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MAPS 4 DISCOVER CARTERSVILLE & BARTOW COUNTY Bartow County Georgia’s Museum City Downtown Cartersville

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RECREATION 24 LakePoint Sporting Community Water Sports Hiking & Biking Marinas & Beaches Barnsley Resort Recreation Golf & Disc Golf

CARTERSVILLE AFTER 8 32 #CartersvilleEats WHERE TO STAY 34 Hotels Resorts Bed & Breakfasts Cabins & Camping

DINING 44 Chef-Owned Restaurants Legendary Downtown Diners #VisitCartersville #CartersvilleOutdoors Meat-N-Threes © blairinwonderlandfun-Instagram BBQ & International Flavors Special Settings Coffee & Sweets

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41 Hall Station Rd Station Hall C 75 C 411

Barnsley Garden Rd D D

White Exit 296 E 41 E

Cassville Cassville-White Rd 75 F Exit 293 F 293 293

Kingston G 411 20 G Exit 290 41 411 H H 41 293 61 Exit 288

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Etowah River Rd Ferry Douthit 61 Exit 283 Allatoona Rd K Old Alabama Rd K Emerson 41 113

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Booth Western Art Museum Bartow C History C Museum

D Gilmer Street D Tennessee Street Tennessee North Wall Street

Museum Drive North Public Square Grand E P Theatre E

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Founder’s F Oak Park F P South Wall Street

G South Public Square G Historic 1903 Cherokee Street Historic Courthouse Depot & Welcome P Center H to Rose Lawn Museum P H Erwin Street P

I Railroad Street I to LakePoint to Main Street P P J J

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Tellus Science Museum Booth Western Art Museum Explore the Earth and search the stars at this magnificent Smithsonian See America’s Story! This Smithsonian Affiliate Museum houses the Affiliate Museum. Exploration zones include the Fossil Gallery, nation’s largest permanent collection exhibition space for Western Mineral Gallery, Transportation Gallery, and digital Planetarium American Art. Experience a fascinating Presidential Gallery, Civil shows. Hands-on science fun for kids includes a fossil dig, gem War Gallery, and nationally-renowned special exhibits. The children’s panning, and the Collins Family My Big Backyard – which allows Sagebrush Ranch, Café, Museum Store and Banquet Facilities young scientists to discover their world. The museum includes a complete the museum experience. Closed Monday. Café, Museum Store, and Banquet Facilities. Open Daily. A Solar 770.387.1300 | BoothMuseum.org Decathlon House is open Thursday-Sunday. 501 Museum Drive, Cartersville GA 30120 770.606.5700 | TellusMuseum.org 100 Tellus Drive, Cartersville GA 30120 Savoy Automobile Museum coming soon!

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LakePoint Sporting Community Allatoona Lake & Visitor Center LakePoint Sporting Community is the largest and most unique Enjoy 12,000 acres of outdoor fun! The Visitor Center museum travel sports park in the Southeast. With world-class sports facilities displays regional history surrounding the lake’s opening by the complemented by hotels, dining options and entertainment venues, US Army Corps of Engineers in 1950, as well as the area’s natural LakePoint is creating the ultimate stay and play tournament hub. resources. Open daily. Families will appreciate the relaxed vibe found in Cartersville ensuring 678.721.6700 | Recreation.Gov/camping/gateways/440 that this stop on the sports calendar will be a vacation to remember. 1138 GA Hwy Spur 20, Cartersville GA 30121 404.263.0495 | LakePointSports.com 755 Hwy 293, Emerson GA 30137 Also see pages 26, 29 Also see pages 24-25

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Barnsley Resort Historic District Activities Amidst enchanting centuries-old gardens of heirloom boxwood and • Museum Tours roses and the 1840s manor house ruins, a museum tells the Barnsley • Golf & Disc Golf family story and features Civil War relics found on site. Barnsley • Horseback Riding Resort is renowned for its luxurious accommodations, restaurants, • Hiking & Biking golf course, spa, special event venues, and sporting activities. Garden • Shooting Grounds admission applies for day visitors. Call to verify hours and availability. • Spa Services 770.773.7480 | BarnsleyResort.com • Shopping 597 Barnsley Gardens Rd, Adairsville GA 30103 • Dining

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Booth Museum

Historic Downtown Cartersville Activities Cartersville has a unique character and sense of place, it brims • Welcome Center with small town appeal and offers big city amenities at the same • Museums and Galleries time. There are dozens of shops to explore and a variety of delicious • Historic Sites restaurants serving everything from fresh seafood to fine dining • Theater & Ballet with a Southern twist. You can learn about our rich local history • Art Walk at the Bartow History Museum, “See America’s Story” at the Booth • African American History Western Art Museum, or take a walk or drive through the historic Walking Tour neighborhoods that surround downtown. • Summer Concerts 770.607.3480 | DowntownCartersville.org • Train Watching Ask for free brochure 1 Friendship Plaza, Cartersville, GA 30120 • Shopping to 19 Bartow County • Dining historic sites at the Also see pages 32, 44-45, 50-51 Welcome Center

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Old Car City USA Rose Lawn Museum A photographer’s paradise! Miles of trails through a maze of 4,000 This Victorian house museum was home to legendary 19th Century classic cars being reclaimed by nature and enhanced with folk art. Evangelist Sam Jones who was honored by Presidents and revered by Be inspired by the massive Styrofoam Cup Art Gallery, see Elvis’ last millions. Find Victorian splendor and heirloom gardens in the heart car, learn about the site’s genesis in 1931 and engage the owner’s Folk of Cartersville’s Historic District. Limited hours Tuesday-Friday, Art. Open Tuesday-Saturday. closed Saturday-Monday. 770.382.6141 | OldCarCityUSA.com 770.387.5162 | RoseLawnMuseum.com 3098 Hwy 411 NE, White GA 30184 224 West Cherokee Avenue, Cartersville GA 30120

