Land of Legendary Sights, Legends Northwest Counties Dade Catoosa Fannin and Outdoor Adventures. Murray Whitfield Northwest Georgia is your premier destination for adventure! Walker Gilmer Experience the beauty of our rivers, lakes and waterfalls. Enjoy a variety of fun from vineyards to orchards; train rides Chattooga Gordon Pickens to roller coasters. Take in the picturesque beauty of wildlife and foliage at our mountains, parks, and trails. Floyd Bartow Cherokee Discover The History Of Some Cool Towns Sequoyah, a Cherokee silversmith, See and experience how our history was shaped by early developed the Cherokee syllabary, Polk making reading and writing native tribes; traverse our historic downtowns characterized Paulding by Georgian, Neo-classical and Greek Revival architecture in Cherokee possible. Haralson and learn the unique stories that have shaped our diverse H industries, arts and culture. Carroll Surprising Destinations With mild seasons, anytime is a great time to visit Northwest Georgia! Events and festivals are held year around and offer great opportunities to experience southern style cuisines, spirits and shopping! Enjoy The Perfect Getaway Centrally located between Atlanta, Birmingham and Chattanooga; Northwest Georgia is an easy and perfect getaway! Choose from beautiful hotels, mountain cabins and cozy bed and breakfast locations; we have accommodations for all occasions. Table of Contents Sights and Attractions ...... 4 National and State Parks ...... 8 Adventure Areas ...... 12 Regional Map ...... 16 Pet-friendly Traveling is more fun when you Driving Trails ...... 20 bring your furry family members! Lodging ...... 22 Our region offers pet-friendly Civil War ...... 24 accommodations, dining and Destinations ...... 26 shopping. Fido will also love our dog parks, trails and Legendary Festivals and Events ...... 28 pet-friendly events. Visitor Information Centers ...... 30

Photo credit: Thanks to all Historic High Country Travel Association members for full usage rights of all images located throughout this book. Copyright © 2021 Historic High Country Travel Association Design by Templeton Design Group GeorgiaHighCountry.org For more information call 706-937-4211 3 Sights & Attractions 6th Cavalry Museum Historic Site, Friends of 6 Barnhardt Circle, Fort Oglethorpe 1211 GA 225, Calhoun 706-861-2860 • 6thCavalryMuseum.com 706-624-1321 • GaStateParks.Org/NewEchota Experience our country’s history and military New Echota was the capital of the Cherokee Nation heritage from the Civil War to WW2 at the 6th from 1825 to their forced removal in the 1830s. Cavalry Museum located on the former Army Post Located just north of Calhoun, Georgia. at Fort Oglethorpe (1902-1947). Banning Mills 205 Horseshoe Dam Road, Whitesburg Fainting Goat Vineyards 770-834-9149 • HistoricBanningMills.com 201 Vineyard Way, Pickens Historic Banning Mills, an adventure resort offering a 706-692-9463 • FaintingGoatVineyardsAndWinery.com plethora of exciting outdoor experiences and overnight lodging, creating the perfect getaway for family and friends! Bartow History Museum Funk Heritage Center (Reinhardt University) 4 E Church Street, Cartersville 7300 Reinhardt Circle, Waleska 770-387-2774 • BartowHistoryMuseum.org 770-720-5970 • Reinhardt.edu/funk.htm Bartow History Museum takes visitors on a journey The Funk Heritage Center is located on the campus of through over 200 years of history from the time of Reinhardt University campus in Waleska. The museum is the Cherokee through the present. Georgia’s Frontier and Southeastern Indian Interpretive Center. Gibbs Gardens Big Door Vineyards 1987 Gibbs Drive, Ball Ground 125 Clearwater Trail, White 770-893-1881 • GibbsGardens.com 844-692-4436 • BigDoorVineyards.com Gibbs Gardens – 220 acres of spectacular gardens. Quaint farm winery and tasting room. Open March to mid-December. 20 Million daffodils, 2,000 Japanese maples, water lilies Japanese Gardens, Monet Bridge and more. Booth Western Art Museum Lookout Mountain Hang Gliding 501 Museum Drive, Cartersville 7201 Scenic Highway, Rising Fawn 770-387-1300 • BoothMuseum.org 706-398-3541• Hanglide.com Explore the West without leaving the South at Booth America’s #1 Hang Gliding School and Resort since Museum – Smithsonian Affiliate, 2016 Southeast 1978. No experience necessary. Come see why more Travel Attraction of the Year and Best Western people than anywhere else have come to Museum in America! FLY LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN. Cyra’s Range & Garden Restaurant Noble Hill - Wheeler Memorial Center 234 North Hamilton Street, Dalton 2361 Joe Frank Harris Parkway, Cassville 706-370-7305 • Facebook.Com/Cyras.Simple.Goodness 770-382-3392 • NobleHillWheeler.org A unique meeting place and a natural, chemical free A restored Rosenwald School built in 1923 as the first restaurant, serving fare prepared with the freshest & school for black students in Bartow County. finest ingredients available. Located in downtown Dalton.

