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Insider's writer spent two days in the Bavarian-inspired town and loved its unique origin story, architecture, and German food and drink.
A bout two hours north of Atlanta sits Helen, a mountain hamlet of alpine-themed architecture and German-influenced cuisine that’s just weird enough to be more charming than corny. It’s the kind of ...
Transport yourself to Germany by walking through the Bavarian-inspired streets of this underrated town in Georgia's Blue Ridge Mountains.
Northeast Georgia is a region known for its quaint mountain towns, claiming places like Dahlonega, Blue Ridge, and Helen, a Bavarian-style gem with endless charm. Helen’s German-inspired ...
I visited Helen, a small town in Georgia with German-inspired architecture, and felt like I was transported to Europe. Take a look around.
Most of us think of Helen, Georgia as that quaint mountain town with a German flair. A quick getaway from metro Atlanta. But now, in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic, this German town is more ...
Helen, Georgia, has a population of just 430, but it's the third-most visited city in the Peach State. Located in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains, this charming Bavarian-style town is home ...
Fifty years ago, this northeast Georgia town boldly transformed into an Alpine village. Today, it continues to reap the benefits. In 1968, the tiny mountain town of Helen was dying. The Byrd ...
Helen, Georgia, a town with a population of under 600, has been recognized by Southern Living in its list of 15 "itsy-bitsy, teenie-tiny towns in the South with so much charm." This north Georgia ...
I visited towns in the US that feel like Europe: Frankenmuth, Michigan; Helen, Georgia; and Leavenworth, Washington. One transported me to Germany.
Helen is a small Bavarian-inspired town in Georgia, and the third-most visited city in the state. The author in Helen, Georgia. Alison Datko I grew up in South Carolina less than two hours from Helen, ...
In March, I spent two nights in Helen, a small Bavarian-inspired town in Georgia. Helen is the third-most visited city in the state, and was redesigned with German influences in the 1960s. I thought ...