NE Georgia Mountains Travel Region
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Fun Family Indoor and Outdoor Activities for $5 and Under
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Fun Indoor Activities $5 and
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Black Forest Bear
Park and Reptile Exhibit
This educational park allows people to observe live bears, and the reptile
exhibit has numerous large snakes. Daily. Call for hours.
Cost: $4.
Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for
mobility-impaired, Party Facilities
Phone: 706-878-7043 –
Address: 8160 S. Main St., Helen, 30545 |
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Charlemagne’s
Kingdom
See a mono-railroad exhibit that is a small-scale version of Germany from the
North Sea to the Alps. Daily 10am-6pm. Call for winter hours.
Cost: Adults $5, children $2.50.
Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for
mobility-impaired
Phone: 706-878-2200 –
Address: 8808 N. Main St., Helen, GA 30545 |
Crawford W. Long
Museum
Dr. Crawford W. Long performed the first painless surgery here by administering
a small dose of ether. Tue.-Sat. 10am-5pm. Call for groups.
Cost: Adults $5, children $3.
Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for
mobility-impaired
Phone: 706-367-5307 –
Address: 28 College St., Jefferson, GA 30549 |
Elachee Nature
Science Center
This natural history museum and nature complex offers exhibits, live animal
display, native plant garden and hiking trails. Mon.-Sat. 10am-5pm.
Cost: Adults $3, children $2.
Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for
mobility-impaired, Party Facilities
Phone: 770-53-1976 –
Address: 2125 Elachee Dr., Gainesville, GA 30504 |
Foxfire Museum
Shows the culture of the Appalachian region and the resilience of the early
inhabitants. Mon.-Fri. 8:30am-4:30pm.
Cost: Adults $5, children free. Group tours available.
Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for
mobility-impaired, Party Facilities
Phone: 706-746-5828 –
Address: 210 Foxfire Ln., Mountain City, GA 30562 |
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Loudermilk Boarding
House Museum
A permanent display on the third floor is owner Joni Mabe’s “Panoramic
Encyclopedia of Everything Elvis,” Fri.-Sat. 10am-5pm.
Cost: Adults $5, under 6 free.
Amenities: Parking, Accessibility for mobility-impaired
Phone: 706-778-2001 –
Address: 271 Foreacre St., Cornelia, GA 30531 |
Misty Mountain Train
Museum
This 4,000-foot model train layout is the largest privately owned O-gauge
collection in the US. Tours 2pm. May-Dec. Wed., Fri., Sat.
Cost: $3. Donations accepted.
Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for
mobility-impaired
Phone: 706-745-9819
Address: 4381 Misty Mountain Ln., off Town Creek Rd., Blairsville,
GA 30512 |
Northeast Georgia
History Center
Learn local history, visit the Northeast Georgia Sports Hall of Fame, see the
1870s Chief Whitepath Cabin. Tue.-Sat. 10am-4pm.
Cost: Adults $5, children $3, seniors $4.
Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for
mobility-impaired, Part Facilities
Phone: 770-297-5900 –
Address: 322 Academy St., Gainesville, GA 30503 |
Old Courthouse
Museum
See vestiges of the county’s rich past, from Civil War memorabilia to
19th-century farm equipment. May-Oct. Sat. 10am-4pm, or by appt.
Cost: Adults $2, children $1.
Phone: 706-745-5493 –
Address: On the Square, Blairsville, GA 30512 |
Scarlett’s Secret
Located in a plantation-style home, this museum has Gone With the Wind and Civil
War memorabilia, a tearoom and gift shop. Daily. Call for hours.
Cost: Adults $2.50, children free.
Amenities: Parking, Food, Party Facilities
Phone: 706-878-1028 –
Address: 1902 Hwy. 17, Sautee, GA 30571 |
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Fun Outdoor Activities $5 and
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Chattahoochee
National Forest – Panther Creek Falls & Recreation
A trail leads visitors along the creek’s bluffs to three waterfalls.
Cost: Daily admission $2 per vehicle.
Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for
mobility-impaired, Party Facilities
Phone: 706-754-6221 –
Address: Old US Hwy. 441 N., Clarkesville, GA 30523 |
Elachee Nature
Science Center
This natural history museum and nature complex offers exhibits, live animal
display, native plant garden and hiking trails. Mon.-Sat. 10am-5pm.
Cost: Adults $3, children $2.
Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for
mobility-impaired, Party Facilities
Phone: 770-53-1976 –
Address: 2125 Elachee Dr., Gainesville, GA 30504 |
Horne’s Buggy Rides
Daily buggy rides through the picturesque streets of Helen.
Cost: Adults $5, children $3.
Phone: 706-878-3658 –
Address: 165 Dandy Lane, Helen, GA 30545 |
Toccoa Falls
At 186 feet, Toccoa Falls is 26 feet taller than Niagara Falls. Gift shop and
restaurant.
Cost: Adults $1, children and seniors 50 cents.
Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for
mobility-impaired
Phone: 706-886-6831, 800-868-3257
Address: GA Hwy. Alt. 17, Toccoa Falls, GA 30598 |
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 Other
fun NE Georgia Mountains Travel
Region Activities include: |
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State Parks
- Amicacola Falls, Black Rock
Mountain, Bobby Brown, Fort Yargo, Hart, Moccasin Creek, Richard B. Russell,
Smithgall Woods, Tallulah Gorge, Tugaloo, Unicoi, Victoria Bryant, Vogal, Watson
Mill Bridge |
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Historic Sites - A. H. Stephens & Robert Toombs
House |
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Festivals
and Events |
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Free
Fun Stuff To Do Indoors & Free
Fun Stuff To
Do Outdoors |
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For more
information, visit the NE Georgia Mountains Visitor
Centers |
Click on the link to
download and print the
 NE Georgia Mountains Travel Region Map
for a reference. It is
in .pdf format.
NE Georgia Mountains Travel
Region
9 Georgia Travel
Regions |
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