National
- Andersonville National Historic Site
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail (GA to ME)
- Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
- Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park (GA, TN)
- Cumberland Island National Seashore
- Fort Frederica National Monument
- Fort Pulaski National Monument
- Jimmy Carter National Historic Site
- Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
- Martin Luther King Jr National Historical Park
- Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Here is the expanded list with 20 more cities in Georgia, adding even more quirky, historical, and natural attractions:
Northeast Georgia
Blairsville
- Brasstown Bald – Georgia’s highest point, offering panoramic views of the surrounding mountains.
- Vogel State Park – A beautiful park with hiking trails, camping, and a picturesque lake.
Bowman
- Georgia Guidestones – A mysterious granite monument with cryptic inscriptions in several languages, known as the “American Stonehenge.”
Hiawassee
- Lake Chatuge – A scenic mountain lake perfect for boating, fishing, and water sports.
- Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds – A venue hosting various festivals, concerts, and cultural events.
Jefferson
- Jackson County Courthouse – A historic courthouse with architectural significance.
- Jefferson City Park – Offers a tranquil escape with walking trails, picnic areas, and sports fields.
Cleveland
- Yonah Mountain Vineyards – A winery offering scenic views and wine tastings.
- North Georgia Zoo – A family-friendly zoo with exotic animals and hands-on exhibits.
Central Georgia
Americus
- Habitat for Humanity’s Global Village & Discovery Center – A showcase of Habitat for Humanity’s work around the world.
- Rylander Theatre – A beautiful historic theater offering a range of cultural performances.
Monticello
- Jasper County Courthouse – A beautiful courthouse with rich history and architectural style.
- Monticello Historic District – Explore the charming historic district with unique buildings and southern hospitality.
Eatonton
- The Uncle Remus Museum – Dedicated to the life and works of Joel Chandler Harris, author of the “Uncle Remus” tales.
- Rock Eagle Mound – A prehistoric Native American mound that served as a ceremonial site.
Milledgeville
- Georgia’s Old Governor’s Mansion – A beautifully restored 19th-century mansion that served as the governor’s residence.
- The Old State Capitol Building – A historical landmark that once housed Georgia’s legislature.
Gray
- The Georgia Children’s Museum – A museum dedicated to hands-on learning and activities for children.
- Lake Juliette – A peaceful lake offering fishing, boating, and picnicking.
Northwest Georgia
Carrollton
- The Chattahoochee Riverwalk – A scenic pathway along the river, perfect for walking, running, and cycling.
- Historic Downtown Carrollton – A charming downtown area filled with unique shops, restaurants, and local art.
Cedartown
- The Polk County Historical Society Museum – A museum showcasing the history of Polk County, including Native American artifacts and Civil War relics.
- Big Cedar Creek – A beautiful creek with hiking trails and wildlife.
Dalton
- Dalton Freight Depot – Historic depot offering insight into Dalton’s railroad history.
- The General Joseph E. Johnston Monument – A Civil War memorial dedicated to the Confederate general.
Summerville
- Howard Finster’s Paradise Gardens – A folk art environment created by visionary artist Howard Finster.
- Shannon Village Historic District – A historic district offering a glimpse into Georgia’s past with unique buildings.
LaFayette
- Battle of Chickamauga Site – A Civil War battlefield and national park where one of the bloodiest battles took place.
- Lula Lake Land Trust – A nature preserve with hiking trails, waterfalls, and bird-watching opportunities.
Southern Georgia
Valdosta
- Wild Adventures Theme Park – A family-friendly amusement park with thrilling rides and animal exhibits.
- Lowndes County Historical Society Museum – Learn about the history of Lowndes County and Valdosta.
Fitzgerald
- Jefferson Davis Capture Site – The site where Confederate president Jefferson Davis was captured after the Civil War.
- Blue Hole Park – A peaceful park with a blue spring, perfect for picnicking and outdoor activities.
Bainbridge
- Lake Seminole – A sprawling reservoir offering boating, fishing, and outdoor recreation.
- Decatur County Historical Museum – A museum offering insights into the history of Bainbridge and the surrounding region.
Thomasville
- Pebble Hill Plantation – A historic plantation showcasing Georgian architecture and the lifestyle of early settlers.
- Thomasville Rose Garden – Beautifully manicured rose gardens showcasing a wide variety of blooms.
Camilla
- Mitchell County Courthouse – A historic courthouse with striking architecture.
- Camilla City Park – A peaceful park with walking trails and picnic areas.
Coastal Georgia
Brunswick
- Old Town Brunswick Historic District – Cobblestone streets and Victorian-era architecture.
- The Ritz Theatre – A historic theater offering performances and films.
St. Marys
- St. Marys Submarine Museum – A museum showcasing modern and vintage submarine equipment and World War II relics.