Pettit Creek Farms World’s First Coca-Cola Wall Sign Home to Georgia’s largest camel herd, this multi-generational The global brand’s advertising legacy began in 1894 with this wall working farm welcomes guided tours by appointment January- sign painted by a syrup salesman on the side of Young Brother’s August and is open extended days September-December for Autumn Pharmacy, which is also Cartersville’s oldest business. The sign was Events and Christmas Lights, Nativity and Reindeer. Enjoy camel restored and authenticated by Coca-Cola in 1994. and pony rides, and petting & feeding more than a dozen domestic 770.382.4010 | VisitCartersvilleGA.org/attractions/ and exotic animals. 2 West Main Street, Cartersville GA 30120 770-386-8688 | PettitCreekFarms.com 337 Cassville Rd, Cartersville GA 30120

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Etowah Indian Mounds State Historic Site Noble Hill-Wheeler Memorial Center Visit the most intact Mississippian Culture site in the Southeast. A black cultural center housed in a 1923 Rosenwald School – for The site’s Etowah Archaeological Museum is surrounded by earthen the education of black children and Northwest Georgia’s first built mounds, a plaza and village area, borrow pits, and defensive moat. to standard specifications. The museum features African-American Open Tuesday-Sunday. history in Bartow County with the primary focus on lifestyles dating 770.387.3747 | GAStateParks.org/EtowahIndianMounds back to the late 1800s. Closed Sunday-Monday. 813 Indian Mounds Rd, Cartersville GA 30120 770.382.3392 | NobleHillWheeler.org 2361 Joe Frank Harris Pkwy NW, Cassville GA 30123

Bartow History Museum Euharlee Covered Bridge & History Museum Located in historic downtown Cartersville, the Bartow History Take a look into the life and times of this once-bustling farm town Museum illustrates the past and present of Georgia’s Bartow County. pronounced U-Harley. The museum is your gateway to many preserved Visitors can view exhibits featuring 200 years of history, from 19th Century structures including the Euharlee Covered Bridge built in Cherokee habitation in the early 1800s to events shaping the region 1886 by Washington W. King, the Traveler’s Well, Militia Courthouse, today. The museum is housed in the refurbished 1869 Courthouse Granary, and General Store. Interpretive signs share Euharlee’s history building conveniently located near restaurants and shops. If you along an easy one-mile sidewalk path that begins with a historic special want to spend more time in historic Cartersville, our knowledgeable events venue, the Euharlee Presbyterian Church, and continues with staff is always ready to answer questions and share information about the Black Pioneer Cemetery. Open Tuesday-Sunday. our region. Closed Sunday. EuharleeHistory.org 770.387.2774 | BartowHistoryMuseum.org 33 Covered Bridge Rd, Euharlee GA 30145 4 East Church Street, Cartersville GA 30120

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Adairsville Depot History Museum Stamp Creek History & Heritage Center The history of Adairsville – Georgia’s first city to be listed in its entirety Historic collections interpret the Stamp Creek area’s heritage, on the National Register of Historic Places – is portrayed in this muse- including Wolfpen, Boston Creek, White, Pine Log, Rydal, Corbin, um and welcome center located in the original W&A Railroad Depot. Wilderness Camp, Sugar Hill, Aubrey, Center, Rowland Springs The town’s fascinating history includes pivotal roles in the Civil War’s & Salacoa. Led by a nonprofit organization, the center also hosts Great Locomotive Chase, Georgia’s early peach and chenille industries, education programs to share local history. and the development and advancement of the Dixie Highway. Visitors 678.605.6608 or 678.925.5690 | StampCreekCenter.com may pick up a self-guided tour brochure with insight on Adairsville’s White City Hall, Second Floor most historic homes. Admission is free. Open Tuesday-Saturday. 29 W Rocky St, White GA 30184 770.773.1775 | VisitAdairsville.org 101 Public Square, Adairsville GA 30103

Kingston Woman’s Club History Museum Allatoona Pass Battlefield A centerpiece to Historic Kingston, this museum displays the town’s A bloody battlefield on October 5, 1864, today the site is part of Red rich antebellum and Civil War history. The museum’s park setting Top Mountain State Park, and features earthen forts, trench works, includes numerous historic markers and interpretive murals honoring interpretive markers and monuments to regiments who fought here. the town’s legacy. Nearby at Queen’s Chapel AME Church is the Open daily. resting place of Michele Obama’s Great-Great-Great Grandmother VisitCartersvilleGA.org/history/ Melvinia Shields. Open Saturday-Sunday 1-4 PM. 631 Old Allatoona Rd, Cartersville GA 30121 770.336.0380 15 E Main St, Kingston GA 30145

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Cooper’s Iron Works This furnace is the only remnant of the 1830s town of Etowah and Mark A. Cooper’s Iron Empire. Picnic facilities, hiking and playground. Open March-November. 678.721.6700 | 1052 Old River Rd SE, Cartersville GA 30120

The Grand Theatre Since 1929, The Grand Theatre has served as the cultural centerpiece of Bartow County. The theatre seats 500 patrons and hosts a range of performing arts, educational, and entertainment programs. 770.386.7343 | TheGrandTheatre.org. Cassville Confederate Cemetery 7 North Wall Street, Cartersville, GA 30120 Bittersweet gravesites of 300 confederate soldiers, as well as CSA General William Wofford. The Legion Theatre CassvilleHistoricalSociety.com This 1930s movie house is today an intimate black-box theatre which Chunn Facin Rd NW, Cartersville GA 30121 is home to Cartersville’s Pumphouse Players, one of the longest running community theaters in Northwest Georgia. 770-387-2610 | ThePumphousePlayers.com 114 West Main ST, Cartersville, GA 30120

Public Square Opera House Housed upstairs in the 1902 Stock Exchange, a in a beautifully restored mercantile in downtown Adairsville, the Public Square Opera House stages six dinner theatres annually. 770.773.1902 124 Public Square, Adairsville GA 30103 Leake Mounds Interpretive Trail A major cultural center during the prehistoric Middle Woodland AMC CLASSIC Cartersville 12 period, the Leake Mounds site predates the Etowah Indian Mounds. Twelve screen movie theatre with stadium seating and digital screens. Interpretive markers along the 1.5 mile trail introduces the Native AMCTheatres.com people and excavated artifacts from 300 B.C. to 650 A.D. 1129 N Tennessee ST, Cartersville, GA 30120 1700 West Avenue, Cartersville GA 30120

