Atlanta Excursions
Scenic train, Georgia mountains © Blue Ridge Scenic Railway
The Mountains
Northern Georgia is hilly and mountainous, dotted with numerous
small towns, fascinating historic sites, national parks and
forests. Most of the towns and attractions are within an hour's
drive of Atlanta. Among the highlights of an exploration of this
region are the New Echota State Historic Site (the last capital of
the Cherokee nation); Chickamauga at Fort Oglethorpe, which is the
oldest and largest Civil War military park; Jasper, where the
marble quarries produced the marble used in the Capitol in
Washington, DC; the Blue Ridge Scenic Railway, at the end of the
Appalachian Highway; and the spectacular Tallulah Gorge near the
town of Clayton. The northwestern Georgia region is a paradise for
nature lovers, offering hundreds of wooded hiking trails, sparkling
trout streams, scenic lakes and camp sites.
Website: www.ngeorgia.com
