Best Places to Visit Near Gainesville
Visit some of the best attractions in the vicinity of Gainesville with hundreds to choose from to make your perfect day out or weekend break away. Browse the below list featuring some of the best destinations (such as Athens, Rich Mountain Wilderness, Helen) or select map view to search geographically.
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Cities and Localities Near Gainesville
Where to go for a weekend trip near Gainesville? A list of surrounding cities, towns and villages nearby or close to the suburbs of Gainesville within a 50 mile radius.
City
![athens](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/37e83fc95992af7a8bbc1bbdf65198e8.jpg?1636536755)
National park
![rich mountain wilderness](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/169df2ec25de59571d397637ecef3d3e.jpg?1582270511)
City
![helen](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/607379db93e9b3ab36ba07f03f649f61.jpg?1582270511)
City
![roswell](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/96890d85cd123b55a0798bd0102ec89a.jpg?1582270511)
National park
![tray mountain wilderness](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/9c1434159d4eb953bfe221f3cbd17e58.jpg?1582270511)
City
![dahlonega](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/8df8fa5e0584a8c2fb65907d25c07161.jpg?1582270511)
City
![alpharetta](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/76df2a6fe7a6901fb3bb091f83858730.jpg?1630853460)
City
![sandy springs](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/2d796617d0b181ee73a5565155770d00.jpg?1609683405)
City
![stone mountain](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/7c37b68c726c90cd0ee1f9396d8f4a5f.jpg?1582270511)
National park
![mark trail wilderness](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/08c4e1549c9418b8464cf55104ef08a4.jpg?1582270511)
City
![blairsville](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/b9574aa3d36dc66bb8c615723bc0c1d1.jpg?1619367115)
City
![buford](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/0617b2416e9b776847cb2bd7745e8df2.jpg?1582270511)
City
![lawrenceville](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/8e4b1614456e6a69ca77e4c7ff95657a.jpg?1608901727)
City
![woodstock](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/ff68d51596a05dfa019014840e284474.jpg?1582270511)
City
![duluth](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/713c6be81eae70c8688b0db8beaadc39.jpg?1638701109)
City
![dunwoody](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/c37b72438e8831a8883fc66928e19e5f.jpg?1620717065)
City
![snellville](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/f460231ed26d3e6bfa275fa12cc6f8cf.jpg?1582270511)
City
![johns creek](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/ac8f9f70da7afe97a0c260ad031236f0.jpg?1582270511)
City
![norcross](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/05fabd353bb3dfd8af743a5a85a393ee.jpg?1582270511)
City
![canton](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/a6c491a6fa1e99ed0d6f8cbc892a94c8.jpg?1582270511)
City
![cumming](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/51c163f5bf6435b7f184c05e627361b9.jpg?1582270511)
City
![toccoa](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/8938b847ac4c5a55359ebbf29f9857e1.jpg?1582270511)
City
![lilburn](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/21880ecf8ad23b722e0f3a24eae35120.jpg?1632067426)
Locality
![tucker](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/7594be35d3405deb6dfbf9d666059e02.jpg?1582270511)
City
![cleveland](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/e6e17cb10ac5531541bd4f1877d1e30b.jpg?1582270511)
City
![cornelia](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/4ec4e8bc6b75a05390eea6700c8e40f2.jpg?1582270511)
City
![dawsonville](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/ade23c7626068127dbda977f683174fc.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![tallulah falls](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/static-maps/us/34_74_-83_3925.jpg)
City
![suwanee](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/8358483ac8b871edfd9f5b75978ea819.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![braselton](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/38c7f96308a0c4e079abf2e2691f0633.jpg?1582270511)
Park
![coosa bald national scenic area](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/static-maps/us/34_7667_-83_9667.jpg)
City
![watkinsville](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/1c692d2bf7fdc2a281254e31924932bd.jpg?1582270511)
City
![commerce](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/static-maps/us/34_2525_-83_4621.jpg)
City
![clarkesville](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/ee0dd96a5fc23b74ac2017d81b24549f.jpg?1582270511)
