Traveler’s Rest State Historic Site

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Traveler's Rest in Toccoa once stood on Georgia's western frontier; the Cherokee Nation comprised the lands to the west. Built in the early 1800s by a white frontiersman, the inn is notable for its ninety-foot-long porch. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1964.

Courtesy of Explore Georgia, Photograph by Ralph Daniel.

Traveler’s Rest State Historic Site

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