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LAKEPOINT SPORTING COMMUNITY Terminus Wake Park LakePoint Sporting Community is the largest and most unique Experience a new adventure at Terminus Wake Park and Aqua Park. travel sports park in the Southeast. With world-class sports facilities From cable wake beginners to professional competitors gaining in complemented by hotels, dining options and entertainment venues, the points chase, Terminus Wake Park rents everything you need, LakePoint is creating the ultimate stay and play tournament hub. including professional instruction, to put in some awesome lake Families will appreciate the relaxed vibe found in Cartersville ensuring laps. The Aqua Park is an inflatable water playground where you can that this stop on the sports calendar will be a vacation to remember. bounce along and splash the whole family. 470.315.0155 | TerminusWakePark.com The Champions Center 171 LakePoint Parkway, Cartersville GA 30121 The region’s largest indoor sports and expo center encompasses 170,000 square feet and houses 12 hardwood basketball courts, Prep Baseball Report convertible to 24 volleyball courts, each with digital scoreboards. The LakePoint Sports partners with Prep Baseball Report to host the 125,500 sq. ft. clear-span floor space can accommodate dozens of nation’s best showcases and tournaments as the number one resource indoor sports as well as conventions and trade shows. Nine meeting for amateur baseball. With more full-time scouts than any other rooms across the mezzanine are available for a variety of functions. independent amateur scouting company, Prep Baseball Report Additional amenities include a food court, courtyard and video wall. event has become a must for all college-bound players. Elite play 404.263.0495 | LakePointSports.com/championscenter/ at LakePoint is set on 8 Major League-size synthetic turf fields with 261 Stars Way, Cartersville GA 30121 digital scoreboards and LED lighting, flanking scout towers where the dreams of playing in the big leagues become a reality. LakePoint Station PrepBaseballReport.com 124 LakePoint Pkwy, Cartersville GA 30121 A family fun center with 50 arcade games, Clip n’ Climb rock climbing, mini golf, laser tag, gem mining, laser and mirror mazes, and an all-new bowling center. The Station shares space with St. Rally Volleyball Angelo’s Pizza and Yogli Mogli. Closed Monday. The LakePoint sand complex is anchored by Rally Volleyball which 678.719.0921 | LakepointStation.com offers camps, leagues, and pick-up games for all levels and ages. The two-story open-air pavilion is surrounded by 10 regulation size beach 77 Old Allatoona Rd, Cartersville GA 30121 courts with 18-inch sand, and allows spectators and participants a cool place to relax between matches. The pavilion and courts are available for rent for sporting and non-sporting events. RallyVB.com 163 LakePoint Pkwy, Emerson GA 30121

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Etowah River

Etowah River Trail Launch Sites Float past Native American fish weirs, historic sites and Antebellum estates. Be aware when navigating the Etowah River water levels can increase rapidly downstream from Allatoona Dam. Call 706-334-7213 © mochamamatreks-Instagram for daily Allatoona Dam Water Release Schedules. Leake Mounds Landing | 1540 West Avenue, Cartersville GA 30120 Red Top Mountain State Park Euharlee | 22 Dobson Rd SW, Cartersville GA 30120 Lakeside cottages, campsites, boating, swimming, fishing, hiking, Hardin Bridge | 556 Hardin Bridge Rd, Kingston GA 30145 biking, geocacheing, pickleball, picnicking, tennis, mini-golf, and Macedonia at Neel’s Landing | 11 Macedonia Rd, Kingston GA 30145 special events. Open daily. Iron Hill | 3.9 miles, gravel service, moderate Euharlee Creek Outfitters White Tail | .5 miles one-way, moderate Services include kayak, canoe and tube rentals with shuttle service Homestead | 5.5 miles loop, yellow blaze, moderate to and from the Etowah River and Euharlee Creek. Shuttle, life vests Visitor Center Loop | .75-mile loop, green blaze, moderate and oars included. Visit online or call for reservations. Lakeside | .75-mile loop, paved surface, easy 770.607.1846 | EuharleeCreekOutfitters.com Sweetgum Lodge Loop | 3.5-mile loop, red blaze, moderate 102 Covered Bridge Rd SW, Euharlee GA 30120 770.975.4226 or Reservations 800.864.7275 GAStateParks.org/RedTopMountain Terminus Wake Park & Aqua Park 50 Lodge Rd SE, Acworth GA 30102 The largest cable wake park in the USA! The park provides instruction and rental gear so that all ages may enjoy wakeboarding. The Aqua Pine Mountain Recreation Area Park is a little less daring with Aqua Glide inflatables for bouncing Total 4.38 miles: East Loop 2.34 miles, West Loop 1.57 miles; 4 along on a wet and wild adventure like no other. Open daily in season. hours steady pace, compacted soil surface, moderate to difficult. 470-315-0155 | TerminusWakePark.com Trails are open daily for hiking. Mountain biking is allowed on Wednesday 171 LakePoint Pkwy, Cartersville GA 30121 and Saturday only. Two trailheads are available: West Trailhead at I-75 Exit 288, and East Trailhead via I-75 Exit 290, GA 20 East, then right Allatoona Lake and Riverside Trails on GA Spur 20 approximately 4 miles to parking on right. 12,000 acres of natural fun since 1950! Cooper’s Furnace Trail, 2 miles; easy; Blaze: Green. Additional area trails include Laurel Vineyard Mountain Eagle Scout Trail Ridge Trail (.7 mi) and Cooper Branch Trail (.3 mi) connects to at Riverside Park Pine Mountain Recreation Area. 7.5 miles all trails in and out; intermediate to advanced Allatoona Lake & Visitor Center, Trailhead locations at Riverside Park Day-Use Area and roadside 1138 GA Hwy 20 Spur, Cartersville GA 30121 on Red Top Mountain Road west of Bethany Bridge via I-75 Exit 285. Maintained by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and local Eagle Also see page 29 Marinas & Beaches Scouts. Day-use fee payable by debit or credit card only.