City
![chamblee](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/d2b04df567af98d432df0c63073f3876.jpg?1582270511)
City
![flowery branch](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/0b0b41d791f0f1bb3510cf62a00f79eb.jpg?1582270511)
National park
![amicalola falls state park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/21f78216f3c9f9b7ebaa2c18bb649177.jpg?1582270511)
City
![jasper](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/b4a95d8ea0570af50ba4927b790bca44.jpg?1582270511)
City
![doraville](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/14b26d810809e8e36a4886b113386cea.jpg?1582270511)
City
![lavonia](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/db38fd67a95570f615e96ca68a3d8cbd.jpg?1582270511)
City
![dacula](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/8e8cdb913e19ddbe9754736c39651a63.jpg?1582270511)
City
![royston](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/4b8c24e25069cbd5718fbce16efb4faf.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![tiger](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/4f34ab196467b39dacf3c092b12787df.jpg?1582270511)
City
![loganville](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/7434cc1157166bd5156e4bd30fde82f4.jpg?1582270511)
City
![monroe](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/51f2463097b32b19dd200c5cbad40840.jpg?1582270511)
National park, Locality
![oconee national forest](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/e17d2b3eaadd066cc75fe7fb28f83c68.jpg?1582270511)
National park
![blood mountain wilderness](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/8ecf5d280bd2e70e47c334bce086da7b.jpg?1582270511)
City
![comer](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/4777bd37ee974c3f476bfa3d07021ba3.jpg?1582270511)
National park
![raven cliffs wilderness](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/7ea0fe81daafcb1b02eec0ff6bc4133f.jpg?1582270511)
National park
![brasstown wilderness](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/0ca4bf16f3c11e154d2cd7df6a0cf0a1.jpg?1582270511)
TOP Attractions
Best Day Trips from Gainesville
Best Day Trips from Gainesville
![Tallulah Gorge](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/b7b2be5ccd93d365e30d370bafce1bcc.jpg?1648544724)
![Coolray Field](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/cfa48336125365043e01ee3d94f56612.jpg?1582270511)
![Brasstown Bald](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/3b99c1656f552d0579b446c2b8c1105d.jpg?1582270511)
![BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Atlanta](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/05935962f61010341a2bb1cf32251b99.jpg?1632067167)
![Sanford Stadium](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/85633aabfe6c4e48667aa252f6245008.jpg?1582270511)
![Amicalola Falls State Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/158c6c140b623dcce30b6a8e1de1bc35.jpg?1582270511)
![Avalon](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/9a05c30d44472f88ec91a9c1b1af8d35.jpg?1582270511)
![Atlanta Motorsports Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/08c0a5ee75f87ecde3bda8bd43fe5980.jpg?1582270511)
![Computer Museum of America](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/static-maps/us/34_03872_-84_34098.jpg)
![Autrey Mill Nature Preserve](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/afad88716edc567b906cbfb85dd651bf.jpg?1582270511)
![Helton Creek Falls](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/090473048b88d132c2f8fb1e9021b6fa.jpg?1582270511)
![Atlanta Dragway](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/e22d797dd24cfa7419f5a20916eff68d.jpg?1582270511)
![Georgia Theatre](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/db8714a61c0e30de9bb2f56b8e05fca8.jpg?1582270511)
![Toccoa Falls](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/775e5adaa2497867216f799f66184d3a.jpg?1582270511)
![Minnehaha Falls](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/2ed205e5a5594bde4d7eca160b221681.jpg?1582270511)
![Dahlonega Gold Museum Historic Site](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/52765cbfa12270f1f54b9bf4c6497bfa.jpg?1582270511)
![Bulloch Hall](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/d706c11f76b30f7b9863384a6778abbf.jpg?1582270511)
![Southeastern Railway Museum](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/6c6a4786def0b2c6fa7b9c4a1157e8c4.jpg?1582270511)
![Gwinnett County Courthouse](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/940ac3a55b1d486addb62da6ba6bc907.jpg?1582270511)
![Old White County Courthouse](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/ff2b165d62fd610e668ededdca816ab3.jpg?1582270511)
![Nuçi's Space](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/static-maps/us/33_95513_-83_36906.jpg)
