Overview
Georgia's Classic Heartland is at the center of the U.S. state.
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Plan your trip
Best time to visit & weather
Most comfortable: Feb–May, Oct–Nov. Summer highs reach about 94°F; winter lows dip to about 36°F. Very hot (Jun, Jul, Aug) — plan outdoor time for mornings. Wettest: Jul and Dec.
Blue bars: average daily high and low (°F). Purple columns: average monthly rain and melted snow (inches).
Getting there
- From you: to see whether to drive or fly, and how long it takes.
- MCN Middle Georgia Regional Airport, Macon — 23 mi away. Directions
- ATL Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta — 67 mi away (major hub). Directions
Sample 3-day trip
- Day 1: Augusta — Augusta Canal Authority, The Boyhood Home of President Woodrow Wilson, Sacred Heart Cultural Center.
- Day 2: Macon — Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park, Rose Hill Cemetery, Museum of Arts and Sciences.
- Day 3: Athens — Double Barreled Cannon, The Tree That Owns Itself, Georgia Museum of Natural History.
Built from the best-covered destinations in this region; open each for its own day plan.
Photos
Places in Classic Heartland of Georgia
Augusta
City / town · 61 listings
Macon
City / town · 49 listings
Athens
City / town · 39 listings
Columbus
City / town · 35 listings
Griffin
City / town · 12 listings
Plains
City / town · 11 listings
Milledgeville
City / town · 9 listings
LaGrange
City / town · 7 listings
Conyers
City / town · 5 listings
Jackson
City / town · 5 listings
Americus
City / town · 5 listings
Warner Robins
City / town · 4 listings
Warm Springs
City / town · 4 listings
Cordele
City / town · 4 listings
Roberta
City / town · 3 listings
Lumpkin
City / town · 2 listings
Oconee National Forest
Park
Cities
- Americus — close to some truly significant artifacts of American history
- Athens — college town home of the University of Georgia
- Augusta — home of the Masters Annual Golf Tournament
- Columbus — Georgia's third largest city and home to the original Coca-Cola
- Conyers
- Cordele
- Fort Valley
- Jackson
- LaGrange — old mill town in West Georgia. Gateway to Lake West Point and home to LaGrange College.
- Lumpkin — includes the Providence Canyon Conservation Park
- Macon — city in the middle of the state, famous for the Cherry Blossom Festival
- Milledgeville — historic city and former capital of Georgia
- Plains — site of the Jimmy Carter National Historic Park
- Warner Robins
- Warm Springs
Other destinations
- Oconee National Forest
Get in
By plane
Go Augusta Regional Airport (AGS)
Go Middle Georgia Regional Airport (MCN)
See
Some highlights of the Classic Heartland of Georgia include the Callaway Gardens and Little White House Historic Site that was Franklin Delano Roosevelt's retreat near Warm Springs, the Museum of Aviation near Warner Robins, the Old Governor's Mansion in Milledgeville, the National Civil War Naval Museum in Columbus, and the Jimmy Carter and Andersonville National Historic Sites, the latter being a testament to some of the darkest privations this country has endured.
- Rock Eagle Effigy Mounds (and adjacent Rock Hawk Effigy Mound, north of Eatonton)
Go next
Nearby
Loganville
City / town · 3 listings · 61 mi away
Fayetteville
City / town · 3 listings · 61 mi away
Snellville
City / town · 7 listings · 65 mi away
Stone Mountain
City / town · 11 listings · 65 mi away
Peachtree City
City / town · 8 listings · 66 mi away
Hapeville
City / town · 6 listings · 67 mi away
College Park
City / town · 7 listings · 68 mi away
East Point
City / town · 7 listings · 69 mi away
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