Georgia Guidestones Located on Georgia Highway 77 North, 706-283-5651, Elberton's most unusual granite monument, this attraction poses a mystery for the numerous visitors who visit this site. Known as the Stonehenge of America, these guidestones are mysterious in origin, for no one knows the identity of a group of sponsors who provided the specifications for the 19 foot high monument.

Elberton Granite Museum & Exhibit One Granite Plaza, Elberton, GA 30635, 706-283-2551, Exhibits, artifacts, educational displays, and taped programs at this museum will explain to you how granite is formed, how it's quarried, the many types it comes in, and the geological differences between it and marble. more...