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Bartow County Parks & Recreation Trails Park Marina Pine Log Creek Trail | 4031 GA Hwy 140, Rydal GA 30171 770.974.2628 4.5 miles total for East and West Loops; 3 hours steady pace; compacted BestinBoating.com/ga/lake-allatoona/park-marina/ soil surface; moderate to difficult; on Protected Greenspace. 651 Park Marina Rd, Acworth, GA 30102 (I-75 Exit 285) Hamilton Crossing Park | 155 Hamilton Crossing Rd NW, Cartersville GA 30120. 2-mile paved fitness trail rated easy; plus Allatoona Landing Marine Resort tennis courts, sports fields, and playgrounds. 770.974.6089 | AllatoonaLandingMarina.com Manning Mill Park | 163 Manning Mill Rd, Adairsville GA 30103 24 Allatoona Landing Rd SE, Cartersville, GA 30121 1.4-mile gravel surface lakeside trail with lighting; tennis courts, (I-75 Exit 283) sports fields and playground. Wilderness Camp Marina Cartersville Parks & Recreation Trails 770.386.2170 Dellinger Park | 100 Pine Grove Rd, Cartersville GA 30120 451 Wilderness Camp Rd SE, White GA 30184 (I-75 Exit 290) 2 mile and 1.3-mile walking/running trail with exercise stations; cinder and gravel; with a .7-mile connector to Etowah Riverwalk; Holiday Harbor Marina + playgrounds, picnic tables, a duck pond, swimming pool, tennis 770.974.2575 | HolidayHarborMarina.com courts and more. 5989 Groovers Landing Rd SE, Acworth, GA 30102 (I-75 Exit 278) Etowah Riverwalk | 1155 Douthit Ferry Rd or 152 Milner Rd, Cartersville GA 30120. 2.4-mile paved trail with trailheads at Sam Glade Marina Smith Park and Cartersville Soccer Complex; a 1.7-mile connector to 770.975.7000 | GladeMarina.com Leake Mounds Interpretive Trail. 5400 Kings Camp Rd SE, Acworth, GA 30102 (I-75 Exit 278) Leake Mounds Trail | 1.45 miles mixed surface trail; see page 22. Cartersville Sports Complex | 11 Sugar Valley Rd, Cartersville GA 30120. One mile lighted, 18-station vita course; 1.5-mile paved Pettit Bartow Beach at Gatewood Park Creek Trail nearby. 770.387.5163 | BartowGA.org/departments/gatewood_park.php Old Mill Trail | 155 Old Mill Rd, Cartersville GA 30120 224 Bartow Beach Rd, Cartersville GA 30121 .35 mile mixed surface trail. George Washington Carver Park Sosebee Cycling Park 770.387.1357 | VisitCartersvilleGA.org A donation-based parking area for cyclists to ride the beautiful backroads 3900 Bartow Carver Rd, Acworth, GA 30101 of White, GA and the surrounding area. Inflation stations, water, shade, picnic tables, changing rooms, restrooms and cycling maps are available. Red Top Mountain State Park Beach See a map of area bike routes at VisitCartersvilleGA.org/outdoors/. 770.975.4226 | GaStateParks.org/RedTopMountain 770.354.4777 | 465 Simpson Rd NE | White GA 30184 50 Lodge Rd, Acworth GA 30102

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Recreation at Barnsley Resort Golf at Barnsley Resort • High Adventure UTV Trail Rides 18-hole Jim Fazio course plus driving range and golf school with • Horseback Riding instruction for groups and individuals. • Garden & Museum Tours 770.773.2555 or 877.773.2447 | BarnsleyResort.com • Barnsley Barnyard 597 Barnsley Gardens Rd, Adairsville GA 30103 • Hiking & Biking • Canoe & Kayak Woodland Hills Golf Club • Fishing 18-hole course, clubhouse and golf pro • Disc Golf 678.605.8585 | WoodlandHills-Golf.com Reservations recommended | 770.773.2480 256 Summit Ridge Dr, Cartersville GA 30120 597 Barnsley Gardens Rd, Adairsville GA 30103 Green Valley Greens Golf 9-hole course 770.382.8510 157 Rudy York Rd NW, Cartersville GA 30121-9238

Etowah Disc Golf at Riverside Park This scenic course hosts many PDGA tournaments throughout the year. Day-use fee applies; only debit or credit card accepted. 782 Allatoona Dam Rd, Cartersville GA 30121

Beretta Shooting Grounds by High Adventure Company Barnsley Resort partners with the iconic Beretta brand and John SEE MORE RECREATION ON Burrell’s High Adventure Company to elevate the historic Southern VisitCartersvilleGA.org estate’s shooting experiences which include wingshooting for quail and pheasant; professional guides; sporting clays practice station; world-class hunting dogs; and premium Beretta gun rental. A premier SHARE YOUR FUN USING sporting clays facility offers two 14-station clays courses, and a covered #CartersvilleOutdoors five-stand for friendly competition. Private shooting instruction and memberships available. 770.324.8396 | 597 Barnsley Gardens Rd, Adairsville GA 30103

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Old Havana Cigar Bar The place for premium, hand rolled cigars, pipes, tobacco and accessories since 2008. More than 800 cigar facings and 100 craft beers with 16 craft brews on draft is the big attraction here. Free WiFi with ample connectivity, a full bar, cocktail menu and open door food policy with available delivery makes this the ideal place to take care of business and solve world problems. Closed Sunday. 770.382.7942 | 20 W Main Street, Cartersville GA 30120

Sixes Tavern Bar & Grille Rockin’ music is enjoyed here every Friday and Saturday with the best tribute bands and cover bands from Atlanta and across the southeast. There’s always something happening at Sixes with weekly activities like open mic night, karaoke contests, ladies night, bike night, and Check out these “uniquely Cartersville” places to enjoy live music, poker tournaments. Pair this with drink specials, delicious burgers, great food and beverage specials, and gathering with friends – steaks and more for fun evenings out with friends. 770.334.8998 | SixesCartersville.com typically after 8PM. 650 Henderson Drive Ste 507, Cartersville GA 30120

