When English traveler George W. Featherstonhaugh visited Traveler's Rest in 1837, he was pleasantly surprised. "I got an excellent breakfast of coffee, ham, chicken, good bread and butter, honey and plenty of good new milk for a quarter of a dollar," he wrote. "What a charming country this would be to travel in if one was sure of meeting with such nice clean quarters once a day." Traveler's Rest was the plantation home of Devereaux Jarrett, the "richest man in the Tugaloo Valley." Jarrett bought the site in 1833 and made it the center of his thriving plantation, but to accommodate the growing number of travelers to northeast Georgia, he added on to the structure. In 1966, Traveler's Rest was recognized as a National Historic Landmark because of its fine architecture, including a 90-foot-long porch and hand-numbered rafters. Today, visitors receive a guided tour of the plantation home. Most furnishings are original antiques, while some were made by local craftsman Caleb Shaw.  Contact information is available for Traveler's Rest.

Nearby Attractions

Tallulah Gorge State Park Toccoa Falls Tugaloo State Park

Annual Special Events
subject to change . . . also, see the Events Calendar

• Christmas For Travelers (2nd Sunday in December)
• Confederate Memorial Day Program (April)

Contact Information

Traveler's Rest State Historic Site
8162 Riverdale Road
Toccoa, GA 30577
(706) 886-2256

Site Hours: Thursday - Saturday 9:00 - 5:00, Sunday 2:00 - 5:30, Open Tuesday - Wednesday to groups with advanced notice. Small admission fee. Group rates available with advance notice.

Located six miles east of Toccoa via U.S. Hwy. 123.