Georgia Visitors Center — Attraction in Allendale

The best welcome center I’ve EVER been in! We we’re on our way back to Lavonia, GA from Hilton Head after a short but great sibling get together. I prefer back roads over interstates. I’ve never been down this highway 301 and when we crossed into Georgia and saw the Welcome Center I thought I had traveled back to my childhood! It looked just like the visitor centers from my childhood in Georgia. Justin, the assistant manager, was extremely nice, helpful and knowledgeable. He told us it is the oldest continuously operated welcome center in the United States. It has been open since 1962 and one of only two in Georgia that is not on an interstate. They even had several great local Georgia products for sale, which I bought several of, and lots of information. They even had free samples of Coke products from a fountain machine. That really took me back. If I’m ever in this area again I would go out of my way to stop there again. What a blast! The highlight of our...

Clean and nice, we didn't use the Maine route of I95, we used all the little side roads and skipped the interstates, till roads and it was the BEST most amazing trio we could have imagined! We moved from upstate NY to Florida with our 3 pups. We took our time, we were in no hurry because this was the last time we would ever drive this long awful drive again. Our trusty Google maps said 1 day 2 hours but, we used a full 4 and a half days to enjoy every last bit of the gorgeous scenery and I tell ya, what a beautiful journey Google maps picked for us!!! We ended up stopping for a pit stop at the Georgia visitor center and it was such a cute little place. Clean bathrooms, friendly staff at the little store inside. And a little sitting picnic area outside. Just a nice little place to stretch the legs with the pups. If you go this way, you must stop...

Allowing overnight parking, I was all parked and set here but it's very much out in the middle of nowhere. So much that I had no cell phone coverage and since I was not able to figure out the wifi password from looking in the windows (they were closed), I opted not to stay as it was just too desolate for my comfort.

The visitors center does welcome people as they cross over from South Carolina. During business hours, there are restrooms and an attendant who can help with Georgia attractions and accommodations. They had a bunch of "Georgia" merchandise for sale and Coke products on tap. But that was closed when I was here.

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