Olive Tree & Vine & Southern Muggs Coffee Shop Tom’s Place Gather with friends to try new wines and ultra-premium olive oils. Olive Tree & Vine hosts wine tastings each Friday and Saturday at This bar and grill sells itself as everybody’s bar with great food, friendly 6 PM, and the Bottles & Brushes Wine Glass Painting class twice bartenders and patrons. Online reviews echo that. Enjoy daily drink each month. Stop in for live music every Saturday night at Southern specials, a monthly Biker Bash, live music, billiards and darts. 770.386.7755 | 461 Old Mill Place, Cartersville GA 30120 Muggs Coffee Shop, and enjoy delicious espresso and coffee drinks, high quality teas, Bubble Tea, and craft beer on tap. 678.719.8518 | 678.719.8500 Tasty Licks Listening Room OliveTreeAndVine.com | SouthernMuggs.com Tickets: Eventbrite or Facebook – Monthly music and dinner series 26 W Main Street, Cartersville GA 30120 featuring Jazz, Blues, R&B/Soul, Big Band, Alternative and Classic Country performers from across the U.S. The Ascension Coffee House 770.334.3431 | JohnnyMitchells.com Johnny Mitchell’s Smokehouse, 650 Henderson Drive #403 A monthly listening room featuring local singers and songwriters is held on the second Friday of each month (except July) from 7-9 Coming Fall 2019 PM. Non-perishable food donations are welcome but not required to benefit the local Backpack Buddies Program. Drowned Valley Brewing Company The Episcopal Church of the Ascension 4 South Tennessee Street, Cartersville GA 30120 205 W Cherokee Avenue, Cartersville GA 30120 BEFORE 8PM The Local Bar and Grill Big Door Vineyards A great downtown spot to relax and revive after a long day of business Spend your afternoons enjoying Georgia grown and award-winning meetings or sightseeing. Noted socially for its hip atmosphere, wines plus acoustic music, while overlooking 10 acres of lush vineyards. chill vibe and diversity, The Local Bar and Grill offers Open-Mic Open daily; visit online for music lineup and private events. Mondays, Karaoke Wednesday, Thursday Trivia Challenge, and live BigDoorVineyards.com | 125 Clearwater Trail, White GA 30184 music each Friday and Saturday. 678.719.8588 | 120 S Erwin Street, Cartersville GA 30120

32 | #CartersvilleAfter8 #CartersvilleAfter8 | 33 WHERE TO STAY WHERE TO STAY Pool Pool Indoor Interior Corridors Elevator Restaurant & Lounge Complimentary Breakfast Meeting Rooms Business Center Wireless Internet Friendly Pet Exercise Room Smoke Free Handicapped Accessible Suites Available I-75 Exit 278 | Acworth Excellent location for easy access to northern Metro Atlanta, Town Center Mall, Chattahoochee Tech, Kennesaw State University and Lake Allatoona America’s Best Value Inn 770.966.1644 | AmericasBestValueInn.com 5245 Glade Rd, Acworth GA 30102 Red Roof Inn 770.974.5400 | RedRoofInn.com 5320 Cherokee St, Acworth GA 30101 I-75 Exit 283 – Emerson/LakePoint Hampton Inn Emerson LakePoint 678.792.3375 | HamptonInn.com 86 Old Allatoona Rd SE, Cartersville, GA 30120 Sleep Inn & Mainstay Suites 770.607.3005 | SleepInn.com 146 Old Allatoona Rd SE, Cartersville, GA 30120 Interstate 75 Exit 288 Cartersville’s Main Street Exit, convenient to Historic Downtown shopping, dining, museums, theatre and parks Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott 770.387.0400 | Marriott.com/FairfieldInn 20 Canyon Parkway, Cartersville, GA 30120 Hilton Garden Inn & Suites 770.382.9787 | Cartersville.HGI.com 24 Liberty Drive, Cartersville GA 30120 Home2Suites 678.792.3346 | Home2Suites.com 1320 East Main Street, Cartersville GA 30121 Knights Inn 770.386.7263 | KnightsInn.com 420 East Church Street, Cartersville GA 30121 Quality Inn & Suites 770.334.8843 | QualityInn.com 235 South Dixie Ave, Cartersville GA 30120

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I-75 Exit 290 Centrally located Convenient to Clarence Brown Conference Center, Georgia Highlands College, Lake Allatoona, Georgia National Cemetery and downtown Cartersville America’s Best Value Inn 770.386.3303 | AmericasBestValueInn.com 26 SR 20 Spur SE, Cartersville GA 30121 Best Western Garden Inn & Suites 770.386.1569 | BestWestern.com 5663 Hwy 20 NE, Cartersville GA 30121 Country Inns & Suites by Carlson 770.386.5888 | CountryInns.com 43 SR 20 Spur, Cartersville GA 30121 Days Inn 770.382.1824 | DaysInn.com 5618 Hwy 20 SE, Cartersville GA 30121 Econo Lodge 770.382.8881 | EconoLodge.com 41 SR 20 Spur, Cartersville GA 30121 Hampton Inn 770.382.8999 | HamptonInn.com 5600 Hwy 20 SE, Cartersville GA 30121 Holiday Inn Express & Suites 770.606.0309 | HolidayInnExpress.com 5628 GA Hwy 20, Cartersville GA 30121 Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham 678.605.9310 | MicrotelInn.com 1348 Joe Frank Harris Pkwy, Cartersville GA 30121 Motel 6 770.386.1449 | Motel6.com 5657 Hwy 20, Cartersville GA 30121 Red Roof Inn 770.387.1800 | RedRoof.com 28 SR 20 Spur, Cartersville GA 30121 Super 8 by Wyndham 770.382.1515 | Ramada.com 45 SR 20 Spur SE, Cartersville GA 30121

36 | HOTELS HOTELS | 37 WHERE TO STAY WHERE TO STAY Pool Pool Indoor Interior Corridors Elevator Restaurant & Lounge Complimentary Breakfast Meeting Rooms Business Center Wireless Internet Friendly Pet Exercise Room Smoke Free Handicapped Accessible Suites Available

I-75 Exit 293 Excellent north Cartersville location This is the exit for Tellus – Northwest Georgia Science Museum and moments from Clarence Brown Conference Center and downtown Cartersville Motel 6 770.334.3270 | Motel6.com 2335 Highway 411 NE, White GA 30184 Quality Inn & Suites 770.382.7011 | QualityInn.com 2385 Hwy 411 NE, White GA 30184 I-75 Exit 296 Mid-way between Chattanooga and Atlanta, this exit offers excellent traveler amenities. Baymont by Wyndham Cartersville 770.386.9259 | BaymontInn.com 11 Kent Drive, Cartersville GA 30121 Budgetel 770.387.9577 | Budgetel.com 35 Carson Loop, Cartersville GA 30121 Country Hearth Inn 770.386.0700 | CountryHearth.com 25 Carson Loop, Cartersville GA 30121 Interstate 75 Exit 306 – Adairsville This exit is the gateway to Historic Adairsville and Barnsley Resort. Central location for Cartersville Area Attractions, Rome Braves and Calhoun Outlet Mall.

