The Great American Road Trip ChallengeOne trip, ~2.5 years, 48 states

← The Coastal SoutheastHelen

Day245

Day 245 — Alpine Georgia — Helen

Full day5h planned

180Skyline Drive 181Luray Caverns 182Down to Charlottesville 183Jefferson's Charlottesville 184Free Day 185East to Richmond 186The Capitol & the Revolution 187Civil War & art 188Free Day 189To the Historic Triangle 190Colonial Williamsburg 191Jamestown & Yorktown 192Virginia Beach 193Free Day 194South to the Outer Banks 195First Flight 196Lighthouses & the Seashore 197Free / Beach Day 198Inland to the Triangle 199The Capital & its museums 200Durham & the campuses 201Free Day 202West to Asheville 203Biltmore 204The Blue Ridge & Mount Mitchell 205Free Day 206Down to Charlotte 207Speedways & Uptown 208Free Day 209Southeast to the coast 210Riverfront & Battleship 211Free Day 212Into South Carolina 213Falls Park & Main Street 214Free Day 215East to Congaree 216The Old-Growth Swamp 217Into the capital 218The Capital & the Zoo 219Free Day 220East to the Grand Strand 221The Grand Strand 222Free Day 223Down to Charleston 224The Historic District 225Fort Sumter 226Plantations & the Angel Oak 227Free Day 228Into the Lowcountry 229Beaufort & the Gullah coast 230Free Day 231Down to Savannah 232The Squares 233Gothic Savannah 234Free Day 235Out to Tybee 236Beach & Lighthouse 237Free Day 238South to the Golden Isles 239Jekyll & St. Simons 240Free Day 241Inland to Athens 242Campus & the Clubs 243Free Day 244North to Helen 245Alpine Georgia 246Free Day 247Down to Atlanta 248Downtown icons 249Civil rights 250Art & the BeltLine 251Free Day 252South to Florida

A Bavarian village and a mountain waterfall.

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM· 2h
Alpine Helen villageFestivals & EventsWorth it
Cobblestone streets and gingerbread trim (and Oktoberfest in fall) in the mountains — gloriously kitschy.
Main St, Helen, GA
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM· 3h
Anna Ruby Falls & tubing the ChattahoocheeOutdoor & Water ActivitiesWorth it
A double waterfall in Unicoi State Park, then a lazy float down the Chattahoochee.
Bring: water shoes
3455 Anna Ruby Falls Rd, Helen, GA

What the colours mean

On this day

Outdoor & Water Activities1
Festivals & Events1

And how much each one matters

AnchorAlways do — the reason this stop is on the map
Worth itDo most of these
BonusQuirky bonus, if it's happening while you're here