Dalton Distillery Pine Mountain Gold Museum 109 East Morris Street, Dalton 1881 Stockmar Road, Villa Rica 706-483-2790 • DaltonDistillery.com 678-840-1445 • PineMountainGoldMuseum.com A distillery in Northwest Georgia that is producing the Museum and actual mining sites with gold panning. world’s first sunflower spirits. TazaRay is a distinct Farm animal exhibit and train rides. Regional artifacts spirit with undertones of roasted sunflower seed. dating back to 12,000 BC. GeorgiaHighCountry.org 5 Sights & Attractions

Prater’s Mill Historic Site 5845 Highway 2, Dalton 706-694-6455 • PratersMill.org Historic grist mill built in 1855 and park. Grounds open daily to enjoy fishing, picnicking and walking trails. Hosts annual Country Fair each October. Reformation Brewery 105 Elm Street, Woodstock & 141 Railroad Street, Canton 678-341-0828 • ReformationBrewery.com Timeless, inspiring craft beer for the reformer in everyone. Weaving brewing with living, we declare well made beer is a good gift and should be free from fear, noise, and neglect.

Ruby Falls 1720 S. Scenic Highway, Chattanooga, TN 423-821-2544 • RubyFalls.com Take the amazing journey deep inside historic Lookout Mountain to see the tallest and deepest underground waterfall open to the public in the United States!

Savoy Automobile Museum 3 Savoy Lane, Cartersville 770-416-1500 • SavoyMuseum.org A world-class museum connecting people to the cultural diversity of the automobile. Savoy Automobile Museum, opening Fall 2021.

See 1400 Patten Road, Lookout Mountain 706-820-2531 / 800-854-0675 • SeeRockCity.com Explore botanical and geological wonders and see the legendary 7 states view. Open daily at 8:30 a.m., with seasonal closing times. Limited handicap accessibility.

Tellus Science Museum 100 Tellus Drive, Cartersville 770-606-5700 • TellusMuseum.org Tellus Science Museum is a Smithsonian Affiliate museum in Cartersville, GA. See full-size dinosaurs, Apollo capsule, and Wright flyer, in addition to Georgia gold!

