It’s Georgia Day! James Oglethorpe first settled the southern state – the last of the 13 original U.S. colonies – on Feb. 12, 1733.
There are plenty of interesting locales to visit in the Peach State. In honor of Georgia’s 280th (!) birthday, we picked three.
Atlanta
Georgia’s capital has the highest population of any city in the state and the busiest airport in the world. Host to the 1996 Olympics and home to CNN’s headquarters, Atlanta also features a number of historic sites, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s childhood home. Known as the “city in a forest,” Atlanta has tons of trees and celebrates its native tree – the dogwood – each April with the Atlanta Dogwood Festival.
Savannah, Ga.
When the settlers first came to Georgia, they landed in Savannah. The city went on to become Georgia’s first state capital. Today, visitors head to this charming southern city for its architecture, arts scene and well known sense of hospitality. It doesn’t hurt that one of South Carolina’s sought after vacation spots – Hilton Head Island – is just a hop, skip and 45-minute drive away.
Peachtree City, Ga.
Consistently ranked as one of the best places to live in the U.S., this locale features 90 miles of paved golf cart paths (yep, you heard that right). While walkers, runners and bikers make use of the paths too, about 10,000 golf carts roam this city, making it common to see golf cart parking spaces at restaurants and other local businesses.
(Main image: Counse)
