jackson & Savannah Riverboat Cruises have partnered to kick off Savannah's150th Civil War anniversary commemoration. As the boat follows the... read more

3rd of July Firework Show

3rd of July Firework Show

The Cumming Independence Day Celebration begins on July 3, 2013, at 6:00 p.m. with various vendors, food and drink, inflatables for kids, a live band,... read more

The Great Gopher Chase

The Great Gopher Chase

To celebrate Get Outdoors Georgia Month in June, the Georgia State Parks & Historic Sites Gopher is getting out, getting dirty, and getting fit at sites... read more

Friday Night Drags & Show-N-Shine

Friday Night Drags & Show-N-Shine

Nearly every Friday night from April through August, local competitors power up for weekly drag racing among several divisions. Everything from full-blown... read more

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Savannah Slow Ride

Savannah Slow Ride

Savannah Slow Ride is the original eco-friendly way to see Savannah. Our 15-person bicycle tours take you through beautiful historic downtown. Our rides...

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Agatha's Mystery Dinner Theatre

Agatha's Mystery Dinner Theatre

Dinner theater presenting original murder-mystery comedies with audience participation encouraged. A five-course meal is served. Prices range from $57... read more

Historic Trolley Tour of Augusta

Historic Trolley Tour of Augusta

Start your Saturday with a self-guided tour of the Augusta Musuem of History and experience Augusta's journey through time. Climb aboard... read more

Museum of Aviation

Museum of Aviation

One of the largest aviation museums in the Southeast with more than 90 aircraft and missiles, flight simulators and open cockpits. More than 200,000 square... read more

Cartecay Vineyards

Cartecay Vineyards

Cartecay Vineyards is Georgia's newest tasting room located in Ellijay. We offer wine tastings and a unique venue for weddings and events. Our facilities... read more

The Historic Opera House

The Historic Opera House

The Historic Opera House in Downtown Hawkinsville has been restored and takes its guests back in time. Featuring live performances from music to theatre... read more

Balloons Over Georgia

Balloons Over Georgia

See the North Georgia scenery like never before from a hot air balloon with Balloons Over Georgia. From your lofty perch, you will see Lake Lanier, Stone... read more

A-Maze-N-Cane

A-Maze-N-Cane

A South Georgia farmer who has been growing cane all his life decided to clear a winding maze of paths full of turns and dead ends in his 9-acre field... read more

Coca-Cola Space Science Center

Coca-Cola Space Science Center

Owned and operated by Columbus State University, the Coca-Cola Space Science Center innovatively combines education and entertainment to promote science... read more

Captain Derek's Dolphin Adventure

Captain Derek's Dolphin Adventure

We are the most fun boat on Tybee and certainly the friendliest. We have the only boat with enough horsepower to make waves that dolphin love to surf... read more

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Raft & Zip Special

Raft & Zip Special

Join us this summer for two of the most popular outdoor adventures and save $25 per person. We guarantee you'll love it!

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Augusta GreenJackets Baseball Deals

The Augusta GreenJackets have a special deal for each day of the week. Sundays: Kids Day! All kids under 12 will be invited to play catch on the field... read more

AthFest Packages at Hotel Indigo Athens

Sleep like a rock star during AthFest music & arts festival this June 20-23. Get 2 weekend wristbands plus 2 AthFest CDs, 2 t-shirt vouchers, plus programs... read more

2 for $99

Get two tickets for under $100 in the Lower Petty or the Lower Winners grandstands for the AdvoCare 500 Sprint Cup race on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013. read more

Stay 2 weekday nights, get the 3rd night FREE

Stay two weekday nights and get the third night FREE. read more

Summer Water Park Discount

Current Georgia Southern and Ogeechee Tech students and faculty, residents of Bulloch County, and current members of the military receive $2.00 off admission... read more

Romantic Evening in the North Georgia Mountains - Beechwood Inn

Have a romantic visit with your sweetheart at Beechwood Inn with our Romance Package. Surprise a special someone with luxury lodging in one of our suites... read more

Wild Adventures Family Meal Deal

Purchase this package online for the best price! Meal Deals start at just $46 per person -- equal to the price of daily admission -- but the package... read more

Golf in the Gardens Package

Immerse yourself in the game our founder, Cason Callaway, believed should be “a pleasant experience in beautiful surroundings.” Mr. Callaway’s vision... read more

Stay and Play Casino Cruise Package

Head out on the Emerald Princess II with this exciting package from the Embassy Suites Brunswick. The Emerald Princess II Casino package offers: Two passes... read more

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Paradise Hills Resort, Spa & Winery

Paradise Hills Resort, Spa & Winery

This resort spans over 35 acres of beautiful mountains and includes one-to five-bedroom cabins with hot tubs, a gathering lodge and a wedding ceremony...

