Georgia

Gems

The following is a list of the most recent AAA Gems in Georgia. These are tourist destinations that have AAA's highest recommendation. It's hard to go wrong when choosing to visit a Gem. Unfortunately, there is no longer an index list of Gems in AAA Tourbooks which is why this list was created. Items listed in bold have already been visited by Mr. and Mrs. Mouse.

Festivals and all other short term events include the next or most recent event dates. The location code is drawn from the official State of Georgia Highway and Transportation Map for 2022. You can get the full Wall or the Front and Back halves HERE. (All three maps are extremely large.) In addition, all cities are identified on this Google map.

Atlanta (D-4)

• Georgia Aquarium
• Stone Mountain
• World of Coca-Cola
• Archibald Smith Plantation Home
• Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site
• National Center for Civil and Human Rights
• Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame
• Atlanta Botanical Garden
• High Museum of Art
• Zoo Atlanta
• The Woodruff Arts Center
• Atlanta History Center

Augusta (H-5)

• Augusta Cutting Horse Futurity and Festival (January)
• Arts in the Heart of Augusta Festival (September)

Austell (C-4)

• Six Flags Over Georgia

Cartersville (C-3)

• Tellus Science Museum

Columbus (C-6)

• National Infantry Museum & Soldier Center
• National Civil War Naval Museum at Port Columbus

Dahlonega (E-2)

• Fourth of July Celebration

Dalton (C-2)

• Prater’s Mill Country Fair (October)

Fairburn (C-4)

• Georgia Renaissance Festival

Fort Oglethorpe (B-2)

• Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park

Helen (E-2)

• Fireside Art and Craft Show (February)

Jekyll Island (J-9)

• Jekyll Island Historic Tours

Kingsland (I-10)

• Kingsland Catfish Festival

Lookout Mountain (B-2)

• Rock City Gardens

Macon (E-6)

• Ocmulgee National Monument

Perry (E-7)

• Georgia National Junior Livestock Show and Georgia National Rodeo (February)
• Georgia National Fair (October)

Pine Mountain (C-6)

• Callaway Gardens
  • Callaway’s Fantasy In Lights

Rome (B-3)

• Oak Hill and the Martha Berry Museum

Roswell (D-3)

• Archibald Smith Plantation Home

Savannah (J-7)

• Fort Pulaski National Monument
• Owens-Thomas House and Slave Quarters

Stone Mountain (D-4)

• Stone Mountain Park
  • Yellow Daisy Festival (September)
  • Stone Mountain Highland Games
  • Stone Mountain Christmas
  • Historic Square

Thomasville (E-10)

• Rose Show and Festival at the Exchange Club Fairgrounds (April)
• Victorian Christmas Festival

Warm Springs C-6)

• Roosevelt's Little White House State Historic House

Warner Robins (E-6)

• Museum of Aviation