GeorgiaHighCountry.org 7 State Parks, Historic Sites & National Parks GaStateParks.org • 800-864-7275 (* has lodging) *Cloudland Canyon State Park 122 Cloudland Canyon Park Road, Rising Fawn 706-657-4050 • GaStateParks.org/Cloudland Canyon Lookout Mountain, rugged geology, scenic vistas, elevation 800 - 1,980 ft., cottages, campsites, group lodge, pioneer campsite, picnic, hiking, disc golf, biking, horse trails, caving. * 181 Fort Mountain Park Road, Chatsworth 706-422-1932 • GaStateParks.org/FortMountain In Chattahoochee National Forest: cottages, campsites, a lake with a beach for swimming, hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, fishing, kayaking, SUP rentals and miniature golf. *James H. (Sloppy) Floyd State Park 2800 Sloppy Floyd Lake Road, Summerville 706-857-0826 • GaStateParks.org/JamesHFloyd 1.6 mile hike to Pinhoti Trail, cottages, campsites, two stocked lakes, pedal boats, playgrounds, kayaks, pioneer campground, picnic shelters. *Red Top Mountain State Park 50 Lodge Road, Cartersville 770-975-4226 • GaStateParks.org/RedTopMountain Cottages, campsites, yurt, picnic/group shelters, 2 pioneer campgrounds, 12 miles of hiking trails, swimming beach, reconstructed 1860s log cabin, 3/4 mile paved trail suitable for wheelchairs & strollers on Lake Allatoona. Chattahoochee National Forest fs.usda.gov/conf The Chattahoochee National Forest contains about 750,000 acres in North Georgia, offering hundreds of developed campsites, picnic sites, trails, lakes and streams. Primitive camping is allowed anywhere in the National Forest (unless posted otherwise) and a permit is not needed for a campfire. Contact the appropriate ranger district office below for specific information. Where the rivers meet & the mountains begin! Armuchee-Cohutta Ranger District - Chatsworth 706-695-6736 Toccoa Ranger District - Blue Ridge 706-632-3031 RomeGeorgia.org 800-444-1834 Photography Credit: Georgia Department of Economic Development GeorgiaHighCountry.org 9 State Parks, Historic Sites & National Parks Continued Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park 3370 LaFayette Road, Fort Oglethorpe 706-866-9241 • nps.gov/chch The U.S. first and largest NMP features Visitor Center film, 7-mile self-guided auto-tour, 1,000+ monuments, historical tablets, scenic vistas, hiking trails and horse trails. Daily 8:30 a.m.- 5 p.m. Handicap Accessible. Historic Site 813 Indian Mounds Road SW, Cartersville 770-387-3747 • GaStateParks.org/EtowahIndianMounds The “Ancient Indian City,” home to thousands of Native Americans between 1000-1560 A.D., most intact Mississippian culture site in Southeast, museum, 6 mounds, and river trail. Tues.- Sat. 9 a.m.- 5 p.m., Admission Charged New Echota Historic Site I-75 Exit 317, 1211 Chatsworth Hwy 225 NE, Calhoun 706-624-1321 • GaStateParks.org/NewEchota Beginning of the infamous “Trail of Tears”, Capital of the Cherokee Nation - Visitor Center, exhibits/film, 12 historic/reconstructed buildings, walking tour, one-mile nature trail. Tues.-Sat. 9 a.m.- 5 p.m., Sundays 1 p.m.- 5 p.m., December-March, closed on Sundays. Admission Charged, Handicap accessible. Pickett’s Mill Battlefield Historic Site 4432 Mt. Tabor Church Road, Dallas 770-443-7850 • GaStateParks.org/PickettsMillBattlefield One of the nation’s best-preserved battlefields; interpretive museum, original earthworks, four miles of hiking trails. Thurs.-Sat. 9 a.m.- 5 p.m., Admission Charged Handicap accessible. Chief Vann House Historic Site 82 Ga. Highway 225 N, Chatsworth 706-695-2598 • GaStateParks.org/ChiefVannHouse Cherokee plantation home built by Chief Joseph Vann. Thurs. – Sat. 9 a.m.- 5 p.m., Sundays 1 p.m.- 5 p.m. December-March, closed on Sundays. Admission Charged Handicap accessible.

GeorgiaHighCountry.org 11 Land of Adventure OUTDOOR RECREATION The People’s Path, and America’s First National Scenic Trail. A public footpath across 2,155 miles of Appalachian Mountain from Katahdin, Maine to Springer Mountain, GA. A vision of regional planner Benton MacKaye, this trail winds through scenic wooded lands offering a treat for many wishing to escape urban life. Primarily used for day hikes, nature enthusiasts have been known to pack the entire route. 304-535-6331, AppalachianTrail.org Benton MacKaye Trail The trail is named for the man who proposed the Appalachian Trail. While the Appalachian Trail follows the eastern crest of the Appalachian Mountains, the Benton MacKaye follows the western crest. Approximately 50 miles Cities: Blue Ridge-Dahlonega-Ellijay, bmta.org Pinhoti Trail This multistate, multipurpose trail connects to the west with the southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail at Springer Mountain, GA. This route uses the Benton MacKaye Trail to connect to the Appalachian Trail. Forest trails, woods roads, county roads, and limited segments of highways comprise these trails. Much of the Pinhoti Trail (outside the Armuchee Ranger District of the Chattahoochee National Forest) is still under development. Road walks do not currently have Pinhoti Trail marking since the route along roads is considered interim. 706-766-3800, GeorgiaPinhoti.org Trail Imagine gliding along on your bike through the north Georgia countryside, crossing a 500-foot-long trestle over a rushing river below, winding between rock cliffs and weaving among tall stately pines. The 60 miles of the in Georgia is closed to motor vehicles.The trail begins near the intersection of Mt. Paran Road and Northside Parkway in Cobb County, and runs west through Rockmart and Cedartown to the Alabama border. From there, it will join the Chief Ladiga trail being built in Alabama. SilverCometGa.com Keown Falls in LaFayette is open seasonally and features unique rock bluffs, and a high-elevation swamp formed from natural springs. Sightseers will enjoy an abundance of wildflowers and shrubs. 706-695-6736, GeorgiaTrails.com/trails/keown.html Pine Mountain Recreation Area This trail system includes 11 miles of hiking and mountain biking trails that are both rugged and challenging, taking you to Cartersville’s highest point at 1,562’ above sea level overlooking Allatoona Lake, Cartersville and the Historic Etowah River Valley below. Bike usage allowed on Wednesdays. and Saturdays only. 770-387-5626, CityofCartersville.org/459/Pine-Mountain-Hikes

