We visited Tim's Wooden Toys after spotting it in the main Downtown Helen area. All of the toys and…read morecrafts inside are made from wood and they had a decent selection ranging from pistols to wooden games. Many of the items were sold out ( swords, small guns) , however. Staff were nice and our little one enjoyed the toy gun we purchased. The toys are simple but entertaining and it's a nice shop to remind us of how less complicated life used to be!

My daughter and I wandered in here. I appreciated that it wasn't the average toy store and it…read moredidn't feel like another tourist trap gift store. I got Christmas gifts for my whole family. Something to send to my deployed husband, a harmonica for my four year old son who LOVES any and all instruments and spinning tops to use with my two year old. My little girl loves looking at and plying with everything. This place wasn't overly busy and it was great that nothing was fragile and nothing made crazy noises (like so many of my kids' toys do).

Large antique store with 3 floors. They had a large variety of items, and we spent probably an hour…read morelooking around. In addition to home goods, they also have tons of steins, perfect for Octoberfest in next door Helen!

Very cute and reasonably priced items. Lots of nooks to explore. Highly recommend checking it out.read more

We were going to eat at The Roof and explore downtown and happened to park on the street next to…read moreGumdrop. Thanks to the colorful signage and the bouncy house in the yard, this shop was all our kids would talk about and refer to throughout our entire meal. We stopped in for a "brief visit" on our way back to our car and ended up staying an hour+. There is the bouncy house, a porch swing and benches, and toys, and puzzles galore inside. There were some really unique items for kid bedrooms, like paper unicorn heads to mount to the wall or gorgeous rocks and gems to bring their day luck and a bit of pizzaz. Don't forget the huge candy selection, both bulk and pre-packaged. There are also kid tables set up with interactive stations with puzzles and crafts for kids to try out and stay occupied with. We ended up doing gem mining in the back yard of this shop. They have a patio setup where kids can pan for gems and fossils found within sand and sediment in pre-purchased buckets from inside. It was a hit! My kids were so excited. We will certainly stop in here again when in Ellijay. Shop small, y'all!

we went in here with my grandson. the man working there tried showing him how to use a toy. When…read moremy grandson didn't use it the way worker thought he should he became very rude and nasty to a nine year old child. when we said something to him, he screamed at us to get out!! buyer beware. would never go back or recommend it.

A unique view of the Eastern Blue Ridge Mountains. This is…read morejust a few hundred feet from the Black Rock Visitors Center. It is at the turn right before you arrive at the visitor's center. It has a small parking area right off the road. There is a wooden viewing platform built right off the road terminating in a platform about 8 x 15 feet wide and about 25 feet off the ground. This allows visitors to see below and out across the mountains to the east. It offers a nice view but not as spectacular as the ones from the visitors center. It is important to note that this location offers the Eastern view whereas the Visitor's center offers the southern view so it is unique in that respect. One of the trails originates from this same location. It is nice to see and has a nice informational display built onto the platform explaining the view. When first entering it looks like it is a tunnel through the trees but it opens into a better, broader view. It is worth a stop either on the way to the visitor's center or on the way back from the center. You may also want to visit the Foxfire museum right down the mountain a little bit. Enjoy.

It's always fun finding a toy store to visit while on vacation. This one has lots of items for kids…read moreof all ages to look at, and the staff is very interactive. The store is very spacious, and even though we didn't intend to buy anything when we walked in, we found a reason to buy one or two items. Same thing happens when I go into candy shops.

This was my favorite giftshop I found. It was tucked away in the back, but worth looking for. There…read morewas a great selection of souvenirs at fantastic prices. I got the cuttest magnet at the best price out of any of the shops. There was a cute gem mining station near by along with a giant bear and life size garden knome. Great photo opportunities!

A big shop with lots of different types of stuff: T-shirts, jewelry, stones, toys. I bought a…read morecanvas tote with folk music instruments on it, some postcards, and a magnet. The tshirts are all bundled up so check them before you buy because my boyfriend just went by the size but when we got home and he unfurled it he realized it was a long sleeved women's tee and was too small for him ...so new shirt for me!

Growing up I was more than familiar with Cabbage Patch Kids. They were everywhere. As part of…read morethat nostalgia it was pretty neat to see the General Hospital. The hospital is in a beautiful building that resembles and older plantation estate with sprawling and beautiful lawns. Overall, we spent about 30-45 minutes walking around and looking at the store. A neat place to stop if passing through.

