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Jekyll Island is located off the Georgia coast in Glynn County within the Sea Islands barrier islands group, owned by the state of Georgia but operated as a self-governing territory. The island, which is named for British financier Sir Joseph Jekyll, a compatriot of Georgia colony planner James Oglethorpe, was historically used as a resort hunting area in the 19th century for elite American families such as the Vanderbilts and Rockefellers.

Since 1947, the island has been protected as a state park, with historic buildings on the island protected as part of the Jekyll Island Club National Historic Landmark District in 1972.

Visitors can explore the Jekyll Island Museum, tour the historic Horton House living history museum, or view the Wanderer Memorial, dedicated to the last cargo slave ship arriving in America from the Transatlantic slave trade.

Family-friendly island attractions include the Georgia Sea Turtle Center, the only sea turtle rehabilitation center in Georgia, and the seasonal Summer Waves Water Park.

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Day Trip to Athens Day Trip to Thomasville Day Trip to Madison Explore Canton Relax on Cumberland Island Dahlonega Explore the attractions of Duluth Learn about history in Fayetteville Have fun outdoors in Helen Take the ferry to Hutchinson Island Go biking on Jekyll Island Day Trip to Blackbeard Island Play golf on Lake Lanier Islands Check into a luxury hotel on Little St. Simons Island Go fishing on Little Tybee Island See the waterfalls around Blairsville Take a day trip from Savannah to Ossabaw Island Take the boat to Sapelo Island Tour historic Savannah Visit Sea Island within Georgia's Golden Isles Go camping on Skidaway Island Attend a festival in St Mary’s See impressive canyons around Tallulah Falls Admire the sea turtles of Wassaw Island Day trip to Atlanta

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