Senoia Expedition
Saturday, June 7, 2025
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Georgia Trust invites you to experience the rich history and southern hospitality of Senoia.
Enjoy an exclusive look inside the beautiful historic homes and sites of Senoia, a charming town that Southern Living magazine calls a must visit, where beautifully preserved 19th century homes, historic landmarks, and quaint storefronts reflect the town’s rich history. Famous for its roles in television and film, Senoia offers a stunning collection of historic private homes and sites that have appeared in productions such as Driving Miss Daisy, Fried Green Tomatoes, Sweet Home Alabama, and The Walking Dead.
Senoia is home to not one but two Southern Living Idea Houses, both of which will be open for tours during the Expedition. “Few towns find the balance between sensationalized and sleepy, yet Senoia, Georgia manages to do just that,” the magazine wrote.
Experience how Senoia thoughtfully balances historic preservation with modern design, meeting contemporary needs while preserving its architectural heritage. Senoia honors its historic roots while fostering a vibrant, evolving community for generations to come.
What is an Expedition?
A Georgia Trust Expedition invites members and guests to explore a Georgia town located off the beaten path. These day-long, self guided tours are designed to reflect a town’s unique history and development by including a variety of historic sites, from vernacular homesteads to historic industrial sites to grand homes, as well as historic landscapes and natural features. Expeditions educate participants about Georgia’s small town heritage while celebrating ongoing preservation and revitalization efforts.
Tours are self-guided, and guests provide their own transportation. Maps and programs are provided at packet pick-up.
For more information, contact specialevents@GeorgiaTrust.org.
Expedition FAQs
There are no paper tickets. If you make your reservation online, you will receive a confirmation email that will be automatically sent to your email address. This email is for your records only, you do not need to bring this with you. When you arrive at registration, you will pick up your tour program, map and name badge.
Yes. Please call our Special Events office 404.885.7812.
Tours are done at your own pace and require a good amount of walking, often over uneven streets and sidewalks. Wear flat, comfortable shoes. You will follow your program and map to each of the sites. You do not have to do the sites in their numbered order.
A full-registration ticket includes a $10 lunch voucher that you can use at your choice of participating downtown restaurants and admission into the closing reception, where you can enjoy drinks and light hors d’oeuvres.
Please dress comfortably. Flat, comfortable shoes are a must both for your comfort and for the protection of historic hardwood floors. Guests in high heels or shoes that could damage floors may be required to remove their shoes prior to entering a private property.
These tours take place in private residences, rather than public spaces, and therefore are not often handicapped accessible. Some, but not all, guests with mobility limitations have felt the tours met their expectations.
Tours go on rain or shine and tickets are not refundable. Please keep in mind that hurricane season is from June 1–November 30. If the Expedition area is under an official NWS-issued tropical storm warning, advising evacuation, the event will be canceled.