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Pigeon Mountain in LaFayette boasts the deepest cave in the world, Ellison Cave, plus horseback riding trails, hiking, and primitive Completely camping. Open year-round. 706-295-6041 Trails.com/tcatalog_trail.aspx?trailid=BGD041-069 Hidden Creek area of the Chattahoochee National Forest is an easily accessible area for camping, hiking and picnics. 706-695-6736, fs.usda.gov.conf Marshall Forest Preserve is a national natural preserve that features a Braille trail. 800-444-1834, Horseleg Creek Road, Rome Jackson Hill Confederate Site Historic Confederate Fort during the Civil War; original trenches remain in tact throughout the site. Five miles of mountain biking and hiking trails. Several historic sites including Civil War markers and cannons. 706-295-5576, 402 Civic Center Drive, Rome The McIntosh Reserve in Whitesburg, near Carrollton, comprises 487 acres adjacent to the Chattahoochee River offering miles of hiking and horse trails, fishing, picnic area and weekend camping. 770-830-5879 CarrollCountyGa.com/home/mcintosh.htm Lookout Mountain Flight Park is the largest and most popular full-time hang gliding school and resort in the United States. Each year, the school teaches, certifies and solos five times as many pilots as any other school. Hang gliders launch from 1,340-foot McCarty’s Bluff, and the flight park includes a 110-acre mountain resort with camping and lodging conveniently located in its landing zone. When the park is open, morning classes are offered (weather permitting) every day of the year (except Christmas Day). Hang gliding lessons and tandem flights are given by certified instructors. There are also special events and clinics, and lesson package discounts for groups of five or more. Lodging is available for members and persons using the flight park. Group Guided Activities Most communities in the Historic High Country offer a variety of group activities and can provide everything from quality accommodations to outdoor adventure recommendations.

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LAKES, RIVERS, FISHING, AND BOATING Lake Allatoona offers many boat launch ramps, public beaches, fishing areas, full-service marinas, boat rentals, lake side campsites, and picnic shelters in Cartersville, Canton, and Acworth. The Lake Allatoona Visitor Center is open daily in Cartersville (I-75 Exit 290, right on Spur 20, 4 miles) and is the first resource for information. 678-721-6700, Recreation.gov Lake Blue Ridge offers boating, fishing, swimming, camping and picnic sites with full pool water levels Spring-Fall. A full-service marina is open Tuesday-Sunday. The Toccoa River, also in Blue Ridge, offers guided trout fishing trips daily, plus tubing and canoeing year-round. Nearby companies offer whitewater rafting trips. 800-899-MTNS, BlueRidgeMountains.com Carters Lake between Chatsworth and Ellijay is the deepest lake east of the Mississippi and offers swimming, boating, camping, fishing, hiking, mountain biking, cabins & marina. 706-334-2248, Recreation.gov Lake Conasauga is Georgia’s highest elevated lake 3150 ft above sea level and allows swimming, boating, fishing, hiking, mountain biking, kayaking. 706-695-6060, fs.usda.gov/conf The Etowah River Water Trail is a 163-mile long water trail and provides a course through one of the nation’s most biologically diverse rivers. For an interactive map of launch sites, take outs, rapids, dams and points of interest, plan your adventure at EtowahWaterTrail.org. Rocky Mountain Recreation Area features two lakes with fishing jetties, boat ramp, beach, picnic shelters, scenic overlooks, hiking trails, tent & RV camping, group primitive camping, and group picnic area. North on US Highway 27 for 10.4 miles, left on Sike Storey Road 0.4 miles, left on Big Texas Valley Road 5.4 miles to entrance. 706-802-5087, GeorgiaWildlife.com RiverWalk is a thirteen-mile river trail from Lookout Mountain to the Chickamauga Lake for walking, biking, or just strolling. Free parking, fishing piers and plenty of facilities along the way. GOLF Fine courses await your A-game in almost every community in the 17-county area of the Historic High Country area. For complete details visit GeorgiaHighCountry.org

