Amtrak offers a comfortable journey in a relaxed atmosphere. Regular coach seats recline to your needs and provide lots of leg room. Dining or Snack cars offer a variety of light meals such as soups, salads and sandwiches, and some even have ready-to-go food trays.
Casual seating in the Lounge car is an alternative place to eat, play board games or chat. On Viewliner trains, overnight rooms can accommodate one to four people, and come with amenities like bottled water and a daily newspaper. Suites have self-enclosed showers and all have large picture windows.
As the Crescent makes its way south, passengers get some panoramic mountain views. Going through the fringe of the Appalachian Mountains, the train travels over the Wells Viaduct, at points 200 hundred feet above the Broad River.
As you near Atlanta, the impressive skyline seems to rise right up out of the forest. The Blue Ridge Mountains, the highest range of the Appalachians, are on full display as the train parallels them for hundreds of miles, providing sweeping vistas.
Several cities along the trip through Georgia are worth stopping to see. Toccoa is rich in history, especially relating to the Cherokee Nation. The Currahee Military Museum is dedicated to soldiers of various wars who trained at Camp Toccoa.
Gainesville sits at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and at the shores of Lake Lanier. A cultural center, this city is home to the Gainesville Theater Alliance and Symphony Orchestra, as well as several arts centers.
In Atlanta, host of the 1996 Olympics, you'll find the Georgia Aquarium, the World of Coca-Cola, Zoo Atlanta and Atlanta Botanical Gardens. Festivals and outdoor recreation can be found in every season.
