Ben A.
Yelp
5 stars because why not? During our cross country road trip in the summer of 2022, we spent one day taking the scenic route through lesser traveled parts of Georgia, to be all touristy and starstruck at the sight of several filming locations for Stranger Things and The Walking Dead.
Patrick Henry high school, reportedly closed, is still all painted up as Hawkins high school. Rumor has it you can get into the gymnasium, walk around a few hallways, and if you're really lucky, maybe even find the chocolate pudding. During our visit, we were not able to do any of these things, as the doors were locked.
But we did manage to get a couple of photos, posers that we are, and laughed a little bit that has Southern California natives, who drive by quite literally dozens of filming locations on a daily basis, we were out there like a bunch of fan boys and fan girls. When in Rome, my friends...
And when in Georgia, nothing lost but a couple of bucks on gasoline taking the scenic route to a few fun little locations that you've probably seen on TV. After all, state of Georgia has successfully taken millions of dollars Worth of film industries revenues from other traditional filming locations, and rightly so... It's a beautiful place, with a more realistic sense of rules, regulations, and its place in the food chain of existence.
It was a long day of back roads from Savannah to Birmingham, via half a dozen different spots... Including Senoia... But a wonderful day spent with the family, Exploring all the nooks and crannies of our amazing country.