Classic South

Classic South

Overview

Southern hospitality at its finest, the Classic South offers visitors a rare combination of history and charm mixed with bustling excursion options for everyone from outdoorsmen to museum-goers.

Discover the many possibilities:

  • Enjoy – Charming antebellum homes and championship golf greens
  • Discover – Family-friendly festivals and locally grown treats
  • Explore – State parks, vast lakes, and historic towns

 

The variety of possibilities provided by the Classic South are sure to delight visitors of all ages, bringing to life lost treasures amidst Georgia’s small-town ambiance and big-city attractions.

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Attractions

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  • Surrey Center

    At Surrey Center, you'll find three levels of shopping, dining, dancing...and just about anything else in between. Come discover Augusta's premier center for shopping and dining.

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  • Crawford

    The center point of the city of Crawford is the historic train depot (currently under restoration) which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is one of the last remaining stone depots...

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  • Augusta Arsenal/Augusta State University

    This 72-acre university campus is the location of the arsenal to both the Federal and Confederate governments. The Commandant's house was the boyhood home of poet Stephen Vincent Benet. Many former arsenal...

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  • Old Kiokee Baptist Church

    C.1808-Third meeting house of the First Baptist Congregation in Georgia, est. in 1772. BY APPT ONLY

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Events

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  • Cruise-In Car Show

    Pull out your poodle skirts and saddle oxfords as Greensboro welcomes back the Georgia Classic Cruisers for the ageless Rock and Roll Cruise-In on Sept. 21, 2013. The Palmetto Groove Party Band will perform...

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  • Sportsman's Festival

    This is fun for the entire family that you can't find just anywhere around here!  Our 20th year will be extra special...we're planning the entertainment for this wonderful occasion. You can keep up to...

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  • Belle Meade Hunt Opening Meet - 2013

    Ride along on a Tally-ho wagon through historic sites and beautiful rolling countryside of McDuffie County, following scarlet-coated hunters and well-trained hounds on a simulated fox hunt. Join us for...

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  • Downtown Trick or Treat

    Little ghouls and goblins are invited to Greensboro for Downtown Trick or Treat on Oct. 31, 2013, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Downtown merchants – many in costume – will offer a trick or a treat for children...

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Places to Stay

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  • Camp Lawton Confederate Prison

    During the Civil War, the site of Magnolia Springs State Park was called Camp Lawton. The 42-acre camp, the largest ever built by the Confederacy, was built to relieve the overcrowded prison at Andersonville...

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  • Flat Creek Lodge Fishing and Hunting Resort and Spa

    Overnight guests may choose among 12 lodge rooms, six two bedroom cottages or two four bedroom cottages. Each room or cottage is a unique and creative private suite featuring local art, crafts, photography...

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  • Baymont Inn and Suites- Augusta

    AWARD WINNING INTERIOR CORRIDOR HOTEL WITH POOL, HOT TUB AND ALL IN-ROOM AMENITIES. CENTRALLY LOCATED, NEAR ALL MAJOR AUGUSTA ROADS AND CLOSE TO SHOPPING, ATTRACTIONS, PARKS, GREAT RESTAURANTS AND FORT...

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  • Homewood Suites by Hilton - Augusta

    Easy access to I-20.

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