Pioneer Village 1140 Fuller Court, Hiawassee, GA 30546, 706-896-4966, Like a walk through a mountain town of yesteryear, this village is complete with an old-fashioned, one room schoolhouse, a log home with furnishings from the 1800's, a smoke house, a barn, and a corn crib. Visitors of the village can peruse the canned goods and bolt cloth, see the hickory switch in the one room schoolhouse, and stop in at the hand-hewn log cabin.

Hamilton Rhododendron Garden 1311 Music Hall Road, Hiawassee, GA 30546, Located on the Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds, 706-896-4191, Situated on a hillside alongside the scenic Lake Chatuge, this truly enchanted botanical paradise is bursting with over 3,000 plants such as dogwoods, tulip magnolias, native azaleas, lady slippers, trilliums, and rhododendrons. The garden is open year round and flowering season can vary from mid-April to June. A walking trail along Lake Chatuge is also on site. more... 

Romantic Lake Cruises Located at Fieldstone Marine-Dock D, 828-389-2255, Take a scenic cruise around Lake Chatuge aboard a 32 foot long ocean going vessel with this cruise company that specializes in last minute getaways, long weekends, vacations, and special occasions.