Grab your snacks and get your playlists ready, we’re going on a road trip!

Whether you've got a three-day weekend coming up that you want to take advantage of or you're looking for a getaway from Marietta, we have some suggestions to make the most of your weekend trip.

1. Blue Ridge Mountains

Distance from Marietta: 1 hour 18 minutes

Where to stay: Rent a cabin!

Luxury mountain cabins, breathtaking views, hiking trails, waterfalls, beautiful mountains and friendly people.

2. Château Élan

Distance from Marietta: 1 hour

Where to stay: Chateau Elan Winery & Resort

The luxurious resort is the first winery of its kind in the region since Prohibition. With numerous expansions over the past 14 years, Château Élan is now an award-winning winery and resort with an inn, conference center, four golf courses, eight restaurants, European-style health spa, residential community, wine market, equestrian show center and tennis center.

3. Callaway Gardens

Distance from Marietta: 1 hour 40 minutes

Where to stay: Callaway Resort

Escape the everyday all year long. Callaway Resort & Gardens offers four seasons of adventure, relaxation, and fun in Mother Nature’s breathtaking landscape. 

4. Chattanooga

Distance from Marietta: 1 hour 36 minutes

Where to stay: The Dwell Hotel

Set along the Tennessee River in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, its trolleylike Incline Railway scales steep Lookout Mountain before reaching Ruby Falls waterfall and Rock City, featuring sweeping views, sandstone formations and gardens.

5. Adairsville

Distance from Marietta: 45 minutes

Where to stay: Barnsley Resort

Come for the quiet, stay for the resort! Barnsley Resort is a historic southern estate with unmatched amenities including a championship golf course, horseback riding, and exceptional cuisines.