Wandering Well · Day trips · United States

What are nice weekend getaways from Atlanta?

Short answer

Monticello, Blairsville, Lavonia and Washington are some potential weekend getaways within 100 miles of Atlanta. Augusta, Tracy City, Cleveland and Gatlinburg are within 150 miles of Atlanta. We list 14 places below, including 6 mountain villages (Warm Springs and Jacksonville), 4 lake or river towns (Milledgeville and Athens), 2 old-world towns and 2 food and café towns. More below.

Within 100 miles 8 places

Warm Springs, United States
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Mountain villages

Warm Springs

Meriwether County, Georgia · United States

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Milledgeville, United States
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Inland waterside towns

Milledgeville

Baldwin County, Georgia · United States

Georgia's former state capital from 1804 to 1868, Milledgeville sits on the Oconee River with a downtown grid modeled on Savannah and Washington, D.C.

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Monticello, United States
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Monticello

Jasper County, Georgia · United States

A classic courthouse square anchors this compact Georgia county seat, where a domed brick courthouse faces a row of historic storefronts, offering a genuine…

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Athens, United States
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Inland waterside towns

Athens

Clarke County, Georgia · United States

Athens, Georgia, is a college city on the Oconee River whose downtown music scene shaped American alternative rock — R.E.M., the B-52's, and Widespread Panic…

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Blairsville, United States
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Mountain villages

Blairsville

Union County, Georgia · United States

This small mountain village in northern Georgia sits on the edge of Lake Nottely, formed in 1942 when the Tennessee Valley Authority dammed the Nottely River.

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Jacksonville, United States
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Mountain villages

Jacksonville

Calhoun County, Alabama · United States

Little Alabama city in Calhoun County with a walkable central core of cafés and restaurants and an unusual concentration of churches for its size, Jacksonvil…

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Washington, United States
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Washington

Wilkes County, Georgia · United States

This compact Georgia city, often called Washington-Wilkes to distinguish it from its many namesakes, holds an outsized place in American history: it served b…

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Lavonia, United States
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Food scenes & café towns

Lavonia

Franklin County, Georgia · United States

This little Georgia city in Franklin County sits near the water and offers a modest but real café and dining scene alongside several historic churches — more…

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Within 150 miles 6 places

Cleveland, United States
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Cleveland

Bradley County, Tennessee · United States

This compact Tennessee town square anchored by a turreted Victorian-era brick hall, a white gazebo, and tree-lined streets of 19th-century commercial buildin…

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Gatlinburg, United States
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Mountain villages

Gatlinburg

Sevier County, Tennessee · United States

Gateway to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, this modest Tennessee resort town sits at the park's edge along U.S.

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Highlands, United States
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Mountain villages

Highlands

Macon County, North Carolina · United States

Small mountain town on a plateau in the southern Appalachian Mountains, Highlands sits within the Nantahala National Forest in western North Carolina and off…

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Cullowhee, United States
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Mountain villages

Cullowhee

Jackson County, North Carolina · United States

This compact university town on the Tuckasegee River in North Carolina's Jackson County, Cullowhee is home to Western Carolina University, whose 12,000 stude…

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Augusta, United States
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Augusta

Richmond County, Georgia · United States

Augusta, Georgia is best known internationally for hosting the Masters golf tournament each spring at Augusta National Golf Club, drawing over 200,000 visito…

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Tracy City, United States
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Tracy City

Grundy County, Tennessee · United States

Tracy City is a pocket-sized Tennessee town in Grundy County that grew out of coal mining and railroad activity after coal was discovered here in 1840.

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