GUIDE TO COVINGTON

Our prime location offers many things to do. We'll point you in any direction you choose to ensure your stay is all you want it to be and more!

Adventure Awaits: If you are ready to get out and moving, there is no shortage of activities for you to enjoy. Get out into nature on a hike through our various nature trails that offer some fantastic views and possible wildlife spotting. You can also go fishing at Turner  Lake.

Shop: A short drive will take you into the small historic downtown district for unique shopping experiences, gourmet dining, and live music that plays on throughout the night.  

Visit the landmarks from The Vampire Diaries and other Covington film landmarks with Mystic Falls Tours. Fans will visit locations like the Lockwood Mansion and the home used as the Gilbert house.

Take a trolley tour with Main Street Trolleys to see filming locations that represented Mystic Falls, Virginia; Sparta, Mississippi; Hazzard County, Georgia; and Serenity, S.C.; right in Covington. Hear stories and get exclusive views of some of the most iconic places to appear in Georgia films.

Experience the spooky side of Newton County with Covington Ghost Tours, which operates walking tours of the historic sites in town. The expert guides are associated with The Atlantic Paranormal Society.

You don’t need a guide for the Historic Home Self-Guided Tour, just a brochure from the downtown visitor’s center. It showcases the historic homes and buildings in downtown Covington.

Fans of film can’t miss the On Location Self-Guided Tour, a walking or driving tour that visits the locations from the "Dukes of Hazzard," "In the Heat of the Night," "Remember the Titans" and numerous other television and movie locations. Pick up a brochure from the visitor’s center.

More than 30 television and film productions are honored on the Walk of Stars Self-Guided Tour, so see these stars as you explore downtown.

Inspired by the restaurant in The Vampire Diaries, Mystic Grill Restaurant has a menu of chef-driven and seasonal Southern food like fried chicken and burgers.

Set in a pharmacy from the 1920s, City Pharmacy serves a new generation of visitors with chef-prepared dishes and cocktails for dinner and brunch. It also has a raw bar with oysters on the half shell.

The casual pizza chain Your Pie has an outpost in the historic Covington square, where you can get custom-built pizzas, including those with vegan and vegetarian toppings, as well as gluten-free bases.

Opened in 1964, Town House Cafe is a family-owned and operated restaurant serves hearty breakfasts as well as sandwiches for lunch and chicken, pork, and Southern-style sides for dinner.

The Social Goat Tavern is set in a historic building in downtown Covington, serving fan favorites like burgers, street tacos, Georgia craft beer and signature drinks.

Enjoy the hickory smoked pork, beef, and chicken and all the sides at Bradley's Real Pit Bar-B-Que, the area’s best barbecue restaurant. They offer dine in or take out services.

Start your day with coffee and pastries at Bread and Butter, a popular cafe in Covington. They bake their own bread for sandwiches and use Georgia-grown ingredients. They also serve soups and salads.

RL’s Off the Square opens for dinner, serving daily specials and Louisiana-inspired entrees like gumbo, fried green tomatoes and barbecue shrimp.