I recently had the opportunity to visit the Babyland General Hospital situated near Cleveland,…read moreGeorgia. What, you might ask, is the hospital? Well, it turns out to be the birthplace of the Little People dolls and later the spawning grounds of the Cabbage Patch Dolls. Approaching, it is an impressive location. From the outside it looks to be a stately Southern mansion, complete with the large marble pillars out front and large, plantation-like grounds. Once you get inside, it becomes more obvious that the outside appearance is more of a facade and it was built as a kind of warehouse/showroom facility, and was never an actual mansion. Entering at the front, you are greeted by the hosts, who explain that admission to the facility is free, and they explain the various areas of the facility. Out front is a historical museum of the first Little People and how they came about, along with the history of the acquisition by Coleco and the development of the Cabbage Patch doll. Historical examples are shown in cases, along with various outfits. Entering the facility, you are first introduced to the nursery, a room with full cloth versions of the dolls that you can purchase. The pervasive scent of talcum powder fills the air here, and it is an interesting thing to see. A host is stationed in this area as well to answer any questions you may have as well as handle any purchases you might want to make of the (expensive) dolls that are located in this section. Once you leave the nursery, you enter the main sales floor, where the more reasonably priced (and plastic) Cabbage Patch dolls reside. You get all of the different paraphernalia that is available in the line here, from full dolls to keychains, and everything in between. In the back is the birthing area, where you can watch a new doll come into existence with a full show to go with it. We did not stay around for the show... seemed kind of silly to us. The site is a destination for certain tour buses coming down from Helen. Apparently there are tour companies from up North that bring busloads of people to visit Helen and experience a Bavarian-like township, and one of the extra tours that they do is to come down to this location so that people can buy stuff. We spoke with one of the people off of the bus who had an original Little People strapped to a baby carrier on her chest, who had come down from Massachusetts on one of these tours specifically to visit the hospital and see where her doll that she had been caring for the past forty years had come from. All of this is somewhat silly, but as it is free it is an interesting experience. Woe to the poor father that brings his young daughter here, though!

I just stopped by the store and have to say, the service was absolutely top-notch! I ended up…read moregrabbing several shirts while I was there. The owner herself was so kind and went the extra mile to dig through the back room and find the exact sizes and colors I was looking for. She was just the kindest and really went above and beyond to help me out. I'm a huge fan of supporting local small businesses like The Corner Store, and it makes it even easier when the people working there are so friendly and helpful. If you are ever in Cashiers and in need of gifts or Tshirts it's definitely a place to visit.

Ladies working there are such sweet souls and it's always so lovely going in. Love that they have…read moretoys you don't see a lot anymore in big stores. just walking in makes me feel like a kid in a candy store. Definitely takes me back to when I was 10. Love this place.

Walked in and immediately felt a wave of nostalgia! GMT has just the right hint of an old school…read moretoy store I remember as a kid (think 60s/70s). We got the grandkids a Play Steam ZT Water Rocket (AWESOME!!!) and a Ravensburger puzzle (the best puzzles, IMHO). The kids loved them!! I spent about 15 mins roaming around -- so many neat things. A shout out to Sherri and Tammy for their wonderful customer service!!! Cheers! RS

Della wrongfully accused me of stealing while I was shopping with my family. She was giving me & my…read morefamily dirty looks the whole time we were in there trying to shop. It was a very uncomfortable and unpleasant experience. I got really upset obviously because I was wrongfully accused of this when I LITERALLY spent money here and I asked her to look through my bag. Snobby bratty disrespectful girl.. I do NOT recommend this place at all!!!!! I can not believe the disrespect my family and I just experienced!!!!

This store is closed…read more it's a shame. it was a fantastic store to go into whenever I was in town and the workers were always great.

Hey! This place is great! Very impressive/attractive store with a TON of comics, graphic novels and…read morefigures. Drawers are push to open, it took me forever to figure out but it's a clever mechanic! And of course, what comic store would be complete without a MTG section? They've got benches and card mats in the back :) so get your Black Lotus on. There's something here for everyone and if you're having trouble the staff will gladly assist! A bit too cool for downtown Blue Ridge, honestly, but I'm really glad it's here. Hopefully it becomes a permanent fixture to the area as the town expands and generates more tourism, it would suck to see a place as cool as this go out of business because of a lack of traffic, which I'm afraid of!

Handmade wooden toys by one of Santa's elves…read more I really like that he makes toys from wood that might otherwise be thrown away. Its a neat shop with fun toys and the lady working in there, Marie is very friendly. Highly recommend this shop