Birdsong Nature Center is a 565-acre nature center and bird sanctuary with a mix of pine and hardwood forest, meadowland, ponds and swampland. The facility offers walking trails with guided tours, a butterfly garden, free parking and year-round events.
Birdsong Nature Center
2106 Meridian Road
Thomasville, GA 31792
229-377-4408
800-953-2473
www.birdsongnaturecenter.org
The 1,100-acre Blythe Island Regional Park between Savannah and Jacksonville offers a freshwater lake, camping, picnic pavilions, a playground and a dock and marina on the South Brunswick River.
Blythe Island Regional Park
6616 Blythe Island Highway
Brunswick, GA 31523
912-279-2812
800-343-7855
www.glynncounty.org
Fallen Star Ranch offers tours of the facility, which includes appaloosa, pinto and solid color miniature horses. The facility management will make reservations at area hotels for out of town guests upon request.
Fallen Star Ranch
796 Reedy Branch Road
Eastman, GA 31023
478-374-3111
www.fallenstarranch.com
Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation Historic Site is an antebellum rice plantation on the Altamaha River that was in operation until 1913, when it became a dairy. Ophelia Dent, the last heir to the plantation, left the property to the state in 1973. The museum features family silver, furniture and heirlooms and offers a guided tour. It is also a Colonial Coast Birding Trail site.
Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation Historic Site
5556 U.S. Hwy 17 N.
Brunswick , GA 31525
800-864-7275
www.gastateparks.org
Meinhardt Vineyards & Winery is an award-winning winery offering free tastings, hayrides, year-round events and, in September, the Grape Stomp and Muscadine Festival. It was the first winery in southeast Georgia, according to its website.
Meinhardt Vineyards & Winery
305 Kennedy Pond Road
Statesboro, GA 30458
912-839-2458
www.meinhardtvineyards.com
Southern Forest World is dedicated to educating tourists about the history of forestry in the southeastern United States, from logging in Okefenokee Swamp to modern tree farming. The best-known exhibit is "Stuckie the Petrified Dog," a dog that was trapped inside a tree and mummified.
Southern Forest World
1440 N Augusta Avenue
Waycross, GA
912-285-4056
The Thomasville Cultural Center is in the East Side Elementary School Building, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The center offers art classes and workshops and hosts exhibits of regional, state and national artists, an annual concert series and, in November, the Plantation Wildlife Arts Festival.
Thomasville Cultural Center
600 East Washington Street
Thomasville, GA 31799
229-226-0588
www.thomasvilleculturalcenter.org
