Things to do across Georgia

Civil War prisoner-of-war site with a national cemetery and the National Prisoner of War Museum.

Andersonville, GA

Wander old tree-lined roadways past cemetery sculpture and the graves of Johnny Mercer and Conrad Aiken on a bluff above the Wilmington River.

Savannah, GA

Step inside a Gothic Revival cathedral near Lafayette Square to see its twin spires, painted murals and stained glass windows.

Savannah, GATransit: reachable by public transit

Ride a passenger ferry to a car-free barrier island of empty beach, maritime forest and Carnegie mansion ruins.

St. Marys, GA

Stroll a 30-acre city park to its 1858 cast-iron fountain, then spread out on the lawns among monuments, courts and playgrounds.

Savannah, GATransit: reachable by public transit

Walk the moated brick fort on Cockspur Island where rifled cannon breached the walls in 1862.

Savannah, GA

Bike, beachcomb and ride a trolley through the Jekyll Island Club historic district on a state-owned barrier island with wide Atlantic beaches.

Jekyll Island, GA

Paddle, boat or hike a vast blackwater swamp where alligators, sandhill cranes and wood storks live.

Folkston, GA

Walk a cobblestone riverfront of old cotton warehouses turned shops and restaurants as cargo ships pass.

Savannah, GATransit: reachable by public transit

Walk a grid of 22 public squares, 18th- and 19th-century houses and the old cotton warehouses of Factors Row on the Savannah River.

Savannah, GATransit: reachable by public transit

Look into a canyon nearly 1,000 feet deep from rim overlooks and a suspension bridge above the river.

Tallulah Falls, GA

A large wetland refuge in southeast Georgia that is the headwaters of the Suwannee and St. Marys rivers.

Folkston, GA