Simon’s Island appeal to moms, dads and vacationing couples. Coastal golf courses and sophisticated St. It’s hip, fun, has world-class karaoke (more than 15,000 songs on tap) and is frequently listed as one of the country’s best gay bars. The kid-friendly Summer Waves Water Park adds man-made fun to natural water sport activities. Mary’s, located in East Atlanta, is a fun and all-inclusive LGBTQ dive bar with good drinks and friendly patrons.
Cycling and walking paths wind under moss-laden oaks, and a tour of Millionaire Village takes you back to those Cornelius Vanderbilt and J.P. Originally the private winter playground of wealthy northeasterners, Jekyll Island stretches along 10 miles of coastal beaches and inland marshes. Simon’s and Jekyll Islands offer barrier island beauty and a wonderful combination of outdoor activities, historic sites and artistic culture. It’s a long downhill ride down to historic Savannah, a ‘stone’s throw’ from the Atlantic and a virtual step back in time to Southern architecture and stately squares. Golfers tee it up, while red foxes dash across the fairways in a state where the Masters Golf Tournament creates revered green-jacket memories every year. And even in Atlanta with its fairly good history of race relations, there was. Endless adventure.” Just 15 minutes from downtown, the world’s largest exposed granite dome is surrounded by 3,200 acres of natural beauty and stimulating activities for every member of the family – sky rides and hiking paths, laser shows and pedal boats along Stone Mountain Lake. One likes to think of the gay community as being really tolerant and accepting. Atlanta lays claim to the state’s number one attraction – Stone Mountain State Park.
While Atlanta is the anchor and capital of Georgia, you can aim in any direction to find distinctly different regions – from the tail of the Appalachians in the North to the rolling Piedmont hills and on down to the seaside marshes in the East.