![Cochrans Falls](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/824914342efcf59ba01389ca4bb8ab58.jpg?1648571836)
![The State Botanical Garden of Georgia](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/1b15be0e4936a292e2c42f112453dae6.jpg?1582270511)
Public plant collections and nature trails
![Archibald Smith Plantation Home](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/681c4c185f6a6e6d1c801a441ff7b01c.jpg?1582270511)
![Hill First Baptist Church](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/9c6cad2fd6036ab422c503e419ec944c.jpg?1648541063)
![Georgia Ensemble Theatre and Conservatory](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/static-maps/us/34_0235_-84_3574.jpg)
![Consolidated Gold Mine](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/346d41c89617bf11dd57618f1f0b2025.jpg?1582270511)
![Lake Trahlyta Spillway](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/08bcc762b19d0d5c8e66eb950418e405.jpg?1648465148)
![Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/static-maps/us/34_0544_-84_3063.jpg)
![Chattahoochee Nature Center](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/b08fc500ef08e52113018955197c7745.jpg?1582270511)
![Barrington Hall](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/d1ce28283df22d93aaee4544b7db1955.jpg?1582270511)
![Hemlock Falls](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/f6eb008981292f2e1d13fec2a8d05c05.jpg?1582270511)
![Blood Mountain](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/3bd62578809a8006e10691dbc603071f.jpg?1582270511)
![Ty Cobb Museum](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/8c312d1b359cd0bd53dd56e6e7c41014.jpg?1641755055)
![Eagle Tavern](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/4a7e516e611d8a864ea61cfc41969bd3.jpg?1582270511)
![Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage Center](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/26e4ddfc4a38b172070af5ea353e8d89.jpg?1582270511)
![Ware–Lyndon House](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/bc86d55f46d395f6f4969ae616f29cd5.jpg?1582270511)
![Canton Theatre](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/c1ecaf947faf04061654f95764201929.jpg?1582270511)
![North Point Community Church](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/9d0ea22eab85303e8c3eb4a107f6845c.jpg?1582270511)
![Holly Theatre](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/8ef53ca2b7fa0f885fcf5f915b68e984.jpg?1582270511)
![Georgia Museum of Art](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/static-maps/us/33_9411_-83_3702.jpg)
![Gwinnett's Fallen Heroes Memorial](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/static-maps/us/33_9538_-83_9926.jpg)
![Concourse at Landmark Center](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/545d2d20c931611a0869623c259b71ff.jpg?1582270511)
![Chestatee Wildlife Preserve & Zoo](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/ff6e64f2808d3ff6de41b486cb98e7f0.jpg?1582270511)
![Travelers Rest](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/5063583dc0190997741bd56a574e90d0.jpg?1582270511)
![Teaching Museum North](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/deb31f0975370f9e7499e6c8bee6b10d.jpg?1582270511)
![Perimeter Church](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/a85c820b5622d42f425577aa65d093ca.jpg?1582270511)
![Jackson Street Cemetery](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/1b6e670e478ad31130296cf5b275cf8f.jpg?1582270511)
![The Tree That Owns Itself](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/b311e4e8d1fea9b1720469a6f3444658.jpg?1582270511)
![Georgia Racing Hall of Fame](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/66ee8419076781f46f20ced9f14e5c63.jpg?1582270511)
![Anna Ruby Falls](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/f88c347eb9b1a2af202b22b299abea0f.jpg?1582270511)
![Wildcat Mountain](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/0bcf72dbbbfbeb13df22e6d9b6047acb.jpg?1582270511)
![Caledonia Cascade](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/1d8611d488d5b82b01600bc57fd49a0d.jpg?1582270511)
![Raven Cliff Falls](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/static-maps/us/34_7146_-83_8488.jpg)
![Stephens County Courthouse](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/19c8165c23910d6bd4df40cf6a82ac23.jpg?1582270511)
![Chenocetah Fire Tower](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/a45c5947d3cccc249427d6b699dd841c.jpg?1582270511)
![Roswell Historic District](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/b0a88f27b28e72982d4f4b61e24840b4.jpg?1648568642)
![Athens Welcome Center - Classic City Tours](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/1663451c3674e11414641c9e31951b7b.jpg?1582270511)