Best weekend getaway (in Georgia)
Natural beauty and adventure come together at Historic Banning Mills, which offers more than 5 miles of zip line. Photo: Bob Andres / bandres@ajc.com
1. Historic Banning Mills (Whitesburg)
You say, “Historic Banning Mills in Whitesburg is a great place to get away from it all. The zipline canopy tour is the best I have experienced, and we love the big wraparound porch overlooking the gorge. Simply beautiful!”
2. North Georgia Canopy Tours (Lula)
3. Dahlonega
4. Blue Ridge
5. Rabun County/Lake Burton
Lake Rabun is just one of many scenic waterways of Rabun County. Photo: Phil Skinner / pskinner@ajc.com
We say, “The unspoiled northeastern corner of Georgia is one of the state’s most gorgeous spots. The serene, picture-postcard beauty of Lake Burton, Lake Seed and Lake Rabun tops the list of reasons to visit this county at the southern tip of the Blue Ridge Mountains.”
2. Blairsville/Vogel State Park
3. Lake Oconee/Reynolds Plantation
4. Savannah
5. Helen/Sautee-Nacoochee
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Natalie
October 21st, 2010
10:01 am
North Georgia Canopy Tours only 1 hour from downtown Atlanta! If you want to have a safe, yet exciting time with your friends or family, this is it. I couldn’t recommend this place enough. The people there are some of the friendliest most engaging people I know.
T
October 21st, 2010
10:01 am
North ga canopy tours for sure
Lisa
October 21st, 2010
10:06 am
Savannah, definitely- you cannot fit into a weekend all the wonderful things to see and do!
Lisa
October 21st, 2010
10:07 am
North Georgia Canopy tours if you are up for a little adventure!
Devon
October 21st, 2010
10:18 am
North Georgia Canopy Tours!!! They’re THE BEST! =)
Darrough Bunch
October 21st, 2010
10:22 am
Banning Mills is the best by far. Tons of activities for all ages. Great Cabins. Excellent Staff. Good Food.
Karyl
October 21st, 2010
10:23 am
Zip lining at North GA Canopy of course. What a blast!! Zipping from tree to tree and the guides are great. My family did this over the summer and we’ll definitely do it again!!
Lyndsey
October 21st, 2010
10:27 am
north georgia canopy tours is the best!
Jennifer Shearer
October 21st, 2010
10:30 am
North Georgia Canopy Tours can’t be missed. My boyfriend and I took my mom and her boyfriend for her birthday in May and it was amazing, the staff was friendly and knowledgeable and scenery was beautiful. This fall us 4 are taking 6 more people to do it, it’s truly amazing.
Beth
October 21st, 2010
10:35 am
North Georgia Canopy Tours is the best getaway! To zip through the treetops with the help of funny and talented guides. It is the perfect mix of tranquility, adventure and entertainment! I can’t wait to get back there.
mike
October 21st, 2010
10:35 am
Ziplining in Historic Bannings Mill! Quite Memorable!!
Nicki
October 21st, 2010
10:38 am
North ga canopy tours!
Gary Miyakawa
October 21st, 2010
10:45 am
North Georgia Canopy tours has my vote! Great fun, great staff!
Thomas Walker
October 21st, 2010
10:47 am
1) Zipline canopy tour at Banning Mills near Carrollton. However, there is so much more to Banning Mills. You really need to check it out, 2) St. Simmons, 3) Black Rock Mtn.
http://www.historicbanningmills.com
Sharon Kilgore
October 21st, 2010
10:54 am
Banning Mills of course. Beautiful facilites, beautiful romantic room, and beautiful scenery what more could a person want!
Christopher Turner
October 21st, 2010
10:59 am
Historic Banning Mills is the best place to go for a weekend getaway. It’s away from the world, back in the country where nobody can find you, the perfect way to get away from the hectic everyday life. Perfect for the everyday businessman or or anyone that has a lot on their plate, it’s so easy to just get away from the world here. If you are still having trouble getting away from the world then try riding the zip lines, they are amazing! Historic Banning Mills has the largest continuous eco-canopy zip line tour in the world which includes the Screaming Eagle Zip Line, it is 2400 feet long (about half a mile) goes on average 70 miles an hour! If this can’t get you to forget about work then nothing can. I can guarantee that you will love the zip lines and you will forget about all of your troubles. It is even the perfect place for action adventure, adrenaline junkies (like me) because there is nowhere else you can find such a rush, flying through the trees is so exhilarating and fun. I highly recommend Historic Banning Mills.
Bridezilla
October 21st, 2010
11:10 am
Banning mills is the most fun you can have in Ga, The zip line tour can take half a day or more if your brave enough to do the whole thing. I love this place!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Heather
October 21st, 2010
11:11 am
Banning mills is beautiful and has a great staff!! Definitely the best weekend getaway!!
Jessica Arbuthnot
October 21st, 2010
11:12 am
I absolutely love this place! I went ziplining in April for my birthday and had a ball! The staff was patient and supportive. A friend and I will be going back next Friday, October 29th.
Shelley
October 21st, 2010
11:13 am
For the ride of your life it is the zip line and bridge courses at Historic Banning Mills in Whitesburg GA>! Our family will never forget the fun we had on that day. The cabins are so cute. The staff is so helpful. We loved it. It’s the talk of the town. I need to carry brochures in my pockets I get asked about our trip so much.
Bridezilla
October 21st, 2010
11:14 am
I live in Monterey Ca, I cant wait to go back and visit Ga just so I can go to Banning Mills.
robert
October 21st, 2010
11:17 am
This place sucks!!
