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Historic Downtown
Surrounded by three rivers, historic downtown features the Floyd County Courthouse and numerous antique shops, along with charming Victorian homes and churches.
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The Great Outdoors
With three rivers, you have plenty of waterways for fishing, canoeing and boating.
The Chattahoochee National Forest features clear streams and mountain settings are packed with waterfalls, caves and canyons perfect for a picnic, hiking or camping. Spend time at Mayo's Lock and Dam Park, one of the region's most popular fishing and camping spots. Stay at one of the RV campsites and then head to the fishing pier. Walk along the beautiful nature trails and discover Rome's wildflowers.
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Oak Hill and the Martha Berry Museum
Founder of Berry College, take a tour of Martha Berry's home and art gallery and see how she eventually turned Berry College into a Georgia icon.
Oak Hill and Martha Berry Museum Website
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Rolater Park
Located in shady Rolater Park, just off the town square, are the natural limestone cave and spring which are the town's namesakes. Open to the public, the cave has impressive stalagmites and the legendary "Devil's Stool" formation. The spring water has won awards for purity and taste and is commercially bottled. Many visitors bring jugs to fill at the spring and take home for drinking.
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Rome's Historic Clocktower:
The original E. Howard Clock served as Rome's official timepiece until it was replaced in 1995. The clock works are now prominently displayed inside the clocktower museum.
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Capitoline Wolf:
This statue of the Capitoline wolf, as a forecast of prosperity and glory, has been sent from Ancient Rome, to New Rome during the consulship of Benito Mussolini in the year 1929
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Myrtle Hill Cemetary:
The final resting place of First Lady Ellen Axson Wilson, wife of President Woodrow Wilson, as well as the young man selected as the "Known Soldier" from World War I and 377 soldiers who died in Civil War battles around Rome.
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Stonebridge Golf Course:
- Top 20 Golf Courses: Golf Digest 1997
- 75 Most Affordable Public Golf Courses in the U.S. - Golf Digest 1997
- Top 5 Public Courses in Georgia: Golf News 1997
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Rome Area History Museum:
The Rome Area History Museum archives a unique collection that chronicles the history of Rome and Floyd County
Rome Area History Museum Website
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