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DoubleTree Hotel by Hilton - Roswell

DoubleTree Hotel by Hilton - Roswell

Newly restored, full-service hotel offers 172 guestrooms, 24 suites, 10,000 square feet of meeting space. Complimentary shuttle within 5 miles of the hotel... read more

A.H. Stephens State Park Camping & Cottages

A.H. Stephens State Park Camping & Cottages

Tent, trailer, RV sites, group camping, pioneer camping, cottages and a group camp which sleeps 120 people. Located on a fishing lake with picnic shelters... read more

Courtyard by Marriott - Albany

Courtyard by Marriott - Albany

Amenities AM/FM Alarm Clock Coffee Maker in Room 24 Hour Front Desk Handicapped Rooms/Facilities Express Checkout Free Parking Hairdryers Available... read more

Guest House at Rock Ranch

Guest House at Rock Ranch

The Rock Ranch guest house is located right in the heart of The Rock Ranch. The house nestles up to a fishing pond and both are completely fenced. The... read more

Bennett Cove Bed & Breakfast Cabin

Bennett Cove Bed & Breakfast Cabin

A quiet, private 3,000 sq. ft., three story log home style bed and breakfast. While visiting Bennett Cove you can walk the nature trails, fish, paddle... read more

Barnsley Gardens Resort

Barnsley Gardens Resort

Located 60 miles north of Atlanta, Barnsley Gardens Resort welcomes guests into a relaxed setting of incomparable service. Encompassing 3,300 acres, the... read more

Georgia Red Barn Bed and Breakfast

Georgia Red Barn Bed and Breakfast

Located 35 miles southeast of Macon, Georgia in Cochran, the home of Middle Georgia College, and just 23 miles from Robins AFB, Georgia Red Barn Bed and... read more

Jekyll Island Club Hotel

Jekyll Island Club Hotel

The Jekyll Island Club Hotel is a truly landmark experience shaped and nurtured by more than 100 years of devotion to service. Here, on an unhurried island... read more

4-Star Plantation

4-Star Plantation

4-Star Plantation is quail hunting at its best! Only 45 minutes from Athens, hunt on 50-acre fields with excellent dogs and guides provided. Schedule half... read more

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A Tale of Two Roosevelts: Franklin

Two of America’s best-loved Presidents have filled the annals of history with great oration, innovative governing and decisions that would affect generations to come. They shared not only a last name but also a love for the state of Georgia. … Continue reading

A Tale of Two Roosevelts: Theodore

Two of America’s best-loved Presidents have filled the annals of history with great oration, innovative governing and decisions that would affect generations to come. They shared not only a last name but also a love for the state of Georgia. … Continue reading

Fan Photo Friday

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Off to the Theatre

Soak in some culture at Georgia’s regional theatres The carefree days of summer are here. However, with it come the “I’m bored!” cries from your kids. Are you looking for a way to entertain your children and to spend time … Continue reading

Exploring Historic Downtown Greensboro and Lake Oconee

Quaint and charming are two words that immediately come to mind when describing historic downtown Greensboro. Even though the destination is located between Atlanta and Augusta, once you set foot on Main Street, you’ll think that you’ve stepped back in … Continue reading

Georgia Grown: Georgia’s Music Pioneers

Georgia artists topping the charts today frequently acknowledge the influence of the pioneers who paved the way before them. Click on the names below and get to know the singers, songwriters and entertainers who will forever be considered Georgia music … Continue reading

Fan Photo Friday

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Civil War Wednesday: The Burning of Darien

The Emancipation Proclamation went into effect January 1, 1863, and afforded African-Americans in the North the opportunity to volunteer for active service in the Federal army, and Governor Andrew of Massachusetts wasted little time in calling the men to arms. … Continue reading

Surprising Suburbs: Sunbury

Sunbury shares history and pleasure in new ways. Sure, Savannah is a grand Georgia destination, but the Georgia Coast has many other communities to explore just a short drive away. Head south on Interstate 95 and embrace a new notion … Continue reading