Category: Georgia

Route 1 Skips Savannah. Here’s What It Finds Instead.

July 26, 2025

U.S. Route 1 takes the road less obvious through Georgia. While tourists follow I-95 to Savannah’s squares and River Street, Route 1 cuts inland from the South Carolina border near Augusta and runs south-southwest through 250 miles of piney woods, swamp edge, tobacco country, and small towns that haven’t changed much since the highway was […]

From the Swamp to the Birthplace of Funk: Route 1 Georgia in 3 Days

July 15, 2025

U.S. Route 1 cuts through Georgia’s interior, bypassing Savannah entirely in favor of swamps, pine forests, agricultural towns, and a Fall Line corridor that most travelers never see. This three-day itinerary covers about 250 miles from Folkston at the Florida border north to Augusta, with two to four hours of driving each day. Spring blueberry […]