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THE ROCK GARDEN: EXPERIENCE FREE, FUN FOLK-ART FLARE FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY AT THE ROCK GARDEN

IF YOU ENJOY TINY MINIATURES, GREENERY, AND historical and famous spaces, there’s a place that’s a must-add to your list of places to see in Georgia. If you take a trip up north of Interstate 75 to Calhoun, located in the backyard of Calhoun Seventh Day Adventist Church, sits something you wouldn’t expect to find, The Rock Garden, a volunteer-built, relaxing, peaceful unique folk-art garden and arboretum that features captivating artistry of more than 50 miniature buildings – both small and large.

DeWitt Boyd, a church member of Calhoun Seventh Day Adventist church started making structures for his children in the family’s backyard. His children played with the villages he built, and ever since he’s brought his hobby to the church, and the Boyd family along with other volunteers work to maintain the attraction over the years.

The structures are crafted from tiny stones, pebbles, shells, ceramic tile, stained glass, broken glass pieces, cement, and other materials to imitate their larger counterparts as seen around the globe. Visitors can see wee-sized churches, houses, castles, a monestary and cathedrals such as a structure modeled after the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, France, complete with stained-glass windows. The structures even feature minikin porcelain figures of people and animals, with some as small as two inches.

Because of its location, the attraction provides free parking on-site and often gets a regular flow of visitors of all ages. The Rock Garden is located directly behind the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Calhoun at 1411 Rome Road. The garden is free to enter and can be visited by the public daily from dawn to dusk.

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