Wormsloe: The Most Photographed Driveway in Georgia

A mile and a half of live oaks, 400+ trees, planted in parallel rows creating a tunnel of branches and moss so perfectly aligned that driving through it feels like entering a Southern gothic novel that forgot to include the conflict. Wormsloe Historic Site, 7601 Skidaway Road, seven miles south of the historic district.

Noble Jones established the plantation in the 1730s. The tabby ruins of his fortified house still stand at the end — crumbling, oyster shell and sand mortar, holding together through sheer stubbornness. Beyond the ruins, a nature trail loops through maritime forest and salt marsh. Flat, shaded, rich with the smell of pluff mud and spartina grass.

March through May for azaleas under the oaks. Summer is hot enough to make the shade feel essential. Entrance fee is $10. The site is less crowded than its Instagram fame suggests because most tourists stay in the historic district, which is their loss.