Overview
Toccoa is in the Northeast High Country of Georgia.
4 sights · 1 things to do · 1 places to stay
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Best things about Toccoa
Currahee Military Museum
Presents the history of Camp Toccoa and the paratrooper training that the Easy Company 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment (of the Army's 101st Airborne Division) underwent in preparation for World War II. This was the mil…
Traveler's Rest State Historic Site
A site commemorating the 19th century tavern run by Devereaux Jarrett that served as a popular rest stop for immigrants and travelers along the Unicol Turnpike.
Toccoa Falls
Picturesque waterfall on Toccoa Creek and plaque regarding the Kelly Dam failure disaster.
Ritz Theater
Art deco theater from 1939.
Henderson Falls Park
More natural scenery and a waterfall.
Plan your trip
Best time to visit & weather
Most comfortable: Mar–Nov. Summer highs reach about 88°F; winter lows dip to about 31°F. Wettest: Jan and Mar. (climate data from nearby Historic High Country)
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.
- GSP Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport, Greenville/Greer/Spartanburg — 66 mi away. Directions
- PDK DeKalb Peachtree Airport, Atlanta — 74 mi away. Directions
- ATL Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta — 91 mi away (major hub). Directions
Budget & where to stay
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Sample 1-day itinerary
Day 1
- Morning Currahee Military Museum, Ritz Theater, Henderson Falls Park
- Afternoon Toccoa Falls, Traveler's Rest State Historic Site
Stops are grouped by area so each day needs little backtracking. Check opening hours before you go.
Food for you
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Understand
Toccoa means beautiful in the Cherokee language, although the town is a bit provincial. In 1938 during Great Depression times, Franklin Delano Roosevelt made a speech here from the back of his presidential train car, and Oral Roberts did his Pentecostal preaching here too. One dark moment for Toccoa occurred in 1977 when a flood broke the upstream Kelly Barnes Dam and killed 39 people. But one of the highlights to visiting Toccoa, aside from the surrounding natural scenery, is the Currahee Military Museum which commemorates Camp Toccoa and the WWII paratrooper training that went on here for the Army's 101st Airborne Division, the unit depicted in the TV series Band of Brothers.
See
See Currahee Military Museum
Presents the history of Camp Toccoa and the paratrooper training that the Easy Company 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment (of the Army's 101st Airborne Division) underwent in preparation for World War II. This was the military force depicted in the show Band of Brothers. Also here is the town's visitor center.
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