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Summary and Frequenly Asked Questions:
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Athens (1 hour 20 min Day Trip from Atlanta)
Chattanooga (2 hours)
Stone Mountain Park (30 min Day Trip from Atlanta)
Blue Ridge (1 hour 30 minutes from Atlanta)
Birmingham (2 hours 10 min)
Dahlonega (1 hour 30 min)
Romantic Lake Lanier (1 hour)
Mableton (20 min)
Callaway Gardens (1 hour 20 min)
Romantic Day at Toccoa Falls (1 hour 40 min)
Brasstown Bald (2 hours 20 min)
Providence Canyon State Park (2 hours 10 min)
Nashville (4 hours)
Chattahoochee National Forest (2 hours)
Gatlinburg (4 hours)
Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge (1 hour 10 min)
Consolidated Gold Mine (1 hour 20 min)
Andersonville National Historic Site (2 hours)
Anna Ruby Falls (2 hours)
National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force (3 hours 30 min)
Museum of Aviation (1 hour 35 min Day Trip from Atlanta GA)
Rock City Gardens (2 hours)
Mercier Orchards (1 hour 40 min Day Trip from Atlanta)
Amicalola Falls State Park (1 hour 30 min)
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park (1 hour 50 min)
The area around Atlanta is beautiful and well worth exploring on a day trip. Highlights include the Smoky and Blue Ridge Mountains, as well as a number of small towns with thriving museums and cultural venues. For another taste of Southern big cities, Nashville and Birmingham provide different perspectives on urban centers in the region. Regardless of where one goes on a day trip outside Atlanta, the immediate vicinity will certainly not disappoint.
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