GeorgiaHighCountry.org 19 Driving Trails Blue and Gray Trail Dixie Highway Follow Civil War history through 100 Drive through history along “the miles of High Country. Revisit the granddaddy of I-75”, the first campaign that brought the Civil War interstate to reach into the south to an end, experiencing nationally connecting Michigan to Florida. recognized battle sites and poignant Explore battlefields chapters in our nation’s history. This and Peacock Alley. Route passes trail is nationally recognized on the through Ringgold, Tunnel Hill, Civil War Discovery Trail. Rocky Face, Dalton, Resaca, BlueAndGrayTrail.com/ Calhoun, Adairsville, Cassville, Chickamauga Campaign Heritage Trail Cartersville, Emerson, and Acworth. It marks the route of the Union and Facebook.com/ Confederate soldiers from Chattanooga DixieHighway90MileYardSale through Northwest Georgia counties, North Georgia Garden Trail ending at the location of the great Battle Southern Appalachia is known of Chickamauga. Approximately 75 for its abundance of history, miles (in Georgia) Cities: culture and natural beauty. North Chattanooga, Chickamauga, Georgia lies in the shadow of the Lafayette, Ringgold, Fort Oglethorpe, Something new Summerville, Trenton Blue Ridge Mountains and dotted ChickamaugaCampaign.org throughout this region are formal, butterfly, herb and native plant to savor Chieftain’s Trail The Chieftain’s Trail is a 150-mile gardens, just to name a few. From loop driving tour which interprets whimsical to well-planned, each in every season the native civilizations of the region. garden has its own story to tell. Discover the Cherokee and earlier GeorgiaGardenTrails.org Indian cultures and the suspenseful Georgia Civil War events that led up to the tragic “Trail Heritage Trails, Inc of Tears.” ChieftainsTrail.com Interprets Georgia’s Civil War era Cohutta Chattahoochee Scenic Byway along its historic routes, while is 54 miles of natural beauty and leading visitors on an experience historic discovery in the rural back in time. gcwht.org communities surrounding the cities Lookout Mountain Parkway of Dalton and Chatsworth in This tri-state driving route along northwest Georgia. Built into the 100-mile long, scenic Lookout very fabric and heritage of the Mountain cuts through the land and its people are the scenic, northwestern corner of Georgia. cultural, recreational, archeological, Attractions along the route include historic and natural treasures often well-known Rock City and Cloudland missed on the routes most traveled. Canyon State Park. 706-694-6455, GaScenicByway.Org 706-657-4488 LookoutMountainParkway.org pickellijay.com GEORGIA @pickellijay GeorgiaHighCountry.org 21 Driving Trails adventure North Georgia Farm Trail Scenic Hometown Highway - US Hwy 27 Visit northwest Georgia’s agritourism Approximately 365 miles sites in Blue Ridge, Ellijay and Cities: Ringgold- Bainbridge awaits beyond. From farm tours, u-picks GeorgiaUSHighway27.com and farm-to-table dining to wine Altogether welcoming Southern Highroads tasting, farm markets and more, your Looking to get away without going too far? Visit Carrollton. Local A multi-state scenic loop tour agricultural adventure is awaiting through beautiful rural mountain eats, artisan beverages and craft brews are on the menu in our discovery along the North Georgia communities. Visitors will enjoy charming downtown. Find live music, art exhibits, performances, Farm Trail. GaFarmTrail.com beautiful scenery, rivers and lakes, historic landmarks and boutique shopping around every turn. Love the Old Federal Road National Forests, quaint small towns outdoors? Zipline at Historic Banning Mills, bike our 18-mile GreenBelt Welcome to the route of the old with many antique shops. or enjoy a round of disc golf or a picnic in one of our many parks. With Federal Road. In 1805, the United 706-633-6706 so many options to explore, Carrollton is a short journey away from an States and the Cherokee Nation SouthernHighRoads.org original adventure. agreed in the Treaty of Tellico to Trail of Tears establish the Federal Road through Chattanooga Driving Route Cherokee territory. This driving tour is approximately Approximately 144 miles seven miles long in one direction, Cities: Flowery Branch-Rossville beginning from Ross’s Landing in Scenic Hometown Highway 27 downtown Chattanooga. You will be Take an enjoyable alternate route following an original section of the to I-75 in West Georgia along the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail. Lodging (Preferred Partner)

