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Helen, Helen, GA
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Helen

Helen is a sightseeing stop in Helen, GA, part of the Chattanooga and Helen guide. Cost: free.

726 Bruckenstrasse · Helen, GA

Why you should go…

The Alpine Helen/White County Convention & Visitors Bureau is the official tourism organization for Helen, Georgia, a town in the Blue Ridge Mountains designed to resemble a Bavarian alpine village. The bureau operates a welcome center that provides visitors with information on the town's shops, festivals and attractions.

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Maps and brochures

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What's around here?

The closest stops to Helen, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Outdoor Adventure

    Unicoi Zipline and Aerial Adventure Park

    $25–$50

    Zip through the treetops of Unicoi State Park on guided canopy tours with ziplines up to 2,600 feet and suspension sky bridges.

    1.5 mi awaySwitch it up: Sport & Outdoor

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Outdoor Adventure

    Anna Ruby Falls

    Under $25

    Follow a paved trail along Smith Creek to viewing platforms at the foot of twin waterfalls near Helen.

    4.1 mi awaySwitch it up: Sport & Outdoor

  • Attractions
    Quirky Fun

    Babyland General Hospital

    Free

    Tour the Cabbage Patch Kids hospital, watch a doll's birth at Mother Cabbage and adopt one to take home.

    5.8 mi awaySwitch it up: Attractions

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Outdoor Adventure

    Brasstown Bald

    Under $25

    Ride the shuttle or hike a paved half-mile trail to the observation deck on Georgia's highest summit.

    13 mi awaySwitch it up: Sport & Outdoor

  • Attractions
    Outdoor Adventure

    Screaming Eagle Ziplines

    $50+

    Zipline and sky bridge tours through the canopy at Amicalola Falls State Park, up to 200 feet above the gorge.

    30 mi awaySwitch it up: Attractions

  • Sightseeing
    Family Favorite

    Blue Ridge Scenic Railway

    $25–$50

    Heritage train excursion from downtown Blue Ridge, Georgia to McCaysville and Copperhill along the Toccoa River.

    35 mi awayMore like this