- Cumberland Island National Seashore – A pristine, untouched island with beautiful beaches and wildlife.
Savannah
- Savannah History Museum – A museum chronicling the rich history of the city.
- Forsyth Park – Iconic 30-acre park with walking paths, fountains, and live oaks.
- Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist – Stunning Gothic Revival cathedral with ornate stained glass.
- Leopold’s Ice Cream – Historic ice cream parlor serving classic flavors since 1919.
- American Prohibition Museum – Immersive exhibits on Prohibition-era America, including a speakeasy.
- The Collins Quarter – Aussie-inspired café known for brunch and specialty coffee.
- Bonaventure Cemetery – Atmospheric cemetery with elaborate tombs and moss-draped oaks.
- Wormsloe Historic Site – Famous oak-lined avenue leading to colonial ruins.
- Old Fort Jackson – 19th-century brick fort with cannon firings and river views.
- SCADstory – 4D experience showcasing the creative journey of Savannah College of Art and Design.
- Webb Military Museum – Personal military memorabilia from Civil War to Desert Storm.
- Paris Market – Eclectic curiosity shop with global antiques and whimsical finds.
- Graveface Museum – Offbeat museum featuring true crime, oddities, and horror pinball.
- Colonial Park Cemetery – Historic cemetery dating to 1750, rich in Revolutionary War history.
- The Pirates’ House – Tavern dating to 1753 with pirate lore and Southern cuisine.
Tybee Island
- Tybee Island Lighthouse and Museum – A historic lighthouse offering panoramic views of the coast.
- Fort Pulaski National Monument – A Civil War-era fort offering exhibits and guided tours.
Southwest Georgia
Albany
- The Albany Civil Rights Institute – A museum dedicated to the Civil Rights Movement in Albany.
- Chehaw Park – A wildlife park offering camping, hiking, and an animal exhibit.
Tifton
- Georgia Museum of Agriculture and Historic Village – A museum offering a look at Georgia’s agricultural history.
- Tifton’s Historic District – Explore the town’s charming historic architecture and buildings.
Douglas
- WWII Flight Training Museum – A museum showcasing the history of WWII flight training at Douglas Municipal Airport.
- Southern Grace Farms – A charming farm where visitors can enjoy local produce and agricultural activities.
Obscura
- Atlanta
- Doll’s Head Trail, Atlanta – Just a few miles from downtown Atlanta is a trail covered in a crazy collection of outsider art.
- CDC Museum, Atlanta – Tour the sci-fi-esque reality of governmental disease management.
- Junkman’s Daughter, Atlanta – This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.
- Krog Street Tunnel, Atlanta – An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.
- Westview Cemetery, Atlanta – The largest cemetery in the American Southeast is a hidden gem near the heart of Atlanta.
- BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Atlanta, Lilburn – This intricate Hindu temple is the largest of its kind outside of India itself and was constructed like a giant puzzle.
- The Dwarf Castle, Alpharetta – A man’s home is his castle.
- Cascade Springs Nature Preserve, Atlanta – Healing Springs that once ran red with soldiers’ blood.
- 54 Columns, Atlanta – Atlanta’s strange assortment of concrete pillars inspires reflection in some, confusion in others.
- Center for Puppetry Arts, Atlanta – The largest puppetry museum in the USA houses the world’s most complete collection of Jim Henson artifacts.
- Hindu Temple of Atlanta, Riverdale – A vision of beautiful Hindu architecture in the middle of the American South.
- Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta – Civil War soldiers, captains of industry, and paupers all interred on historic grounds.
- Mount Olive Cemetery, Atlanta – This small cemetery is all that remains of Atlanta’s first Black communities.
- Gravity Research Foundation Monument, Atlanta – This stone is a marker of one millionaire’s personal vendetta against gravity.
- Battle of Atlanta Cyclorama, Atlanta History Center, Atlanta – The Battle of Atlanta in 360 degrees, featuring a corpse that bears a striking resemblance to Clark Gable.
- Arabia Mountain, Lithonia – the Stone Mountain twin
- Robert C. Williams Paper Museum, Atlanta – One of the world’s largest collections of paper memorabilia chronicles 4,000 years of papermaking.
- The 747 Experience, Atlanta – One-of-a-kind museum inside the first Boeing 747-400 ever made.
- The Elvis Shrine Vault, Atlanta – An old bank vault in Atlanta, is now the eternal shrine of Elvis Presley.
- Folk Art Park, Atlanta – A psychedelic tribute to one of Georgia’s most unique artistic visionaries, out of place and time in the heart of Atlanta.
- Wat Lao Buddha Phothisaram, Conley – An ornate Buddhist temple located in an Atlanta suburb, built by and for the Laotian community.
