Leo on visiting Murray county if your not speaking about Crown Gardens, you'll want to stop in there. Also a wonderful sightseeing for History Buffs is the Chief Vann House. Surrounding counties you'll want to explore are also Whitfield, Catoosa and Chatsworth. I believe the exit off of I-75 that has plenty of Hotels and restaurants is Walnut ave. I'll double check though..Have fun. Dotti