Georgia

The "best beach" title may depend on individual taste, but whether you seek history, nature, nightlife or just to be left alone, Georgia has a beach for you. The coast of Georgia is roughly 110 miles and includes 15 barrier islands on the Atlantic Ocean, four of which (Jekyll, St. Simons, Sea and Tybee) are accessible by car and have become popular resort destinations. The rest of Georgia's islands require transportation by boat and are virtually unspoiled natural escapes. Georgia's Major Islands Tybee Island Surfers on Tybee Island, Georgia On Georgia’s northern coast, Where to Stay Tybee has many standard hotel rooms, but the best place to stay is one of the bed and breakfast inns like the What to Do In addition to the beach, visitors can explore the Where to Eat Tybee is a great place for eating. Residents and visitors love Find more trip ideas in the Guide to Tybee Island St. Simons Island The Cloister on Sea Island, Georgia For many families, Where to Stay What to Do Activities abound, but the best part of a stay at the Cloister is the Beach Club with its three pools, soda fountain, playground and private beach, all within a few hundred feet. Where to Eat Sea Island has seven unique dining venues, ranging from upscale cuisine to beachfront snacks (be sure to ask about the pickles). Even adults love the Gold Brick Sundae from Jekyll Island Birds flying over water and marsh on Little St. Simons Island, Georgia. Photo by @benjamingalland The eco-friendly Lodge on Little ...

Put together your own "must-see" and "must-do" list from among Georgia's varied attractions. Discover what travelers love about the state’s top-rated attractions, from the Hear your favorite bands perform at music festivals and concerts. Shop for one-of-a-kind gifts at small-town boutiques, and sample wine, craft beer and spirits at breweries, wineries and distilleries throughout the state from

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Explore Georgia's diverse population, geography, and cities Atlanta, Augusta, Macon, and Columbus Georgia, Georgia’s early economy was based on the slave-plantation system. One of the first states to secede from the Union in 1861, Georgia strongly supported the At the same time that post-Civil War Georgians were romanticizing the old plantation, many were also rapidly forsaking agriculture for industry, even embracing the pro-Northern, pro-industry The degree to which some of the wounds of this history have been healed in Georgia is most strikingly exemplified in contemporary Atlanta. This city was home to

In many ways Georgia’s history is integrally linked to that of the rest of the South and the rest of the nation. But as the largest state east of the Mississippi, the youngest and southernmost of the thirteen colonies, and by 1860 the most populous southern state, Georgia is in certain respects historically distinctive. Prehistory and European Exploration The human history of Georgia begins well before the founding of the colony, with Native American cultures that date back to the De Soto Crossing the Chattahoochee Courtesy of Florida State Archives By the mid-1600s English Colonial and Revolutionary Georgia Georgia’s colonial experience was very different from that of the other British colonies in North America. Established in 1732, with settlement in Savannah in 1733, Georgia was the last of the thirteen colonies to be founded. Its formation came a half-century after the twelfth British colony, Pennsylvania, was chartered (in 1681) and seventy years after South Carolina’s founding (in 1663). Georgia was the only colony founded and ruled by a James Oglethorpe Courtesy of As the colony with the shortest colonial experience, smallest population, and least development, Georgia remained largely on the periphery of Revolutionary Warpolitics and wartime action. Though Georgians resisted British trade regulation, they tended to sympathize with British interests because royal rule had brought prosperity for many colonists and because they desired the presence of British troops to...

As we’ve all imagined the places and people we want to see, our love for exploration has become clear. Georgia puts it all within reach, and there is no one Georgia experience. It’s something you find on a waterfall hike near Helen in the Georgia mountains or by relaxing on a beach on St. Simons Island off the Georgia coast. Or, in front of a mural in Atlanta, or a bowl of shrimp and grits in Savannah. It’s the Georgia you go out and live. These are your moments waiting to happen. So, get Ready. Set. Georgia.