Stunning Toccoa Falls. One of North Georgia's finest attractions! | Ben Childers

Born Ida Prather in Toccoa, Georgia, Her family lived and worked in the shadow of the riverside #plantation, the private residence of the wealthy Prather family, from which her namesake came. She left home at fourteen to tour with a #minstrel revue. Cox excelled at vaudeville singing, but when the popularity of #vaudeville shows began to fade, she transformed herself into a formidable #bluessinger and worked the Southern tent show and vaudeville circuit. She spent some time with pianist #JellyRo

This easy hike in Georgia never disappoints! Toccoa Falls is located on the Toccoa Falls College campus, just behind their gift shop. In fact, you have to go through the gift shop to access the falls. It’s $2 per adult to visit the falls, $1 per senior, free for kids under 6, and just $6 total for families of 4 . Best part is it’s just a 0.3 mile hike and it’s wheel chair accessible! This falls is one of the most beautiful in the state and it’s 186’, making it one of the tallest free-falling wat

Toccoa Falls just might be the easiest waterfall hike in Georgia, if you'd consider it a hike. The "hike" is no more than 100 yards up a gravel walkway before the trees give way to these magnificent towering falls. At 186 feet high, it's actually taller than Niagra Falls and one of the tallest free-falling waterfalls in the Southeast. As fascinating as it is to stand at the base of the falls, it's also pretty terrifying if you are familiar with the history of Toccoa Falls. On November 6th, 1977