Courtyard by Marriott 320 West 3rd Street, Rome 706-295-7006 Marriott.com/rmgcy » CARROLLTONGA.COM GeorgiaHighCountry.org 23 Civil War Events Civil War Show and Sale Battle of Allatoona Pass Remembered First weekend in February First Saturday-Sunday in October Dalton Convention Center 50 Lodge Road SE, Cartersville 2211 Dug Gap Battle Road, Dalton 770-975-0055 800-824-7469 GaStateParks.org/RedTopMountain VisitDaltonGa.com One of the bloodiest battles of the Over 400 tables with thousands of Civil War and the inspiration for the Civil War artifacts on display and for song “Hold the Fort,” the Battle of sale. Free lecture program. Allatoona Pass was fought on Battle of Resaca October 5, 1864. Two original earthen Civil War Reenactment forts and trench works remain, Third weekend in May making it one of the most pristine Chitwood Road, Resaca battlefields in the nation. Monuments 706-625-3200 commemorate both armies. GeorgiaDivision.org/bor_reenact- Battle of Ringgold Gap ment.html Civil War Reenactment Relive the first major battle of the October Atlanta Campaign of 1864 held on Robin Road, Ringgold 650 acres of the original battlefield. RinggoldGap.webs.com Nearby sites include Fort Wayne, Reenactment of the astonishing Confederate Cemetery and the Confederate victory led by General Resaca Battlefield Park. Patrick Cleburne at Ringgold Gap. Point Park NMP on Lookout Old Cassville Cemetery Luminaries Mountain First Saturday in November 110 Point Park Road 678-800-3214 Lookout Mountain TN 37350 CassvilleHistoricalSociety.com Special living history programs during Beginning at dusk at the Cassville the year and for the September and November 1863 Battle Anniversaries. Confederate Cemetery, the historical society remembers the burning of War Between the States Days Cassville during the Civil War. Third Weekend in September Only three houses and churches 217 Cove Road, Chickamauga escaped the flames. 800-487-4728 CityOfChickamauga.org Tunnel Hill Reenactment Weekend following Labor Day Reenactors come from all over the 215 Clisby Austin Road, Tunnel Hill country outfitted in authentic Union 706-876-1571 and Confederate uniforms and set BattleOfTunnelHill.com up camp in front of the Gordon Lee Mansion. Visitors get a glimpse of Battle reenactment what the area was like when the and living history, Civil War came to this part of Civil War era tunnel the country. tours and museum. Live authentic music and period ball dance. Open daily Monday-Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

