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Rome is the largest city in and the county seat of Floyd County, Georgia, United States. Located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, it is the principal city of the Rome, Georgia, metropolitan statistical area, which encompasses all of Floyd County. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 37,713.
Escape the rush in Rome, Georgia, where you can explore picturesque Berry College, catch a Rome Braves game, and find great shopping and dining downtown.
- Chieftains Museum
- Historic Clock Tower
- Myrtle Hill Cemetery
- Rome Area History Museum
- Rome Braves
- Between The Rivers Historic District
- Appalachian Mountains
- Oak Hill & The Martha Berry Museum
- Etowah Indian Mounds
- Rome Axe Throwing
Officially known as Chieftains Museum / Major Ridge Home, this attractive clapboard building was the home of Major Ridge, a Cherokee leader who negotiated the ceding of ancestral land to the United States. He did this because he believed it was the better of two evils – the other being the land forcefully taken from his people. However, he eventual...
Located on Neely (also known as Tower) Hill, Rome Clock Tower was built in 1871 as a water tower, which explains its slightly unusual appearance. Its water tank was almost 20 metres tall by eight metres wide, and capable of holding close to one million litres. Its four-faced clock was added only a year later, with each face more than two metres in ...
Located on another of Rome’s seven hills is Myrtle Hill Cemetery, a burial place that is significantly linked with major points in the city’s history. Containing the remains of more than 20,000 people, the cemetery was used to bury soldiers that died during the American Civil War. this includes several hundred who fought on the Confederate side. It...
The Rome Area History Museum occupies a magnificent red brick building on the banks of the Oostanaula River immediately before it joins the Etowah to form the Coosa River. It’s displays and artifacts lead visitors through the history of the city and the surrounding county, with exhibition spaces dedicated to the most important times in the area’s p...
Rome is home to a minor league baseball team known as the Rome Braves. Though a step below the major league teams that have become household names throughout the world, such as the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox, a baseball game at the Braves’ home ground is still an amazing insight. Probably the biggest sport in the nation, tickets to a game ...
Centered around Broad Street, the Between the Rivers Historic District has a cluster of surviving structures from Rome’s Victorian era. Both private residences and commercial premises are represented. While just a few blocks long and a similar number wide, together they form the largest area of Victorian properties anywhere in Georgia. Among them, ...
Stretching all the way from Alabama to New York State, the Appalachian Mountains are one of the world’s greatest mountain ranges. And with Rome located amid their foothills, it would be a terrible shame not to explore some of what they have to offer while in the Georgia city. The nearest sites to Rome are the Coosa Valley, and northern Georgia’s Bl...
While the name of educator Martha Berry might not be known outside of the Rome area, that shouldn’t stop you exploring the museum bearing her name and the surrounding grounds and farmhouse. Altogether the site covers almost 70 hectares around a Greek Revival style mansion. The original farmhouse from 1847 was used as a barracks by Union soldiers du...
Lining the north bank of the Etowah River, Etowah Indian Mounds is an archaeological site which was inhabited by the Mississippi Culture of native Americans between 1000 and 1500 AD. Considered one of the most intact sites in this part of the United States, it has three main grass-covered platform mounds and a further three smaller mounds. The tall...
For something a little different, how about a little axe throwing? A great way to let off some steam and learn a new skill at the same time, axe throwing is becoming increasingly popular. At Rome Axe Throwing, coaches are always on hand to demonstrate the technique required to get your axes to lodge into the hardwood targets, so what are you waitin...
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- Broad Street. Broad Street is the hub of Rome’s downtown and is indeed “broad.” To be exact, it is the second broadest street in Georgia. Both sides are lined with interesting shops and eateries.
- The American Flag Bridge. The American Flag Bridge is a stunning sight with its lights reflecting on the river at night, but romantic couples visit during all hours of the day and night.
- Berry College: The World’s Largest College Campus. Berry College has the world’s largest campus with its expansive 27,000+ acres. Since there are slightly more than 2,000 students, that means they have the privilege of enjoying 188 miles of trails, abundant wildlife, small class sizes, and helpful access to their professors.
- Myrtle Hill Cemetery. Myrtle Hill Cemetery is a beautiful place to visit the graves of significant people in Rome’s history. Near the entrance, you will find the grave of Charles W. Graves, selected as American’s “Known Soldier” from World War I. He died and was buried in France in 1918, brought home and buried in Antioch Church cemetery in 1922, then buried for the final time at Mrytle Hill when a memorial garden was created.
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Rome, city, seat (1834) of Floyd county, northwestern Georgia, U.S. It lies about 65 miles (105 km) northwest of Atlanta in a valley where the Etowah and Oostanaula rivers form the Coosa River, and it is built on seven hills (hence the name).
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