10 Sweet Valentine's Day Ideas waiting just outside Atlanta

Since Valentine's Day is on a weekend this year, why not take your sweetheart on a romantic gas tank getaway without all the traffic congestion of a big city. Just 25 miles east of Atlanta, we've planned out some of the most romantic (yet unique) spots for you to take all the credit (= brownie points). You'll also want to call ahead to ensure you have reservations so you can move on to your next adventure in Conyers!


LODGING:For your weekend getaway, book one of our many hotel choices here

DINING OPTIONS:
Coaxum's Low Country Cuisine
1300 Iris Dr. SW
Conyers, Georgia 30094
Phone: 770-648-8677

For menu and reservations, click here

Friday, February 12th (8pm - 11:30pm)
Saturday, February 13th (8pm - 11:30pm)
Sunday, February 14th (7pm - 10pm)

Make you Valentine's Day memorable at Coaxum's Low Country Cuisine in Conyers!
Call 770-648-8677 or visit www.clccuisine.com to book your reservation.

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Seven Gables Restaurant & Bar

1897 Highway 20 SE

Conyers, Georgia 30013

Phone: 770-922-8824

Friday, February 12 (5pm-10pm)

Saturday, February 13 (5pm-10pm)

Sunday, February 14 (5pm-10pm)

menu gallery here

1897 Highway 20 SE
Conyers, Georgia 30013

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Cafe Milano
875 Flat Shoals Road SE
Conyers, Georgia 300
770-860-1144

Friday, February 12 (11am - 10pm)
Saturday, February 13 (4:30pm - 10pm)
Sunday, February 14 (4:30pm - 10pm)

http://www.cafemilanos.com/

A wonderful family owned and operated Italian restaurant in Conyers that has been serving the community since 1997. The friendly, attentive staff can help you settle on a meal from the extensive menu, which includes delicious pasta, veal, seafood, chicken, and spicy sausage options. Each dish is carefully prepared, garnished, and delivered to you promptly. Plus there's an extensive wine list available by the glass or bottle.

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Thai Palace and Sushi Bar
968 Main Street
Conyers, Georgia 30012
770-785-7778

Friday, Februray 12 (11am - 10pm)
Saturday, February 13 (12pm - 10pm)
Sunday, Februrary 14 (12pm - 9:30pm)




A family-owned and -operated business, Thai Palace and Sushi originally opened in California but moved to Olde Town Conyers in 2005. The restaurant's overwhelming popularity in Georgia caused the family to move once again, this time into a bigger, newly renovated Victorian-style building not far from the first location. Throughout this time, Thai Palace and Sushi has supplied Conyers with the freshest sushi and authentic Thai dishes.

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THINGS TO DO:


TRAILS throughout Conyers-Rockdale:

We have a trail for everyone - horseback, mountain biking, kayak/canoe, jog/walk, inline skating. Take a picnic, blankets, lawn chairs, binoculars, camera, your imagination.
Make memories in Conyers, Georgia.








1. Big Haynes Creek Nature Center

173 acres of the Georgia International Horse Park have been designated as a nature preserve devoted to the preservation and study of native plants and wildlife. The Nature Center features a canoe launch, observation platform and a boardwalk and viewfinder in the northern portion fo the woodlands. The Nature Center is located off of Centennial Olympic Parkway directly across from Gate D of the Georgia International Horse Park.

2. The more than 15 miles of horse trails at the park offer scenic views of the former Olympic Endurance Course, and wind through wooded areas blended with open pastureland and streams.

Trails are open from daylight to dusk. On occasion, trails may be closed due to other events occurring at the park. Please make sure you check the calendar of events on this website for dates the trails are closed. There is no fee to ride the trails.
 
Trails located within the Georgia International Horse Park. Click here for more info.


 

8 miles of trails

3. The Georgia International Horse Park has the first ever Olympic mountain biking course in the world. With 1,032 feet of elevation change, this unique course will give park visitors over 8 miles of a truly exhilarating ride. The trails are open for public riding daily. Bring your bike and enjoy your ride! Trails are open from daylight to dusk. On occasion, trails may be closed due to other events occurring at the park. Please make sure you check the calendar of events on this website for dates the trails are closed. There is no fee to ride the trails.



