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Mother cabbage is always on display beneath the branches of the Magic Crystal Tree in Cleveland, Georgia.
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Travel: To a place that has Old-World towers, gingerbread trim, traditional German food and shops spilling over with Scandinavian goods.
See: A natural beauty perched on the Chattahoochee River in the Northeast Georgia mountains. Alpine Helen-White County is home to a flourishing arts community with glass shops, art studios, the Folk Pottery Museum of Northeast Georgia and The Sautee Nacoochee Center. For visual and performing arts, don’t miss the Helen Arts and Heritage Council.
Shop: At more than 150 stores in Helen. The Sautee Nacoochee center features the nostalgic Old Sautee Store and the surrounding boutiques of the Sautee Junction.
Taste: Helen offers more than 25 restaurants, cafes, bakeries and candy shops to tempt your taste buds.
Enjoy: The world’s largest Alpine model-railroad museum at Charlemagne’s Kingdom, and Babyland General Hospital, home of the Cabbage Patch Kids.
Go: Mining for gemstones in three different locations. Tube down the Chattahoochee River, ride horses in the mountains or experience the thrill of zip lines at four breathtaking locations.
Take: The Unicoi Wine Trail and enjoy seven award-winning White County wineries and tasting rooms. Photograph indian mounds, old mills, historical buildings and nature at its best.
Explore: The many waterfalls and hiking trails in the region, including Unicoi State Park’s lake trail, canoeing, swimming, daily activities and the county’s most difficult mountain bike trail.
Tour: The Historic Hardman Farm and Smithgall Woods Conservation area, as well as antique shops.
Go: Fly fishing on Smith Creek, Dukes Creek or the Chattahoochee River.
Stay: At Unicoi Adventure Lodge, in a room in Downtown Helen or in the woods camping in a tree house or wagon. Helen also offers a luxury hotel—Valhalla—as well as upscale cabins and B&Bs with spas.
Please visit us at www.HelenGa.org or call (800) 858-8027 for lodging, dining, shopping and much more.
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