Outdoor adventures, quirky festivals, and stunning coastal and mountain scenery await.

Atlanta and Savannah are worth their hype, but don’t overlook the tiny towns of the Peach State.

Here are a dozen of the best small towns in Georgia each with a population under 15,000 to visit.

Blue Ridge, Georgia

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Senoia

Looking for something totally different from Georgia’s typical tourist spots?

Head to Senoia, famous for being a filming location for the hit TV showThe Walking Dead.

This small community went from a ghost town to a popular destination thanks to this claim to fame.

This is a photograph of shrimp boats on a tidal river in Darien, Georgia taken at dusk.

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Now visitors can take aWalking Dead-themed tour featuring familiar sites from fictional Woodbury and the Alexandria Safe Zone.

If you’re more into liquid gold, check out the vineyards along the Dahlonega Wine Trail.

It has more history packed into its 5,500 acres than you’d expect.

SENOIA GEORGIA, Historic small town and clock in south where ‘Walking Dead’ is filmed for Television.

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Blue Ridge is also a popular spot for leaf-peeping in the fall.

Vidalia

For a unique Georgia adventure, head to the small town of Vidalia.

The four-day celebration includes eating and recipe contests, a carnival, concerts, onion runs, and more.

Dahlonega, Georgia

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Visit the year-roundVidalia Onion Museumto learn more about the local impact of this humble vegetable.

Here, you’ll find the two-mile, 1,000-foot-deep Tallulah Gorge and, unsurprisingly, some seriously impressive waterfalls.

Hike the Pine Mountain Trail inF.D.

Mansion on Jekyll Island, clear sunny day, blue sky, full building in shot, house with shrubs and lawn in front and side, trees in background, house shot from side view with 3/4 front and 1/4 side

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Go for Oktoberfest or around the holidays to see Helen at its most festive.

Covington

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Covington is an old-timey town of roughly 14,000 people on the outskirts of Atlanta.

Film and TV buffs might even recognize it fromThe Vampire DiariesorThe Dukes of Hazzard.

A bike tour through Madison, Georgia

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It’s appeared in well over 100 shows and movies.

The museum shows off memorabilia from Vidalia, known as the Sweet Onion City and Oniontown USA, and is also known for its mascot “Yumion."

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A scenic overlook at Jane Hurt Yarn Interpretive Center in Tallulah Gorge State Park.

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A cabin Pine Mountain Lake

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A hot air balloon over Helen, Georgia

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Covington courthouse and Mystic Grill

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House with live oak and Spanish moss on St. Simons

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