- ‘Autoeater’, Atlanta
- Georgia Guidestones, Elberton – A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into “an Age of Reason.”
- Savannah
- The Paris Market, Savannah – This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world’s bazaars.
- Colonial Park Cemetery, Savannah – One of Savannah’s oldest and most haunted cemeteries, featuring graves desecrated by Sherman’s Union Army.
- Rousakis Plaza Echo Square, Savannah – “X” marks the spot of an echo chamber in the middle of a plaza.
- A Century of Hats, Savannah – Tucked away inside a historic Savannah hotel is a hundred-year history presented in ladies’ lids.
- American Prohibition Museum, Savannah – Performers, intricate sets, and a real speakeasy tell the story of the 18th Amendment.
- Pin Point Heritage Museum, Savannah – A unique museum dedicated to the Gullah-Geechee people, housed within an old oyster cannery.
- Graveface Museum, Savannah – Hidden amid the old-world charm of Savannah is a museum dedicated to the world of oddities and criminal history.
- The Bonaventure Jogger, Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah – An eerie smiling woman looms above the granite tombstones.
- Grave of Gracie Watson, Savannah
- Toccoa River Swinging Bridge, Suches – They call this long foot bridge a swinging bridge, but really it’s the bouncing you have to watch out for.
- Providence Canyon State Outdoor Recreation Area, Lumpkin – Bad farming practices caused this unnatural natural wonder.
- “Eye of God” rapid, Chattooga River, Clayton – A curious whirlpool formation supposedly capable of entangling or engulfing branches, tree trunks, or whole rafts full of hapless tourists.
- The New Manchester Manufacturing Company, Lithia Springs – The ruins of a cotton mill that was burned in the Civil War are still hidden in a Georgia forest.
- Pasaquan, Buena Vista – This folk art compound was built by a fortune teller on the advice of three people from the future.
- Expedition Bigfoot (The Sasquatch Museum), Cherry Log – Home of an impressive collection dedicated to the mythical beast.
- Etowah Indian Mounds, Cartersville – These ancient ritual mounds are our best window into the culture of the ancient Mississippians.
- Lunch Box Museum, Columbus – A stockpile of childhood lunch pails turned collectibles.
- Howard Finster’s Paradise Gardens, Summerville – This “Plant Farm Museum” is home to the divinely inspired and visionary outsider artwork of Reverend Howard Finster.
- Jimmy Carter Smiling Peanut, Plains – This 13-foot smiling peanut in Georgia helped Jimmy Carter win the 1976 presidential election.
- Rock Garden Calhoun, Calhoun – Incredible miniature towns and buildings created and decorated with thousands of tiny rocks.
- Monkey Massacre Memorial, Johns Creek – The statues commemorate the legendary mass killing of escaped circus monkeys.
- Crowley Mausoleum, Decatur – Developers built a Walmart around one family’s plot and constructed a mausoleum in the parking lot.
- St. Marys Submarine Museum, St. Marys – Interactive modern and vintage submarine equipment, World War II relics, and submarine attire.
- Goats On The Roof, Tiger – Happiness is a goat on a roof.
- Brasstown Bald, Blairsville – Georgia’s highest point was given its strange name thanks to a simple translation error.
- Big Chicken, Marietta – Giant chicken
- Fort Frederica, Saint Simons Island – The remnants of the fortress that saved Georgia from the Spanish still stand guard on their swampy island.
- Titan I Missile, Cordele – A real (but thankfully not live) missile stands tall as a monument to the United States military in the small town of Cordele.
- Giant Peanut Monument, Ashburn – Sometimes there’s only one way to prove how proud you are of something so small – build a monument to tell the world.
- The Big House (Allman Brothers Museum), Macon – The house that Southern rock built now stands as a monument to one of the genre’s favorite families.
- SamG Land, Clarkesville – A wonderland of folk art including the World’s Largest Grit.
- Computer Museum of America, Roswell – A vast collection of rare, historical, and vintage supercomputers.
- Vidalia Onion Museum, Vidalia – A sweet tribute to Georgia’s official state vegetable
- Jefferson Davis Capture Site, Fitzgerald – The site where Confederate president Jefferson Davis was defeated has been marked with a bust… that leaves that part out.
- Georgia Rural Telephone Museum, Leslie – Oldest and rarest examples of telecommunication in the world.
- Elberton Granite Museum, Elberton – Home of Dutchy, an exhumed Confederate statue that was once torn down by an angry mob for looking stupid.
- Cow Tower, Conyers – A herd of plastic cows hangs out under this transmission tower in rural Georgia
- Memory Park Christ Chapel, Townsend – Dubbed the “smallest church in America,” this tiny sanctuary was a local grocer’s dream come true.
- Habitat for Humanity’s Global Village & Discovery Center, Americus