We (from the UK) have a road trip planned for May/June. Flying into Nashville, back from Atlanta. We'll be visiting some places we've been to before, some places new, plus meeting up with some good friends en route. Our itinerary is Nashville - Chattanooga - Franklin (TN) - Myrtle Beach - Charleston - Savannah - Atlanta.

I seek the advice and suggestions from the group for the last part of our journey from Savannah to Atlanta. We'll leave Savannah on Monday 9th June, and have two nights/three days before we leave for home from Atlanta on the evening of Wednesday 10th June.

We are thinking of visiting the Warner Robins Air Museum (we love planes and transport museums) on the afternoon of Monday 9th, having driven from Savanna in the morning. What to do next - do we stay in the area overnight or press on further? Do we stay in Macon? If so, for one or two nights? Or do we stop somewhere else en route? We don't particularly wish to stay in the Atlanta metropolitan area, as we've been there several times before and think that we've done all the touristy things. We did think of getting to Atlanta airport mid-afternoon on the day of our departure in order to visit the Delta Museum. Our flight leaves at 22:30.

We'd appreciate any suggestions on stopovers, places of interest or just general 'don't miss' places en route to make a memorable end to our holiday.

Thanks in advance.

After the air museum in Warner Robins, Macon has a couple interesting places - Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park and the Allman Brothers Band Museum. Maybe overnight there and then swing west towards Columbus for the Little White House and/or Callaway Gardens before heading back to ATL?

If you have any interest in roller coasters, there is a small family center called FunSpot just south of ATL but it has one of the best coasters in the world (at least according to my 16 year old) - ArieForce1.

That's less than a 4-hour drive. The first 2.5 hours of it (I-16) will be insanely boring. Don't speed, either.

The Southeastern Railway Museum is about 20 minutes NE of Atlanta. http://www.train-museum.org/

The museum at Warner Robins is a good call. There's not much to see/do in Macon, unfortunately.

Detouring NW through Augusta and Athens would be a much prettier drive, but would add some miles.

Way late to this thread.

But Dublin Ga is between Savannah and Atlanta and is (was?) the official home of the Redneck Games. At no other time would it be worthy of a visit though.

Forgot to mention the Buc-ee's in Warner Robins should be on the list for a stop whether you need gas or not (or potentially one of the other locations you will pass driving from Nashville).

The Indian mounds in Macon are interesting and any Georgia state park is worth visiting for a few hours, there are several close to your planned route. However none of these are must-visits, they are nice places to spend a few hours. Have you considered spending a couple of days on one of the islands near Savannah? Hilton Head, Jekyl Island, St Simons Island and Amelia Island are all pleasant places for a beach stay. Amelia is probably the nicest but a couple of hours off your intended track.

​​​​​​​I will be passing by later this month hopefully with time to visit the Air Museum in Warner Robbins.

Just checking if you have the Savannah railroad Museum and the Mighty 8th Air Force Museum on your list, since you stated you enjoy those types of things. As far as hotels, I would recommend getting out of Macon for hotels. Since you are visiting the Delta Museum, why not stay at the renaissance concourse right next to it the night before? It has great views of the airfield, the balconies facing the runway are great places to sit if you like aviation.

A few words to thank everyone for your helpful suggestions in planning our trip, which are greatly appreciated.

Stop in Beaufort SC. We live here, and it's very charming. The lobby of the JW Marriott in Savannah is worth a walk-thru. Daughter lives in Chattanooga, we visit often. It's a nice stop too.