Backroads & byways of Georgia : drives, day trips, and weekend excursions

A road guide to the Peach State Georgias varying but always lovely landscapes have long made its roads some of the most well-travelled and much-loved in the country. Backroads & Byways of Georgia offers twenty-five of the best short and long rides the state has to offer. Take a ride down through historic Savannah and the Atlantic Coastal Plain in the south, or cruise along the Appalachians in the northwest, or catch sight of the sublime Blue Ridge Mountains of Georgias northeast. At the intersection of so much geographical diversity, Georgia makes a remarkable drivers getaway, always with something new to discoverwhether youre looking to get lost in its abundant natural beauty or experience the cityscapes of Atlanta or Columbus. As with all of our Backroads & Byways titles, this book equips you with itineraries appropriate for visits of differing durations and in different seasons, tips for comfortable accommodations, great food, and good shopping too. 100 color photographs and 10 maps A road guide to the Peach State: Georgia's varying but always lovely landscapes have long made its roads some of the most well-travelled and much-loved in the country. 'Backroads & Byways of Georgia' offers twenty-five of the best short and long rides the state has to offer. Take a ride down through historic Savannah and the Atlantic Coastal Plain in the south, or cruise along the Appalachians in the northwest, or catch sight of the sublime Blue Ridge Mountains of Georgia's northeast. At the intersection of so much geographical diversity, Georgia makes a remarkable driver's getaway, always with something new to discover -- whether you're looking to get lost in its abundant natural beauty or experience the cityscapes of Atlanta or Columbus. This book equips you with itineraries appropriate for visits of differing durations and in different seasons, tips for comfortable accommodations, great food, and good shopping too.-- Adapted from Amazon.com Mills, mansions, and mountains : northwest Georgia -- Possum Trot to Paradise : northwest Georgia -- A presidential picnic : west central Georgia -- Patsiligia, Pasaquan, and peaches : west central Georgia -- On the antebellum trail : central Georgia -- Stone birds and talking rabbits : central Georgia -- Barbeque and fried green tomatoes : central Georgia -- A place of beginnings : east central Georgia -- Historic Church Row : east central Georgia -- The great southwest : southwest Georgia -- All around Savannah : the Georgia coast -- Darien to St. Mary's and points west : the Georgia coast -- Gold'n apples : north central Georgia -- To Helen back : the northeast Georgia foothills -- Over the roof of Georgia : the northeast Georgia mountains.