Georgia Visitor Information Center - Lavonia — Attraction in Lavonia

This welcome center is located just inside the Georgia border after crossing over from South Carolina on Interstate 85 south. This welcome center is open from 7 am to 11 pm daily (the visitor information center is staffed from 8:30 an to 5:30 pm daily). Inside the welcome center, there is a visitor log that you can fill out as well. Unlike some other states, this one is still done on paper (North Carolina and South Carolina were done on tablets).

Much has changed with this welcome center since the last time I went through this area. The last time I went through this area, the welcome center was undergoing a major makeover. I still remember them having portable restrooms and portable buildings for visitor information.

My most recent visit through here was a few days ago. I love the changes and updates that they have done with this welcome center. It's great to see what it looks like completed after seeing all of the work going on before. You go up some hills to get to the top where the welcome center is located. The place looks beautiful now and you can tell it has finally been modernized and updated to the current times.

Most of us come in to use the restrooms. Of course, I did as well with this visit, but I also visited the friendly staff at the center. I wanted to find out from them if there were any traffic or construction issues to be aware of, since we would be passing through Atlanta and then headed west into Alabama and Mississippi. They were very knowledgeable and they have systems to show traffic issues within the state.

After doing the usual stuff, I went back outside to explore the grounds here. There's plenty of walking areas, as well as a pet relief area. There's also quite a bit of picnic tables, with some of them covered as well.

Overall, since the changes, this is now a great welcome center to stop at. If you need information while traveling through Georgia, or if your final destination is in this state, you should definitely stop in for information pertaining to your travels. I will definitely be stopping at this welcome center again in the future if my travels bring...

Tired from driving for a long time, I finally came to Georgia Visitor Information Center - Lavonia to take a break. After rest I was heading to Interstate 85 for another drive. About 20 minutes later, I noticed that my wife had left the phone on a bench in the main hall of the Georgia Visitor Center. Of course, there are ways to find the exact location of a phone with GPS, but past experience has made me realize that there's no guarantee that I can get a phone back. Therefore, I have my phone number attached to my wife's phone in case of loss. I was thinking that unexpectedly, this trip to Florida could have been very difficult. And I comfort my wife not to worry about phone, I turned around and drove back to the Georgia Visitor Center, meantime I noticed a call from the Georgia Visitor Center. The decisive reason why I can find my wife's phone is that I attached my phone number to her phone.^^ Thanks again Jeanne Boteler, Visitor Information Center Manager Lovonia. Like the phrase "Georgia Welcome to the World", the staff at the Lavonia Visitor Center we visited were motivated through this trip to realize that they work with a strong sense of responsibility to help visitors. Unfortunately, the manager says the phone is stored somewhere in the visitor center, but there is no way to return it to the owner. This is because you have not attached a phone number where you can be reached. I would like to say thank you if I visit this place again someday. It was a pleasant day for which I feel desperately grateful to Jeanne Boteler, manager at Visitor Information Center Lovonia. As a result my wife and I have had a very good vacation for week with lovely friends at Florida.

Please leave your info in the visitor's record book located at the Georgia Visitor Information Center. Your little effort can help cheer up the center staff and...

The place is clean, they have some nice displays. It's well lit and appears reasonably safe. They have a lottery machine, but it only takes cash and doesn't give change, I mention this because they have an atm. The atm charges a fee, your bank charges a fee and you are now in a position where it's going to cost you $26 when you only wanted a $2 ticket. I think they need to either provide a service or set up the machine to take cards. Virginia takes cards, Georgia can too. I went to a gas station and got my ticket, it just didn't sit well with how they do things. That's the only reason the welcome center didn't...