Understand
[edit]Moultrie is a city of 15,000 people in southwestern Georgia. It is the county seat of Colquitt County and self-described "Antique Capital of South Georgia." It rather surprisingly even has a medical school satellite campus (PCOM) where one could get a DO degree.
Get in
[edit]It's about 20 miles due west of I-75, and US Route 319 provides a direct link to both it and Tallahassee to the south.
Get around
[edit]See
[edit]- Museum of Colquitt County, 500 4th Ave SE, ☏ +1 229 890-1626. Area historical museum, buggies and spinning jennies and things like that.
Do
[edit]- 1 Reed Bingham State Park, 542 Reed Bingham Rd, Adel, ☏ +1 229 896-3551. Daily 8AM-5PM. At this park, you can hike the 3.5 mile Coastal Plains Nature Trail as it traverses a bald cypress swamp, sandhill area, and pitcher plant bog with boardwalks and Spanish moss-draped trees. There are also canoe, kayak, and bicycle rentals and even a miniature golf course. $5.
Buy
[edit]- Calico Arts & Crafts Shows, 290-G Harper Boulevard (Held at Spence Field), ☏ +1 229 985-1968, fax: +1 229 890-8518, [email protected]. March & Nov Sat 9am-5pm Sun 10am-4pm (check for exact dates). $$.
Eat
[edit]- The Latin House, 1719 Holmes Dr, ☏ +1 229 798-4129. Daily 7AM-8PM. Restaurant offering Cuban food selections.
- Dairy Queen (Ice cream), 2616 1st Avenue SE, ☏ +1 229 985-4159. $.
- Three Crazy Bakers, 102 S Main Street, ☏ +1 229 985-8809, [email protected]. $.
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]- Hampton Inn, 441 Hampton Way N.E. (Just off US 319), ☏ +1 229 616-7777. Check-in: 4pm, check-out: 11am. $$.
- 1 Motel 6, 2405 1st Ave SE, ☏ +1 229 985-2052.
Camping available at Reed Bingham State Park.
Connect
[edit]- The local area code is 229 and is not required for local calls.
Go next
[edit]- Adel, Georgia. (About 1/2 hour East)
- Sylvester, Georgia. (About 1/2 hour North)
- Pavo, Georgia. (About 15 minutes South)
- Camilla, Georgia. (About 1/2 hour West)
Routes through Moultrie |
Tallahassee ← Thomasville ← | SW NE | → Norman Park → Tifton |
Camilla ← | W E | → Adel |
END ← | N S | → Cairo |
Albany ← Doerun ← | NW SE | → Berlin → Valdosta |