Barnsley Resort 770.773.7480 | 1-877-773-2447 BarnsleyResort.com 597 Barnsley Gardens Rd, Adairsville GA 30103 See page 48 for more info Hampton Inn 770.773.3100 | HamptonInn.com 101 Travelers Path, Adairsville GA 30103 Knights Inn 770.769.9726 | KnightsInn.com 500 Georgia North Circle, Adairsville GA 30103 Magnuson Hotel 770.773.3900 | MagnusonHotels.com 100 Georgia North Circle, Adairsville GA 30103 Quality Inn 770.773.2886 | QualityInn.com 107 Princeton Blvd, Adairsville GA 30103

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Lake Allatoona Inn Bed & Breakfast Adjacent to Allatoona Lake and the Allatoona Pass Battlefield, this Victorian Inn offers three guest rooms with private baths and a two bed/two bath lakefront cabin. 770.943.0171 | LakeAllatoonaInn.com 632 Old Allatoona Road SE, Cartersville, GA 30121

Barnsley Resort Discover the freedom to experience North Georgia at Barnsley Resort. Here, guests can get outside, find adventure, explore history or indulge in a boutique spa and Southern-inspired cuisine. With an Adair Manor array of activities for nature lovers, history buffs, shooting enthusiasts, A stately Victorin home, built in 1895 and surrounded by golfers and more, guests are free to pursue their passions. Choose magnolias and oaks, houses this refined bed-and-breakfast in the from 150 guest rooms and suites between the new Inn at Barnsley Adairsville Historic District. Resort and a variety of charming cottages for a unique getaway. 770.769.9585 | AdairManor.com 1.877.773.2447 | 770.773.7480 | BarnsleyResort.com 110 Church St, Adairsville GA 30103 597 Barnsley Gardens Rd, Adairsville GA 30103

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40 | RESORTS BED & BREAKFASTS | 41 WHERE TO STAY WHERE TO STAY

Allatoona Landing Marine Resort Pine Acres Retreat Convenient to LakePoint Sports, resort amenities include 140 A 210-acre retreat on Lake Allatoona. lakefront campsites, full-service marina, laundry, beach, general store, • Special Event Facilities club house, pool, playground and modular two-bedroom cabins. • Cabins, Tent Camping 770.974.6089 | AllatoonaLandingMarina.com • Bath Houses 24 Allatoona Landing Rd, Cartersville GA 30121 • Picnic Facilities • Pool Holiday Harbor Marina Cabins • Dock • Canoe & Kayak Rentals Resort amenities include lakeside cabins, RV sites, boat, canoe and kayak rentals, gas dock, wireless internet and Allatoona Grill restaurant. By reservation year-round 770.974.2575 | HolidayHarborMarina.com 770.387.1357 | VisitCartersvilleGA.org/par/ 5989 Groovers Landing Rd, Acworth GA 30102 3963 Bartow Carver Rd SE, Acworth GA 30102

KOA Campground Red Top Mountain State Park 80 RV sites & tent camping, pool, electricity, cable, wi-fi, recreation 18 lakeside cottages, 92 campsites, a yurt, group shelters, marina, room with kitchen, laundry, store and sleeper cabin boat rentals, hiking and more on Lake Allatoona. 770.382.7330 | Koa.com/campgrounds/Cartersville 800.864.7275 | 770.975.4226 800 Cassville-White RD, Cartersville, GA 30121 GAStateParks.org/RedTopMountain 50 Lodge Rd, Acworth GA 30102

Harvest Moon RV Park Bartow County Managed RV Parks 60 campsites, with full hookups. Wooded sites, outdoor pool, All three parks open March 1-October 31. Reservations 770.387.5149 shower houses, game room, laundry room, covered pavilion, chapel, • Clark Creek North Campground L.P., camp store, Internet access, recreation area. Pets allowed. • Clark Creek South Campground 770.773.7320 | HarvestMoonRVPark.com • Gatewood Park 1001 Poplar Springs Rd, Adairsville GA 30103 US Army Corps of Engineers Campgrounds Leisure Time RV Park on Lake Allatoona 24 RV sites with full hook-ups, clubhouse/Chapel, bath house, Four campgrounds on Lake Allatoona offering 300 RV and primitive laundry facility, cable TV, recreational area. sites with a variety of amenities. 706.506.3273 | LeisureTimeRVPark.net • McKinney Campground – Open All Year 881 Poplar Springs Rd, Adairsville GA 30103 • McKaskey Creek Campground • Upper Stamp Creek Campground • Old Hwy 41 #3 678-721-6700 | Recreation.gov

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DINING DINING

Ate Track Bar & Grill Table 20

CHEF OWNED RESTAURANTS Table 20 IN DOWNTOWN CARTERSVILLE 470.315.4851 | 20 S Wall Street Georgia Trout Appalachian Grill 770.607.5357 | 14 East Church Street, Under the Bridge The City Cellar 770.334.3170 | 72 Railroad Street Ate Track Bar & Grill 470.315.4369 | 25 N Wall Street LEGENDARY DOWNTOWN DINERS Goat Cheese Crusted Grit Cake 4 Way Lunch CASH BridgeHouse Café Corner of Main Street & Gilmer Street 770.334.8576 | 10 East Church Street, Under the Bridge Georgia’s Oldest Restaurant Without a Telephone – Since 1931

Maine Street Coastal Cuisine Ross Diner CASH 770.334.3813 | 24 W Main Street 770.382.9159 | 17 N Wall Street Shrimp and Grits Since 1945 – Recent Film Location