GeorgiaHighCountry.org 25 Destinations BLUE RIDGE Cartersville-Bartow Visitors Bureau Downtown Dalton Development ROME Fannin County Chamber 5450 GA Highway 20 Authority Georgia’s Rome Office of Tourism 152 Orvin Lance Drive Cartersville GA 30121 305 South Depot Street 402 Civic Center Drive & 300 W 1st Street Blue Ridge GA 30513 770-387-1357 • VisitCartersvilleGa.org Dalton GA 30720 Rome GA 30161 706-632-5680 • BlueRidgeMountains.com Just slightly north of Atlanta on Interstate 706-278-3332 • DowntownDalton.com 706-295-5576 • RomeGeorgia.org Georgia’s favorite mountain town, only 75, is Cartersville, a convenient vacation An eclectic and impressive array of Plan the perfect getaway to a vibrant city 90 miles north of Atlanta via I-575, but a destination that you’ll quickly discover one-of-a-kind shops and dining choices, on seven hills surrounded by three million miles away from it all. Trout Fishing is one of Georgia’s gems! attractions from the Civil War era, and peaceful rivers that meet in the center Capital of Georgia. the perfect setting to play and live. of the historic, downtown area. CALHOUN CHATSWORTH ELLIJAY SUMMERVILLE Gordon County Visitors Bureau Murray County Chamber Gilmber Chamber Summerville Main Street 300 South Wall Street 126 North 3rd Avenue 696 1st Avenue 120 Georgia Avenue Calhoun GA 30701 Chatsworth GA 30705 East Ellijay GA 30540 Summerville GA 30747 706-625-3200 • ExploreGordonCounty.com 706-695-6060 • MurrayCountyChamber.org 706-635-7400 • GilmerChamber.com 706-859-0900 • SummervilleGa.org Gordon County is home to Civil War and The Gateway to the Appalachians has Visit Ellijay in the North Georgia Moun- Our charming downtown is home to many Cherokee Indian history, outlet and lakes, streams and a wonderland of outdoor tains. Experience our acclaimed trails, events & festivities in Dowdy Park. Home boutique shopping, a whimsical rock adventure. Native American heritage from heirloom orchards, delightful vineyards, to folk artist Howard Finster’s Paradise village, farm fun, and festivals. prehistoric times to the “Trail of Tears.” tranquil rivers, & charming cabins. Gardens & James Floyd State Park. CANTON CHATTANOOGA FORT OGLETHORPE VILLA RICA Cherokee County Chamber Chattanooga Area Visitors Bureau Fort Oglethorpe Tourism Association Villa Rica Visitors Bureau 3605 Marietta Highway 215 Broad Street 6 Barnhardt Circle 106 Temple Street Canton GA 30114 Chattanooga TN 37402 Fort Oglethorpe GA 30742 Villa Rica GA 30180 770-345-0400 • DestinationCherokeeGA.com 423-756-8687 • ChattanoogaFun.com 706-861-2860 • 6thCavalryMuseum.org 770-459-7000 • VillaRica.org EXPLORE gardens, museums and heritage Chattanooga is the gateway to Northwest Experience our country’s history and military Villa Rica is where art, culture and centers; EXPERIENCE lake, river and trail Georgia via I-75. This scenic city includes heritage from the Civil War to WW2 at the history are at the heart and soul of the adventure; and ENJOY shopping and dining Rock City and Lookout Mountain as well 6th Cavalry Museum located on the former community. Home of the first Gold Rush in historic downtowns and outlet shoppes! as Civil War and Native American history. Army Post at Fort Oglethorpe (1902-1947). in Georgia. CARROLLTON CHICKAMAUGA JASPER WACO Carrollton Area Visitors Bureau City of Chickamauga Pickens County Chamber Greater Haralson County Tourism 102 North Lakeshore Drive 103 Crittenden Avenue 500 Stegall Drive 70 Murphy Campus Boulevard Carrollton GA 30117 Chickamauga GA 30707 Jasper GA 30143 Waco GA 30182 770-830-1765 • VisitCarrollton.com 706-375-4728 • CityOfChickamauga.org 706-692-5600 • PickensChamber.com 770-630-8946 • VisitHaralson.org Visit the Carrollton area and Downtown Chickamauga has a historical beauty and A welcoming getaway to the North Lookin’ for...paddlin’ the ‘Poosa, biking, Carrollton for shoppes, galleries and a small Southern town appeal for those Georgia Mountains that’s surrounded by walking, touring historical landmarks or restaurants. Attend one of our events who are looking for a day out trip away nature, rich in history, and offers endless screamin’ at the top of your lungs at our and book a night in your favorite hotel. from everyday life. opportunities to explore! concert venue? It’s happening here! CARTERSVILLE DALTON LAFAYETTE WOODSTOCK Cartersville Downtown Development Dalton Visitors Bureau Walker County Chamber Woodstock Area Visitors Bureau 1 Friendship Plaza 305 South Depot Street 10052 North Highway 27 8588 Main Street Cartersville GA 30120 Dalton GA 30720 Rock Spring GA 30739 Woodstock GA 30188 770-607-3480 • DowntownCartersville.org 706-270-9960 • VisitDaltonGa.com 706-375-7702 • WalkerCoChamber.com 770-924-0406 • VisitWoodstockGa.com Historic Downtown Cartersville has something Outstanding outdoor adventures! A growing Nestled in the mountains of Northwest Woodstock is home to a great downtown, for everyone including delicious restaurants, arts community! Weekly downtown Georgia, just minutes from Chattanooga, The Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta, world fashionable boutiques, specialty gift concerts! Abundant historic sites! Unique Tennessee, visit an area filled with scenic class mountain bike trails, historic Dixie stores, fine museums, galleries, and craft beer breweries! Moonshine distillery! beauty, hospitality and history! Speedway, and award winning theatres – plus frequent special events. Dalton – put it on your list! Reformation Brewery.

