The 6 Best Hidden Gems Things to do in Dahlonega, Georgia (GA)

Come relax on the Chestatee River in Dahlonega with us!! We have kayaks and tubes! We have two person kayaks for $45 and single kayaks for $25 and tubing is $5 per person! We recommend reservations for kayaking! Hope to see you soon!!

You and your family will enjoy a 40 minute Underground Adventure of the mine with one of our friendly and knowledgeable Miners .As you descend the stairs, you will hear tales of miner’s struggles to uncover gold deep within large Quartz veins. Your tour guide welcomes interaction from the group as you experience life as a miner at the turn of the century.After your tour, you will receive gold panning instructions from some of the best panners in the world, having won numerous awards in the field. Then you will get a chance to try if for yourself and hopefully you’ll strike it rich!While you are at the mine, don’t forget to try our “Gemstone Grubbin’” for a great family experience. Everyone will love our water powered flume boxes that quickly wash away material revealing beautiful gemstones!The Mines remain at a comfortable 60 degrees year round. As a reminder, this is a walking tour. Guests enter the mine via three flights of stairs and two ramps.

Dahlonega Walking Tours offers 5 different walking tours of the Historic Dahlonega Square: The Historic Ghost Walk, The Ghosts and Grapes Wine Tour, Bos and Brews Pub Crawl, Dahlonega History Tour and our Savoring the Square Food and Cultural Tour. Dahlonega has a very haunted history, thanks to its gold mining, Civil War and Trail of Tears past, as well as it's geology. Ghost tours take guests on an eerie and intriguing journey full of local tales and legends. The Historic Ghost Walk is 1.2 miles and includes Mount Hope Cemetery. The pub crawl and wine tours are all indoor and include an up close and intimate look at several of Dahlonega's very haunted pubs and wine shops. If you are looking a for a interesting and informative way to explore Dahlonega, we recommend our Savoring the Square Food and Cultural Tour or our Dahlonega History Tour. The History tour is a one hour tour around the Square and is a history lovers dream. The food tour is a 3 hour tour and includes 5-7 food stops as well as cultural stops and stops in some very interesting merchant locations. Join us for a tour!

Visit Frogtown to experience the utlimate in Georgia estate wines. We have won over 50 medals in major California competitions alone. Looking for a great way to spend the afternoon? You will think you are in the heart of wine country when you sit and experience the fine wines, food and vineyards. Frogtown was recently pictured in the Napa Sonoma Magazine as one of the most beautiful vineyards outside California.Over 20 wines are available for you to taste! Bring a friend and enjoy the day.Check our website for special dinners, brunches and events.

Kaya Vineyard and Winery is a rebirth of Blackstock Vineyards; located in Dahlonega, Georgia. Blackstock was one of the first and largest vineyards in the Dahlonega area (40ac). The unfortunate closing of the Blackstock winery in late 2012 paved the way for a complete renovation and re-vitalization of the property. Our future is exciting with plans that include a twenty-two hotel with restaurant, fifteen craftsman cottages, and an event facility that can seat up to three hundred making it the largest resort winery North of Atlanta. Both Kaya’s Winery and Tasting Room are built atop a ridge that is sixteen-hundred feet above elevation, and offers the most exquisite panoramic mountain views in North Georgia. Carrying over into the tasting room boasted by twelve foot windows, Edison light bulbs hanging from the ceiling, reclaimed wood, and concrete makes looking over the Appalachian Mountains a fantasy. Want to be outside enjoy the cool summer breezes on our two-thousand square-foot covered deck with live music and most importantly some wine. All of Kaya wines are made exclusively from estate grown grapes produced from our property. The Werkheiser family believes that wine is made in the vineyard, and our wines represent specific grown styles to fulfill their particular niche. Our vineyards are planted with classic European varieties as well as some from Italian and some from the Americas. All of our grapes are hand harvested and gently processed in our facility we call this the “art of wine”. Thou our techniques are meticulous and but real secret lies in the management of the vineyard, this is were Ariel shines producing wonderful fruit to turn into wine. After harvest the wine goes to the temperature and humidity controlled barrel room is the perfect environment for the slow and traditional integration of flavor and aroma between the wood and fruit. We as a team at Kaya love producing hand-crafted complex wines that cater to the serious enthusiast all the way to beginners in the trade. Our goal in the tasting room is to provide an educational experience for those with a passion to learn more about wine, and in a very relaxed, down-to-earth environment. We look forward to sharing the Kaya experience with you!