Moore’s Gourmet Market MORE EATS DOWNTOWN 770.387.0059 | 227 Fite Street Mellow Mushroom Scott’s Walk-Up Bar-B-Q 470.227.7049 | 28 S Wall Street 770.382.1600 | 206 N Tennessee Street Jefferson’s Sriracha Thai Cuisine 770.334.2069 | 28 W Main Street 470.315.4071 | 120 S Tennessee Street Tacos & Subs Swheat Market Deli 770.382.7321 | 4 N Tennessee Street 770.607.0067 | 5 East Main Street Black Bean Burger MEAT-N-THREES Adams Bar-B-Q 770.382.8240 | 140 E Felton Rd Georgia Eats 100 Plates Locals Love People’s Choice Award Winner

Cash Only Pup Friendly CASH Cody J’s Full Bar Beer & Wine 770.387.0208 | 675 S Erwin St

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Wes-Man’s Fire It Up BBQ

Doug’s Place El Charro Mexican Grill 770.382.9063 | 696 Hwy 293, Emerson 770.606.0041 | 700 Douthit Ferry Rd

J’s Simply Soul El Dorado Salvadorian & Mexican Restaurant 770.334.8125 | 3367 Hwy 411, White 770.334.2801 | 910 Joe Frank Harris Pkwy

Johnboy’s Home Cooking Buffet El Nopal Mexican Restaurant 770.606.2330 | 904 Joe Frank Harris Pkwy SE 770.382.8550 | 540 Old Mill Rd

The Capri Fire It Up BBQ 770.382.7722 | 317 E Church Street 470.888.2619 | 22 GA Hwy 20 Spur

Wes-Man’s Gondolier 770.386.9933 | 3167 Hwy 411 NE, White 770.386.2200 | 407 E Main Street

Whistle Stop Express Hong Kong Restaurant 770.386.6462 | 300 S Tennessee St 770.387.1198 | 281 Market Place Blvd

BBQ AND INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS Johnny’s New York Style Pizza 678.721.0520 | 244 Dixie Ave Alisha’s Kitchen 678.986.8238 | 921 Joe Frank Harris Pkwy Kobe Steak & Sushi 470.888.2969 | 465 Cherokee Place Anna’s Mexican Bar and Grill 770.387.0406 | 790 Euharlee Rd Kumo Hibachi Sushi 770.607.6888 | 485 E Main Street Armando’s Italian Restaurant 770.382.1000 | 3 S Dixie Ave Las Palmas Mexican Restaurant 770.386.2977 | 140 Main Street Marketplace Dragon Garden 770.386.8000 | 548 MLK Jr. Drive Los Arcos Mexican Restaurant 770.607.3002 | 1010 N Tennessee Street Georgia Eats 100 Plates Locals Love People’s Choice Award Winner

Cash Only Pup Friendly CASH Ming Moon Full Bar Beer & Wine 770.383.3388 | 32 S Morningside Dr

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Kumo Hibachi Sushi Grand Oaks

Neena’s New York Style Pizza Grand Oaks 770.387.1188 | 650 Henderson Drive Seasonal southern food served in a historic home with beautiful gardens. Reservations 770.382.6322 | 302 West Main Street Okinawa 770.607.1221 | 1010 N Tennessee Street Ste 118 Johnny Mitchell’s Smokehouse Monthly themed dinners served in a cozy events venue. Santana Mexican Grill 770.334.3431 | 650 Henderson Drive Ste 403 770.606.3960 | 114 Merchants Square COFFEE & SWEETS The Original Steak and Ribs House 470.BBQ.RIBS | 305 Market Place Blvd Agan’s Bakery 770.382.8882 | 141 W Main Street Tokyo Japanese Steakhouse 770.387.9575 | 402 E Church Street Coconuts Ice Cream 770.386.2004 | 115 S Gilmer Street SPECIAL SETTINGS Heaven Scent Cupcakes Allatoona Grill at Holiday Harbor 770.505.3533 | 13 S Public Square The place for Lake Allatoona sunsets. Nanny G’s at the Covered Bridge 678.726.8464 | Holiday Harbor Marina 770.410.8473 | 110 Covered Bridge, Euharlee 5989 Groovers Landing Rd, Acworth GA 30102 Noble & Main Coffee Company Barnsley Resort 470.315.1754 | 145 W Main Street Woodlands Grill, The Rice House, and Beer Garden offer a variety of intimate settings and fine cuisine. Nola’s Bakery Reservations 770.773.7480 678.719.8128 | 53 Stonewall Street 597 Barnsley Gardens Rd, Adairsville Ribeye Southern Muggs Coffee Shop 678.719.8500 | 26 W Main Street Wholly Grounds Coffee House Georgia Eats 100 Plates Locals Love People’s Choice Award Winner 770.334.3678 | 851 Joe Frank Harris Pkw

Cash Only Pup Friendly CASH Daylight Donuts Full Bar Beer & Wine 470.888.2927 | 509 N Tennessee Street #111

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LOCKS Boutique Periwinkle

APPAREL See also Sporting Goods & Outfitters Spool of Dreams Boutique 770.334.3240 | 15 E Main Street Alexandria & Co Bridal Boutique 470.439.8379 | 12 S Wall Street The Tenth Muse 770.547.8611 | 10 S Wall Street DiPrima’s Shoes 770.387.9454 | 294 Nelson Street ANTIQUES AND INTERIORS Fashion Ten Cartersville BridgeHouse Interiors 470.315.4765 | 487 E Main Street 770.334.8536 | 10 E Church Street

Glitzy Chiks c.a.n.o.p.y. Home Décor + Simple Pleasures 770.382.2445 | 282 Nelson Street 770.383.8883 | 2 S Wall Street

Hay Parker Boutique Cartersville Antique Gallery 770.334.3920 | 103 W Main Street 770.607.8040 | 9 E Main Street

LOCKS Boutique Copperwood on Main 770.334.8167 | 19 S Public Square 678.719.8788 | 14 W Main Street

Love’M & Leave’M Creative Tag Estate Sales 770.607.9588 | 110 W Main Street 770.596.0492 | 10 W Main Street

Lulabelle’s Closet Greenwood Market Place 770.334.3045 | 6 S Wall Street 678.792.5797 | 650 Henderson Drive Ste 202-203