Karen
October 21st, 2010
11:18 am
North Georgia Canopy Tours is the BEST! Gorgeous scenery, learning about the environment, FUN guides and ripping Zips all make for an awesome day!!!
Nancy
October 21st, 2010
11:21 am
Historic Banning Mills! Wonderful bed & breakfast, close by but seems far, far away. Lots of activities, or just kick back and enjoy the scenic quiet, but the ZIP LINE is thrilling & not to miss!
kelly
October 21st, 2010
11:27 am
I’d love to go to North Georgia Canopy Tours to Zipline again!! So fun!!
Kimberly
October 21st, 2010
11:27 am
Banning Mills is awsome! The ziplines are amazing and there is so much more to do there and the staff is great!
Stan
October 21st, 2010
11:28 am
Zipline @ North Georgia Canopy Tours !
Jo Ann Douglass
October 21st, 2010
11:29 am
North Georgia canopy tour was the BEST. My husband, son & I toured 21 states this summer & all thru Georgia. What am amazing adventure zip-lining was. The whole crew was professional, safe and fun, fun fun!!!
Johanita
October 21st, 2010
11:35 am
North Georgia Canopy Tours is AWESOME, AWESOME, AWESOME!! To much fun.
aLLiSAA ** PENSACOLA
October 21st, 2010
11:43 am
george canopy tours
Amy
October 21st, 2010
11:53 am
North Georgia Canopy Tours. I have traveled from FLA twice to do the tour! Well worth it!
Jim Puster
October 21st, 2010
11:54 am
Historic Banning Mills, up near White Georgia. Great place, great time.
Jeremy
October 21st, 2010
11:54 am
North Georgia Canopy Tours is a lot of fun! The views you can see on when you are on the zip lines are very nice and relaxing. Especially the highest and longest one about 60 feet in the air and the line is over 600 feet. The tour guides are very friendly and sometimes funny. You should go there if you haven’t, and will want to go back again.
Michelle
October 21st, 2010
11:54 am
Hands down, or should I say up! N.Ga.Canopy Tours. I great time
dave
October 21st, 2010
12:00 pm
North Georgia Canopy Tours
mildred felton
October 21st, 2010
12:06 pm
N. GA. Canopy Tours. Tremendous experience! I NEED to go back again soon.
Lisa
October 21st, 2010
12:07 pm
Banning Mills is agreat place. Have been there many times enjoying the nature and the zip lines!
Sally G
October 21st, 2010
12:08 pm
Historic Banning Mills – Whitesburg, GA Lots of fun and beautiful too!
Lisa
October 21st, 2010
12:17 pm
Just experience “zipping” at North Georgia Canopy Tours and had a blast!
John & Melissa
October 21st, 2010
12:19 pm
North Georgia Canopy Tours is the best zipline we’ve done. We went for my wife’s birthday. This was her first zipline. The guides are at your side through out the entire tour making sure you understand everything you need to know. You move along at a comfortable pace. The staff was very friendly and helpful. They have a photographer that follows your tour and after your tour gives you the option to choose which photo’s you want or get all of them on a thumb drive. We highly recommend you give you give them a try.
Tammy
October 21st, 2010
12:20 pm
Banning Mills in Whitesville, GA. Super fun zip linning with a breathtaking scenery. Took my husband for a suprise one day get-away for his birthday. Can’t wait to go back and do it again and stay the weekend. We’re both athletes and loved the adventure of zipping through the woods with a beautiful creek beneath us. It was, also fun to climb over the bridges and walk the lines to get to our next destination.
Ben Palmer
October 21st, 2010
12:21 pm
North Georgia Canopy Tours!
Jocelyn
October 21st, 2010
12:23 pm
Historic Banning Mills!
Larry Taulbee
October 21st, 2010
12:31 pm
If you wish a challenge and spectacular, peaceful surroundings, visit Banning Mills (east of Atlanta). The staff is great, the accommodations first rate.
William Jones
October 21st, 2010
12:32 pm
North Georgia Canopy Tours provided an excellent weekend getaway for me and my grandchildren. The tour guides were enthusiastic and accommodating. I would glowingly recommend it to anyone. Our tour guide, Jess, made it a very memorable experience that me and my family will not soon forget.
Mary
October 21st, 2010
12:33 pm
Oh brother. This blog has turned into an advertising competition. Kind of defeats the purpose, doesn’t it? Speaking of “getaway,” I want to get away from HERE. Maybe I’ll go to Tennessee, instead.
TT
October 21st, 2010
12:34 pm
Waynesville, NC A short 3 hour drive from Atlanta and ~25 miles west of Asheville. It is a perfect small town tucked in the Western NC mountains. Lots to do there.
Huffy
October 21st, 2010
12:36 pm
Dahlonega is my favorite. There’s lots to do within walking distance on the square, and within driving distance when you want to get out in the mountains/see the scenery. You can choose from country food, casual, BBQ, fine dining – and the square has lots of music at night and during the day. The choice of places to stay is amazing. I’ve stayed in a basic room/private bath/balcony with view in a lodge at Forrest Hills Resort with all its amenities for the same price/less than a room at a chain hotel on the highway.
Allison L.
October 21st, 2010
12:44 pm
North Georgia Canopy Tours in Lula, Georgia. They have several amazing zip line courses, and we were so impressed by how knowledgeable, fun, and personable their tour guides were. We plan to go back again in the spring.
Ashley
October 21st, 2010
12:50 pm
Barnsley Gardens is my favorite! Last year my mom and I went there for a mother-daughter weekend. They have an amazing spa and the grounds are gorgeous! It is one of Georgia’s best kept secrets in the middle of nowhere.