Here's how to spend a day like a local in the Queen City of the Mountains. Situated in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Gainesville, Georgia, is known for lush green spaces, an expansive ...

It hasn’t been used much in recent years, but last summer, Mayor Harvey Ward and a developer began talking about plans to renovate the building.

Gainesville's Lake Lanier Olympic Venue also ... and the forest pond with water lilies and lotus flowers. Another must-do activity is the Solar System Trail, a 1.8-mile, to-scale self-guided ...