Just for fun. These are legends, ghost stories and tall tales people tell, not established facts, and some are plainly false. What is actually true about each one is in our Georgia Local Legends guide, with sources.
Georgia Legends: Told ’Round Here
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Twenty-nine Georgia legends, grouped by where they are told, so you can work a few into a trip: a sea serpent on the coast, friendly ghosts in Savannah and on Jekyll Island, and mountain stories from Dahlonega to Brasstown Bald. Each stop links to the story and what is actually true, a map, and our guide to the place.
The coast and the Golden Isles
Darien, Jekyll Island and St. Simons are close together, so these make a good coast day.
The friendly ghosts of the Jekyll Island Club
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Altie, the Altamaha River sea serpent, Darien
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The Tree Spirits of St. Simons Island
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Savannah
All within the historic district and riverfront, easy on foot.
The Marshall House, Savannah
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The Waving Girl, Savannah
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The Pirates’ House tunnel, Savannah
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Savannah, Sherman’s “Christmas gift”
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The north Georgia mountains
Spread across the mountains; pair each with a hike or a town visit.
Sautee and Nacoochee
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Georgia Bigfoot, Pike County and Cherry Log
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The “Maya ruins” of Track Rock Gap
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The mystery wall of Fort Mountain
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“There’s gold in them thar hills,” Dahlonega
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Brasstown Bald and the great canoe
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The Nunnehi of Blood Mountain
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Fairy crosses, Fannin County
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Spanish armor at DeSoto Falls
Atlanta and around
Only two people know the Coca-Cola formula
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The mule that bought Stone Mountain
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Athens, Rome and middle Georgia
The double-barreled cannon, Athens
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The wolf of Rome, Georgia
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The healing waters of Warm Springs
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Madison, “the town too pretty to burn”
Don’t walk under the UGA Arch
The Tree That Owns Itself
South and east Georgia
Far apart; each is its own day trip.
The lost Confederate gold
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Okefenokee tall tales
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The Surrency haunting, Appling County
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Providence Canyon, “Georgia’s Little Grand Canyon”
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The 1931 Vidalia onion that wasn’t hot
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