Local
We love to travel the world, but we’ve got a soft spot for our hometown, and all of the great destinations that are within a days driving distance. Georgians are lucky to have access to the ocean, to the mountains, to a few bustling metropolises, and to some great neighborly states that are only rivals during football season.
Below is a list of our favorite traveling destinations in or near Athens, GA. This is an ever-changing list, so for those of you who want to travel somewhere, so long as somewhere isn’t too far away, check back often!
- Drive the Blue Ridge Parkway
- The Inn at Serenbe Farms – Palmetto, GA
- 1900 Inn on Montford – Asheville, NC
- The Biltmore Estate – Asheville, NC
- The Greyfield Inn – Cumberland Island, GA
- The Greystone Inn – Lake Toxaway, NC
- The Georgia Aquarium – Atlanta, GA
- Amelia Island Plantation – Amelia Island, FL
- See Rock City! (No seriously, see it.)
- Take the kids to Gatlinburg, TN! (and rent the parents a chalet)
- Visit Savannah, GA
- Culinary tours of Charleston, SC
- McWane Science Center – Birmingham, AL (And while you’re there, tour the Southern Living building)
- The Ponte Vedra Beach Resort – Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
- The Ritz-Carlton Lodge | Reynolds Plantation – Greensboro, Georgia