Lulu Boutique Liz’s Antique Mall 770.386.5898 | 20 E Church St 770.606.0035 | 1277 Joe Frank Harris Pkwy SE

Periwinkle Olive Branch 770.607.7171 | 22 E Church Street 770.334.2363 | 18 S Wall Street

Riley’s Menswear Sew Knot Serious 770.382.4829 | 650 Henderson Drive Ste 105 770.547.2011 | 139 W Main Street

Downtown Cartersville People’s Choice Award Winner

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Payne’s Pottery Cohutta Fishing Company & The Last Cast Bar

Southern With Grace JZ’s Taste of Georgia 866.585.7535 | 103 E Main Street 678.719.8191 | 17 E Main Street

Urban Market Warehouse Olive Tree and Vine 678.920.5019 | 327 N Tennessee St 678.719.8518 | 26 W Main Street

ARTIST STUDIOS & GALLERIES Rock’NShop 470.274.5007 | 650 Henderson Dr Ste 103 Downtown Gallery 770.387.4330 | 13 N Wall Street Wall 2 Wall Frames & Artist Boutique 770.386.2923 | 14 S Wall Street Cartersville Artist in You 770.843.0887 | 21 E Main Street Write! Downtown 770.387.3464 | 2 S Wall Street Ste A Payne Pottery 770.386.8987 | 97 “Old” Old Alabama Rd, Emerson SPORTING GOODS & OUTFITTERS GIFTS AND SPECIALTY SHOPS Blue Sky Outfitter Bartow History Museum Gift Shop 770.607.5222 | 18 W Main Street 770.387.2774 | 4 East Church Street Cohutta Fishing Company & The Last Cast Bar Copperwood Market 770.606.1100 | 39 S Public Square 770.387.9310 | 96 E Iron Belt Rd Athlete’s Locker Cotton + Fox & Sweet Peek Ultrasound Studio 770.382.0564 | 650 Henderson Drive Ste 201 770.545.2089 | 108 W Main Street PLUS Academy Sports + Outdoors, Hibbett Sports, & Play It Again Sports The Herb Shoppe 770.382.0110 | 19 E Main Street DEPARTMENT STORES IN CARTERSVILLE It’s About Time Boutique Bealls Outlet Kohl’s Target 678.719.8167 | 9 E Main Street Belk Ross T.J. Maxx Big Lots Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Ulta Famous Footwear Tuesday Morning Walmart Downtown Cartersville People’s Choice Award Winner Hobby Lobby

52 | ARTIST STUDIOS & GALLERIES SPORTING GOODS & OUTFITTERS | 53 ADAIRSVILLE EMERSON

ADAIRSVILLE EMERSON Just a short drive north from Cartersville is Adairsville, a town set Emerson’s Cherokee history remains prevalent today in names like apart by its distinction as the first in Georgia to be listed in its Pumpkinvine, Hightower and Etowah, though the Trail of Tears, entirety on the National Register of Historic Places. The designation surveying of Gold Lots, and the Civil War would have an impact came courtesy of the tireless efforts of the Sans Souci Women’s Club, lasting well into the 21st Century. founded in 1914. Club members serve as docents at the Adairsville Known as Stegall’s Station, named after a prominent early landowner, Depot History Museum and Welcome to introduce the town’s the community found work in mining and iron production thanks significance in history which includes: to Moses and Elijah Stroup. The Stroup’s later partnered with Mark 1847 | W&A Railroad completed the Adairsville Railroad Depot A. Cooper to form Cooper’s Iron Works at nearby Etowah. Iron ore, 1854 | Adairsville incorporated and known as the “Granary of the State” graphite, ochre and barite continue to be mined today, and was the 1862 | The Great Locomotive Chase – At Adairsville The Texas Steam industry that carried the community from Civil War destruction to Locomotive gave chase in the Civil War’s best-known escapade made its status today as one of the nation’s leading travel sports destinations. famous by a Walt Disney film of the same name 1864 | From March-May Civil War skirmishes occurred until Confederate troops evacuated following a battle with U.S. Gen. HISTORIC TIMELINE James McPherson’s forces at Godfrey Barnsley’s Woodlands Estate 1819-1840s | Travelers from the Carolinas migrated to Alabama along on May 18, 1864 the Hightower Trail, which is today known as Alabama Road (portions 1904 | Charles Arthur Floyd born in Adairsville, later moved to of which are often closed for film productions) Oklahoma and became known as Gangster Pretty Boy Floyd 1838 | Trail of Tears 1915 | Adairsville establishes Georgia’s first Boy Scout Troop 1839 | W&A Railroad reaches 1940s | The chenille textile industry brought “spreadlines” and visitors 1840 | Former Cherokee Land surveyed into Gold and Land Lots along the Old Dixie Highway 1864 | In May, the W&A Railroad Bridge over Etowah River burned 1987 | In December, Adairsville received word that it’s 170-acres of by retreating Confederate Troops; in October the Allatoona Pass Battle Victorian Homes and tree-lined streets had been named to the National ensued as Confederate Troops tried to disrupt Union-held supply lines Register of Historic Places 1889 | Stegall’s Station incorporates as Emerson, Georgia, named for Gov. Joseph Emerson Brown ADAIRSVILLE ATTRACTIONS Adairsville Depot History Museum and Welcome Center EMERSON ATTRACTIONS 101 Public Square | Tuesday-Saturday LakePoint Station | 77 Old Allatoona Rd | Tuesday-Sunday 19th Century Courthouse | Adjacent to Depot Museum | Daily Terminus Wake Park & Aqua Park | Daily May-August Historic Adairsville Square | 116 Public Square | Enjoy shops, LakePoint Sports | 755 Hwy 293 | Daily restaurants, antiques, and art galleries Allatoona Pass Battlefield & Gravesite of The Unknown Soldier Public Square Opera House Dinner Theatre | 1902 Stock Exchange, Old Allatoona Rd SE | Daily 124 Public Square | Seasonal Doug’s Place | 696 GA 293 | Southern cooking Tuesday-Sunday Barnsley Resort | 597 Barnsley Gardens Rd | Garden tours daily

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