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.
Map & Local Info
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Side Trips and Main Streets
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Evans
Voted one of the Best Towns for Families by Family Circle Magazine, Evans is home to beautiful landscapes...
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Appling
Appling is the county seat of Columbia County and is the home to to the oldest courthouse in Georgia...
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Swainsboro
Visitors to Swainsboro and Emanuel County will find themselves in a gently rolling landscape of fields...
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Plan a Trip
Visit our Online Visitor Info Center for trip ideas, brochures & travel tips
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Attractions
Featured Attraction
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Augusta Riverwalk Marina
There are over 65 boat slips and a store to purchase snacks and Augusta souvenirs. Rent a pontoon boat and enjoy a memorable cruise along the Savannah...
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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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Side Trips and Main Streets
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Evans
Voted one of the Best Towns for Families by Family Circle Magazine, Evans is home to beautiful landscapes...
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Appling
Appling is the county seat of Columbia County and is the home to to the oldest courthouse in Georgia...
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Swainsboro
Visitors to Swainsboro and Emanuel County will find themselves in a gently rolling landscape of fields...
Read More
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Plan a Trip
Visit our Online Visitor Info Center for trip ideas, brochures & travel tips
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Classic South Regional Travel Guide
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Events
Featured Event
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Mule Day-Southern Heritage Festival
10-12-2013Held the second Saturday in October each year. A celebration of plantation life in the Old South with mule contests, primitive demonstrations, food, arts...
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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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Side Trips and Main Streets
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Evans
Voted one of the Best Towns for Families by Family Circle Magazine, Evans is home to beautiful landscapes...
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Appling
Appling is the county seat of Columbia County and is the home to to the oldest courthouse in Georgia...
Read More -
Swainsboro
Visitors to Swainsboro and Emanuel County will find themselves in a gently rolling landscape of fields...
Read More
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Plan a Trip
Visit our Online Visitor Info Center for trip ideas, brochures & travel tips
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Classic South Regional Travel Guide
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Places to Stay
Featured Places to Stay
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The Fitzpatrick Hotel
All rooms are uniquely furnished in Victorian period furniture with private baths. Several rooms have fireplaces. Room rates include continental breakfast...
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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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Side Trips and Main Streets
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Evans
Voted one of the Best Towns for Families by Family Circle Magazine, Evans is home to beautiful landscapes...
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Appling
Appling is the county seat of Columbia County and is the home to to the oldest courthouse in Georgia...
Read More -
Swainsboro
Visitors to Swainsboro and Emanuel County will find themselves in a gently rolling landscape of fields...
Read More
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Plan a Trip
Visit our Online Visitor Info Center for trip ideas, brochures & travel tips
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Classic South Regional Travel Guide
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