Athens, Georgia ★ 4.5
Athens, an hour and a quarter east of Atlanta, anchors a food day trip on Five and Ten, Seabear Oyster Bar, Creature Comforts beer and a Sunday lunch.
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Dahlonega and Lumpkin County Wine Country ★ 4.4
Dahlonega is Atlanta's wine-country day trip: eight working wineries plus twelve tasting rooms, with Wolf Mountain and Montaluce running lunch service.
Serenbe (Chattahoochee Hills) ★ 4.3
Serenbe is Atlanta's farm-to-table day trip 35 miles southwest: The Farmhouse, The Hill and Halsa cook the on-site organic gardens, hamlet by hamlet.
Madison, Georgia ★ 4.1
Madison is Atlanta's antebellum food day trip: an hour east on I-20, a restored downtown, fine dining at The Dining Room, Italian at Amici, Mediterranean at Ricardo's.
Senoia, Georgia ★ 3.9
Senoia, an hour south of Atlanta, is the Walking Dead filming town: Nic and Norman's burgers from Norman Reedus and Greg Nicotero, plus Bistro Hilary's French menu.