A waterfall in North Georgia
North Georgia is a popular destination for rental cabins, with the mountain towns near the Appalachian Trail taking pride of place.
The undoubted top spot goes to "Alpine" Helen - a town remodelled in the 1970s to appear like a southern German settlement and now the third most visited place in Georgia after Savannah and Atlanta.
Hiawassee in the north Georgia area offers mountains and the waters of the beautiful Lake Chatuge.
Historic gristmill in North Georgia