 For biking mountain trail map, click here.

bike trails

4. BIKE RENTALS: at C-Town
(Less than two miles from Ga. Intl Horse Park)
1927 Hwy 138 NE
Conyers, Georgia 30013
770-922-8511

Call ahead to reserve your rentals.










5. Geocaching is a great way to get outdoors and go on a scavenger hunt. All you need to participate is a handheld Global Positioning System (GPS) unit or GPS-enabled cell phone, the geocaches you wish to seek, and a spirit of adventure! FOUR caches are located at the Georgia International Horse Park. The information on where these caches are located is listed here.





6. Rockdale River Trail offers a beautiful natural escape through Rockdale County, just southeast of the Atlanta metropolitan area. The trail is hilly and winding as it goes through heavily forested areas and rock outcroppings, and crosses several creeks and wetland areas. 9.47 miles

7. City of Conyers Golf, Recreation & Trails

Cherokee Run Golf Club - Sunday Brunch Buffet (11am-2:30pm)
Located inside the Georgia International Horse Park
1595 Centennial Olympic Parkway
Conyers, Georgia 30013
Phone: 770-785-7904

Cherokee Run Golf Club

Honey Creek Golf - 770-483-6343


Highlands Golf - 770-483-4235







8. Lewis Vaughn Botanical Garden

 949 South Main St.
Conyers, GA 30012
770-602-2606

1.5 garden acres nestled in the heart of downtown Conyers. The site offers examples of native plants of Georgia's Piedmont region. The koi pond is fed by the city's downtown water tower built in 1900. Adjacent to the botanical gardens is the 6,400 sq ft pavilion, which hosts many community events and activities.

Olde Town Conyers









Olde Town Conyers PATH Trail - 1.9 mile trail

9. Rockdale County Parks & Recreation


10. A romantic sunset hike and games: Saturday, February 13th (5pm - 8pm)
at Panola Mountain State Park.

Love is in the air so get outside and enjoy it! This lovely moonlight hike is the perfect romantic date for couples looking for a more adventurous outing. Call the Nature Center to register. Saturday, Febuary 13th at 5pm to 8pm. $15 per person.

visitconyersga.com

Use the hashtag #VisitConyersGa when posting any of your memorable moments on social media! We'd love to see and share your photos!  ~Happy Valentines Day!

The Walk of Heroes - land of the free and the home of the brave

This was one of the first attraction sites I visited upon my new position with the Conyers Convention & Visitors Bureau as their Tourism Specialist April 27, 2015. With my oldest son enlisted in the US Navy since April 2013, I knew this place was going to be extra meaningful to me.  The Walk of Heroes Veterans War Memorial is adjacent to one of Rockdale County's pristine parks - Black Shoals Park & Randy Poynter Lake.

The entrance is magnificent. The initial phase of the six acre memorial park includes the entrance to the memorial, a fountain, a master plan of phases to the site, a pathway that will lead you through the memorial, and a statue of five soldiers. I should also mention (at the time of this published article) that there is free admission, ample parking, a good size botanical garden, a military helicopter, and public restrooms with a water fountain located at the front entrance to the memorial site. They are open daily except closed on Wednesdays. If you are planning to visit, be sure to check their website beforehand.

The five soldiers represent the five military branches and wear uniforms representing the five major conflicts in the 20th century. The memorial commemorates veterans of World War I, World War II, the Korean War, The Vietnamese War, and the Persian Gulf War. Along the walk path are commemorative pavers in which you can custom order as many as you'd like to honor past and present Veterans.

 

As you walk towards the back of the park, you will find an impressive landing area with a stage that many patriotic ceremonies are held throughout the year.

It has been 12 years since the ground breaking ceremony of this phenomenal memorial. I would love to attract others to this site for them to see it in person for themselves. Because I know, once they experience it, they too will want to tell as many friends and family about this glorious place. Together we can make a difference, memorialize our veterans, so that our children and their children can walk through history of our Heroes - and never forget. I've decided to become a sustaining member, as well as ordering brick pavers to honor the brave (like my son Justin).

The Georgia Veterans Memorial Park Foundation is a non-profit organization and receives funding from private and public sources, including Rockdale County and the federal government. If you would like to contribute in helping build this Memorial, please contact Tommy Clack. You may find contacts from the Board of Directors here.