GeorgiaHighCountry.org 27 Legendary Festivals & Events Spirited & Dog Friendly CRAFT BREWERIES From free outdoor concerts Fannin Brewing Company 3758 East First Street, Blue Ridge downtown to tasty Southern Grumpy Old Men Brewing 1315 East Main Street, Blue Ridge Reformation Brewery 225 Reformation Parkway Suite 500, Canton style BBQ competitions – Printer’s Ale 940 Columbia Drive, Carrollton Northwest Georgia is the Drowned Valley Brewing Co. 4 South Tennessee Street, Cartersville Cartecay River Brewing Comany 26 River Terrace, East Ellijay home of legendary festival Bucking Goat Brewing 76 Seven Hills Boulevard, Dallas events. Where else can you Cherokee Brewing and Pizza 207 West Cuyler Street, Dalton Dalton Brewing Company 112 West King Street, Dalton attend a Scarecrow Festival Phantom Horse Brewing Co. 56 Fieldstone Parkway, Rock Spring or a New Year’s Reformation Brewery 105 Elm Street, Woodstock Hixtown Brewery 407 Main Street, Villa Rica Possum Drop? Scan the DISTILLERIES QR Code or visit the Dalton Distillery 109 East Morris Street, Dalton GeorgiaHighCountry.org WINERIES website to get all Qualusi Vineyards 440 Blossom Trail, Acworth the latest information Feathers Edge Vineyards 10061 Ball Ground Highway, Ball Ground Bear Claw Vineyards 2281 Tennis Court Road, Blue Ridge on these and Serenberry Vineyards 450 Tipton Trail, Morganton other events. Mercier Orchards 8660 Blue Ridge Drive, Blue Ridge Cartecay Vineyards 5704 Clear Creek Road, Elijay Chateau Meichtry Winery & Vineyard 1862 Orchard Lane, Talking Rock Ellijay River Vineyards 111 River Birch Lane, Elijay Engelheim Vineyards 127 Lakeview Road, Elijay Grapes and Ladders 2317 Highway 382 West, Elijay Ott Farms and Vineyard 230 Henry Evans Road, Elijay Fainting Goat Vineyards and Winery 201 Vineyard Way, Jasper Sharp Mountain Vineyards 110 Rathgeb Trail, Jasper Georgia Winery 6469 Battlefield Parkway, Ringgold Newby Farm + Vineyard, 411 Broad Street, Rome Big Door Vineyards 125 Clearwater Trail, White *Some breweries and wineries only have outdoor on-leash pet options. Regional Dog Parks Bark City, 63 Council Street, Fort Oglethorpe Woofstock Dog Park, 150 Dupree Road, Woodstock Longview Park, 827-899 Longview Street, Carrollton Ridge Ferry, 363 Riverside Parkway NE, Rome DogWoods at Coleman Camp Park, 100 Lester Drive, Dallas Lakeshore, 70 Crescent Street, Dalton Heritage Point, 1275 Cross Plains Trail, Dalton Hamilton Crossing Park, 155 Hamilton Crossing Road NW, Cartersville Adairsville Veterans Memorial Park, 17 Legacy Way, Adairsville GeorgiaHighCountry.org 29 Visitor Information Carrollton Area CVB Greater Rome CVB 102 North Lakeshore Drive 402 Civic Center Drive & W 1st Street Carrollton GA 30117 Rome GA 30161 770-214-9746, 800-292-0871 706-295-5576, 800-444-1834 VisitCarrollton.com RomeGeorgia.org Cartersville-Bartow County CVB Haralson County Chamber 5450 Highway 20 70 Murphy Campus Boulevard Cartersville GA 30120 Waco GA 30182 770-387-1357, 800-733-2280 770-537-5595 VisitCartersvilleGA.org VisitHaralson.org Chattanooga Area CVB Paulding County Chamber 215 Broad Street 455 Jimmy Campbell Parkway Chattanooga TN 37402 Dallas GA 30132 423-756-8687, 800-322-3344 770-443-3299 ChattanoogaFun.com PauldingChamber.org Chattooga County Chamber Pickens County Chamber PO Box 217 500 Veterans Memorial Blvd Summerville GA 30747 Jasper GA 30143 706-857-4033 706-692-5600 ChattoogaCounty.org PickensChamber.com Cherokee County Chamber Polk County Chamber 3605 Marietta Highway 133 South Marble Street Canton GA 30114 Rockmart GA 30153 770-345-0400 770-684-8760 DestinationCherokeeGA.com PolkGeorgia.com Chickamauga Tourism & Events Villa Rica CVB 217 Cove Road 106 Temple Street Chickamauga GA 30707 Villa Rica GA 30180 800-487-4728 678-840-1442 CityOfChickamauga.org VisitVillaRica.com Dalton Area CVB Walker County Chamber 305 S. Depot Street 10052 N Highway 27 Dalton GA 30720 Rock Spring GA 30739 706-270-9960, 800-331-3258 706-375-7702 VisitDaltonGa.com WalkerCoChamber.com Fannin County Chamber Woodstock Visitor Center 152 Orvin Lance Drive Dean’s Store, 8588 Main Street Blue Ridge GA 30513 Woodstock GA 30188 706-632-5680, 800-899-MTNS 770-924-0406 BlueRidgeMountains.com VisitWoodstockGA.com Gilmer County Chamber Georgia Visitor Centers 696 First Avenue East Ellijay GA 30540 Georgia Visitor Center – I 75 South 706-635-7400 2726 Interstate 75 South ExploreTheMountains.com Ringgold GA 30736 Gordon County CVB 706-937-4211 300 South Wall Street ExploreGeorgia.Org Calhoun GA 30701 Georgia Visitor Center – I 20 East 706-625-3200, 800-887-3811 Interstate 20 East, GA/AL Line ExploreGordonCounty.com Tallapoosa GA 30176 770-574-2621 ExploreGeorgia.Org GeorgiaHighCountry.org 31 Georgia Visitor Information Center 2726 I-75 South Ringgold, GA 30736 (706) 937-4211

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