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2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Summerville, Georgia

Updated April 29, 2016

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Summerville, Georgia

Howard Finster's Paradise Gardens

This "Plant Farm Museum" is home to the divinely inspired and visionary outsider artwork of Reverend Howard Finster.

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Fantastic Pit

Walker County, Georgia

Fantastic Pit

The perfectly named cave drop is the deepest in the continental United States, almost matching the height of Seattle’s Space Needle.

12 miles from Summerville

Martha Berry’s original cabin.

Rome, Georgia

The Berry College Campus

World's largest college campus includes a wildlife sanctuary and a former movie set on more than 28,000 acres.

16 miles from Summerville

The Labyrinth of Rome

Rome, Georgia

The Labyrinth of Rome

This labyrinth was designed to help visitors focus and meditate.

18 miles from Summerville

Brownie The Depot Dog

Rome, Georgia

Grave of Brownie the Depot Dog

Tombstone of a dog that greeted passengers at the Southern Railway Depot.

19 miles from Summerville

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Calhoun, Georgia

Rock Garden Calhoun

Incredible miniature towns and buildings created and decorated with thousands of tiny rocks.

20 miles from Summerville

Fort Payne, Alabama

Dye Ditch Gang

This papier-mâché diorama celebrates an unusual landmark: the brightly-colored runoff from a local sock factory.

21 miles from Summerville

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