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Enjoy history, charm, fine dining, local wines and unique retail stores in a beautiful and historic atmosphere. Dahlonega's Downtown District with it's National Registered Historic Streets and Public Square, walking tours, and green space parks is one of the South's most quaint and active town centers. Downtown Dahlonega is an award-winning Main Street City as an exciting place to visit, shop, live, and do business.
Known for its gold rush history, Dahlonega is truly a pure golden experience. While the gold mines and Georgia's State Historic Site, the Dahlonega Gold Museum, are popular day-trip destinations for families, culinary adventures also broaden the appeal. Diners enjoy over a dozen downtown restaurants and regional Georgia wine tasting rooms. Downtown Dahlonega, organized around the landmark historic gold museum 1836 Old Lumpkin County Courthouse is also adjacent to the historic University of North Georgia campus activities, attractions, architecture and traditions. Downtown offers one hundred shops, restaurants, and other businesses attracting hundreds of thousands of annual visitors.
Adventure seekers can view waterfalls and unwind with water sports. Nature lovers can photograph the highest waterfall east of the Mississippi and take to miles of trails for mountain biking, horseback riding, and hiking, including the Appalachian Trail. Refresh in lakes and rivers with lazy tubing, canoeing and kayaking, or fishing. Golfers enjoy the fairways of Dahlonega’s picturesque Jack Nicklaus signature golf course. Our Mountain roadways are now famous for their challenging bicycling terrain hosting near 3,000 cyclists for the annual fall Six Gap Century Bike Ride. Come outdoors just for the fresh air of the Mountains and Chattahoochee National Forest.
Dahlonega’s award-winning wineries and vineyards offer homegrown hospitality and premier wine and food experiences. With favorable mountainous elevations and growing conditions, Dahlonega, Lumpkin County vineyards are annually producing around 100 acres of grapes (European, French hybrids and American varietals), yielding 23,000 bottled cases and attracting over 100,000 wine enthusiasts.
Festivals are an integral part of Dahlonega's rich heritage and are a superb way to take in the outdoor beauty of the area. From the Dahlonega Trail Fest in March to the Old Fashioned Christmas celebration in December, more than a dozen fun-filled festivals are held throughout the year.
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