Georgia - Georgia's Official Tourism Website

Trip Ideas

View More Trip Ideas:

Shopping

This site requires Flash.

Get Adobe Flash player

add to trip planner

Treasures Along I-20

Follow the Treasures Along I-20 Trail and discover the true meaning of southern charm.  Wind through picturesque locations, beginning in Conyers where the central attraction is Olde Town Conyers, the City's historic district. Take an unhurried stroll down the streets in Olde Town where you can browse specialty stores, enjoy unique eateries and fine dining, or discover some of the finest antiques in the area.  Continue along I-20 to Covington, the location for the TV shows "In the Heat of the Night" and "Dukes of Hazzard", where you can take in the town’s  beautiful square and historic district.  Follow I-20 a bit farther into Social Circle and check into the Blue Willow Inn Restaurant and Village, housed in a turn-of-the-century Greek Revival mansion.  Enjoy southern food at its finest at their restaurant, voted “Best Small Town Restaurant in the South” by readers of Southern Living Magazine. 

On Sunday morning, check out the village where an early 20th century town has been recreated, complete with a 1950’s-era soda fountain and shops featuring Georgia artisans before continuing along the trail to Rutledge.  Surrounded by cotton fields, Rutledge's historic district, only 1/2 block square, is virtually unchanged since the heyday of the railroad and offers quaint shops, interesting restaurants, and outdoor entertainment.  If you’re hungry for lunch, stop at either Yesterdays Café, a historic pharmacy boasting a photographic history of the city, or The Caboose, the last railroad car of Rutledge, offering del-style sandwiches, homemade root beer, fudge, and ice cream.  After lunch, travel ten miles to Madison, one of Georgia's largest National Register Historic Districts, where you can tour antebellum homes and see exquisite antiques.  In the mood for a resort retreat?  Stop next at Lake Oconee for golf or pampering at the Ritz-Carlton Lodge at Reynolds Plantation.  Finish the trail in Greensboro where shoppers can browse upscale clothiers or search for the perfect antique, all in a beautifully restored downtown where old-fashioned service isn't so old-fashioned after all!

Sign In

Forgot your password

My travel itinerary

Georgia Travel Guide

Order the FREE 2009 Georgia Travel Guide or View It Online

Georgia Travel Newsletter